William Downs1
M, b. 1 February 1667/68, d. 2 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 (?) He was christened there on 23 February 1667/68.2 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, Abigail Jr. William departed this life on Friday, 2 March 1707/8 in Aquabogue in the Town of Southold at age 40 years, 1 month and 1 day. He was buried there in the First Presbyterian Church burying ground in the village of Southold.
Children of William Downs and Abigail Ryder
- Abigail Downs b. c 1698
- William Downs b. c 1700, d. 3 Jan 1771
- Elizabeth Downs b. 18 Sep 1702, d. 20 Oct 1722
- John Downs+ b. 17 Jul 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.
- [S2246] Boston, MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630-1699: William Downs, son of John& Dorothy Downs, baptized 23 February 1667/68.