Godfrey Sheldon (1599 - 1671)

Born 1599 in England

Husband of Alice (Frost) Sheldon — married 11 Mar 1620 in Bakewell,Derbyshire,England

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1671 at about age 72 in Scarboro, York, Maine

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Biography

Disputed origins

What is the basis by which Godfrey is associated as the son of Arthur Sheldon? As of 2014, The Sheldon Family Association reports " The identity of Godfrey's father is yet undetermined."

SFA# S0004

The Sheldon Family Association lists eight children of Godfrey Sheldon and Alice Frost: ^[1]

1. William,

b. 1622 Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England

m. 1633/34 Rebecca Scadlocke

d. 2 Dec 1691 Salem Village, Massachusetts

2. Abraham

b. 1624 Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England

d. 13 Dec 1645 Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England

3. Son

b. and d. 1626 Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England

4. John

b. 1628 Billerica, Massachusetts

m. 1 Feb 1658/9 Mary Thompson Billerica, Massachusetts

d. 24 Feb 1690 Billerica, Massachusetts

5. Anne

b. 1630

m. (1) Arthur Alger

m. (2) Samuel Walker

d. 1716

6. Daughter

b. 1633

m. Giles Roberts

7. Sarah

8. Ralph

b. 1640

Birth Date: 1599, Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England^{[citation needed]}

Disputed Birth: 1599 Place: Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

Source: #S-1988981437 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1090007&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Source: #S-1988887953

Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1514488&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1514487&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Residence: Sheldon's Garrison

Date: 1660

Place: Black Point, Cumberland, Maine

Event:

Type: Arrival

Date: 1660

Place: America

Source: #S-1988883823

Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=250747&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Source: #S-1992136522

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Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24279608&pid=1681171776

Note: Immigrant England

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Note: The Will of Godfrey Sheldon

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=1c30bc42-c280-4579-9823-73d8a44c0221&tid=24279608&pid=1681171776

Note: Godfrey Sheldon b 1599

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Note: Famous People related to Godfrey Sheldon

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Husband: Godfrey Sheldon

Wife: Alice Frost

Marriage: All Souls Church

Date: 11 Mar 1620

Place: Bakewell, Derbyshire, , England,

Source: #S-1988981437

Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1090007&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Source: #S-1992136522

Page: Cited in the family tree "Solomon Peirce" created by "johnhopkinsdesc1634"

Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1416126/person/976318698

Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24279608&pid=1792145454

His will is dated 13 March 1663/64 and sworn on 3 April 1670 and recorded on "5th of ---1671".^[2] He mentions his wife Alice, eldest son William, son John (his wife Rebecca and her brother Samuel Scarlett).

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S27
2. ↑ “Maine Wills, 1640-1760”, Sargent, William M., database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89J3-N5H  : 5 April 2021), FHL microfilm 007600602, image 55, Portland, Brown Thurstone & Company, 1887, Page 20.

Source: #S-1992136522

Page: Ancestry Family Trees

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Source S-1969740249 Title: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 Repository: #R-1992163608

Source S-1969751285 Title: The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623-1660 Repository: #R-1992163608

Source S-1971406203 Title: Maine Pioneers, 1623-60 Publication: Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.Original data - Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623-1660. n.p., 1908.Original data: Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623-1660 Repository: #R-1992163608

Source S-1975368991 Title: Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650 Repository: #R-1992163608

Source S-1978857589 Title: Abstracts of probate acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Publication: Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Abstracts of probate acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. London: unknown, 1902-1926.Original data: Abstracts of probate acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Note: "Issued to subscribers."|||Vol. [1] introd. dated: 1902.|||Vol. 8 published: Sylvanhurst, Godalming, Surrey : [s.n.], 1926.|||Vols. [5]-8 also have series title and numbering: Commonwealth probates, v. 1-4.|||Includes indexes.|||[v.1.] 1630-1634 -- [v.2.] 1635-1639 -- [v.3.] 1640-1644 -- [v.4.] 1645-1649 -- [v.5.] 1650-1651 -- [v.6.] 1652-1652 -- [v.7.] 1654 -- v.8. 1655. Repository: #R-1992163608

Source S-1984637956

Repository: #R-1992163608

Title: UK, Extracted Probate Records

Author: Ancestry.com

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records.Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records.

Source S-1988530611

Repository: #R-1992163608

Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

Author: Ancestry.com

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.

Source S-1988883823

Repository: #R-1992163608

Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

Author: Gale Research

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.

Source S-1988887953

Repository: #R-1992163608

Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.

Source S-1988981437

Repository: #R-1992163608

Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Author: Yates Publishing

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.

Source S-1992136522

Repository: #R-1992163608

Title: Ancestry Family Trees

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

• Source: S26 Abbreviation: Ancestral File (R) Title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998) Repository #R1

• Source: S27 Title: The Sheldon Family Association website Address: http://sheldonfamily.org/v2/s4godfrey.htm

• Repository: R1 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA

Repository R-1992163608 Name: Ancestry.com

Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Dickinson Family Tree.ged on 31 March 2011.
• This person was created on 19 October 2010 through the import of Ancestors of Lois Greene.ged.
• WikiTree profile Sheldon-446 created through the import of EED1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper.