Micajah
Townsend
Born in New York Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Townsend
and Ester (Smith) Townsend
Brother of
Sarah (Townsend) Wright, Hannah (Townsend) Hawkhurst [half], Mehitable Townsend, Zeruiah Townsend, Jotham Townsend, Jonadab Townsend and John Townsend
Husband of
Elizabeth (Platt) Townsend
— married
23 Apr 1732 in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York
Husband of
Meribah (Cock) Townsend
— married
Dec 1760 [location unknown]
Husband of
Anne Coles
— married
19 Jan 1764 in New York Colony
Descendants 
Died
at about age 82
in Oyster Bay, Queens, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jun 2013
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Biography
Micajah was born about 1699
- Married:
- 1) Elizabeth Platt
- 2) Meribah Cock
- 3) Anne Coles in c1764
Sources
- Named in Brother's 1752 WILL New York, New York Probates. Vol 18, page 150
- Jotham Townsend of Oyster Bay, Queens on Nassau Island, Colony of New York
- Wife: An Townsend
- Son: John Townsend (no children yet)
- Granddaughter: Freelove Townsend Willmat
- Brother: Micajah Townsend - his son Jotham Townsend
- Brother: Absolam Townsend - his daughter An Townsend
- Executors: Daniel Underhill; brother Micajah Townsend
- Witn: Henry Townsend; Henry Wheeler; Joseph Underhill
- Will written: 14 January 1752
- Will proven: 4 August 1752
- .......
- 1781/1782 WILL New York, New York Probates. Vol 34, page 527
- Micajah Townsend of Oyster Bay, Queens, Nassau Island, yeoman
- Wife Anne Townsend
- Covenant dated 19 Jan 1764 executed to Joseph Daniel and Caleb Coles as Trustees for their sister, his wife Anne.
- Eldest son: Platt Townsend
- Son: Epenetus Townsend
- Son: Micah Townsend
- Son: Jotham Townsend
- Brother: John Townsend, deceased
- Executors: 4 sons and nephew John Wright
- Witn: Samson Crooker; William Laton; Jerimiah Tappen
- Will written: 30 April 1781
- Codicil: 15 May 1781
- Will proven: 6 May 1782
- .......
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to David Townsend for creating WikiTree profile Townsend-2037 through the import of ester_smith_descendants_flakey.ged on Jun 21, 2013.
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