Tosh, William

Published: 27 Mar 2018 Updated: 02 Mar 2020
Researchers: Teresa Rust
Editors: Teresa Rust

Mackontoss, William. New England Historic Genealogical Society¹, Suffolk Deeds: Liber -I-II [1629-56]²

Name Variations: Mackontoss, Tosh, MacIntosh, Mackintosh, Toych, McIntoych, Mactosh

First Generation in the New World

1.WILLIAM¹ TOSH [Mackontoss], was born presumably in Scotland about 1635 and died in Rhode Island in 1685. He married at Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts on 07 Feb 1660, JAEL SWILVAN [Sullivan].³ Jael is believed to be an Irish lass brought to the colony in 1654.⁴

Biographical Notes:

“wm Mackontoss” was a Scottish Prisoner of War and on the ship John and Sara. See “Scotch Prisoners Sent to Massachusetts in 1652, by Order of the English Government,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.

WILLIAM TOSH (or MACINTOSH), m. Jael Sullivan Feb. 7, 1660 says the Braintree record. He is thought to be the William Mackintosh or MacIntosh who was one of the Scottish prisoners sent to New England in 1651 after the Battle of Dunbar [should be Battle of Worcester]. His wife, Jael Sullivan, was perhaps one of the Irish captives sent over in 1654. They were among the first settlers from Braintree to go to New Shoreham (now Block Island), Washington, Rhode Island about 1661. He worked at the Braintree Iron Works, but settled permanently at New Shoreham (Block Island) where as William Tosh he is mentioned in possession of land sold by Thomas Faxon in 1662. Source: Diane Rapaport, Professional Genealogist, www.DianeRapaport.com

“The births of 22 persons bearing the name of Tosh were recorded in the records of Block Island, Rhode Island through 1735, and all are descendants of William Tosh and Jael Sullivan.”
SEE: William Tosh at Geni. com

CHILDREN of WILLIAM and JAEL (SULLIVAN) TOSH:

2. i. WILLIAM² TOSH, (William), was born in Newport County, RI on 08 Jul 1659⁵ and died on 03 Dec 1691 from drowning. He married at New Shoreham in 1685, PENELOPE NILES. She married, second, EDWARD MOTT.³
2. ii. MARCY/MERCY TOSH [MacIntosh], was born at New Shoreham in 1663. She married at New Shoreham on 16 Oct 1683, JOHN MOTT.⁶
2. iii. SARAH TOSH, was b. RI 1666, d. 1717
2. iv. DANIEL TOSH, b. in Newport County on 16 Feb 1668.⁵
2. v. MARY TOSH, b in Newport County on 06 May 1669.⁵
2. vi. CEFFRA TOSH, b. in Newport County on 06 Jan 1672.⁵
2. vii. JOHN TOSH, b. in Newport Co. on 20 Aug 1674.⁵
2. viii. REBECCA TOSH, b. in Newport Co. in Sep 1676.⁵
2. ix. JAMES TOSH, b. in Newport Co. on 06 Sep 1679.⁵

Second Generation

2. i. WILLIAM² TOSH, (William¹), was born in Newport County, Rhode Island on 08 Jul 1659⁵ and died on 03 Dec 1691 from drowning. He married at New Shoreham in 1685, PENELOPE NILES. She married, second, EDWARD MOTT.³

2. ii. MARCY/MERCY² TOSH [MacIntosh], (William¹), was born at New Shoreham in 1663. She married at New Shoreham on 16 Oct 1683, JOHN MOTT.⁶,⁷

2. iii. SARAH² TOSH, (William¹), was born in RI in 1666 and died in 1717. She married at New Shoreham on 23 Jan 1691, NATHANIEL MOTT. She was his SECOND wife.⁸,⁹

2. iv. DANIEL² TOSH, (William¹), was born in Newport County on 16 Feb 1668.⁵ He married in Rhode Island on 19 Oct 1685/6, MARGARET/MARGERY ACRES.³,¹⁰ She is the daughter of JOHN and MARGERY ACRES. She was born 24 May 1665.¹¹

Biographical Notes:
1. Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island by Austin….. ** page 207: Daniel Tosh, son of the first William, married 19 Oct.1685, Margery, dau of John Acres. They had 8 children, 2 sons and 6 daughters..and of these born Acres Tosh mentioned in the paper above written by Simon Ray. Apparently before Margery’s marriage to Daniel, she had been guilty of indiscreet conduct with John Rathbon,Jr., son of the first John. However it is quite clear she never married Rathbon(e), for on 10 Jan 1687, he married Anna Dodge. Now turning to William Tosh, jr….he married a woman named Penelope, who as is shown by the Billington depostion. was a Niles…. William Tosh drowned 3 Dec 1691….

CHILDREN of DANIEL and MARGERY (ACRES) TOSH:
3. i. ACRES/ACKERS TOSH, b. in RI on 05 Apr 1687.
3. ii. MARGERY TOSH, b. in RI on 26 Apr 1689.
3. iii. JANE TOSH, b. in RI on 05 May 1691.
3. iv. SARAH TOSH, b. 26 Aug 1693.
3. v. WILLIAM TOSH, b. 26 Aug 1695.
3. vi. ELIZABETH TOSH, b. 19 Feb 1697.
3. vii. MARTHA TOSH, b. 08 Sep 1700.
3. viii. MERCY TOSH, 19 Jan 1703.

2. v. MARY² TOSH, (William¹), b in Newport County on 06 May 1669.⁵

2. vi. CEFFRA² TOSH, (William¹), b. in Newport County on 06 Jan 1672.⁵

2. vii. JOHN² TOSH, (William¹), b. in Newport Co. on 20 Aug 1674.⁵

2. viii. REBECCA² TOSH, (William¹), b. in Newport Co. in Sep 1676.⁵

2. ix. JAMES² TOSH, (William¹), b. in Newport Co. on 06 Sep 1679.⁵

Third Generation

CHILDREN of DANIEL² and MARGERY (ACRES) TOSH:

3. i. ACRES³ TOSH, (Daniel², William¹), b. in RI on 05 Apr 1687.¹² He married in RI on 06 Jul 1709/10, REBECCA CARD.¹³

Children of Acres and Rebecca (Card) Tosh:
4. FREELOVE TOSH, (Acres³, Daniel², William¹), b. at New Shoreham on 10 or 19 Nov. 1712.¹⁴
4. DANIEL TOSH, (Acres³, Daniel², William¹), b. at New Shoreham on 16 Feb 1716/7.¹⁴
4. WILLIAM TOSH, (Acres³, Daniel², William¹), b. at New Shoreham on 28 Jun 1719.¹⁴
4. ACKERS TOSH, (Acres³, Daniel², William¹), b. at New Shoreham on UNKNOWN.¹⁴

3. ii. MARGERY³ TOSH, (Daniel², William¹), b. in RI on 26 Apr 1689.¹²

3. iii. JANE³ TOSH, (Daniel², William¹), b. in RI on 05 May 1691.¹²

3. iv. SARAH³ TOSH, (Daniel², William¹), b. 26 Aug 1693.¹²

3. v. WILLIAM³ TOSH, (Daniel², William¹), was born at New Shoreham on 26 Aug 1695.¹². He married, at New Shoreham on 13 Mar 1724/5, MARY DICKENS.¹⁵ She was the daughter of THOMAS and SARAH(DODGE) DICKENS, Mary was born at New Shoreham on 05 Jul 1701.¹⁶

Biographical Notes:
Early Block Island Families. VI. The Dickens Family¹⁷

Children of William and Mary (Dickens) Tosh:
4. MARGERY TOSH, (William³, Daniel², William¹),b. in RI on 26 Jun 1726.¹²

3. vi. ELIZABETH³ TOSH, (Daniel², William¹), b. 19 Feb 1697.¹²

3. vii. MARTHA³ TOSH, (Daniel², William¹), b. 08 Sep 1700.¹²

3. viii. MERCY³ TOSH, (Daniel², William¹), 19 Jan 1703.¹²

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SOURCE NOTES:

FROM: http://www.pricegen.com/immigrantservants/servant/show.php?servant=13610
Surname: MacIntosh
Given Name: William
Variant Surname Spellings: Mackontoss
Soundex Code: M253
Birth, Christening and Other Information
Gender: Male
Orphan: Unknown
Position in Parent’s Family: Unknown
Landowner: Unknown
Literate: Unknown
Convict: Unknown
Length of Indenture:
Year of Indenture: 1652
Place of Indenture
Colony: [New England]
Research Notes
Source Citations:
Charles E. Banks, “Scotch Prisoners Deported to New England by Cromwell, 1651-52″ The Essex Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1986): 9-15.”

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