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Jane Godfrey

Jane Godfrey

Female Abt 1625 - 1662  (37 years)


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  • Name Jane Godfrey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    Birth Abt 1625  [1, 2, 10, 16] 
    Gender Female 
    FSID LHQP-QY8  [20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27] 
    Death 31 Oct 1662  Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 10, 16] 
    Burial Nov 1662  Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 

    • Founders Burial Ground
    Person ID I45642  footsteps
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Family George Bunker,   b. 25 Apr 1621, Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1658, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage Sep 1658 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Bunker,   b. 5 May 1652, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 29 May and 10 Jul 1724, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    +2. Martha Bunker,   b. 28 Nov 1656, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1744, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F25117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Notes 


    • Jane Elizabeth Godfrey Swain
      16 Mar 1624
      Jane Godfrey was the daughter of Thomas Godfrey and Elizabeth Mead.

      Jane Elizabeth Swain's grave is not marked, their are no existing grave-markers at the Founders Burial Ground, it is an empty meadow.
      An engraved boulder and Two memorials at the cemetery entrance are the only markers.

  • Sources 
    1. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 March 2025, 19:56), entry for John Smith V (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G72P-5H4 ); contributed by various users.
      https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G72P-5H4

    2. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 22.
      Name Jane Bunker
      Maiden Name (Godfrey)
      Gender Female
      Birth Date 1620-1629
      Volume 22
      Page number 32
      Reference Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( the Greatest Single Source of Material For Gen. Data For the N.e. Area and For the Period 1600-1800. Completely Indexed in the Index.): 25 Mar 1903, 6222; 18 May 1903, 6343; 15 Feb 1905, 7711; 24 Apr 1905, 7791; 14 Jun 1905, 7711; 5 Sep 1906, 937; 6 Jan 1909, 120; 11 Oct 1909, 1263; 8 Dec 1909, 1046;

    3. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestry.com "Mass. Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"p. [first entry], image 9.
      "Jean ye Wife of Richard Swaine departed this life ye 31st Octobʳ 1662"

      Can't tell if they are the original records or a handwritten copy.

    4. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; SAR Membership: 77993 for her son Richard Swain, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
      Richard Swain, Jr., son of Elizabeth Jane Godfrey Bunker Swain

    5. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, page 245 gives info about Jane and her 2nd husband Richard Swayne.
      https://books.google.com/books?id=K1kMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=richard+swan+%2B+jane+godfrey?&source=bl&ots=h94TJbDL8b&sig=HEmPplDRklh0XgsJrMvkeh4OaHI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBGoVChMIkM-_9PztyAIVTEMmCh0nTQPT#v=onepage&q=richard%20swan%20%2B%20jane%20godfrey%3F&f=false

    6. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, page 25 etc...
      Gives history of George Bunker and family etc...

    7. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-NPB : 15 January 2020), Jane Godfrey in entry for Elizabeth Bunker, 1646.
      This extracted record was used to create this person in Family Tree.

    8. [S284] FamilySearch.org, England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBV2-BM7 : 5 February 2023), Jane Godfry, 1625.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBV2-BM7

    9. [S284] FamilySearch.org, England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7MG-WPL : 4 February 2023), Jane Godfrie, 1625.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7MG-WPL

    10. [S288] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG2-ZLMC : Wed Apr 02 10:44:31 UTC 2025), Entry for Jane Elizabeth Godfrey Swain.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124028077/jane-elizabeth-swain
      Jane Elizabeth Godfrey Swain
      Birth 16 Mar 1624 Essex, England
      Death 31 Oct 1662 (aged 38) Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
      Burial Founders Burial Ground
      Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
      Latitude: 41.2859723, Longitude: -70.1317903
      Memorial ID 124028077
      Jane Godfrey was the daughter of Thomas Godfrey and Elizabeth Mead.
      Jane Elizabeth Swain's grave is not marked, their are no existing grave-markers at the Founders Burial Ground, it is an empty meadow.
      An engraved boulder and Two memorials at the cemetery entrance are the only markers.
      Jane Bunker, Richard Swain's second wife, widow of George Bunker, married on September 15, 1658 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

    11. [S299] FamilySearch.org, England Marriages, 1538–1973, "England Marriages, 1538–1973", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N23C-H5X : Wed Apr 16 18:06:20 UTC 2025), Entry for Geo Bunker and Eliz Godfree, 5 May 1644.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N23C-H56

    12. [S315] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-J8W : 15 January 2020), Jane Godfrey in entry for Martha Bunker, 1656.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-J8W

    13. [S315] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-6WY : 15 January 2020), Jane Godfrey in entry for Mary Bunker, 1652.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-6WY

    14. [S315] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-NPB : 15 January 2020), Jane Godfrey in entry for Elizabeth Bunker, 1646.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-NPB

    15. [S315] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-6WY : 15 January 2020), Jane Godfrey in entry for Mary Bunker, 1652.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-6WY

    16. [S342] FamilySearch.org, Family Group Records Collection, Archives Section, 1942-1969, "Family Group Records Collection, Archives Section, 1942-1969," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9QY-SWM2?cc=2060211&wc=WWJR-V41%3A352088201%2C354234001 : 20 May 2014), B > Bunch, Dempsey (1746) - Bunnell, Nathaniel (1787) > image 651 of 1296; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, compiler, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
      George Bunker (1620-1658) married Jane Godfrey (1624-31 Oct 1662) in 1645 and had children according to research before 1959
      5 Children:
      Elizabeth Bunker
      Female
      Born: 1646
      William Bunker
      Male
      Birth: 4 Dec 1648
      Death: 6 June or 26 July 1712
      Spouse: Mary Macy married 11 April 1669
      Mary Bunker
      Female
      Birth: 1652
      Spouse: Stephen Coffin
      Ann Bunker
      Female
      Birth: 1654
      Married: Joseph Coleman
      Martha Bunker
      Female
      Birth: 1 Nov 1656
      Spouse: Stephen Hussey married 8 Oct 1676

    17. [S371] FamilySearch.org, New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJQ-Y2Y : 18 January 2020), Jane in entry for Richard Swain, 1659.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJQ-Y2Y

    18. [S372] FamilySearch.org, New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPZ-LVC : Mon Jan 20 07:04:20 UTC 2025), Entry for Richard Swain and Richard Swain, 13 Nov 1659.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPZ-LV8

    19. [S378] FamilySearch.org, New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920, "New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDGJ-WJJ : 24 January 2020), Jane Barker in entry for Richard Swain, 1658.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDGJ-WJJ

    20. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1652; Page Number: 51.
      Name George Bunker
      Arrival Year 1652
      Arrival Place Massachusetts
      Primary Immigrant Bunker, George
      Source Publication Code 1262
      Annotation Date and place of settlement or date and place of arrival. Names not restricted to the Order of Founders and Patriots of America.
      Source Bibliography COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p.
      Household Members (Name)
      George Bunker

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    23. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Woodburn, Coffin, and allied Nantucket families -- : Barnard, Coleman, Folger, Gardner, Macy, & StarbuckStatement of Responsibility: compiled by Jean W. HendersonAuthors: Henderson, Emma Jean W. (Jean Woodburn), 1927- (Main Author)Format: Books/Monographs/Book on FilmLanguage: EnglishPublication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1997Physical: on 1 microfilm reel : ill. ; 35 mm. Family History Library United States & Canada Film 1598463 Item 3.

    24. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestries of John Moran Foy and Samuel Calvert Foy & their wives Louisa Macy and Lucinda Macy, all of southern CaliforniaStatement of Responsibility: compiled by Ella Foy O'Gorman (Mrs. Michael Martin O'Gorman)Authors: O'Gorman, Ella Foy, b. 1862 (Main Author)Format: Manuscript/Manuscript with FilmLanguage: EnglishPublication: 1935Physical: 245 leavesSubject Class: 929.273 F838 SLC, UT FHL.

    25. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Bunker family historyStatement of Responsibility: by Henry L. Bunker, genealogist, Bunker Family AssociationAuthors: Bunker, Henry L., 1909- (Main Author) Bunker Family Association of America (Turnersville, New Jersey) (Added Author)Format: Books/MonographsLanguage: EnglishPublication: Sanibel, Florida : Bunker Family Association, 1984Physical: 147 p. : ill., coats of arms, facsim., geneal. tables, maps.Subject Class: 929.273 B884 SLC, UT FHL.

    26. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, The Bunker family : branches early identified with Charlestown, Massachusetts, Nantucket, Massachusetts, and Delaware and Maryland; as well as a presentation of early Bunkers and those in EuropeStatement of Responsibility: Charles W. O. BunkerAuthors: Bunker, Charles W. O. (Charles Waite Orvill), 1882-1958 (Main Author) Bunker Family Association of America (Turnersville, New Jersey) (Added Author)Format: Books/Monographs/Book with FilmLanguage: EnglishPublication: Washington [District of Columbia] : Bunker Family Association, 1931Physical: 2 v. (5 leaves, 797 p.)Subject Class: 929.273 B884 SLC, UT FHL.
      Some of the information about Richard Swain in this is wrong - including his first wife's name. He did not have a daughter Dorthy - she was a Swan, from a family in NE Mass.

    27. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, The history of Nantucket : county, island and town, including genealogies of the first settlersStatement of Responsibility: by Alexander StarbuckAuthors: Starbuck, Alexander, 1841-1925 (Main Author)Format: Books/Monographs/Book with FicheLanguage: EnglishPublication: Boston, Massachusetts : C.E. Goodspeed, 1924Physical: 871 p. : ill., maps.Subject Class: 974.497 H2 SLC, UT FHL.


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