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Francis Townsend 1740 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1740

Birth Location: Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Fayette, Pennsylvania

Father: Joseph Townsend

Mother: Lydia Townsend

Spouse(s): Rachel Townsend

Children(s): Isaac Townsend

In 1740, Francis Townsend entered the world in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Joseph Townsend and Lydia (Reynolds) Townsend. Francis Townsend married Rachel (Talbot) Townsend, and had children including Isaac Townsend. Francis Townsend passed away in 1789 in Fayette, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Francis Townsend entered the world in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Joseph Townsend and Lydia (Reynolds) Townsend.
  • Francis Townsend married Rachel (Talbot) Townsend, and had children including Isaac Townsend.
  • Francis Townsend passed away in 1789 in Fayette, Pennsylvania.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Townsend's Ancestors

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Francis Townsend
1740 – 1789
Birth Place: Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Joseph Townsend
1715 – 1749
Delaware, Pennsylvania
Lydia ((Reynolds)) Townsend
1716 – 1775
Redstone, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1684 – 1766
Berkshire, England
Martha (Wooderson) (Townsend)
1683 – 1767
Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
Francis Reynolds
1684 – 1760
Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Acton) (Reynolds)
1690 – 1765
Salem County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Townsend
1652 – 1692
Mary Townsend
1665 – 1692
Julian Wooderson
1657 – 1687
Esther (Wooderson)
1655 – 1686
Henry Reynolds
1655 – 1724
Prudence Reynolds
1657 – 1728
Benjamin Acton
1664 – 1730
Christiana Acton)
1658 – 1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Townsend
1614 – 1697
Joan Townsend
1617 – 1699
William Reynolds
1606 – 1668
Margaret (Reynolds)
1625 – 1657
William Claiton
1632 – 1689
Prudence Clayton)
1632 – 1690
Thomas Acton
1623 – 1677
Samuel Strangman
1611 – 1695
Hester (Strangeman)
1619 – 1668

Francis Townsend's Descendants

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Francis Townsend (15 Jun 1740 – 1789) m. Rachel ((Talbot)) Townsend (27 Sep 1745 – 22 Sep 1784)
  1. 1. Isaac Townsend (25 December 1763 – 3 November 1837) m. Rachel (Regina (Koenig \ King)) Townsend (25 Jan 1767 – 17 Mar 1856)
    1. 1. John Townsend (10 June 1787 – September 1870) m. Elizabeth ((Shoemaker)) Townsend (26 Jun 1792 – 15 Sep 1870)
      1. 1. George (H) Townsend (October 1815 – )
      2. 2. Hannah ((Townsend)) Walker (11 Jun 1820 – 9 Jan 1894) m. James Walker (1808 – 16 January 1884)
        1. 1. Nancy (Walker (McGinley \) McGinly) (1839 – 2 Feb 1916) m. Robert (\ Robbert McGinley \) McGinly (abt 1829 – 4 Nov 1906)
        2. 2. John (Townsend) Walker (21 January 1849 – )
        3. 3. Samuel (H) Walker (1856 – )
    2. 2. Joseph Townsend (10 August 1798 – 8 November 1863)

Francis Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1740
15 Apr 1740
Birth of Francis Townsend in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1740
15 Jun 1740
Birth of Francis Townsend in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1789
1789
Age 49
Death of Francis Townsend in Fayette, Pennsylvania
Fayette, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1740
    Event Place: Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 344

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1740
    Event Place: Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 344

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