Born about in Overstreet, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hendrick Arnold
and Ruth Howard (Cash) Arnold
Wife of
Light Townsend
— married
1796 in , Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
George M. Townsend, Ira Arnold Townsend, Thomas W Townsend, Benjamin F Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend and Mary Drucilla Townsend
Died about
at about age 68
in Logan, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Mary (Arnold) Townsend was born about 1778 in Overstreet, Kentucky, daughter of Hendrick Arnold (~1755 - >1795) and Ruth Howard (Cash) Arnold (<1760 - 1794).[1]
Her siblings were:
- William Arnold (~1776 - >1830)
- Nancy (Arnold) Johnson (1784 - 1830)
- Anne Arnold (~1787 - )
- Ira Arnold (1791 - 1858)
Mary (~18) married Light Townsend (~26) (1769 - 1846) in 1796 in Greenville County, South Carolina. [2] Their children were:
- George M. Townsend (1796 - 1841)
- Ira Arnold Townsend (1800 - 1848)
- Thomas W Townsend (1802 - 1846)
- Benjamin F Townsend (1807 - 1847)
- Elizabeth Townsend (1810 - 1864)
- Mary Drucilla Townsend (1818 - 1896).
Mary died about 1846 in Logan, Kentucky, United States aged ~68. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/collections/7836/records/32768
- ARNOLD, HENDRICK Ancestor #: A003249
- Child/Child : MARY / [1] LIGHT TOWNSEND
- Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
- Birth: CIRCA 1755 VIRGINIA
- Death: POST 7-15-1795 LAURENS CO NINETY SIX DIST SOUTH CAROLINA
- Service Source: ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, VOL 1, P 85
- Service Description: 1) FURNISHED SUPPLIES, AMHERST CO, VA
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=49724936&pid=305
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
Frank Muellersman
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NW5751618 [compare], Ancestry member muellersman
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~0.78%
Andi Rogers :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member andiklemm
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~0.78%
James Smotherman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M412011 [compare]
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~0.78%
Rhonda Bartlett :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H805147 [compare]
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LaMyra Morton
LaMyra Morton
Arnold-12086 and Arnold-2871 appear to represent the same person because: DAR has descendants of her and Light Townsend claiming Hendrick Arnold as their Patriot.
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by LaMyra Morton
Rejected matches › Mary Jane (Arnold) Faulkner (1895-1963) › Mary (Woodward) Arnold (1678-1715) › Mary Arnold (1774-) › Mary Arnold (1678-1725) › Mary P (Arnold) McCartor (1842-1874) › Mary (Garnet) Chubbuck (abt.1630-abt.1710) › Mary E (Arnold) Boardman (1846-1939) › Mary Angell (Arnold) Dyer (1867-1948) › Mary Jane (Holmes) Arnold (1826-1912) › Mary Arnold (abt.1722-) › Mary (Posey) Arnold (1808-) › Mary Ellen (Arnold) Blanton (1842-1888) › Mary Ann (Peede) Arnold (1810-) › Mary Ann (Deatley) Arnold (1802-) › Mary Arnold (1833-) › Mary (Arnold) Sylvester (1595-1657) › Mary (Arnold) Stratford (1762-) › Mary (Arnold) Meads (1782-1849) › Mary (Arnold) Robbins (1775-) › Mary (Arnold) Price (abt.1776-)
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