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William Townsend 1601 – 1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1601

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England

Death Date: 17 Sep 1668

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Walter Townsend

Mother: Catherine Brown

Spouse(s): Hannah Penn

Children(s): Sarah Shore

William Townsend was born in 1601 in London, Middlesex, , England, the child of Walter Townsend and Catherine Brown. William Townsend married Hannah Penn, and had children including Sarah Shore. William Townsend passed away in 1668 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Townsend was born in 1601 in London, Middlesex, , England, the child of Walter Townsend and Catherine Brown.
  • William Townsend married Hannah Penn, and had children including Sarah Shore.
  • William Townsend passed away in 1668 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Townsend
1570 – 1631
Birth Location: Hinton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Catherine Brown
1570 – 1623
Birth Location: Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Penn
1607 – 1699
Birth Location: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Shore
1636 – 1699
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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William Townsend's Ancestors

Self
William Townsend
1601 – 1668
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, , England
Parents
Walter Townsend
1570 – 1631
Hinton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Brown
1570 – 1623
Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Townsend
1550 – 1606
Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret Rogers
1552 – 1624
Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Martin Brown
1550 – 1616
Hinton In The Hedges, England
Margarett Cooke,
1556 – 1614
Bassingham, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Christ Townsend
1526 –
John Rogers
1533 – 1594
Margaret Redman
1539 – 1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Townsend's Descendants

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William Townsend (17 Sep 1601 – 17 Sep 1668) m. Hannah Penn (1607 – 17 Jan 1699)
  1. 1. Sarah Shore (Abt. 1636 – Bef. 21 Apr 1699) m. William Lawrence (Abt. 1632 – abt 1702)
    1. 1. John (Direct) Lawrence (1658 – abt 1698)
      1. 1. Mary Lawrence m. Edmund Lush (Aug 1676 – 10 Dec 1732)
        1. 1. Hannah Lush (18 Mar 1707 – 23 May 1765) m. Christopher Davie (10 Mar 1700 – 9 April 1765)

William Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1601
17 Sep 1601
Birth of William Townsend in London, Middlesex, , England
London, Middlesex, , England
1668
17 Sep 1668
Age 67
Death of William Townsend in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1601
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1668
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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