. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . when was brought before the council January 15th1658, and condemned to pay ;^ioo Flanders, and to re-remain arrested until it was paid. How these matterswere settled is not stated, but Henrys signature, as wit-ness, on an Indian deed proves that he was in OysterBay the same year. He was again imprisoned, seemingto be much more involved in troubles coming fromcountenancing Quakers than his brother John; yet inJanuary 1661 two of the magistrates furnished the nam
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . when was brought before the council January 15th1658, and condemned to pay ;^ioo Flanders, and to re-remain arrested until it was paid. How these matterswere settled is not stated, but Henrys signature, as wit-ness, on an Indian deed proves that he was in OysterBay the same year. He was again imprisoned, seemingto be much more involved in troubles coming fromcountenancing Quakers than his brother John; yet inJanuary 1661 two of the magistrates furnished the namesof 12 persons, including John and Henry Townsend andtheir wives, who countenanced Quakers. John Towns-end settled in Oyster Bay between the middle of Januaryand the i6th of September 1661, as he was living atJamaica at the first date, and his name being on the millgrant is proof that he was admitted as a townsman beforethe last date. Henry Townsend must have settled inOyster Bay previous to September i6th 1661, the date ofthe mill grant made to him; but he was not admitted asa townsman until the 4th of I
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