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Thomas Townsend 1594–1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JAN 1594

Birth Location: 1671459, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 5 OCT 1668

Death Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Henry Townsend

Mother: Margaret Forthe

Spouse(s): Mary Mansfield, Mary Newgate

Children(s): Mary TOWNSEND, Lydia Townsend, Thomas Townsend, Richard Townsend, Henry Townsend, Bethiah Townsend, John Townsend, John Townsend

In 1594, Thomas Townsend entered the world in 1671459, Norfolk, England, born to Henry Townsend And Margaret Forthe. Thomas Townsend married Mary Mansfield, Mary Newgate, and had children including Bethiah Townsend, Henry Townsend, John Townsend, Lydia Townsend, Mary Townsend, Richard Townsend, Thomas Townsend. Thomas Townsend passed away in 1668 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1594, Thomas Townsend entered the world in 1671459, Norfolk, England, born to Henry Townsend And Margaret Forthe.
  • Thomas Townsend married Mary Mansfield, Mary Newgate, and had children including Bethiah Townsend, Henry Townsend, John Townsend, Lydia Townsend, Mary Townsend, Richard Townsend, Thomas Townsend.
  • Thomas Townsend passed away in 1668 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Townsend
1568–1625
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Forthe
1570–1596
Birth Location: At Brecon Ash, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mansfield
1604–1635
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MM
Mary Newgate
1598–1692
Birth Location: Southwick, Northumberland, England
MN

Children(s)

Mary TOWNSEND
1610–1695
Birth Location: Kirkam, Lancashire, England
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Lydia Townsend
1630–1688
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Thomas Townsend
1637–1700
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Richard Townsend
1617–
Birth Location: England
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Henry Townsend
1626–1695
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Bethiah Townsend
1624–1683
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Townsend
1640–
Birth Location: Lynn
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John Townsend
1584–1668
Birth Location: Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England
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Thomas Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Townsend
1594–1668
Birth Place: 1671459, Norfolk, England
Parents
Henry Townsend
1568–1625
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Margaret Forthe
1570–1596
At Brecon Ash, England
Grandparents
Thomas Townsend
1533–1591
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Peryente
1536–1580
Suffolk, England
Robert Forthe
1540–1595
London, Middlesex, England
Martha Box
1545–1574
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Townsend
1512–1556
Alice Poppy
1514–1534
George Periente
1505–1556
Agnes Sporne
1510–
Robert Forthe
1510–1599
Frances Glemham
1557–
William Box
1513–1593
Anne Phillips
1513–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Townshend
1477–1551
Anne DeBrewse
1474–1551
Robert Poppy
1490–1509
Anne Mordox
1486–1550
Periente
1460–
Linda Billings
1460–
Thomas Sporne
1493–
Anna Trebartha
1478–1503
William a
1490–1559
Elizabeth a
1490–1560
Henry Philips
1491–
Anne
1492–1570

Thomas Townsend's Descendants

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Thomas Townsend (8 JAN 1594–5 OCT 1668) m. Mary Mansfield (1604–1635) m. Mary Newgate (1598–28 FEB 1692)
  1. 1. Mary TOWNSEND 1610–1695 m. Robert Stith 1606–1654
    1. 1. Lieutenant (Colonel John Drury) Stith 1625–1694 m. Jane (Mosby Gregory) Parsons 1624–1694
      1. 1. Jane Stith 1665–1709
      2. 2. Captain (John Drury (Lt. Col.)) Stith 1678–1741 m. Susannah Bathurst 1674–1745
        1. 1. Drury Stith 1695–1740
        2. 2. Jane (Drury) Stith 1699–1745 m. Thomas Hardaway 1685–1745
      3. 3. Anne Stith 1677–1710 m. Col (Robert) Bolling 1646–1709
        1. 1. Rebecca Bolling 1670–1719
        2. 2. Dau Bolling 1678–
        3. 3. Robert Bolling 1682–1749
      4. 4. Agnes (Tucker) Stith 1659–1718
      5. 5. John Stith 1625–1692
      6. 6. Jane (Stith) Liewellyn 1657–1709
      7. 7. John Stith 1658–1724
      8. 8. William Stith 1656–
      9. 9. Penelope COOPER 1648–1709
      10. 10. Thomas Wynne 1659–1720
    2. 2. Dorothy Stith 1637–1700
  2. 2. Lydia Townsend 1630–1688
  3. 3. Thomas Townsend 1637–1700
  4. 4. Richard Townsend 1617–
  5. 5. Henry Townsend 1626–1695
  6. 6. Bethiah Townsend 1624–1683
  7. 7. John Townsend 1640–
  8. 8. John Townsend 1584–1668

Thomas Townsend's Timeline

4 Records

1594
8 JAN 1594
Birth of Thomas Townsend in 1671459, Norfolk, England
1671459, Norfolk, England
1594
19 JAN 1594
Thomas Townsend was baptized in St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
1595
8 JAN 1595
Age 1
Thomas Townsend was baptized in Bracon- Ash, Devon, England
Bracon- Ash, Devon, England
1668
5 OCT 1668
Age 74
Death of Thomas Townsend in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1594
    Event Place: 1671459, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6722.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 505.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TR1
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1594
    Event Place: St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538 -1812<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.), London Metropolitan Archives, St Botolph Aldgate, Composite register, 1593 - 1599, P69BOT2A003MS09223

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Lynn, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index , 1500s-1900s<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;, n.d.), Place: Lynn, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: 67

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1668
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [6] Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Appli cations, 1889-1970<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d .), SAR Membership Number: 91900

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1595
    Event Place: Bracon- Ash, Devon, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Lynn, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index , 1500s-1900s<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;, n.d.), Place: Lynn, Massachusetts; Year: 1638; Page Number: 294

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
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