Solomom Townsend II1
M, b. circa 1703
| Father | Solomon Townsend b. c 1672 |
| Mother | Catherine Almy b. 22 Jan 1673/74 |
Solomom was born in the Town of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Long Island, New York. Solomom married Lydia Tillinghast. Solomon was a mariner. There are six vessels registered to him either under his own name or with partners at Newport. It has been said that Solomon was "engaged in the 'Mahogany Trade'". All of his brothers were engaged in the business of making excellent mahogany furniture, It has been suggested that Solomon was also in the family business of bringing that tropical wood to Newport either from Honduras, the Indies or even Africa.
Family | Lydia Tillinghast |
Citations
- [S453] Martha Burke, Solomon Townsend of Rhode Island, Solomon, a mariner, md. Lydia Tillinghast. There are 6 vessels registered to Solomon either under his own name or with partners at New-port. Many years ago a researcher started to write about Solomon and then said that Solomon was "engaged in the 'Mahogany Trade'". This was interpreted to mean that Solomon was a slaver and the subject of Solomon was dropped. Too bad, since all of Solomon's brothers were engaged in the business of making excellent mahogany furniture, I suggest that Solomon was also in the family business of bringing that tropical wood to Newport either from Honduras, the Indies or even Africa. Lydia Tillinghast Townsend is buried in Newport's Common Ground with several small children. There is no stone for Solomon. At the pre-sent, there seems to be no information on a family, if any survived.