John Townsend (abt. 1724 - abt. 1800)

Born about 7 Mar 1724 in Bucks, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Pearson) Townsend — married about 1744 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 1800 at about age 75 in Union, South Carolina, United States

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John was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

JOHN TOWNSEND 1723

John Townsend was born 1723 in Bucks Co., PA, and died 1803 in Union Co., SC. He married (1) Elizabeth Pearson October 02, 1749 in Buckingham MM, Bucks Co., PA, daughter of Enoch Pearson and Margaret Smith. She was born February 08, 1725/26 in Wrightstown, Bucks Co., PA, and died October 15, 1795 in Union, Union Co., SC. He married (2) Tabitha Jacocks January 19, 1799.

John Townsend, son of Joseph, declared his intentions (a 2nd time) on 3 Oct 1749 at the Buckingham MM to marry Elizabeth Pearson.

The Quaker community on Bush River was a most interesting one. Small farms, enough and to spare, among all, was its general state. Hard working, healthy, yet an honest, innocent and mirthful, though a staid people, make up altogether an interesting picture.

John Townsend and his wife, Elizabeth Pearson Townsend are said to be buried in Sardis Cemetery, (likely Pearson-Sardis Cemetery) on Sardis Road in Sardis (Union County) South Carolina

Children of JOHN TOWNSEND and ELIZABETH PEARSON are:

i. WILLIAM4 TOWNSEND, b. April 16, 1750, Bucks Co., PA; d. July 21, 1830, Robeson, NC; m. (1) MARGARET CAIN; m. (2) ELIZABETH WHITE; b. 1757, Perquimans, NC; d. March 21, 1824, Perquimans, NC.

ii. ELIZABETH TOWNSEND, b. 1751; m. AMOS COOK, April 12, 1775, Newberry Co. (Bush River MM) SC; b. Bet. 1745 - 1751.

iii. MARGARET TOWNSEND, b. 1751, Pennsylvania; m. SAMUEL HUNT, February 11, 1789; b. 1766.

iv. ESTHER TOWNSEND, b. Abt. 1755, Bucks Co., PA; d. 1789, Union Co., SC.

v. JAMES TOWNSEND, b. Abt. 1757, Bedminister, Bucks, PA; d. 1789, Union, SC.

vi. JOHN JAMES TOWNSEND, b. December 08, 1763, Bucks Co., PA; d. August 25, 1853, Chester, Wayne Co., IN.

vii. SARAH TOWNSEND, b. 1764, South Carolina; d. September 08, 1833, Warren Co., OH.

viii. RUTH TOWNSEND, b. 1767, Pennsylvania; m. UNKNOWN YOUNG.

Name John Townsend

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1724

Death Date: 5 Apr 1800, Union County, South Carolina

Marriages

Spouse (1) Elizabeth Pierson (Pearson)

Marriage Year 1749

Marriage State PA

Spouse (2) Tabitha Jacocks Pearson

Marriage Year 1799

Tabitha Pearson married John Townsend whose plantation adjoined hers in Union District, SC. He was the widower of her late husband's (Enoch Pearson) sister, Elizabeth Pearson.

Fact Son, John, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War

John was born in 1723. He passed away in 1795.

Sources

• Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1799-1827; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: A1.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Burials, 1782-1889; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 256

• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #38389603

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
• http://quakerhomecomingwarrencountyohio.blogspot.com/2013/07/cook-family-from-pa-to-ncsc-and-up-to.html

Acknowledgement

• Additional information and sources entered by Carolyn Fisher Lynett 8/3/16.
• Find a grave-NO Memorial Found