Family:Richard Townsend and Ann Hutchins (1)

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Facts and Events
Marriage[1][3] 25 May 1677 England25 3rd mo. 1677, Newbury MM
Children
BirthDeath
1.
2.
13 Oct 1680 London, England
18 Feb 1763
3.
Bef 30 May 1736
4.
22 May 1685
Apr 1751
5.
16 Jul 1687
Aft 3 Sep 1731
6.
13 Apr 1732

Family History

In 1682, Richard Townsend, a carpenter working for the Free Society of Traders, with his pregnant wife Ann, their daughter Hannah, and three indentured servants, William Smith, Nathaniel Harrison, and Bartholomew Green, sailed to America on the Welcome.[2] The ship left Deal, England, on 31 August 1682. Ann gave birth to their son James on board the ship on the Delaware River near Upland, Pennsylvania.[1] The ship anchored at Chester, Pennsylvania.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Greene, David L. “Townsend Ancestry of Richard of the Welcome, John of Philadelphia, Joseph of Chester County, and Joan of Chester County”, in Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania)
    42 (4): 293-313, Fall/Winter 2002.

    (See Richard1 Townsend from pages 301–303.)

  2. “A Partial List of the Families who arrived at Philadelphia between 1682 and 1787. With the dates of their arrival. From the original in the possession of the Historical Society”, in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
    8 (1884): 339.

    “The Wellcome Rob Greenway master from London arrived at Upland about the end of ye 8th month 1682.
    Richard Townsend, Carpenter servant to ye Society for 5 years to have £ 50 ann. salary.
    Ann Townsend his Wife & Hannah their Daughter. Wm Smith, Natha: Harrison, Barthol: Green, his servants each for 7 years.”

  3. Greene cites, “Newbury Monthly Meeting, now Reading and Warborough, 65:1; FHL #813,689. The place of the marriage is not given.”