This site (and genealogy research in general) is a work in progress. Do your own research. There are errors and omissions.
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark
GODFREY SYMMES, Elizabeth

GODFREY SYMMES, Elizabeth

Female 1605 - 1668  (62 years)

 Set As Default Person    

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name GODFREY SYMMES, Elizabeth  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 26 Oct 1605  Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Differentiator Believed to be the sister of Rev. Zechariah Symmes, minister of Charlestown, 1634-1671. Elizabeth immigrated to America in summer 1635 with her husband and 4 children, she later had 6 more children in Billerica where they were among the first settlers 
    Immigration Came to America with her husband and 4 children in the summer of 1635 on the ship Defence 
    Death 31 Mar 1668  Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    SYMMES*, Reverend Reverend William,   b. 1570, Sandwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1627, Harlington, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  (Father) 
    OLIVER, Elizabeth,   b. 1585, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1624, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I2578  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

    Father SYMMES*, Reverend Reverend William,   b. 1570, Sandwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1627, Harlington, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother OLIVER, Elizabeth,   b. 1585, Sevenoaks, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1624, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1600  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 FRENCH, Captain William,   b. 6 Apr 1606, Halstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1681, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Other Partners: LATHROP, Mary  m. 6 May 1669 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1621  Halstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 Nov 1631  Halstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. FRENCH, Elizabeth,   b. 1629, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1697, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. FRENCH, Frances,   b. 1625, Halstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1691, Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. FRENCH, Jacob,   b. 16 Jan 1640, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1713, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ CHAMPNEY, Mary  m. 7 Sep 1665;   CONVERSE, Mary  m. 30 Jun 1685;   MOORE, Ruth  m. 1711
     4. FRENCH, John,   b. 1 Feb 1635, Halstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1712, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ LITTLEFIELD, Mary  m. 14 Jan 1677;   COGGAN, Abigail  m. 21 Jun 1659;   BURRAGE, Hannah  m. 3 Jul 1662
     5. FRENCH, Mary,   b. Jan 1633, Halstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. FRENCH, Sarah,   b. Mar 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1694, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. FRENCH, Hannah,   b. 12 Apr 1641, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1642, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. FRENCH, Samuel,   b. 1631, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1632, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. FRENCH, Samuel,   b. 3 Dec 1648, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1727, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. FRENCH, Hannah,   b. 6 Feb 1644, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1700, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

    Family 2 Living 
    Family ID F1137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Oct 1605 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Nov 1621 - Halstead, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Nov 1631 - Halstead, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Mar 1668 - Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Elizabeth Godfrey buried    		Elizabeth Godfrey buried

    Histories
    Biography William French & Elizabeth Godfrey    		Biography William French & Elizabeth Godfrey

    External Links
    WikiTree: William French (1604-1681)    		WikiTree: William French (1604-1681)
    William and Elizabeth (possibly Symmes) French and 4 of their children embarked on the ship Defence in 1635 to make the journey to America. They arrived in Boston on October 3, 1635. Subsequently, the congregation moved to Cambridge, where William French decided to settle. They arrived in Boston on October 3, 1635. Subsequently, the congregation moved to Cambridge, where William French decided to settle.William established his residence on the westerly side of Dunster Street, positioned between Harvard Square and Mt. Auburn Street. William became one of the original proprietors of Billerica, receiving lot 24, encompassing 150 acres, in the Shawshine grant of 1652.

    William made his living as a tailor. He served as a captain in the militia, attained the position of deacon in 1659, and contributed as a commissioner to establish country rates. Elected as a Selectman in 1660, he remained in this role for nine years. William also held the distinction of being the first Deputy from Billerica to the General Court. He is the author of a letter to a friend in England that was pubblished in London, in a book titled "Strength out of Weakness." John and Elizabeth had at least 8 and possibly 9 children before she died in 1668. William remarried in 1669 and fathered 4 more children after he was 65 years old. 

    William had a brother named John French who lived in Cambridge; his brother was also a tailor. A third possible brother was Richard French, also living in Cambridge. We are descended from William and Elizabeth on the Wright (Tucker) side.

  • Sources 
    1. [S43] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;).

    2. [S1322] Ancestry.com, Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S1685] Ancestry.com, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635      		 New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635



Go to Top