Dan Towsley (1763 - 1852)

Born 6 Oct 1763 in Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Died 27 Jan 1852 at age 88 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Biography

Dan was born in 1763 the son of Abner Townsley and Bathsheba Colton.^[1] He married Rachel Bullard on Mar 12,1786 at Westhampton.^[2] He passed away in 1852. ^[3] His will was probayed on 22 March 1852

Children

1. Persis
2. Sally passed between 1842-1851 based on father's will
3. Rachel
4. Newel
5. Dan passed before 1842 based on father's will
6. Abner
7. Enoch
8. Bathsheba passed before 1842 based on father's will
9. Gad

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK2-TJR : accessed 4 November 2021), Dan Towsley, Charlemont, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 141, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7KG-YG9 : 6 April 2020), Abner Townsley in entry for Dan Townsley, 27 Jan 1852; citing Buckland, Massachusetts, v 66 p 172, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,168.

See also:

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 March 2019), memorial page for Dan Townsley (6 Oct 1763–27 Jan 1852), Find A Grave Memorial no. 65881906, citing Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by DeeB (contributor 47264619) .
• Franklin County Probate Files, Ca. 1812-1915 [Franklin County, Massachusetts]; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Franklin County); Probate Place: Franklin, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com Dan Townsley in the Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991