History and Genealogy of the Cock, Cocks, Cox Family: Descended from James and Sarah Cock, of Killingworth Upon Matinecock, in the Township of Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.

By George William Cocks, John Cox

Compiled by George William Cocks

Published by privately printed, 1914

JOHN (3) TOWNSEND (John, ?Robert), b. ; d. Oyster Bay. about

1716; m. : 1st. Susannah Harcurt, b. ; d. before 1696; dau. of

Richard and Elizabeth (Potter) Harcurt, of Warwick, R. I., and Oyster Bay. L. I.

After his father's death lie removed to "the Farms" at Lusum, now Jericho,

and lived for n while at West Neck, South Oysterbay. He m. 2d, Phebe ,

family name unknown, no issue.

Issue by 1st marriage; order uncertain:

I Elizabeth, b. abt. 1665; m. 1st. 16S5. as his 3d wife, Theophllus Phillips, of

Newtown. L. I. She m. 2d, by Friends Ceremony 2/9 mo. (Nov.) 1690,

Thomas Powell, "late of HuntiiiRton," L. I.

II Solomon, b. ; m. Catharine Almy, dau. of Col. Job and Mary (Unthank)

Almy, of R, I.

III Hannah, b. ; m. John Weekes. son of Francis and Elizabeth (Luther)

Weekes, of Oyster Bay.

IV James, b. ; m. Audrey Almy. dau. of Col. Job and Mary (Unthank)

Almy, of R. I.

V ?Rachel, b. ; ra. Job Wright, son of Peter and Alice ( ) Wright,

of Oyster Bay.

VI Nathaniel, b. ; m. ?Ellzabeth Blrdsall, dau. of Benjamin and Mercy (

Forman) Blrdsall.

VII Thomas, b. ; m. Sarah Pearsall, dau. of Nathaniel and Martha (Seaman )

Pearsall. "

VIII ?John. b. : m. Catharine ?Wllllts, dau. of Thomas and Catharine (

Hallock) Wlllits.

-------------------- He moved from Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York to Cape May, New Jersey about 1690 and became one of the Cape's first white men. Secured ‘Quaker Lease’ with local Indians (he paid fairly for his land and honored his lease.) During later Indian raids, all such holders of Quaker Leases were left unmolested while those not without were often murdered in barbarous fashion.

John Townsend

	birt: ABT 1656

plac: Nassau, Long Island, New York

deat: 5 JAN 1721

plac: Cape May Co., New Jersey

marr:

marr: 1707

plac: Haddonfield, Burlington, New Jersey

	Phebe Williams

			birt: ABT 1656

deat: 9 AUG 1704

marr:

Mary Langdon

marr: 1707

plac: Haddonfield, Burlington, New Jersey

birt:

deat:

Children

Silvanus Townsend

birt:

deat: 25 SEP 1711

< Sarah Townsend

birt: 1683

deat: 22 SEP 1711

< Robert Townsend

birt: 1685

deat: 1772

< Richard Townsend

birt: 7 FEB 1681

plac: Upper Twsp., Cape May Co., New Jersey

deat: 30 MAY 1737

plac: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

marr: 16 JUN 1704

plac: Dublin Twsp, Phil Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Phebe Townsend

birt: 8 SEP 1705

deat: