John
Townsend
Born about in Worcester County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of John Townsend
and Ansly (Marshall) Townsend
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Tabitha Townsend
— married
about 1744 in Worcester County, Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Levin Townsend
Died
at about age 49
in Worcester County, Maryland
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Feb 2012
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Biography
JOHN TOWNSEND: Will probated 23 Oct 1769. Mentions wife, Tabitha and sons Levin and John; daus Nanny (sic), Leah and Nelly, wife of James Smith. (This is NOT John Townsend who married Tabitha [Jacocks] Pearson. He died after 1795, Union Co, SC.)
Sources
- Will of John Townsend in “Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999> Worcester> Wills 1769-1783 vol 4> Images 6. Database and images at FamilySearch.org [1]
- Signed 16 July 1769; Proved 23 October 1769
- Bequests to: wife Tabitha Townsend; sons John Townsend (under age 18), Levin Townsend (under age 18), daughters Nelly Smith wife of James Smith, Nanny Townsend, Leah Townsend
- Defunct link: source for above -http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TOWNSEND/2003-02/1044192606
Acknowledgements
- Previously orphaned profile - WikiTree profile Townsend-1169 created through the import of atteberry stripped.ged on Feb 7, 2012 by Jim Vondrak. .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
Nancy (Bell) Vondrak
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~0.39%
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Pam (Anderson) Smith
Pam (Anderson) Smith
Profile adopted 12.23.2018. I have reason to believe I am descended from John, but don't yet have all the research to make firm connections to other Townsends in the tree. Research continues...any help will be appreciated!
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