During his father's life, John 2nd lived in South Street on the east side, north of the Summers house. In 1698 the name of his wife was Phebe, but there is reason to believe that his first wife, the mother of his children, was Susannah, daughter of Richard Harcurt, or, properly Harcourt. Shortly after his father's death, in 1668, he sold his house to his brother Thomas, and bought land of Robert Williams, at Lusum (now Jericho), of which he must have been one of the first six settlers. After living at Lusum sometime, he removed to West Neck, where, as well as at Unkoway Neck, he made many purchases of land. It is probable that he returned to Lusum before his death, the date of which is not known, but he was still living in 1715, when he was not less than eighty years old. He is called, on the Records, John Townsend, Senior. Issue, Solomon, James, Thomas, Nathaniel, and probably three daughters. Of the daughters nothing is known, unless it be that the name of one of them was Hannah.
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