Moses GODFREY

Male 1668 - 1743  (75 years)


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  • Name Moses GODFREY  [1, 2
    • He settled at Monomoit about 1695, in that part called Cotchpinicut (Old Harbor) in the vicinity of the farm of William Nickerson, son of the first William. he was early interested in religious affairs and was a special friend of Rev. John Latimer, who remembered him and his wife in his will. When the church was organized in 1720, he and his wife were among the first to join. He soon, however, found himself at odds with Rev. Joseph Lord, the pastor, on account of the attitude of the latter towards Rev. Samuel Osborn and the church at Pochet (now Orleans) and was excommunicated, together with Mr. Elisha Mayo. They both were at once received again by the Pochet church, to which they had formerly belonged. Mr. Godfrey was selectman in 1710 and held other offices. He was a substantial citizen and reared a large family, which furnished energetic citizens to the town for nearly two centuries. [1]
    Birth 27 Jan 1667/8  Eastham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Apr 1743  Chatham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I78581  Main Tree
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2022 

    Father George GODFREY 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother ? UNKNOWN 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F31596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deborah COOKE,   b. 14 Feb 1678, Eastham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1743, Chatham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1700  Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
    +1. David GODFREY,   b. 1709   d. 1790, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F31595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1700 - Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Apr 1743 - Chatham, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3601] Leonard H. Smith Jr., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy Vol. 1.

    2. [S7506] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1945 Vol. 76 No. 3 July.

    3. [S3186] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1972, Vol. 126 October.