no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Thomas Townsend (1736 - 1814)

Thomas Townsend
Born in Lynn, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 29 Aug 1762 in Lynn, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 77 in Reading, Windsor, Vermont, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified | Created 8 May 2012
This page has been accessed 660 times.
1776 Project
Lieutenant Thomas Townsend served with Essex County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Thomas Townsend is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A115739.

Biography

Children

Thomas (b 2 Aug 1763, d 19 Aug 1783)
Susanna
Dorcas
Mehitable
Aaron
Sarah; born: 21 Jan 1776 died: 21 Aug 1778
Anna
William
Thomas

Military - served in the Revolutionary War [DAR ID#1736] This Thomas was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a participant in the battle of Lexington and Concord, Mass., on Apr. 19, 1775. In this battle two of his brothers were with him. Daniel was killed." The third brother present there was Jacob.

He was in the Massachusetts Militia in Captain Robinson's cmpany.

Burial - Baileys Mills Cemetery, Reading, VT


Sources

  • Townsend Geneology-

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP86-WCT2 : 11 May 2022), Thomas Townsend and Susanah Green, 29 Aug 1762; citing Marriage, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004269393.

  • Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

Acknowledgements

  • Edited by Carolyn Fisher Lynett
  • WikiTree profile Townsend-1260 created through the import of WinKay.ged on May 7, 2012 by Prescott Smith. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Prescott and others.




Is Thomas your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of Thomas's DNA have taken a DNA test.

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.