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Peter Townsend 1807 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Washington Co., VA

Father: John Townsend

Mother: Catharine Frances

Spouse(s): Sybil Fleenor

Children(s): George Townsend, William Townsend, Mary Towsend

In 1807, Peter Townsend entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to John M. Townsend and Catharine Frances. In 1830, Peter Townsend resided in Washington, Virginia, USA. In 1840, Peter Townsend resided in Washington, Virginia, USA. Peter Townsend married Sybil Fleenor, and had children including George Franklin Townsend, William Harvey Townsend, Mary Jane Towsend. Peter Townsend passed away in 1870 in Washington Co., VA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Peter Townsend entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to John M. Townsend and Catharine Frances.
  • In 1830, Peter Townsend resided in Washington, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1840, Peter Townsend resided in Washington, Virginia, USA.
  • Peter Townsend married Sybil Fleenor, and had children including George Franklin Townsend, William Harvey Townsend, Mary Jane Towsend.
  • Peter Townsend passed away in 1870 in Washington Co., VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Townsend
1784 – 1864
Birth Location: Virginia
JT
Catharine Frances
1790 – 1832
Birth Location: Germany
CF

Spouses(s)

Sybil Fleenor
1809 – 1880
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
SF

Children(s)

George Townsend
1834 – 1902
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
GT
William Townsend
1836 – 1910
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
WT
Mary Towsend
1840 – 1933
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
MT

Peter Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Peter Townsend
1807 – 1870
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
John M. Townsend
1784 – 1864
Virginia
Catharine Frances
1790 – 1832
Germany
Grandparents
Henry Townsend
1765 – 1831
Virginia, United States
Catherine (Frances) Williams
1770 – 1835
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Townsend
1725 – 1798
Anne Wright
1735 – 1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Townsend
Elizabeth Titus
1649 – 1698

