~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of HENRY & MARGARET (FORTHE) TOWNSEND, he was baptized on January 8, 1595 at Bracon-Ash Norfolk, England. He was mentioned in his father's will in 1625 and received 400 pounds. His first wife was Elizabeth Mansfield, who was born in about 1602. They were married 05 Nov 1618 in London, England and she is the mother of his older children and the daughter of Andrew Mansfield and Elizabeth Walton, all of Bracon Ash. He and his family may have immigrated as early as 1635, but probably closer to 1637/8 settling in Lynn, Mass. It is unknown whether he married his second wife and my ancestor, MARY NEWGATE, before leaving England or after he arrived in the colonies.
He was made a freeman at Lynn, Mass. in 1639. In 1638 he had received a grant of land at Lynn of 60 acres with Lord Brook & others, and he later owned land at Rumney Marsh and Chelsea. He spoke out against the harsh treatment that the Puritans in Lynn & Salem gave the Quakers.
ELIZABETH (TOWNSEND) MERIAM, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Townsend, was my ancestor.
The son of HENRY & MARGARET (FORTHE) TOWNSEND, he was baptized on January 8, 1595 at Bracon-Ash Norfolk, England. He was mentioned in his father's will in 1625 and received 400 pounds. His first wife was Elizabeth Mansfield, who was born in about 1602. They were married 05 Nov 1618 in London, England and she is the mother of his older children and the daughter of Andrew Mansfield and Elizabeth Walton, all of Bracon Ash. He and his family may have immigrated as early as 1635, but probably closer to 1637/8 settling in Lynn, Mass. It is unknown whether he married his second wife and my ancestor, MARY NEWGATE, before leaving England or after he arrived in the colonies.
He was made a freeman at Lynn, Mass. in 1639. In 1638 he had received a grant of land at Lynn of 60 acres with Lord Brook & others, and he later owned land at Rumney Marsh and Chelsea. He spoke out against the harsh treatment that the Puritans in Lynn & Salem gave the Quakers.
ELIZABETH (TOWNSEND) MERIAM, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Townsend, was my ancestor.
~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of HENRY & MARGARET (FORTHE) TOWNSEND, he was baptized on January 8, 1595 at Bracon-Ash Norfolk, England. He was mentioned in his father's will in 1625 and received 400 pounds. His first wife was Elizabeth Mansfield, who was born in about 1602. They were married 05 Nov 1618 in London, England and she is the mother of his older children and the daughter of Andrew Mansfield and Elizabeth Walton, all of Bracon Ash. He and his family may have immigrated as early as 1635, but probably closer to 1637/8 settling in Lynn, Mass. It is unknown whether he married his second wife and my ancestor, MARY NEWGATE, before leaving England or after he arrived in the colonies.
He was made a freeman at Lynn, Mass. in 1639. In 1638 he had received a grant of land at Lynn of 60 acres with Lord Brook & others, and he later owned land at Rumney Marsh and Chelsea. He spoke out against the harsh treatment that the Puritans in Lynn & Salem gave the Quakers.
ELIZABETH (TOWNSEND) MERIAM, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Townsend, was my ancestor.
The son of HENRY & MARGARET (FORTHE) TOWNSEND, he was baptized on January 8, 1595 at Bracon-Ash Norfolk, England. He was mentioned in his father's will in 1625 and received 400 pounds. His first wife was Elizabeth Mansfield, who was born in about 1602. They were married 05 Nov 1618 in London, England and she is the mother of his older children and the daughter of Andrew Mansfield and Elizabeth Walton, all of Bracon Ash. He and his family may have immigrated as early as 1635, but probably closer to 1637/8 settling in Lynn, Mass. It is unknown whether he married his second wife and my ancestor, MARY NEWGATE, before leaving England or after he arrived in the colonies.
He was made a freeman at Lynn, Mass. in 1639. In 1638 he had received a grant of land at Lynn of 60 acres with Lord Brook & others, and he later owned land at Rumney Marsh and Chelsea. He spoke out against the harsh treatment that the Puritans in Lynn & Salem gave the Quakers.
ELIZABETH (TOWNSEND) MERIAM, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Townsend, was my ancestor.
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