TOWNSEND/TOWNSHEND

Walter Atte Townshende, sometimes referred to  as Walter Ad Finem Ville, Ad Exitum Ville, or Atte Towneshende, all traditionally meaning "at town's end," but in Norman dialect could be "town holder."  The silent "h" and the final "e" were dropped about 1500 as superfluous, returning to the noble branch of the family soon after 1580.  see The Townshend Family of Lynn in Old and New England by Charles Henry Townshend, 1882

Thomas Atte Tunneshende (1247-1272)

John Tunneshende (1265-1304) married Alice

William Tunneshende (c1285)

Peter Atte Townshende (c1305-after1371)

Roger de Townshende (1325-1400) married about 1349 Catherine Atherton of Sussex, daughter of John de Atherton of Sussex (c1295)

Sir Thomas de Townshende, Lord of Raynham (c1355-1 Apr 1421) married about 1379 Agnes Payne, daughter of William Payne.  Lived at Raynham, Norfolk

Sir Roger Townshend (c1360-Feb 1466) married Eleanor Giggs of Rollesby, Norfolk, daughter of Thomas Giggs.  Lived at Raynham, Norfolk.

Sir John Townshend (c1400-16 Feb 1465/6) married Agnes; or Joan, daughter of Sir Robert Lunsford

Sir Roger Townshend (c1430-9 Nov 1493) married Eleanor Lundsford (c1430-8 Oct 1500) daughter of William  Lunsford and Thomasine Barrington of Sussex.  Sir Roger was a lawyer, justice, and Member of Parliament, lived at Raynham, Norfolk.
. 1. Roger Townshend (1477-1552) married Anne de Brewse; see below
. 2. Thomas Townshend
. 3. Anne Townshend married Sir Philip Cressner of Attleborough, Norfolk
. 4. Anne Townshend married Humphrey Castell of Revingham, Norfolk
. 5. Thomasin Townshend married Thomas Woodhouse of Kimberly, Norfolk
. 6. daughter married Sir William Clopton of Kentwell, Suffolk

Sir Roger Townsend (1477-25 Nov 1552) married Anne de Brewse (1474-25 Jul 1551) daughter of Sir William de Brewse of Stinton Hall and Elizabeth Hopton.  Sir Roger was a lawyer, justice, sheriff, Member of Parliament, and Commissioner for several causes.  He greatly expanded his estates, centered at Raynham.
. 1. John Townsend (d.1540) married Eleanor Hayden, daughter of Sir John Hayden
. . 11. Richard Townsend (c1518-1551) married Catherine Brown, daughter of Sir Humphrey Brown

. 2. Robert Townsend (1512-1556) married Alice Poppy; see below
. 3. George Townsend married a daughter of Sir John Thurston
. 4. Roger Townsend (d.1537/8)
. 5. Thomas Townsend
. 6. Giles Townsend (d.1554)
. 7. Susan Townsend married Sir Edmund Windham
. 8. Katherine Townsend married Sir Henry Beddingfield 

Sir Robert Townsend (1512-8 Feb 1555/6) m.1 Oct 1534 Alice Poppy (1510)  daughter of Sir Robert Poppy of Twyford, Norfolk.   Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law, Lord Chief Justice of Chester.  Lived in Ludlow, Shropshire.  Knighted in 1545.  Order of children not specified in source.
. 1. Thomas Townsend (d.1591) m.1558 Elizabeth Periente; see below
. 2. Robert Townsend (buried 28 Aug 1614) m.30 Apr 1571 Anne Machell (Marshall); of Ludlow, Shropshire
. . . sons: Sir John (1572-1630), Robert, Nicholas, Sydney, Thomas, Henry, Edward.
. 3. Isaac Townsend (1535-3 Jun 1621)
. 4. Sir Henry Townsend (1537-9 Dec 1621) m(1) Susan Hayward; daughter of Sir Rowland;  m(2) Dorothy 
. . . Heveningham; of Cande, Shropshire.  sons: Hayward (1577-1604), John (1692), Henry
. 5. Thomasin Townsend (1538) m(1) William Curson; m(2) William Rugge Repps
. 6. Anne (Amice) Townsend married Raffe (Ralph) Dutton
. 7. daughter Townsend married Richard Smythe
. 8. Bridget Townsend married Henry Acton
. 9. Grace Townsend married Ambrose Gilbert
10. Alice Townsend (d.1617) m(1) Humphrey Archer; m(2) Edward Coles 

Thomas Townsend (d.15 Jun 1591) m.25 Jun 1558 Elizabeth Periente (1536-20 Jun 1580), daughter of George Periente and widow of Humphrey Styles. Lived at Bracon-Ash, Norfolk.  Remaining Catholic, they once entertained Queen Elizabeth, but he never received his knighthood. Their estates dwindled paying fines for not attending Church of England services.  Thomas married(2) 1581/2 Anne d'Oyly, daughter of Henry d'Oyly (d.1591) several of their children died young, only Alice and Mary surviving.
. 1. Katherine Townsend m(1) Sir Humphrey Drewell; m(2) John Bacon; m(3) John Spring
. 2. Roger Townsend (bapt. 5 Jul 1563, buried 22 Jun 1573)
. 3. Thomas Townsend (bapt. 25 Sep 1566, buried 2 Jan 1566/7)
. 4. Henry Townsend (bapt. 31 May 1568-22 Dec 1677) see below
. 5. Alice Townsend (1583)
. 6. Mary Townsend (1586) 

Henry Townsend (31 May 1568-22 Aug 1625) m.5 Nov 1590 Margaret Forthe (1570-23 Jun 1596) daughter of Robert Forthe (d.23 Jul 1596) and Martha Box; married at St John Zacharias in London. lived in Bracon-Ash, Norfolk, until 1599, when he sold it and moved to Gedding, Suffolk.  He m(2) Anne Calthorpe, daughter of Bertram Calthorpe.
. 1. Robert Townsend (18 Jun 1591-1660)
. 2. Arthur Townsend (16 Nov 1593) died as a child
. 3. Thomas Townsend (8 Jan 1594/5-22 Dec 1677) married Mary Newgate (1598-1692) see below
. 4. Elizabeth Townsend (1596) married Henry Ballard (1575)
. . 41. William Ballard (12 Feb 1603-1639) m.1628 Elizabeth Lee (1608-1653) moved 1635 to Lynn, MA

Thomas Townsend (8 Jan 1594/5-22 Dec 1677) m.1613 Mary Newgate (1598-28 Feb 1691/2) daughter Phillip Newgate and Joan Hoo; and a cousin of Governor Winthrop. After his father sold Bracon-Ash in 1599, he lived with his father in Gedding, Suffolk, until reaching his majority in 1615, when he went to London to live with his uncle Thomas Forthe, son of Robert Forthe (d.1595).  Moved from London to Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1637, aboard the Handmaid.  
. 1. Thomas Townsend (1637-1700) married Mary Davis; lived in Lynn, Mass.
. 2. Samuel Townsend (1638-21 Dec 1704) m.1660 Abigail Davis; lived in Chelsea, Mass
. 3. John Townsend (1640-1726) m(1) Sarah Pearson; m.1690 Mehetible Brown
. 4. Lydia Townsend (1641-8 Jan 1687/8) married Lawrence Copeland 
. 5. Andrew Townsend (1642-10 Feb 1692) m.1678 Abigail Collins 
. 6. Elizabeth Townsend (1644-19 Nov 1705) m.1669 Samuel Marmion; lived in Concord, Mass

Three brothers traditionally from Norwich, Norfolk, came to New Amsterdam before 1643.  They were not sons of Thomas Townsend of Lynn, but related - probably descendants of Sir Robert Townsend and Alice Poppy above.  Henry reportedly came first, then returned to England and persuaded his brothers to join him.
. 1. John Townsend (c1615-5 Oct 1668) m.1639 Elizabeth (see below)
. 2. Henry Townsend (1619-Mar 1695) m.1649 Ann Coles (1635-aft.1695) lived at Oyster Bay, Long Island
. . . . 31. Henry Townsend (1649-1718) m.c1677 Deborah Underhill (1659-1698)
. . . . 32. Mary Townsend married John Wright
. . . . 33. John Townsend (c1655) called "Mill John" m(1) Joanna; m(2) Esther Smith
. . . . 34. Susanna Townsend (c1655) married Aaron Furman/Forman
. . . . 35. Rose Townsend married Joseph Dickenson
. . . . 36. Elizabeth Townsend (d.13 Sep 1680) unmarried
. . . . 37. Robert Townsend (1667-c1687) unmarried
. 3. Richard Townsend (c1635-May 1671) married c1650 Deliverance Coles,  m(2) Elizabeth Wicks of
. . . Warwick, RI, sister of John Wicks who married Rose Townsend, daughter of John.  Settled finally in
. . . Oyster Bay, LI
. . . . 21. Dinah Townsend (c1651-1732) married Thomas Willets
. . . . 22. Leah Townsend (c1653) married John Williams
. . . . 23. Deliverance Townsend m(1) Benjamin Carman; m(2) Jonathan Lewis
. . . . 24. Hannah Townsend (c1660)
. . . . 25. Mary Townsend
. . . . 26. John Townsend (c1665-c1772) m(1) Phebe Williams; m.1707 Mercey Langdon, widow Willets
. . . . 27. Richard Townsend (1671) married Ruth Marvin

