There was a John or William Godfrey who married Sarah in 1799, we haven't proved, but believe they are the parents of William, born 1780
1.William Godfrey, was born 1800 in VA, he married Rosanna Dean in 1827 in Kentucky taken from Marriage Bonds & Consents 1811-1830, Mercer Co, Kentucky. They had these known children:
a. Eliza Jane Godfrey born 1833 in Mercer Co., KY
b. William T. Godfrey born about 1840 in Mercer Co., KY and married Mary J.
c. Enoch Godfrey born 1840 in Mercer Co., KY
d. Martha Godfrey born 1842 in Mercer Co., KY
e. Ianel ? ? Godfrey
2. Enoch Godfrey, was born 1840 in Mercer co., KY, and he married Nancy Jane Clark, daughter of Richard M. Clark and Paulina R. Warner in Oct. 1864 in Mercer co, KY. This shows Enoch served in the military: NINTH KENTUCKY CAVALRY
from "Union Regiments of Kentucky" prepared by Col. Richard T. Jacob.
GODFREY, ENOCH Pvt K 9th Ky. Cavalry, Capt William Edwards
Enoch and his family were in Mercer Co. KY for many years and many records are no doubt there. I only found the census and some of the Ky marriage & bond books.
They had 10 children and Enoch died Oct 4, 1905 in Hopkins co., TX and is buried in the Emblem Cemetery in Hopkins Co., TX beside Nancy Jane.These were their children:
a. Levicey J. Godfrey, born Dec. 14, 1865 in Mercer Co., KY
b. Martha (Mattie) A. Godfrey, born Oct. 12, 1867 in Mercer Co., KY
c. William A. Godfrey, born Feb 18, 1870 in Mercer Co., KY
d. Abraham Godfrey born July 1873 in Mercer Co., KY
e. Miranda (Randy) Godfrey born Dec 1872 in Mercer Co
f. Charles C. Godfrey born Oct 1875 in Mercer Co
g. Aurelia Godfrey born July 1876 in Mercer Co
h. Anna Bell Susie Godfrey born Jan 19, 1878 in Mercer Co
i. Clara (she's listed below)
j. Claude Imcille Godfrey born May 27, 1884 in Emblem, Hopkins Co., TX
3. Clara Godfrey was born June 11, 1881 in Willisburg co., KY.
The story is that Clara came to Texas from Kentucky in a covered wagon when she was just a baby. According to the census records she was born in Willisburg, KY and her older brothers and sisters were all born in Harrodsburg. So it would seem the family was on their way to TX when Clara was born. She married William Telemacus Peek on Dec 10, 1898 in Hopkins co., TX .
One of their sons, Adolphus Peek was born 1913 in Hopkins co., TX and married Verda Anita Peek.
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