William Downs

M, b. circa 1700, d. 3 January 1771
FatherWilliam Downs b. 1 Feb 1667/68, d. 2 Mar 1707/8
MotherAbigail Ryder b. c 1672, d. 28 Dec 1751
     William was born circa 1700 in Aquabogue in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. William married Mehitable Hallock on 18 March 1723 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.1 William and Margaret had children: Peter [1729-1804] [m. 1771 Mary Reeves], David [1731-9/27/1798] [m. 1760 Elizabeth Paine] William [11/00/1738-11/00/1738]. William's wife, an unknown person , died on 20 November 1738 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, leaving him a widower. William married 2nd Penelope Ryder on 6 September 1742 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.2 William and Penelope had children: William [1742-8/23/1781] [m. Sarah Wells], Deborah [1744], Mary [1746], Anna [1748-7/18/1798] & Bethiah l1750-8/00/1779]. William departed this life on Thursday, 3 January 1771 in Jamesport, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He was buried there. The inscription on his tombstone reads: Here lies the body of William Downs who Departed this life In the yr 1771.3

Family 1

Mehitable Hallock d. 20 Nov 1738

Family 2

Penelope Ryder b. 1710, d. 16 Aug 1771

Citations

  1. [S181] William Salmon, The Salmon Records, a Private Registar of Marriages & Deaths of the Residents of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, N.Y., and of persons more or less closely associated with that place, 1696-1811., p. 123.
  2. [S506] Note: The Suffolk Gazette, Marriages and Deaths, from article published in the Long Island Forum, Suffolk County Historical Society, Riverhead, NY, Seaman, Mary Thomas, (New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, April 1893).
  3. [S1275] Find a grave.