Brief Life History 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
Sources (16)
- Mahaly Swint in household of William Swint, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mahala Godfery, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Mahaley Swint, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1816–1895 Male
1820–1884 Female
Children (9)
1842– Female
1844–1863 Male
1846–1928 Female
1848–1892 Female
1850–1922 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1777–1854 Male
1791–1861 Female
Siblings (11)
1806–1882 Male
1809–1891 Male
1819– Female
1820–1884 Female
1822– Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 1
1827
Age 7
1846
Age 26
Name Meaning
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 .
History: An Irish family of the name Godfrey originated in Romney, Kent. The first of them to settle in Ireland was Colonel John Godfrey, who was rewarded with lands in Kerry for his services in the 1641 rebellion. Godefroy, Lord of Normanville, from Normandy, was married in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1636. He was captured by the Iroquois in 1652. His brother, Lord of Linctot, from Rouen, was also married in 1636 in Trois-Rivières, and lived from 1629 to 1632 among the Hurons. Another Godefroy, from Paris, was a trader and interpreter from 1623.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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