Background
Godfrey was born in Chatham, Massachusetts in c.1756, and later moved to Nova Scotia.
Godfrey was born in Chatham, Massachusetts in c.1756, and later moved to Nova Scotia.
Alexander Godfrey served as a privateer He was commander of the British privateer brig Rover which defeated a Spanish squadron off the Spanish Main in 1800. He died of yellow fever in Jamaica in 1803.