Godfrey

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Godfrey Surname Origin

Godfrey Lineage
Richard Thomas Godfrey 1685-1624, father of Jane Elizabeth Godfrey 1624-1662.

Jane Elizabeth Godfrey > Martha Bunker > Puella Hussey > Lydia Gorham > Thomas Worth > Barzillai Worth > Mary Worth > David Day > Phedora Alice Day > Lenore Inez Steger > Barbara Lou Tridle > Bill, Lynn, & Lori Lawson

See notes on George Bunker 1621-1658, spouse of Jane Elizabeth Godfrey for additional lineage information about their being dual-generation great-grandparents.

Godfrey Migration
Cardington, Bedfordshire, England > Essex, England > Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts > Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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Jane Elizabeth Godfrey, Bill's 8th & 9th Great-Grandmother
16 March 1624 - 31 October 1662
b. Essex, England
d. Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Founders Burial Ground
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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Parents:
Richard Thomas Godfrey 1685-1624
Elizabeth Mead 1600-1624

Maternal Lineage:
Elizabeth Mead 1600-1624

Spouse 1: George Bunker 1521-1658
Married: 1544
Children: 4

1. Elizabeth Bunker 1646-1700
2. William Bunker 1648-1712
3. Mary Bunker 1652-1724
4. Ann Bunker 1654-1698
5. Martha Bunker 1656-1744

Spouse 2: Richard Swain 1595-1682

Jane Elizabeth Godfrey (8th Great-Grandmother and mother of 7th Great-Grandmother Martha Swain) married Richard Swain (9th & 10th Great-Grandfather) after the death of George Bunker (8th & 9th Great-Grandfather).  

Married: 15 September 1658

Children: 1

1. Richard Swain Jr 1660-1707

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Richard Thomas Godfrey, Bill's 9th & 10th Great-Grandfather

3 January 1585 - 16 October 1624
b. Cardington, Bedfordshire, England
d. Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Cemetery TBD

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Elizabeth Mead 1600-1633
Married: 23 Apr 1629 at Cardington, Bedford, England
Children: 

1. Jane Elizabeth Godfrey 1624-1662
2. Others TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 30 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124028077/jane_elizabeth-swain: accessed November 30, 2025), memorial page for Jane Elizabeth Godfrey Swain (16 Mar 1624–31 Oct 1662), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124028077, citing Founders Burial Ground, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Rick Valentine (contributor 47475621).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 30 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Godfrey Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Godfrey+Surname+Origin  Accessed 30 November 2025.

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