Family:John Townsend and Elizabeth Pococke (1)

The proposed marriage between John Townsend and Elizabeth Pococke caused some concern among the Quakers, and David Greene speculates that it was the bride's age that may have been the reason.^[1]

John and Elizabeth probably immigrated to Pennsylvania with his nephew Joseph and niece Joan in 1712, and they stayed temporarily with his brother Richard in Chester County.^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} 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 John¹ Townsend from pages 303–6.)

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Humphreys, Arthur Lee. Bucklebury : a Berkshire parish, the home of Bolingbroke 1701-1715. (Reading England: The author, 1932)
   359.

   Extracted from the minutes of the Newbury and Oare Monthly Meeting:
   
   On 16 11m [January] 1693[/4], “John Tounsen, of the Parish of Bucklebury, carpenter, and Elizabeth Pococke, daughter of Edward Pococke, of the Parish of Hamsted Noris, apeared in our meeting and declared their intention of marriage; and it was some concern to Friends, and Friends counsiel them to defer it till another Monthly Meeting, and then to bring their Relations with them befor they proceed any further, because Friends was not well satisfied with their Proceedings.”
   
   On 20 1m [March] 169[3/]4, “John Tounsen and Elizabeth Pocoke afores^d appeared in our Meeting the 2^d time, and declared their intentions of Marriage with each other, and Friends hath made Inquire concerning their clearness from all others in that concern and Friends find nothing whereby to obstruct them. So Friends hath left them to accomplish their saide intention of Marridge when they see good.”
   
   Humphreys also writes, “On reference to the register book it appears that the couple were married at Ore on the 8th day of the 2nd month.” [8 April 1694]

3. ↑ Greene cites, “Newbury Monthly Meeting, now Reading and Warborough, 61:46; FHL #813,689.”