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Thomas (Townsend) SR of Lynn 1594–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 08, 1594

Birth Location: Bracon-Ash, Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)

Death Date: December 22, 1677

Death Location: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Henry Townsend

Mother: Margaret (Forthe)

Spouse(s): 'Grandmother' Newgate

Children(s): Mary (Townsend)

Thomas (Townsend) SR of Lynn was born in 1594 in Bracon-Ash, Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom), the child of Henry Townsend And Margaret Townsend Forthe. Thomas (Townsend) SR of Lynn married Grandmother Mary Newgate, and had children including Mary Stith Townsend. Thomas (Townsend) SR of Lynn passed away in 1677 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Thomas (Townsend) SR of Lynn was born in 1594 in Bracon-Ash, Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom), the child of Henry Townsend And Margaret Townsend Forthe.
  • Thomas (Townsend) SR of Lynn married Grandmother Mary Newgate, and had children including Mary Stith Townsend.
  • Thomas (Townsend) SR of Lynn passed away in 1677 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Thomas Lynn's Ancestors

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Thomas Lynn
1594–1677
Birth Place: Bracon-Ash, Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
Parents
Henry Townsend
1568–1625
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Margaret (Townsend) (Forthe)
1570–1596
Bracon-Ash,Norwich,Norfolk,England
Grandparents
Robert (Forthe)
1540–1595
, London, London, England
Martha Box
1545–1589
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Lynn's Descendants

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Thomas ((Townsend) SR of) Lynn (January 08, 1594–December 22, 1677) m. 'Grandmother' (Mary) Newgate (1575 AD–28 February 1645 AD)
  1. 1. Mary (Stith) (Townsend) 1596–1668 m. Robert Stith 1606–1654
    1. 1. Major (John) Stith 1631–1694 m. Jane (Stith) (Mosby) 1624–1686

Thomas Lynn's Timeline

2 Records

1594
January 08, 1594
Birth of Thomas (Townsend) SR of Lynn in Bracon-Ash, Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
Bracon-Ash, Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1677
December 22, 1677
Age 83
Death of Thomas (Townsend) SR of Lynn in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 08, 1594
    Event Place: Bracon-Ash, Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 22, 1677
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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