The New England historical and genealogical register . islature, and enjoyedthe good will of all who knew him. Townsend, Maj. David S., Boston, 27 Jan.,ae. 63 nearly; he having been born inBoston, 19 April, 1790—H. C. 1809; en-tered the army in 1812 ; was wounded atChrystlersrield and taken prisoner, andsaved his head from the scalping knifeof the Indians by crawling among somelogs. His wound cost him a leg. Hewas a Lieut, and in the 9th soon exchanged, he was promotedto an adjutancy with the rank of the war he was appointed Pay-master, which office he sustained with
The New England historical and genealogical register . islature, and enjoyedthe good will of all who knew him. Townsend, Maj. David S., Boston, 27 Jan.,ae. 63 nearly; he having been born inBoston, 19 April, 1790—H. C. 1809; en-tered the army in 1812 ; was wounded atChrystlersrield and taken prisoner, andsaved his head from the scalping knifeof the Indians by crawling among somelogs. His wound cost him a leg. Hewas a Lieut, and in the 9th soon exchanged, he was promotedto an adjutancy with the rank of the war he was appointed Pay-master, which office he sustained withgreat credit till his death, about thirtyyears. He was buried Jan. 31st. fromhis residence in Bulfinch place. Turner, Mrs. Lucy, 13 Feb., ae. 79, the late Rev. John T. She was bornin Gloucester, and was dau. of Paul , by his wife Lucy. Her hus-band, Mr. T. was son of Col. Seth T. ofRandolph, born 4 Nov., 1763, grad. settled at Alfred, Me.; in Biddeford,Me. 1808, over the 2d religious society,where he remained till 1817. He died. in Dorchester, 29 Sept., 1839, first (Turner) ancestor in N. En*was Humphrey of Plymouth and Scitu-1ate. See Mr. Jacob Turners Genealog^ L<of that branch of the family lately pub. V-lished. x. l. t. Whiting. Mr. Abner, Dedham, 31 An?ae. 85. *| Whiting, Col. Levi, U. S. Army, Nau<»;Ituck, Ct., 3 Aug., ae. 66. Willis, Maj. William, Union, MonroeCo. Va, 28 Jan., in his 99th year, aPatriot of the Revolution. He was borain N. Bedford, Ms., 1754. He heardthe first hostile gun at Lexington in1775, and was one of those who attackedthe British at Concord, and withstoodthem at Bunkers Hill. Afterwards hecommanded a privateer ship. Wood, Mr. Ichabod, Pelham, 8 Sept., yrs. 8 mos., a soldier of the revolu-tion. He served under Gen. Sullivan,!Rhode Island; at New York he was taken prisoner and suffered on board aprison ship. He and his wife survivedeight children. Woolsey, Mrs. Elizabeth Martha, NewHaven, 3 Nov., very
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