John Godfrey (1704 - abt. 1756)

Born 31 Jan 1704 in Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Died about 1756 at about age 51 in Rhode Island

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Biography

John a son of John Godfrey and Elizabeth Carr was born in 31 Jan 1703/4, Rhode Island^[1]

Marriage and Children

John married Mary Green and they had the following children.^[2]

1. Richard
2. John
3. Caleb
4. Christopher
5. James

During King George's War, John Godfrey served as Carpenter and Master on Colony Sloop Tartar in 1740, and Carpenter on Privateer Fame in 1744. ^[3]

John Godfrey, mariner, died about 1 April 1756. ^[4] John died intestate, and his son Richard was appointed administrator of his estate. ^[5]

Research Note

Currently there is a birth date problem making it appear that this profile is the same as Godfrey-1874. However, this John Godfrey is the son of John Godfrey and Elizabeth Carr he married Mary Greene. Godfrey-1874, John Godfrey was a son of Robert Godfrey and Hannah Hackett and he married Catherine Davis. See Volume 13 of Rhode Island Roots, page 34, that helps sort out Godfrey-1874 and Godfrey-3575. ^[6]The Rhode Island Roots Issue, Vol. 13, pgs 34-35 does not provide a reference for the birth of either John Godfrey. This John Godfrey's mother, Elizabeth Carr, was the youngest daughter of Rhode Island Govenor Caleb Carr. Much research has been done on that family.

Sources

1. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F872-473 : 10 February 2018), John Godfrey, 31 Jan 1703; citing NEWPORT,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
2. ↑ https://archive.org/details/greenesofrhodeis00gree/page/110
3. ↑ Flint, James, ed.. Rhode Island Colonial War Servicemen, 1740-62 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Chapin, Howard. Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars. Providence, RI, USA: The Society, 1920. Ancestry Record 4055 #3298
4. ↑ Arnold, J. N. (James Newell). (1891). Vital record of Rhode Island: 1636-1850 : first series : births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people. v. 1- Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co. Vol 2, Providence Deaths, Page 266 https://archive.org/details/cu31924098822103/page/n321/mode/2up
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Rhode Island, District and Probate Courts. Providence Wills and Index, Vol 5 Page 121-122 Image
6. ↑ Rhode Island Roots. Warwick, RI: Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 1975–. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB487/rd/13300/34/236305770

• Newport Town Records, The Rhode Island Historical Magazine (Newport Historical Pub. Co., 1881) Vol. 2, Page 160. Birth record.