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witchr. proceed. barely escap. with life. WILLIAM, Cambridge 1635,
freem. 18 Apr. 1637, had w. Martha, wh. d. 20 Jan. 1674, s. Peter,
bapt. in Eng. d. Mary, b. 6 Sept. 1637, bapt. at C. was town clk. 1639,
bot. in 1653, a ho. of David Stone, was tythingman 1680, and d. aged
80, 30 Apr. 1685, tho. Harris gives the rec. Mar. wh. I disregard, as
Sewall, in two places, notes his bur. 1 May.

    TOWNSEND, ANDREW, Lynn, perhaps s. or gr.s. of Thomas of the
same, a soldier in Gardner's comp. at the gr. battle, 19 Dec. 1675, of
the Narraganset campaign, when he was wound. for wh. in 1730, he
ask. pension; m. 18 July 1678, Abigail, prob. d. of John Collins, of the
same, had Thomas, b. 12 June 1679; Abigail, 23 Feb. 1681; and Mary,
7 July 1685; was freem. 1691. GEORGE, Reading, by Eaton nam.
among early sett. may have been br. of John of the same. GEORGE,
Warwick, s. of John of the same, m. Meribah, d. of Richard Harcutt.
HENRY, Warwick, on the list of freem. 1655, of wh. I kn. no more, exc.
that he m. Ann, a d. of Robert Cole. He may have been s. of Thomas
of Lynn, and sett. at Oyster Bay on L. I. JAMES, Boston, s. of William,
a carpenter, by w. Elizabeth had James, bapt. 2 July 1671, H. C. 1692;
John, 14 Dec. 1672; Mary, 10 Jan. 1675, d. young; Joseph, b. 24 Jan.
1678; Elizabeth 18 July 1684; Mary, again, 27 Oct. 1687; and Ann, 26
Feb. 1690, posthum. was freem. 1672. He was a housewright, ar. co.
1679, and bef. 17 Dec. 1689, d. intest. when admin. was refus. by his
wid. JOHN, Lynn, perhaps s. of Thomas, and b. in Eng. was of ar. co.
1641, and of the early sett. on L. I. JOHN, Warwick, among the freem.
there of 1655, may have been br. of Henry, or the same as the preced.
had Rose wh. m. John Wicks the sec. His eldest ch. was John; and
others were Thomas, Elizabeth James, Sarah, Ann, George, and Daniel.
His w. was Elizabeth d. of Robert Cole[1]. He d. at Oyster Bay 1669. JOHN,
Reading, freem. 1678, may have been br. of George. JOHN, Lynn, m.
27 Jan. 1669, Sarah Pearson, d. of John of the same, had Sarah, b. 14
Sept. 1672; John, 17 Mar. 1675; Mary 2 Sept. 1677; Hannah, 11
Feb. 1680; and Elizabeth 9 Nov. 1683. Perhaps he was a gr.s. of Thomas.
JOSEPH, Boston, by w. Mary had Joseph, b. 23 Dec. 1665; and sec. w.
Dorothy, perhaps was of Falmouth 1682. MARTIN, Watertown, a
weaver, m. 16 Apr. 1668, Abigail, d. of John Trail, had Abigail, b. 18
Sept. 1669; Martin; Hannah, 6 Oct. 1673, d. at 2 yrs.; John, 26 May
1679, d. at 4 yrs.; Jonathan, Apr. 1688, d. at 3 mos.; Jonathan, again;
and his w. d. 16 Jan. 1691; and he m. 30 Aug. 1693, Esther Perry of
Woburn; but no more ch. is kn. He was a witness 7 Apr. 1691, when
he call. his age 47, and d. in few yrs. * PENN, Boston, s. of William
of the same, wine merch. m. Sarah, youngest d. of the first Isaac Addington,
had Penn, b. 31 July 1674, H. C. 1693; Sarah, 3 Apr. 1677, d.