Davis
Townsend
Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of James Townsend
and Alice (Newell) Townsend
Brother of
Joshua Townsend, Elisha Townsend, Alice Townsend, Susannah (Townsend) Bentley, James Townsend, Ruth Townsend, Rachel Townsend and Patience Townsend
Husband of
Sarah Snelling
— married
9 Nov 1732 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died
at age 68
in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2017
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Biography
Davis was born in 1708.
Davis married Sarah Snelling in 1732 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony[1]
Davis and Sarah had children:
He passed away in 1777.
Research Notes
It's interesting to note that the marriage records list the name as David Townsend. There are several other records listed as David, possibly another Townsend family. Most of the birth records are listed as Davis and Sarah.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-GZ4B : Thu Oct 26 13:14:22 UTC 2023), Entry for David Tounsend and Sarah Snelling, 1732.FHL microfilm 818,093.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXK-3BB : 14 January 2020), Davis Townsend in entry for James Townsend, 1735.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXK-4JG : 14 January 2020), Davis Townsend in entry for Joseph Townsend, 1737.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXK-NMX : 14 January 2020), Davis Townsend in entry for Davis Townsend, 1733.
- https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14767991/person/28442784715
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DK-5R7 : 10 March 2018), Davise Townsend, 16 Jul 1708; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, v 24 p 58; FHL microfilm 14,734.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Davis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Davis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Davis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Davis:
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~1.17%
Mary (Bagnall) Stairs
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T507497 [compare], Ancestry member jenniferwitham47
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Adam Mackler :
23andMe
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~0.59%
Nancy Sheldon (Fisher) Hansen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FY1177673 [compare], yourDNAportal NAN0ad9342e, Ancestry member NancyFisherHansen
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~0.39%
Matthew Christian :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Ian Jones :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SJ7877601 [compare], Ancestry member ianandpatjones
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~0.39%
Daniel Sullivan :
AncestryDNA
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