Samuel Townsend (1661 - 1723)

Born 12 Jul 1661 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Mellins — married 15 Mar 1694 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Elizabeth (Bucknam) Townsend — married 7 Apr 1701 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1723 at age 62 in Malden, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Samuel Townsend's first wife's surname is unknown. It isn't recorded in their marriage record.^[1] The latter has a dual year (1693/4, which is left out in all of the transcriptions and indexes), this date being in the Julian/Gregorian calendar year overlap, so on the current calendar it was 1694. She wasn't Elizabeth Mellins, who was previously claimed to be Samuel's first wife in this bio. Elizabeth Mellins married Thomas Barlow in 1681. She and Elizabeth (?) Townsend were born in the same year, however, and apparently this and the married name of Samuel's second wife led to this confusion. Samuel's second wife is correct - Elizabeth (Bucknam) Mellins. She was the sister-in-law of Elizabeth (Mellins) Barlow.

Samuel Townsend married Elizabeth Bucknam, widow of John Mellins, April 7, 1701 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^[2]

Name

Name: Samuel /Townsend/^[3][4][5]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 12 Jul 1661

Place: Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States^[6][7]

Death

Death: Age: 61

Date: 18 Nov 1723

Place: Malden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States^[8][9]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA^[10]

Marriage

Husband: Samuel Townsend

Wife: Elizabeth

Child: Abigail Townsend

Relationship to Father: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 15 Mar 1694^[1]

Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Province of MA Bay

Marriage:

Date: 7 Apr 1701

Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts^[11]

Child: Samuel Townsend

Marriage:

Date: 1658

Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States^[12]

Marriage:

Date: About 1661

Place: United States^[13]

Sources

• Source: S-945243757 Repository: #R-1549812381 Title: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7853::0
• Repository: R-1549812381 Name: Ancestry.com

• Source: S-945528813 Repository: #R-1549812381 Title: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,70582::0

• Source: S-945529286 Repository: #R-1549812381 Title: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,3824::0

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," ancestry.com database online (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), "Boston, Births, 1693-1696, Marriages, 1695-1697, Deaths, 1693-1696," image 17.
2. ↑ Richard Mellen of Massachusetts: A Brief Genealogy of the Mellen Family. Sea Genes. pdf. Author: N. P. Maling Publication: seagenes.wordpress.com: 2011 Date: 6 Oct 2012
3. ↑ Source: #S-945529286 APID: 1,3824::70617
4. ↑ Source: #S-945528813 APID: 1,70582::420346
5. ↑ Source: #S-945243757 APID: 1,7853::731904
6. ↑ Source: #S-945529286 APID: 1,3824::70617
7. ↑ Source: #S-945528813 APID: 1,70582::420346
8. ↑ Source: #S-945529286 APID: 1,3824::70617
9. ↑ Source: #S-945528813 APID: 1,70582::420346
10. ↑ Source: #S-945528813 APID: 1,70582::420346
11. ↑ Source: #S-945243757 APID: 1,7853::731904
12. ↑ Source: #S-945528521 APID: 1,5774::2453271
13. ↑ Source: #S-945529286 APID: 1,3824::170616

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Townsend-1411 created through the import of Oct 14 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012 by Pam Carter.