Person:William Tosh (1)

Name	William Tosh
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	8 Jul 1659	New Shoreham, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage	1680	New Shoreham, Rhode Islandto Penelope Niles
Death^[2]	3 Dec 1691	Rhode Island, United StatesDrowned

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↑ Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891).

Birthdate probably has a typo - parents weren't married til 1661, and William is listed between Daniel b. 1668 and Mary b. 1669.
↑ Friedlander, Mary Banning. "Block Island Settlers of Joshua’s Town, Lyme, Connecticut, 1701-1800", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Vol. 153 (1999): 323-343.
NEW SHOREHAM LAND:
-10 Nov 1690 William Tosh of New Shoreham sold land belonging to father William Tosh deceased to Robert Guttery of New Shoreham. Rec. 17 Mar 1692. Witnesses: Nathaniel Nyles and Nathaniel Mott.
-10 Mar 1691 John Mott of New Shoreham and Mary Mott my wife to William Tosh of New Shoreham. Rec. 24 Mar 1692/3. Witnesses: Edward Sandy [Sands], Samuel Mott and Nathaniel Nyles.
-27 Mar 1692/3 I John Mott forerly of New Shoreham now of Lyme, Conn. received of Penelope Tosh widow of William Tosh late deceased ... Rec. 4 Apr 1693. Witnesses: Nathaniel Mott and J. Raymond.