William Downs1
M, b. 1 February 1667/68, d. March 1707/8
William was born on Wednesday, 1 February 1667/68 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was the son of John Downs and Dorothy (?) William married Abigail Ryder, daughter of Thomas Ryder II and Abigail Terry, circa 1697 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. William was a cooper. He & his family resided at Aquabogue, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York. 1698, William and Abigail and his wife, [ROF:Southold Town] werelisted on the Southold Town Census. Enumerated in this household were William Downs, Abigaill, Abijah Jr. William departed this life in March 1707/8 in Aquabogue in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
Children of William Downs and Abigail Ryder
- Abigail Downs b. c 1698
- William Downs b. c 1700, d. 3 Jan 1771
- John Downs+ b. c 1704, d. 16 Jul 1745
Citations
- [S187] Indexed by Rosanne Conway Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York: Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York, page 49.