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Thomas Townsend 1594–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1594

Birth Location: Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 Dec 1677

Death Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Henry Townsend

Mother: Margaret Forthe

Spouse(s): Mary Newgate

Children(s): Mary Townsend

In 1594, Thomas Townsend entered the world in Norfolk, England, born to Henry Townsend And Margaret Forthe. Thomas Townsend married Mary Newgate, and had children including Mary Townsend. Thomas Townsend passed away in 1677 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1594, Thomas Townsend entered the world in Norfolk, England, born to Henry Townsend And Margaret Forthe.
  • Thomas Townsend married Mary Newgate, and had children including Mary Townsend.
  • Thomas Townsend passed away in 1677 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Thomas Townsend's Ancestors

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Thomas Townsend
1594–1677
Birth Place: Norfolk, England
Parents
Henry Townsend
1568–1625
Norfolk, England
Margaret Forthe
1570–1596
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Townsend's Descendants

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Thomas Townsend (08 Jan 1594–22 Dec 1677) m. Mary Newgate (1598–28 Feb 1691)
  1. 1. Mary Townsend 1610–1668 m. Robert Stith 1606–1654
    1. 1. Maj. (John Drury) Stith 1625–1694 m. Jane Mosby 1624–1686
      1. 1. Drury (Stith Lt.) Col. 1670–1740 m. Susanna Bathurst 1674–1745
        1. 1. Mary Stith 1701–1801 m. Buller Herbert 1695–1730

Thomas Townsend's Timeline

5 Records

1594
08 Jan 1594
Birth of Thomas Townsend in St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
1594
08 Jan 1594
Birth of Thomas Townsend in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1677
22 Dec 1677
Age 83
Death of Thomas Townsend in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1677
22 Dec 1677
Age 83
Death of Thomas Townsend in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
1677
22 Dec 1677
Age 83
Death of Thomas Townsend in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1594
    Event Place: St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1594
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1677
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1677
    Event Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1677
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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