Job Townsend1

M, b. circa 1699, d. 18 January 1765
FatherSolomon Townsend b. c 1672
MotherCatherine Almy b. 22 Jan 1673/74
     Job was born circa 1699 in the Town of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Long Island, New York. Job married Rececca Casey circa 1722 in Newport County, Rhode Island. Job departed this life on Friday, 18 January 1765 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. He was buried at Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, in the Clifton Burying Ground.

Family

Rececca Casey b. 11 Nov 1702, d. 30 Jan 1783

Citations

  1. [S453] Martha Burke, Solomon Townsend of Rhode Island, Job4 b. 1699/1700 in the Town of Oyster Bay, d. 18 Jan 1765 at Newport, R.I. Job md. Rebecca Case and they had a family. She b. 11 Nov 1702, d. 30 Jan 1783. They are buried in Clifton Ground, Newport, RI.
    Family of JOB TOWNSEND4 (Solomon, John, John) and Rebecca (Casey)
    1.     Catherine5, b. 30 Sep 1723, d. 7 Jun 1744;
    Rebecca, b. 26 Jan 1724, d. 26 May 1799, rod. William Engs, Sr.. He d 17 Sep 1800.
    3.     Job, Jr. b. 9 Sep 1726, d. 1778, md. Deborah Taylor, dau of Peter and Thankful Taylor
    4.     Hannah, b. 20 June1728, md. John Goddard on 7 Aug 1746 at Ne w-port. She d. 8th of 11th mo., 1800 and is buried in Friend's Ground, Newport.
    5.     Sarah, b. 8 Mar 1729
    6.     Susannah, b. 19 Nov 1731, md . James Goddard on 17 Jan 1750. He d. in 1757.
    7.     Mary, b. 20 Jun 1733, d. 14 Jun 1783;
    8.     Philena, b. 2 Jan 1734, d. 16 Jun 1735;
    9.     Edmund, b. 13 May 1736, d. 28 Nov 1811, md. Mrs. Elizabeth Mumford on 7 Jan 1772. She d. 10 Feb 1815.
    10.     Philena (again) b. 29 May 1738, d. 19 Jun 1729
    11.     Elizabeth, b. 29 Mar 1740, d. 3 Apr 1739
    12.     Thomas, b 7 Jun 1741, d. 3 Aug 1741
    13.     Thomas (again), b. 30 Jan1742, d. Mar 1826. He md. (I) Mary Dyre, dau of Capt. Samuel Dyre, Jr. She d. 16 Dec 1766 and Thomas md (2) Mehitable Earl, dau of David Earl. She d. 8 Aug 1775 and Thomas md (3) Elizabeth ( ). Who d. 15 Jul 1810. Ref: Job Townsend's Bible and Newport Cemeteries.
    In the above you have the foundation of the famous Newport furniture makers with the exception of Thomas, who was never engaged in furniture making for he was an Innnkeeper.
    The Townsends and the Goddards worked separately and jointly to produce the furniture which now sells at auction in the millions of dollars. For good pictures see back issues of the magazine ANTIQUES and to understand the unique craftsmanship, see MASTER CRAFTSMEN OF NEW-PORT, by Michael Moses.