- Bef 1672
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| Name |
John Godfrey |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Bef 29 May 1672 |
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA  |
| Person ID |
I199 |
Parlett-Stancliff |
| Last Modified |
3 Jul 2023 |
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| Notes |
- ==Biography==
Very little is known of the life of John Godfrey. There is a record of a John Godfrey being transported to Maryland in 1662, but there is no way to tell if it was the same man as the one who died in Baltimore County in 1672.<ref>Early Settlers of Maryland</ref>
Many genealogists have placed him as the father of Priscilla, the wife of Thomas Cole, but his will provides no evidence that she was more than a neighbor in Baltimore County when he died.
==Will==
In the name of God, amen. I John Godfrey of ye Province of Maryland in the county of Baltimore in Patapsco River, planter being very sick & weak but being yet in perfect sense and memory thought fit to order & devise of what —?— I have in my possession of my own and that this is my last will and testament. And this my will shall stand in full force and value against all other wills & of testament formerlly made by me, John Godfrey in manner as followth. . . .
Item, I give and bequeath unto John Malam whom I do hereby appoint and make my true & lawfull executor my now dwelling plantation in Patapsco River called (there is a large blank space here) and all my stock of hoggs & young cattle. The said Malam being at the charge of proving this my will and burying of me.
Item, I give unto '''Thomas Cole one sow and to Presella his wife a silver Seal which I formerly received of her.'''
Item, I give & bequeath unto Edward Houghton one cow and all my moveable goods.
Item, I give and bequeath unto Sarah Colle one —?—
Item, I give and bequeath unto Ann White Thomas Cole’s maid servant, one cow.
Item, I give & bequeath unto Richard Kene formerly Thomas Coles servant, one cow.
Item, I give & bequeath unto John Kemp one cow.
And my will is ye John Malam shall pay all lawfull debts as shall come from any person as well as receive what it due to me from any person and that my last will and testament shall well & truly performed by the said John Mailum within six months after my decease. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 6th day of May 1672.
John Godfrey signed with his mark in the presence of Richard Ball and Richard Gwinn.Charles Gorsuch & Nicholas Ruxton were named to appraise the estate.<ref>Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court Liber 5/291. Maryland State Archives</ref>
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