Three Townsend brothers John, Henry, and Richard arrived in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York in the mid-1600s. No parents or a place of birth have been identified.

Documentation

The Memorial of John, Henry, and Richard TOWNSEND, and their descendants, New York, 1865, W. A. Townsend, publisher, commonly known as the TM is a key publication for this family group. The Society is continually updating this work and drawing descendant lines down to the mid-19^th century.

There is a substantial amount of information in various forms on this Townsend group – check the

Download Area for Oyster Bay.