Individual Details
Jane Elizabeth GODFREY
(1620 - 31 Oct 1662)
An alternative possibility for parents are: Richard and Jane (Turner) Godfrey
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
Mother's birthname is confirmed by birth records of children.
An alternative possibility for parents are: Richard and Jane (Turner) Godfrey
Events
| Birth | 1620 |  | |||
| Baptism | 8 Oct 1620 | Tower Hamlets, St. Mary, Stratford Bow, Middlesex, England |  | | |
| Baptism | 8 Oct 1620 | St. Mary, Stratford Bow, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Baptism | 8 Oct 1620 | Tower Hamlets, St. Mary, Stratford Bow, Middlesex, England | | | |
| Birth | 6 Mar 1623 | Maulden, Bedfordshire, England | | | |
| Birth | 6 Mar 1623 | Maulden, Bedfordshire, England | | ||
| Birth | 6 Mar 1623 | Maulden, Bedfordshire, England | | | |
| Birth | Abt 1626 | | |||
| Birth | Abt 1626 | ||||
| Christen | 6 Jan 1628 | Chertsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Baptism | 6 Jan 1628 | Chertsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1644 | British America - George BUNKER | | ||
| Marriage | 5 May 1644 | Maulden, Bedfordshire, England - George BUNKER | | | |
| Marriage | 5 May 1644 | George BUNKER | | ||
| Marriage | 5 May 1644 | Maulden, Bedfordshire, England - George BUNKER | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1645 | George BUNKER | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1650 | Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America - George BUNKER | | ||
| Marriage | 15 Sep 1658 | Hampton, Norfolk, Province of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Richard SWAIN | | ||
| Death | 31 Oct 1662 | Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | | |
| Burial | 31 Oct 1662 | Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | |||
| Death | 31 Oct 1662 | Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Jane GODFREY | ||||
| Alt name | Elizabeth GODFREY | | |||
| Alt name | Jane BUNKER | | |||
| Alt name | Jane GODFREY | | |||
| Alt name | Jean SWAINE | | |||
| Alt name | Jane BARKER | |
Families
| Spouse | Richard SWAIN (1595 - 1682) |
| Child | Richard SWAIN (1659 - 1707) |
| Spouse | George BUNKER (1620 - 1658) |
| Child | Elizabeth BUNKER (1646 - 1700) |
| Child | William BUNKER (1648 - 1712) |
| Child | Mary BUNKER (1652 - 1724) |
| Child | Ann BUNKER (1654 - 1698) |
| Child | Martha BUNKER (1656 - ) |
| Father | Thomas GODFREY (1600 - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth MEAD (1600 - ) |
Notes
Baptism
This is one of several possibilities. If true her parents are Thomas Godfrey and Elizabeth (Mead?).Baptism
This is one of several possibilities. If true her parents are Thomas Godfrey and Elizabeth (Mead?).Birth
This is one of several possibilities.Birth
This is one of several possibilities.Birth
Inferred from date of first marriage. There are several possible records that show various dates of birth and baptism. None of them can be shown to refer to the same Jane Godfrey who married Bunker and Swain.Christen
This is one of several possibilities. If true, her parents are Andrew and Margrett Godfrey.Marriage
This is one of several possibilities.Marriage
Inferred from birth date of oldest child.Death
Her's was the first death recorded in Nantucket.Endnotes
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