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Elizabeth Townes 1763–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1763

Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Oct 1842

Death Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Townes

Mother: Ann Childers

Spouse(s): Blackman Patriot

Children(s): Mary Lighon, Elizabeth Ligon, Unknown Ligon, Nancy Ligon, Nancy Ligon, John Ligon, Joseph Ligon, William Colonel

Elizabeth Townes was born in 1763 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Townes And Ann Nancy Childers. Elizabeth Townes married Blackman Ligon Sgt Patriot, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Ligon, John Townes Ligon, Joseph Townes Blackman Ligon, Mary Lighon, Nancy Ann Ligon, Nancy F Moore Ligon, Unknown Ligon, William Blackman Ligon Colonel. Elizabeth Townes passed away in 1842 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Townes was born in 1763 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Townes And Ann Nancy Childers.
  • Elizabeth Townes married Blackman Ligon Sgt Patriot, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Ligon, John Townes Ligon, Joseph Townes Blackman Ligon, Mary Lighon, Nancy Ann Ligon, Nancy F Moore Ligon, Unknown Ligon, William Blackman Ligon Colonel.
  • Elizabeth Townes passed away in 1842 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Townes
1714–1774
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Ann Childers
1720–1793
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Blackman Patriot
1757–1831
Birth Location: Chesterfield? Co, VA
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Children(s)

Mary Lighon
1788–1809
Birth Location: Halifax Co, VA?
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Elizabeth Ligon
1794–1823
Birth Location: Greenville, SC
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Unknown Ligon
1783–1821
Birth Location: Halifax Co, VA
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Nancy Ligon
1780–1871
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Nancy Ligon
1784–1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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John Ligon
1792–1857
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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Joseph Ligon
1790–1850
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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William Colonel
1797–1863
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Townes's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Townes
1763–1842
Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Townes
1714–1774
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Ann ((Nancy)) Childers
1720–1793
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Robert Townes m.) Pride
1660–1736
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Townes's Descendants

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Elizabeth Townes (28 Apr 1763–15 Oct 1842) m. Blackman (Ligon, Sgt,) Patriot (Mar 1757–3 May 1831)
  1. 1. Mary Lighon 1788–1809 m. Nathaniel (Jones) Rosamond 1786–1840
    1. 1. James (Blackmon) Rosamond 1809–1881 m. Emily (Humblin) Young 1812–1888
      1. 1. Mattie (Rosemond) Allen 1851–1923 m. Joseph Allen 1842–1911
        1. 1. Mayme (C) Allen 1877–1953 m. James (G) Allcorn 1881–1956
        2. 2. Vivian (R) Allen 1888–1972
        3. 3. Harry (L A) Allen 1882–
        4. 4. Eugenia (F) Allen 1870–
        5. 5. Carrie (P.) Allen 1868–
        6. 6. Ema (Lilian Allen) * 1872–
        7. 7. J. (Paul B.) Allen 1874–
      2. 2. Mary (E) Rosamond 1843–1927
      3. 3. William (Nathaniel) Rosamond 1836–1897 m. Nancy (Caroline (Crawley) "Rosamond") Westmoreland 1835–1904
        1. 1. Mary (Frances (Fannie)) Rosamond 1857–1881
        2. 2. Ida (Anne) Rosamond 1859–1941
        3. 3. Sidney (J.) Rosamond 1860–1917 m. Fannie (B) Ellis 1864–1924
      4. 4. Nancy Rosmond 1845–1908 m. Edward (Alexander) Russell 1847–1916
        1. 1. Edward (James) Russell 1876–1947
        2. 2. Rosamond Russell 1874–1961
        3. 3. Emily (Younger) Morgan 1880–1967
        4. 4. Roscoe (Thorton) Russell 1889–1958 m. Effie (Frances) Swearingen 1891–1972
        5. 5. Martha (H) Russell 1882–
        6. 6. David (Kennedy) Russell 1878–1926
        7. 7. John (Walker) Russell 1884–1968
        8. 8. Mary (Frances) Hathcox 1886–1956
        9. 9. Leola Russell 1869–1950 m. Ross Frazier 1879–1935
      5. 5. Martha (A.) Rosamond 1848–1923
      6. 6. Robert (Young) Rosamond 1850–1906 m. Ella Rosamond 1858–1919
        1. 1. Guitsv Rosamond 1890–1935
        2. 2. Robert (Guyton) Rosamond 1891–1935
        3. 3. James (Perry) Rosamond 1879–1953
        4. 4. Berden Rosamond 1892–1927
        5. 5. Thomas (Ralph) Rosamond 1897–1946 m. Ruth (Childs) Rosamond 1902–1994
        6. 6. Hattie (B) Rosamond 1881–1900
        7. 7. Emily Rosamond 1885–1972
        8. 8. Alvin (Yancy) Rosamond 1888–1963
      7. 7. Eugenia (R) Rosamond 1852–1944 m. Charles (Thomas) Martin 1852–1939
        1. 1. Mary (Eugenia) Martin 1878–1963
        2. 2. Charles (William) Martin 1880–1963
        3. 3. Dr (James Rosamond) Martin 1882–1923 m. Mary (Henry) Hamilton 1883–1981
        4. 4. Dr (Lyman Cleveland) Martin 1884–1925
        5. 5. Ben (Hamilton) Martin 1886–1962
        6. 6. Henry (Allen) Martin 1889–1890
        7. 7. Viola (Beryl) Martin 1892–1989 m. Maj (James Ripley) Jacobs 1885–1972
      8. 8. James (F) Rosamond 1840–
      9. 9. Eugene Rosamond 1852–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne) Ligon 1794–1823
  3. 3. Unknown Ligon 1783–1821
  4. 4. Nancy (F Moore) Ligon 1780–1871
  5. 5. Nancy (Ann) Ligon 1784–1870
  6. 6. John (Townes) Ligon 1792–1857
  7. 7. Joseph (Townes Blackman) Ligon 1790–1850
  8. 8. William (Blackman Ligon,) Colonel 1797–1863

Elizabeth Townes's Timeline

2 Records

1763
28 Apr 1763
Birth of Elizabeth Townes in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
1842
15 Oct 1842
Age 79
Death of Elizabeth Townes in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1763
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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