Parent Townsend

• Not the same as Robert Townsend
• Not the same as Thomas Townsend, Sr., of Lynn
• Not the same as Henry Townsend, Esquire of Brackon Ash & Margaret Townsend

Y DNA test evidence suggests different origins for the 3 Townsend brothers who came to Long Island.

The father of the three brothers, John, Henry and Richard of Oyster Bay has never been idientified nor where they came from. Any supposed parents for the three is simply wrong.

Lew www.TownsendSociety.org

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Courtesy of Jan Mason:

Biography Disagreement exists surrounding the facts of Henry Townsend's place of birth and his parentage. The work Ancestral Heads of New England Familie from 1923 suggests that Henry Townsend was the son of Thomas Townsend (1594-1677) and Mary Newgate (1595-1692). These facts are disputed by findings of the "Townsend Surname DNA Project," conducted by the Townsend Society of America, a well-respected member organization composed of members with Townsend lineage. Henry Townsend (Norwich) These findings suggest that Henry Townsend was not the son of Thomas Townsend and Mary Newgate and that these families have "completely different DNA" according to Townsend Society sources.Naturally this raises questions surrounding date of birth of Henry Townsend, and to the date that he and his two brothers Richard and John emigrated to the colonies.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Townsend_(Norwich)_

While some disagreement exists surrounding origins, general agreement exists around other aspects of John Townsend's biography. John was one of the original settlers of Flushing, having been granted a patent by Gov. Keift in 1645. [4] He and his brother Henry Townsend settled there. Henry Townsend supported the Quakers which created political difficulties with the Dutch governor, Peter Stuyvesant, leading the Townsend brothers moved to Warwick, Rhode Island, where they became members of the Provincial Assembly.[5]

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References

• Townsend, James C; Charlotte Aurelia Winder Townsend; and Harry Macy. A memorial of John, Henry, and Richard Townsend and their descendants. (s.n.], 1976). < FamilySearch >