Hi Sue, From: "Sue Maxwell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: [Q-R] Richard Swain Jr > Does anyone have info on the marriage and children of Richard Swain and > second wife Jane Godfrey Bunker's child Richard born 1660? Sue I've found 4 children of Richard Swain, Jr. Abigail, b. Feb 7, 1683 Jonathan b. Dec. 23, 1685 Ebenezer b. abt 1689 Lemuel b. abt 1692 The first two are shown in the Nantucket records, and I assume born there. The second two are swhon in the abstract of the administration granted to eldest son Jonathan after the death of his father. Granted May 22, 1707. Shown as Richard Swaine of Cape May. On Oct 25, 1708, Ebenezer age 19 and Lemuel age 16, sons of Richard, petition that their brother Jonathan be appointed their guardian. See Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New Jersey; vol XXIII; Calendar of New Jersey Wills; \ Vol I 1670-1730; ed. by William Nelson; pp. 449-450. By the way -- I've seen only secondary sources that refer to the widow Jane Bunker as a Godfrey. The thing is -- a George Bunker married Elizabeth Godfrey 5 May 1644 in Maulden Bedford, England. This seems to be the guy who came to Mass. about 1652. However, in Mass. his wife seems to be Jane. It looks like to me that she may be a second wife with maiden name as yet still unknown. Elizabeth Godfrey may the mother of the first two children (b. 1646 and 1648) and Jane _____ the mother of the others (b. 1652, 1654, 1656/7). Note the 4 year gap. Regards, Howard [email protected]

Jane & Eliz same? George Bunker married Elizabeth Godfrey in the Parish Church of Maulden, Bedfordshire, some 7 or 8 miles from Tingrith center. She was the daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth (Mead) Godfrey, and was born March 5, 1630. There is some confusion concerning George's wife's name when they arrived in America. In Topsfield she was known as Jane. No information has been found to clarify this apparent inconsistency. Two alternatives appear: first, Elizabeth died just before they left England or more possibly enroute to America, and George married a Jane shortly afterwards so that Elizabeth never reached America and was not buried in Tingrith either. The second possibility is that she was Elizabeth Jane Godfrey and chose to drop the Elizabeth in America where she had no friends to continue her former name. We do know that George and Elizabeth had two children born in Tingrigth, namely Elizabeth in 1646 and William, baptized June 17 1648. George and Jane had 3 children born in Topsfield. Source: Bunker Family Association online at http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org/histories.html > By the way -- > I've seen only secondary sources that refer to the widow Jane Bunker > as a Godfrey. > The thing is -- a George Bunker married Elizabeth Godfrey 5 May 1644 > in Maulden Bedford, England. This seems to be the guy who came to Mass. > about 1652. However, in Mass. his wife seems to be Jane. > It looks like to me that she may be a second wife with maiden name > as yet still unknown. Elizabeth Godfrey may the mother of the first > two children (b. 1646 and 1648) and Jane _____ the mother of the > others (b. 1652, 1654, 1656/7). Note the 4 year gap. > > > Regards, > Howard > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.47/2047 - Release Date: 04/08/09 05:53:00