William Downe

From the pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents : Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive. (2017). Internet Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2017, from page 143

DOWNES, DOWNS, William, servant, before Gen. Court in 1635. Settled at Boston; merchant; had large estate. He m. Hannah, dau. of Mr. Samuel Appleton. They sold to her bro. Samuel and sister Judith in 1676, her share in the est. of her gr. fa. Wm. Paine. [Ips. De. IV, 62.] Admin, of his est. granted 6 April, 1693, to Penn Townsend and others.

Comment: is this referring to two different people?

From Savage, Vol. 2, page 65

DOWNE, DOWNS, or DOWNES, WILLIAM, Boston 1676, m. Hannah, eldest ch. of Samuel Appleton of Ipswich. Six of this name had been gr. at Harv. bef. 1823.

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Agreement with William Payne to Build a Wharf in Boston on 30 Dec 1674

related to Edmund Downes ?

• Reference: Ancestry Records - SmartCopy: Feb 6 2017, 21:49:01 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 6 2017, 22:24:14 UTC
• William Downes; Male; Birth: About 1648 Of, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Death: 1692; Baptism: 25 SEP 1926; Endowment: 26 AUG 1927; Sealing to Spouse: 09 JUN 1947; Hannah Appleton; Spouse: Hannah Appleton; Sealing to Spouse: 09 JUN 1947; Film Number: 184787 Page Number: Reference number: Other information: Record of LDS Church ordinance (living or proxy). Search performed using PAF Insight on 21 Aug 2006
• Citation Information Transcript MARY TORREY; Female; Birth: 1651; Spouse: WILLIAM DOWNES; Marriage: About 1681 Of In, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Other information Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 02 Jun 2006 Source Information Title International Genealogical index
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 6 2017, 23:52:06 UTC