Benjamin
Godfrey
Sr.
Born in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Moses Godfrey
and Deborah (Cooke) Godfrey
Brother of
Jonathan Godfrey, Samuel Godfrey, Moses Godfrey, David Godfrey, George Godfrey, Mary (Godfrey) Nickerson, Desire (Godfrey) Ryder, Elizabeth (Godfrey) Bearse, Deborah (Godfrey) Bassett, Joshua Godfrey and Richard Godfrey
Husband of
Elizabeth (Hopkins) Toby
— married
23 Aug 1738 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Gideon Godfrey and Benjamin Godfrey Jr.
Died about
at about age 41
in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
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| Created 25 Apr 2011
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Biography
He married his 2nd cousin.
Benjamin was born about 1720. He passed away about 1756.
Sources
- Thurston, Lois Ware. Elizabeth5 (Hopkins) (Godfrey) Tobey of Massachusetts and Nova Scotia, The American Genealogist (The American Genealogist, Barrington, RI, 1991) Vol. 66, Page 85.
- Hamblen, David. First Settlers of Chatham, Mass., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1853) Vol. 7, Page 81
- The Godfreys of Chatham, MA by Elizabeth Pearson White of Winnetka, Ill.
- International Genealogical Index(R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1980, 2002 Date: 15 Oct 2006 Page: citing microfilm 458031, downloaded 20 Nov 2006
- Dodd, Jordan. Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (Liahona Research, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005)
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Jan Given
Benjamin and Elizabeth were married on August 23, 1738. Benjamin was born abt. 1715 and died Sept. 1756.
posted 13 Oct 2011 by Jan Given
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~0.78%
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