Captain
Horatio
Townsend
Born [date unknown] [location unknown]
Son of Richard Townsend
and Hildagardis Mary (Hyde) Townsend
Brother of
Edward Townsend, Cornelius Townsend, Dorothea (Townsend) Copinger, Hildagaris Townsend, John Townsend, Bryan Townsend [half], Francis Townsend, Samuel Townsend, William Townsend, Philip Townsend, Kingston Townsend [half], Katherine (Townsend) Gunn and Mary (Townsend) Beamish
Husband of
Elizabeth (Becher) Downes
— married
1697 in County Cork, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Penelope (Townsend) French
Died
in At sea
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Biography
Along with his brothers Bryan Townsend [200], Francis Townsend [102] and Kingston Townsend [105] Horatio's name appeared in the list of those proscribed under the terms of the Act of Attainder 1689 (3) passed by James II's Irish Parliament and he fled to England with his family. The Trinity College, Dublin MS list of fugitives shows his estates as worth £100.
Horatio was Captain of the sloop 'Lynn' that carried the Duke of Schomberg to Ireland in 1690 to take up his command. For this he was presented with a gold watch and King William III gave his widow £1,000. Horatio was also probably Captain of the frigate 'Swift' in 1689.
Sloop may possibly have been called "Lynor" p.114 Parochial Records of Cork Cloyne and Ross by William Maziere Brady.
Will dated 1698 & proved 1705.
Naval Chronology Or an Historical Summary of Naval and Maritime Events. Vol 5, by Isaac Schomberg published 1802 p.294 " December 10 Horatio Townsend, died, captain of the Lynx, in the West Indies, 1698.
Sources
- Townsend Family Records web site-http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~townsend/tree/home.php
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