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Light Townsend II (abt. 1735 - 1817)

Pvt Light Townsend II
Born about in Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , [half] and
Husband of — married about 1755 in Greenville, South Carolinamap
Husband of — married 1766 (to 1785) in Craven, South Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at about age 82 in Marlboro, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private Light Townsend II served with Cheraws District Regiment, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Light Townsend II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A115697.
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Light Townsend II was a South Carolina colonist.

Light was born in 1735. He passed away in 1817.

Light Townsend who settled in Malboro County about 1761. Light the son of John and Faith Lite Townsend. He was born in 1735 in Accomack County, Virginia. His mother Faith Lite, was born in Somerset County, Maryland. He married Deliah (?) Unknown, Light lived in Marlboro County then Warren County, Kentucky where he died Nov 1817.

  • Revolutionary Soldier
  • Light moved to South Carolina before the Revolutionary War.

Children of Light and Deliah Thomas 1764 Light 1768 William Benjamin 1770 Mary John 1760 Rhoda 1762 Mary 1774 Jesse 1772[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ The Townsend genealogy, 1066-1981: Massachusetts, New York, Conneticut by Townsend, Leland Henry, 1926-

1. Pedigree Chart of Richard Owens Harris 2. "Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia" by Folks Huxford 15. Faye Smith Pedigree Charts





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David Townsend
Townsend-1564 and Townsend II-1 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates Birth/Death/Spouse
posted on Townsend II-1 (merged) by David Townsend
Parker-36732 Neal Parker
Townsend-1866 and Townsend-1564 do not represent the same person because: Different parents, not much in common
posted by Neal Parker
Lew Townsend
http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/townsend/results?raw=1

for DNA results of Light - listed as Benedictus - just scroll down.

posted by Lew Townsend

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