Mahala Godfrey

14 August 1820–4 February 1884 (Age 63)
Hancock, Georgia, United States

The Life Summary of Mahala

When Mahala Godfrey was born on 14 August 1820, in Hancock, Georgia, United States, her father, George Godfrey, was 43 and her mother, Mary Buchanan, was 29. She married William L Swint on 31 December 1840. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Meriwether, Georgia, United States in 1850 and Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States in 1860. She died on 4 February 1884, in Douglassville, Cass, Texas, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Red Hill, Cass, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William L Swint
1816–1895
Mahala Godfrey
1820–1884
Marriage: 31 December 1840
Nancy Swint
1842–
George W. Swint
1844–1863
Sara Ray Swint
1846–1928
Eliza Jane Swint
1848–1892
James Polk Swint
1850–1922
Thomas Jefferson Swint
1853–1933
William Littleton Swint
1856–1942
John Franklin Swint
1859–1934
Mattie Ida Swint
1862–1923

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 December 1840
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
    Age 1
    A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
    1827
    Age 7
    Historical Boundaries: 1827: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
    1846
    Age 26
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 10192;2007: 21678; 2010: 28734)English (of Norman origin): from the Norman personal name Godefrei, Godefroi(s), composed of the ancient Germanic elements god, got ‘god’ + frid(u), fred ‘peace’. See also Jeffrey .Irish: shortened and Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh or Ó Gothraidh, ‘descendant of Gothfrith’, an Old Norse personal name often Anglicized as Godfrey. Compare McGorry , McCaffrey .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Geurts
    Good
    Goffredo
    Jeffrey

    Sources (7)

    • Mahaly Swint in household of William Swint, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Mahala Godfery, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
    • Mahaley in entry for William L Swint, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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