James Townsend (1672 - bef. 1721)

Born 3 Apr 1672 in Marumsco, Somerset, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Donoho) Townsend — married 1696 in Somerset, Maryland

Descendants

Died before 7 Jul 1721 before age 49 in Somerset County, Maryland, Colonial America

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Biography

James Townsend was born on 3 April 1672 at Morumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland. He was married circa 1696 to Elizabeth Donahoe at Somerset Co, Maryland.

On 18 May 1698, James was named in his father's will, Somerset Co, Maryland.

James made a will on 11 March 1720 at Somerset Co, Maryland. To son Daniel tract Donoho's Second Choice and mentions his wife Elizabeth and his son James. To son James, under 21. To daughter Mary Riggen. To daughter Sarah. To daughter Rebecca. To son Danford. To daughter Emery. To daughter Elizabeth. To son Daniel & Danford tract Hogg's Norton. To wife Elizabeth Extr and plantation Porter's Discovery. To son James plantation Porter's Discovery. Witt: Francis Otwell, John Colebourn and Thomas Holliday.

James died before 7 July 1721 at Somerset Co, Maryland. It was on this date that his will was probated.

Marriage

Husband: @P106@

Wife: Elizabeth Danford

Child: James Townsend

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 9 Feb 1662

Place: Hungars Parish, Accomack, Virginia, United States^[1]

Born 3 Apr 1672. , Somerset, Maryland, Colonial America. 3 Apr 1672. Marumsco, Somerset, Maryland, USA. 3 Apr 1672. Marumsco, Maryland. ^[2] Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 3 Apr 1672

File File: http:/trees.ancestry.comrd?f=document&guid=fdc2df25-9e78-4967-a1e7-2854864af3ae&tid=24243242&pid=1323. Format: htm. Descendants of John Townsend PDF.

Marriage Husband @P1323@. Wife @P1324@. Child: @P1292@. Marriage abt.1693 - 1705. Somerset County, Maryland, USA. ^[3] Imported only 1693 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Children

1. Daniel Townsend b. ca. 1698

2. James Townsend b. ca. 1700, d. before 2 May 1744

3. Mary Townsend b. ca. 1701

4. Sarah Townsend b. ca. 1703

5. Rebecca Townsend b. ca. 1705

6. Amey 'Amory' Townsend b. ca. 1708

7. Elizabeth Townsend b. ca. 1710

8. Rachel Townsend b. ca. 1712

9. Danford Townsend b. ca. 1715, d. before 16 Mar 1784

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2094798680 Page: Source number: 2288.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PS2. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1232079&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1640 Birth place: VA Marriage date: Marriage place: VA APID: 1,7836::1232079
2. ↑
3. ↑ Source: #S-2075105066 Source number: 261.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SAK Ancestry Record 7836 #1232037

• Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Somerest County, MD, Wills 1667-1748 (Liber EB 9), p. 19.

• Henry C. Peden Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Volume 9, p. 256 (John Townsend Family).

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jim Bowers for creating WikiTree profile Townsend-2251 through the import of Otto Family Tree.ged on Jul 10, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jim and others.

• Source: S-1642630971 Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1600–1995." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compile Note: Record Collection 2565

• Source: S-2075105066 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: Record Collection 7836

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