George Townsend, II

1/2. George Townsend. Born October 18/1687, died May 11/1762. He was a surveyor. In 1712 the town gave him one whole right on which he built a house where he lived his whole life. He married on March 18/1711, Rosanna Coles, born October 2/1691, died June 19/1757, daughter of Nathaniel and Rose (Wright) Coles of Oyster Bay, see subject 618, page 3.

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• 2/1. Rosanna Townsend, born March 14/1712, died about 1780. She married in 1730, Hezekiah Cock, born at Oyster Bay, September 28/1703, died April 4/1768, son of John and Dorothy (Harcourt) Cock, see subject 306, page 1. After Hezekiah's death, Rosanna married, 2nd, as his second wife, Daniel Underhill, born 1700, died 1790, son of John and Elizabeth (Willets) Underhill: they were later separated and had no children. Daniel had married, 1st, Abigail Crooker, born 1703, died November 4/1765, and they had five children.
• 2/2. George Townsend, born November 12/1715, died May 14/1802. He was a tall large man of strong original mind, great energy and an active Whig: he was called Squire. He married on November 18/1743 Rosannah Youngs, born June 15/1725, died December 12/1794, daughter of Samuel and Penelope (Allen) Youngs of East Norwich, L.I. They had eight children.
• 2/3. William Townsend, born February 13/1715, died May 5/1777 of smallpox. He married in 1741, Elizabeth Cook, born December 14/1715, died November 30/1794, twin daughter of Henry and Mary (Feake) Cock: they lived at Duck Pond. He was a man of unquestioned integrity and was executor of many estates. In the Revolution, he was a warm Whig and in consequence had his house filled with both troops and refugees, to his great loss and annoyance.