Peter Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Peter Townsend (1807 – 1870) m. Sybil Fleenor (1809 – Nov 1880)
  1. 1. George (Franklin) Townsend (27 Aug 1834 – 15 Aug 1902)
  2. 2. William (Harvey) Townsend (1836 – 1910)
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Towsend (30 May 1840 – 07 Oct 1933) m. James (Hale) Stickley (26 Jan 1838 – 16 Oct 1917)
    1. 1. Mary (Edelle) Stickley (8 Sep 1861 – 11 Nov 1944) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Vance (15 Nov 1854 – 9 Mar 1939)
      1. 1. Elbert ('Bertie' Kelcy) Vance (29 Dec 1878 – 18 May 1945) m. Alice Harkleroad (20 Feb 1878 – 26 January 1966)
        1. 1. Mary (Irene) Vance (5 JUL 1901 – 17 Oct 1965) m. Dewey (H.) Kintner (29 Aug 1897 – 25 Apr 1947)
        2. 2. James (Alan) Vance (18 SEP 1902 – 18 Feb 1975) m. Ethel (Ester) Shugren (abt 1900 – March 1984)
        3. 3. Maude (Elizabeth) Vance (23 Feb 1905 – 11 Jun 1995) m. Hardin (Elsby) Solbrig (14 Mar 1900 – 01 Aug 1982)
        4. 4. Samuel (Lynn) Vance (16 Dec 1908 – 17 APR 1990) m. Verna (Mae) Martin (abt 1915 – 8 Sep 2007)
        5. 5. Frances (Imogene) Vance (9 January 1913 – 25 October 1978) m. Clifford (D) Hunter (5 Jul 1910 – 10 Mar 1976)
        6. 6. Lillian (Reeves) Vance (13 JUN 1915 – 31 OCT 1987) m. Joseph (Lavere) Ritter (28 June 1912 – 12 Apr 2004)
      2. 2. Myrtle (Fielding) Vance (10 Feb 1881 – May 1962) m. D. (C.) Eads m. George (Thaddaus) Griffitts (22 Oct 1886 – )
      3. 3. Bessie (King) Vance (7 Mar 1883 – 28 Feb 1958) m. Andrew (Riley) Harkleroad (14 Dec 1869 – 25 Nov 1912)
        1. 1. Hazel Harkleroad (24 Mar 1902 – 18 Jun 1971) m. Fred (S) Webster (abt 1900 – 18 Aug 1972)
        2. 2. Cecil (Wayne) Harkleroad (23 Jul 1905 – 23 October 1981) m. Mary (Alice) Linesay (22 Mar 1905 – Jun 1978) m. Antonett ("Myrtle") Merz (20 Jan 1930 – 15 Sep 2011)
        3. 3. Andrew (Riley) Harkleroad (16 Dec 1907 – 16 March 1988) m. Josephine Miller (6 Jun 1906 – 2 Jun 1990)
        4. 4. Graynelle Harkleroad (24 Mar 1911 – 23 Jul 2005) m. Robert (Otto) Schmitt (6 AUG 1910 – 27 Aug 1996)
      4. 4. Mary (Edelle) Vance (15 Feb 1893 – 28 FEB 1933) m. Walter (Franklin) Johnson (30 Jun 1888 – 31 Aug 1960)
        1. 1. Dorothea (M) Johnson (abt 1911 – ) m. Thomas (Hutton) Sawyer
        2. 2. Winford (Fain) Johnson (8 August 1912 – 26 Jan 1976) m. Margaret (Belle) Thompson (abt 1912 – )
        3. 3. Jene (Gordon) Johnson (7 Sep 1920 – 14 Dec 2000) m. Carrie (Ruth) Deckard m. Shirley (Vienna) Stafford (15 Sep 1913 – 10 Oct 2005)
        4. 4. Leta (R) Johnson (abt 1923 – ) m. Rutledge
        5. 5. Homer (Vance) Johnson (May 11, 1924 – April 14, 1965) m. Betty Gowan
      5. 5. Glenn (Stickley) Vance (9 Jan 1900 – 13 Nov 1954) m. Rosa (Frances) Minnick (8 Sep 1897 – 25 Feb 1961)
        1. 1. Vivian (Violet) Vance (6 Apr 1927 – 2 Mar 1997) m. Earl Camper
      6. 6. Reid (Hall) Vance (15 Nov 1903 – 26 Jun 1979) m. Frances (Coryell) Ford (6 Nov 1906 – 16 Nov 1982) m. Elizabeth (Virginia) McIlhany (May 1898 – 23 Feb 1944) m. Eloise Williams (25 Oct 1908 – 15 Jun 1991)
        1. 1. Doris (Eyre) Vance (5 Feb 1929 – 20 Aug 1987) m. Warren (Gray) Merrin (13 Sep 1926 – 21 Oct 1996) m. Earl (Jeffrey) Edeburn (15 Jun 1923 – 8 Sep 1997) m. Joe (A) Welch (abt 1928 – ) m. Raymond (Earl) Young (26 Aug 1920 – 1 Oct 2006)
        2. 2. Paul (Franklin) Vance (21 Feb 1930 – 20 Dec 1935)
        3. 3. Nancy (Edelle) Vance (26 Nov 1936 – 24 Jan 2008) m. William (Lawrence) Lee (1934 – 2023)
        4. 4. Carolyn (Eloise) Vance (8 Feb 1941 – ) m. Larry (Victor) Cole (21 Apr 1940 – 03 Mar 2024)
    2. 2. Ella (Carr) Stickley (Apr 03, 1864 – 1953) m. John (Crockett) Haley (9 March 1851 – 1906)
      1. 1. Mary (Scott) Haley (4 Oct 1882 – 26 Jan 1971) m. Hiriam (Stanfill) Lambdin (19 Dec 1880 – 16 January 1955)
        1. 1. Howard Lambdin (abt 1907 – 1960)
        2. 2. Mary (Eliza) Lambdin (12 Sep 1909 – 18 Mar 1993) m. Hahn (W.) Capps (16 December 1903 – 14 September 1998) m. Mary Lambdin
        3. 3. Margaret Lambdin (5 Oct 1914 – 23 Apr 1992)
      2. 2. Willie (A) Haley (1 Nov 1884 – )
      3. 3. Charles (Warren) Haley (29 May 1889 – 1930)
    3. 3. Gabriel (B.) Stickley (17 Aug 1866 – 30 Aug 1929) m. Nannie Large (23 September 1877 – 26 Apr 1945) m. Ida (Cecelia) Adams (1872 – 17 Mar 1941)
      1. 1. Ethel (Pearl) Stickley (7 Jan 1898 – 14 Oct 1970) m. Rufus (Mitchell) Wingfield (24 Apr 1891 – 04 Feb 1960)
      2. 2. Myrtle (Ella) Stickley (26 Sep 1902 – 2 Oct 1972) m. John (S) Lyerly
      3. 3. Gladys Stickley
