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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Sanborn, George Freeman, and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Vital Records of Hampton, New Hampshire to the End of the Year 1900. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, c1992-1998)
Vol. 1, p. 96.
Sara ye DDaughter of John Godfr & of Mary His wife ye 26: 5 mo 64.
[Note: In old-styles dates, the fifth month is July. More info may be found here.]
- ↑ Brown, A W. Webster Family. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1855)
vol 9, page160.
"Thomas, b. 20 Jan., 65, w. Sarah, d. 15 Feb., 1718; he d. 7 Mar., 33, at Kingston"
- ↑ Lane Memorial Library, Hampton, New Hampshire. Hampton Genealogy Database. (https://gw.geneanet.org/hamptongenealogy).
- ↑ New Hampshire, United States. New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947. (New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration)
[1].
Name: Sarah Webster
Place of Death: Kingston, N.H.
Date of Death: February 15th 1717/8
Reported from: Kingston N. H.
- ↑ This death date is dependent on Sarah being Thomas Webster's wife, and that is very doubtful. A summary from Source:Sheppard, Walter Lee. Ancestry and Descendants of Thomas Stickney Evans and Sarah Ann Fifield, His Wife, Both of Fryeburg, Maine, p. 122: "In the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. IX, page 160, we find the suggestion that Sarah, the wife of Thomas Webster (2) son of Thomas and Sarah (Brewer) Webster was Sarah Godfrey, his cousin, daughter of William Godfrey. Savage repeated this suggestion in his 'Dictionary'. But this Sarah Godfrey was born May 15, 1642, and married John Clifford. However it is quite possible that Thomas's wife was John Godfrey's daughter Sarah, who was born July 26, 1664, and still living in 1680 (Libby). [A passage noting some commonality of children's names]. Of course none of this is proof that Thomas Webster's wife was Sarah Godfrey..."
Source:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, p. 4:450, says "[WEBSTER,] Thomas, Hampton, s. of Thomas of the same, m. as is suggest. in Bond's Hist. of Watertown, his cous. d. of William Godfrey, but whether this be so, is doubt." The most important thing to note here is that Savage calls this doubtful. But, as will be shown, all appearances are that pairing Thomas Webster with Sarah Godfrey is based solely on Savage calling it doubtful.
Regarding Bond, there appears to be no entry at all on the Webster family in Bond. In the original entry on GODFREY, he notes William has a daughter Sarah, b. 1642, but shows no marriage for her; and in the correction on p. 773, he shows her marrying John Clifford. He does not cover John Godfrey. So, Savage's attributing this to Bond makes no sense. So, while Savage doesn't say so, it appears that Savage did, indeed, as speculated by Sheppard, base his comment on NEHGR (volume 9 was published in 1855, Savage was published in 1860).
Regarding NEHGR p. 9:160, all talk of cousins is about William Lane and Sarah Webster, and not about Thomas and his wife. The wife of Thoms is named simply as Sarah, her surname never being mentioned. On p. 159, Thomas Webster is mentioned as the son-in-law of William Godfrey, but this applies to the father Thomas (Thomas the first, son of John of Ipswich), not the son. So if this was the source of Savage's information, he misread it.
Bottom line, there really is no statement by any of these sources that the wife of Thomas Webster is Sarah Godfrey. Savage appears to hint that somebody proposed this, but claims it is doubtful. Meanwhile the sources that may have inspired this actually say something different. So this appears to be Savage refuting a fact that never was, and somehow all people see is a name with which to fill in a blank. Probably the more appropriate answer is to say her maiden name is unknown as is done here and here.
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