Joseph Townsend

1665 -

• Name	Joseph Townsend
  	Father: Thomas Townsend (____-1700) Mother: Mary Davis [5]
  Birth	23 Oct 1665	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [5]
  First Marriage	22 May 1690 (24 years)  [5]
  He married first Elizabeth Berry Children: 1. Mary Townsend (1690-____) 2. Elizabeth Townsend (1692-____)
  History	17 Oct 1691 (25 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Living	1698 to 1699 (32 years)	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [5]
  Living	1699 to 1713 (33 years)	Malden, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [5]
  Third Marriage	1702 (36 years)	Malden, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 3, 5]
  He married third Sarah Atwells. Children: 1. Jacob Townsend (1703-1767) 2. Sarah Townsend (1705-____) 3. Priscilla Townsend (1707-____) 4. Timothy Townsend (1710-____) 5. Hannah Townsend (1712-____) 6. Jerusha Townsend (1717-____)
  Probate/Proved	14 Oct 1720 (54 years)	Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [5]
  Administration was granted to his widow, Sarah, on 14 October 1720.
  Person ID, Branch	I10652
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Judith Woodman,   b. 18 Nov 1667, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 5 Feb 1700/01, Malden, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1694	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 10 months - She : 26 years and 9 months.
  Children	1696 to 1700  [1]
  1. Judith Townsend (1696-____) 2. Judith Townsend (1698-____) 3. Joseph Townsend (1700-____)
  Family ID	F2156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 23 Oct 1665 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 9 Aug 1694 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Living - 1698 to 1699 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Living - 1699 to 1713 - Malden, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Third Marriage - 1702 - Malden, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Probate/Proved - 14 Oct 1720 - Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S172] Corey, Deloraine P. Births Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Malden Massachusetts 1649-1850 , (Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press, 1903). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Joseph Townsend and Judith Woodman. [S2613] Sargent, Aaron. "Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Malden", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XII, 1858). [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985). [S2612] Waters, Henry F. "Sketch of the Family of Thomas Townsend of Lynn.", (Salem, Massachusetts: Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, 1883).