Godfrey

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

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, 8th & 9th Great-Grandmother
16 March 1624 - 31 October 1662
b. Essex, England
d. 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. 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: 1658

Children: None

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Richard Thomas Godfrey, 9th & 10th Great-Grandfather
3 January 1585 - 16 October 1624
b. Cardington, Bedfordshire, England
d. Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

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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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Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 30 September 2025
Most recently updated: 7 October 2025

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