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Susannah (Hamilton) Townsend (1749 - 1844)

Susannah Townsend formerly Hamilton aka Stephens
Born in Abbeville, Province of South Carolinamap
Wife of — married before 1768 [location unknown]
Wife of — married 16 Dec 1778 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 95 in Lumpkin, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Susannah was born about 1749 and passed away about 1844

When Susannah Hamilton was born in 1753 in Abbeville, South Carolina, her father, Archibald, was 49.

At the age of 17, Susannah married John Henry Stephens. They had the following children:

Susanna Artalissa Stephens Terral (October3, 1768–December 26, 1811)​​

Catharine Stephens Berry (February 19, 1769–March 4, 1846)​​

Ann Stephens (1772–Deceased)​​

Becky Stephens Berry (1774–Deceased)​​

Elizabeth Stephens Zimmerman (1775–Deceased)

Susannah made a declaration on April 8, 1844, in Gilmer County, Georgia, that her first husband Thomas Stephens had been killed by Indians in 1778. On 16 December 1778, she married Thomas Townsend in Abbeville. Thomas and Susannah had the following children:

Thomas Townsend (1783–1839)​​

Amy Townsend (1783–1860)​​

Susannah Townsend Wofford (1785–Deceased)​​

Andrew Townsend (1787–Before 1850)​​

Edward Ezekiel Townsend (August 9,1789–January 29, 1860)​​

Eleanor J Townsend (1793–1860)

In the first U. S. Census of 1790, Thomas Townsend is head of family in the 96th Abbeville District, South Carolina. The same census lists his father, Repentance Townsend as also living in Abbeville.

In the 1810 U.S. Census for Christ Church, Charleston, South Carolina, there were one male and one female between the ages of 26 and 45 in the Thomas Townsend family.

In the 1820 U.S. Census for Habersham, Georgia, the Townsend family were farmers. There was one male over the age of 45, one female over the age of 45, and one female between the ages of 25 and 45.

In the 1830 U.S. Census for Habersham, the Townsend family consisted of one male and one female between the ages of 70 and 80. There was one female between the ages of 30 and 40, and one girl between the ages of 5 and 10.

In the 1840 U.S. Census for Lumpkin, Georgia, the household had one woman between the ages of 80 and 90, one woman between the ages of 40 and 50, one woman between the ages of 15 and 20, and a little girl under the age of 5.

On March 4, 1843, Susannah was awarded Thomas's military pension of $80 per year. Susannah died on April 8, 1844, in Lumpkin, Georgia, at the impressive age of 91.

Sources

  • https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/47239227/person/6839011434/facts
  • "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-FKL : accessed 3 January 2021), Thos Townsend, Charleston, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 415, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 60; FHL microfilm 181,419.
  • "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLX-VWL : accessed 3 January 2021), Thomas Townsend, Habersham, Georgia, United States; citing p. 113, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 175,765.
  • United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-8BD : 19 November 2020), Thomas Townsend, Habersham, Georgia, United States; citing 8, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 7,038.
  • 1840 United States Federal Census
  • Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Archive Roll Number 2405, Total Pages in Packet 81. Applicant Designation Widow's Pension Application File
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69333334/susannah-townsend: accessed February 14, 2024), memorial page for Susannah Hamilton Townsend (1749–8 Apr 1844), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69333334; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Stacia King (contributor 47604993).




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