William Downton (1665 - abt. 1717)

Born 12 Apr 1665 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lovell) Downton — married 1695 in Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1717 at about age 51 in Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

William Downton was born 12 Apr 1665 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

He was the son of William Downton and Rebecka.^[1]

William married Mary Lovell in 1695 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.^[2]
Note: this marriage appears in Torrey, but is missing from the Town Records.

Children of William and Mary include:

• William, b 8 Apr 1695 Ipswich^[3]
• Mary, b 7 Apr 1696 Ipswich ^[3]
• Eliza, b 4 Jun 1698 Ipswich^[3]

William’s probate administration was 1 Apr 1717 in Ipswich. He was a mariner.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1916-) Vol. 1, Page 263.
2. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Ancestry Record NewEnglandMarriages #147435
   Name: Mary Downton
   Maiden Name: Lovell
   Gender: Female
   Marriage Date: 1695
   Marriage Place: New England, USA (image has Ipswich)
   Spouse: William Downton
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1910) Vol. 1, Page 124.
4. ↑ Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1638-1840. Salem, MA, USA: Essex County. Ancestry Record 4592 #10620
   Name: William Douton
   Probate Date: 1 Apr 1717
   Residence Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
   Occupation: Mariner
   Probate Type: administration
   Inferred Death Year: 1717
   Inferred Death Place: Massachusetts, British America
   File Number: 8202

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