Dear All, Our own records (publication pg 25) show the date and place of marriage of George and ELIZABETH GODFREY. The source given is "Maulden Vital Record." The Probate Records of Essex Co, MA; Records & Files of Quarterly Court of Essex Co, MA at Salem 2:98 are given as the source for the name JANE for George's widow (also in our publication). I believe it was an F. Hallowell who gave the names THOMAS GODFREY and ELIZABETH MEAD or ELIZABETH TURNER as her (Elizabeth's) parents, and that was in 1991, back in the days of BBS. I wrote requesting a source but was never answered. Virginia Kane (1994 sent the date of birth as May 1626, but no parents. Our publication speculates either that Elizabeth died in England or on the trip over; that George married Jane either in England or Massachusetts, OR that Elizabeth and Jane were the same woman. It is interesting that George's first child was named Elizabeth, but that none of his daughters born in MA were named Jane. Mary-Gene Bette Richards wrote: > > Pamela Briggs sent me this. She sent more about the Swains but it didn't > mention Bunkers. I thought the part about (Date of marriage from Family > Search May 5, 1644, Malden, England) was quite interesting. I'm looking at > that record and it clearly says Elizabeth. I don't see any Jane's on it > anywhere for 1644. Evidently, someone went and looked at the record and saw > Jane. Or maybe it means that the Family History records in Salt Lake say > this. Who know? Maybe George did marry both Elizabeth and Jane Godfrey in > Malden in 1644? And where the heck did a father named Richard Godfrey come > from? > > See comments below. Bette > > Bunker, Swain, Godfrey > > Compendium of American Genealogy volume VI > > Immigrant Ancestors, pg. 761 Bunker, George d. 1658. Came from England > 1634; settled at Ipswich, MA; original settler at Topsfield, MA > > Pg. 594 V VII. Pg. 594 George Bunker m. Jane Godfrey d. Richard Godfrey > (1595-1652) and Jane Turner.. > > ( Date of marriage from Family Search May 5, 1644 Malden, England) > > One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families, pg. 50 (Genealogy Library.Com) > > George Bunker Ipswich, Topsfield, Mass. He moved to Topsfield on his > marriage to Jane Godfrey and at that place was drowned. 1658,6,20. His > wife gave Inventory of her husband’s estate as oe300. > > 1659. Upon her second marriage to Richard Swain, she moved with her > children to Nantucket, where she died three years later. 1667,6,18. Deed > from Richard Swain (stepfather to George Bunker’s children) to Edward > Starbuck and Thomas Macy, guardians of the four minor children of George > Bunker diseased. The deed embraced one whole share of land on Nantucket, > with all privileges thereto belonging; all common rights, both of ear land, > meadows, wood, timber (with certain minor reservations) etc., for and in > consideration of certain portions ordered and appointed by the Court of > Salem unto four of the children of George Bunker diseased; viz: William > oe24; > > (must be 14, not 24 or he would not be a minor) NOTE: Our publication gives his baptism date as 17 Jun 1648 Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England, so that he was at least 11 years of age in 1659. Thus the age of 14 sounds right. > > Mary oe 12; ; Annie oe12; and Martha oe12. Witnesses: John Swain, Dorcas > Starbuck. (Note from Pamela: What about Eliza? Being the oldest had she > rec’d her portion?) > > First record of Elizabeth in George's will age 12 1658. Married Thomas > Look. I see no record of the marriage but NEHGS has copies of several > parish records that show marriages of the children of Thomas Look and > Elizabeth Bunker so she was in America and Nantucket. > > SWAIN BELOW BUT SEE ABOUT JANE > > One Hundred Sixty Allied Families > > Richard Swain, Hampton, NH and Nantucket, MA > > 1635,9,17. Came in ship “Truelove” from London having sent his wife > Elizabeth in the “Planter.” The April previous his sons Francis and William > in the “Rebecca” and dau. Elizabeth in the “Susan & Ellen” in care of > various friends. > > 1638,10,9 Newbury, MA. His da. Elizabeth baptized there. > > 1639,3,7 Hampton. He and others petitioned Gov. of Mass., complaining of > William Havard, military officer. > > He was, while at Hampton, Selectman & commissioner for small causes. > > 1659,7,2. He and his son John were amon the nine purchasers of Nantucket > from Thomas Mahew. > > 1661,5,10 Nantucket. On a commission to lay out shares. > > 1667,6,18. He deeded land to Thomas Macy and Edward Starbuck, guardians of > George Bunker’s children. > > His last wife Jane was the 1st white person recorded as having died on > Nantucket, and his grandson John Swain was 1st white child born there. > > His son, Francis, went to Long Island, William stayed at Hampton and > Richard, the only child by his second wife, moved to N.J. where > descendants have been Cape May pilots. > > 1682,8,1. Administration on his estate granted to Richard Swain, Jr. who > gave bond of 50 pounds with James Coffin. Appraisers appointed by the court > were Nathaniel Bernard, Stephen Coffin, Thomas Look, Tobias Coleman.