John Townsend (c1615-5 Oct 1668) m.1639 Elizabeth (1621-1684). She is said to have been the daughter of Alexander Montgomery (1576-1610) and Elizabeth Coles, daughter of Thomas - OR - assumed to have been the widow of David Montgomery and the daughter of Robert Coles (d.1655) and therefore the sister of Ann and Deliverance, who married John's brothers.  But that would mean that John and Elizabeth's son Thomas would have married his aunt.  She is also said to have been born in Ireland. But John and Elizabeth were probably married before moving to New Amsterdam, and John's brothers were married after their removal to Rhode Island about 1648, where the Coles lived, and they were married there.  Nothing is proven.
John Townsend, as "Jan Tonson," took up 8 acres of land in New Amsterdam  before the 1643 difficulties with the Indians on Manhattan, and was one of the original patentees of Flushing in October, 1645.  He was always at odds with the Dutch over issues such as the selection of officials and having to pay tithe to the Dutch Church.  While not a Quaker, he and his brother Henry were arrested and fined for countenancing Quakers, so they, with their brother Richard, moved to Warwick, Rhode Island, where all three became members of the Provincial Assembly.  They were among the patentees of Rusdorp, later renamed Jamaica, Long Island, in 1656, having purchased the land from the Indians. They were again arrested on the same charges, and moved in 1661 to Oyster Bay, then under English control.   Elizabeth's will was dated 10 May 1671.
. . 1. John Townsend (c1640-c1709) m(1)  Phebe Williams; m(2) Mary [or m(1) Susanna Harcourt]
. . 2. Thomas Townsend (bapt.14 Dec 1642) baptized "Thomas Tousen" at Dutch Church, and assumed to
. . . . .have died soon after, based on the baptism of "Thomas Thouser" in 1645 (next)
. . 3. Thomas Townsend (bapt.9 Apr 1645-after 1712) m(1) Sarah Coles m(2) Mary Unthank
. . 4. Elizabeth Townsend (c1646-1723) m.c1667 Gideon Wright (1638-1685) m(2) Gershom Lockwood
. . 5. James Townsend (6 Nov 1650-9 Nov 1698) m.c1670 Elizabeth Wright d/o Peter; m.16 Oct 1677 Jane
. . . . Ruddick, d/o Henry;  m.1686 Delivered Pratt, d/o John; m.1693 Elizabeth Wright
. . 6. Rose Townsend (c1652-1689) m.c1675 John Wickes; m(2) Samuel Hayden; Warwick, RI
. . 7. Anne Townsend (c1650) probably the Hannah Townsend who married John Weekes
. . 8. Sarah Townsend (c1654)
. . 9. George Townsend (c1661-1697) m.17 Nov 1684 Mary Hawxhurst; m(2) Meribah Harcourt
. 10. Daniel Townsend (c1663-2 Jul 1702) m.c1688 Susannah Forman; Putnam County, NY

Thomas Townsend (bapt.9 Apr 1645-26 Sep 1715) m(1) Sarah Coles, youngest daughter of Robert Coles (d.1684), m(2)1684 Mary Unthank, widow of Col. Job Almy (d.1684) and daughter of Christopher and Susanna Unthank.  Thomas was Town Clerk of Oyster Bay, moving to Rhode Island about 1692.  He died in Portsmouth, RI.
. . 1. Temperance Townsend (4 Jul 1665-19 Aug 1682) 
. . 2. John Townsend (28 Apr 1672-6 Nov 1709) m.1 Apr 1692 Rebekah Almy (26 Jan 1671-24 Feb 1703);
. . . . .m.1706 Rose Wright (c1670)
. . 3. Freelove Townsend (29 Dec 1674-July 1726) m.1695 Thomas Jones, see below
. . 4. Sylvanus Townsend (1676) moved to North Salem, NY, in 1740    [OR - 28 Aug 1667-8 Oct 1680]
. . 5. Sarah Townsend (10 Jun 1679-1731) m.1702 Abraham Underhill (1679-1713)
. . 6. Mary Townsend (14 Nov 1681)
. . 7. Phebe Townsend (d.26 Dec 1726)

Freelove Townsend (29 Dec 1674-July 1726) m.1695 Thomas Jones (1665-13 Dec 1713) and lived at Massapeaqua, now Fort Neck, Long Island, a gift from her father.  She married (2) Major Timothy Bagley.
. . 1. Sarah L Jones (1695-18 Aug 1696)
. . 2. David Jones (16 Sep 1699-11 Oct 1775) m.22 Nov 1722 Anne Willet (1704-1751) married(2)
. . . . Margaret Willet, widow of John Tredwell, and niece of his first wife.
. . 3. Freelove Jones (1700-before 1768) m.1719 Jacob Smith (1690-1757) see below
. . 4. Thomas Jones (1701-13 Nov 1741)
. . 5. Sarah Jones (11 Mar 1703) married 19 Oct 1719 Gerardus Clowes (1699-1752)
. . 6. Margaret Jones (1706-before 1768) m(1) Ezekiel Smith; m(2) John Hill
. . 7. William Jones (25 Apr 1708-29 Aug 1779) m.22 Apr 1731 Phebe Jackson (1715-1800)
. . 8. Elizabeth Jones (1710) m.30 May 1730 Jacomiah Mitchell

Margaret Edwards (1789-1864) m.1821 Thomas Tate (1775-1838)

Thomas Edwards Tate (1821-1914) m.1845 Mary Vernon Cutrer (1825-1892)

Frances Mary Tate (1852-1881) m.1871 Walter Edwin Tynes (1848-1928)

Jeanne Marie Tynes (1878-1958) m.1913 Carson B Matthews (1874-1948)

Frances Mary Tate Matthews (1917) m.1949 Virgil Raymond Liptrap (1907-1977)

James Matthews Liptrap (1951)