      4. 4. Leroy (Andrew) Stickley (11 Jun 1905 – 20 Nov 1959) m. Margaret (L.) Culloty (14 Sep 1905 – 06 Sep 1932) m. Agnes (Louise) Mayhew (17 May 1911 – 6 Nov 1986)
        1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Stickley (27 Aug 1931 – 1 May 2000) m. William (Frank) Middleton (4 Oct 1927 – 4 June 2007)
        2. 2. Gloria (L) Stickley (abt 1932 – )
        3. 3. Joyce (L) Stickley (abt 1939 – )
        4. 4. Barbara Stickley (abt 1931 – )
        5. 5. Gloria (L) Stickley (abt 1932 – )
        6. 6. Joyce (L) Stickley (abt 1939 – )
        7. 7. John (Raymond) Stickley (6 Aug 1941 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Lee) Stickley (19 May 1869 – 2 Nov 1957) m. Scott (Preston) Phelps (1871 – 12 Apr 1957)
      1. 1. Louella Phelps (23 Dec 1894 – 16 Jul 1981)
      2. 2. Willie (M) Phelps (Jan 1896 – Apr 1986)
      3. 3. James (W) Phelps (Nov 1898 – 12 Nov 1956)
      4. 4. Blythe (S) Phelps (abt 1903 – 26 Jan 1926)
      5. 5. Mary (Blaine) Phelps (14 Sep 1906 – 29 Apr 2004)
      6. 6. Warren (S) Phelps (abt 1915 – 27 Oct 1999)
    5. 5. Warren (Hopkins) Stickley (2 Mar 1872 – 13 Jul 1947) m. Lorena ((Karyang)) Harding (abt 1873 – 30 Nov 1926) m. Florence (Cordelia) Stickley (6 Jun 1889 – 22 Jul 1970)
    6. 6. James (Herbert) Stickley (23 Jun 1875 – 24 May 1949) m. Stella (Leigh) Brandenburg (20 Oct 1885 – 26 Nov 1965)
      1. 1. Mary (Emnor) Stickley (25 Jan 1910 – 31 Aug 2002)
      2. 2. Lewis (Herbert) Stickley (15 Apr 1911 – 13 Apr 1970)
      3. 3. Gordon (Worth) Stickley (09 Mar 1914 – 02 Jul 1965)
      4. 4. Helen (Edella) Stickley (13 Dec 1915 – 23 Dec 2007)
      5. 5. Mary (Emnor) Stickley (25 Jan 1910 – 31 Aug 2002)
      6. 6. Lewis (Herbert) Stickley (15 April 1911 – 13 Apr 1970)
      7. 7. Gordon (Worth) Stickley (09 Mar 1914 – 2 July 1965)
      8. 8. Helen (Edelle) Stickley (13 Dec 1915 – 23 Dec 2007) m. Donald (Wayne) Warner (1915 – 1994)
        1. 1. Donald (Wayne, Jr.) Warner (1943 – 1986)
        2. 2. William (Bruce) Warner (1949 – )
    7. 7. Charles (T) Stickley (Aug 17, 1877 – Sep 14, 1877)
    8. 8. Hale (Hollie) Stickley (1 Nov 1878 – 01 Mar 1960) m. Dora (Ellen) Taylor (15 Sep 1899 – 30 Aug 1981)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Violet) Stickley (8 Jun 1920 – 21 Feb 2004) m. Milan Sladovic m. Milan Sladovic
        1. 1. Doloris (Fay) Sladovic (10/02/1939 – 06/02/2008) m. Jon (Bernard) Lowry (11 Feb 1940 – )
      2. 2. Ada Stickley (12 Apr 1922 – 16 Mar 2015) m. Morris (W) Keller
      3. 3. James (Hopkins) Stickley (19 Mar 1925 – 26 April 1986)
      4. 4. Joan Stickley (19 Dec 1929 – 3 Mar 2000) m. Earl (Edward) Byers (13 Feb 1929 – 19 Dec 2015)
        1. 1. Terri Byers m. Bruno
        2. 2. Mark (S.) Byers
        3. 3. Victoria Byers m. Wasson

Peter Townsend's Timeline

6 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Peter Townsend in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 23
Peter Townsend resided here in Washington, Virginia, USA
Washington, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 33
Peter Townsend resided here in Washington, Virginia, USA
Washington, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 53
Peter Townsend resided here in Western District, Washington, Virginia, USA
Western District, Washington, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 63
Peter Townsend resided here in Kinderbrook, Washington, Virginia, USA
Kinderbrook, Washington, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 63
Death of Peter Townsend in Washington Co., VA
Washington Co., VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kinderbrook, Washington, Virginia; Roll: M593_1681; Page: 156B; Family History Library Film: 553180
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Washington, Virginia; Roll: M653_1383; Page: 402; Family History Library Film: 805383

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Washington, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 200; Page: 293; Family History Library Film: 0029679

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Virginia; Page: 250

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western District, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Washington, Virginia; Roll: M653_1383; Page: 402; Family History Library Film: 805383

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Kinderbrook, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kinderbrook, Washington, Virginia; Roll: M593_1681; Page: 156B; Family History Library Film: 553180

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington Co., VA
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