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Peter Townsend 1810–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 24 Oct 1888

Death Location: Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, United States

Father: Jacob Sr.

Mother: Catherine Dark

Spouse(s): Sarah Mitchell

Children(s): Larkin Townsend

Peter Townsend was born in 1810 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob Townsend Sr And Catherine Dark. Peter Townsend married Sarah Sallie Mitchell, and had children including Larkin Townsend. Peter Townsend passed away in 1888 in Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Peter Townsend was born in 1810 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob Townsend Sr And Catherine Dark.
  • Peter Townsend married Sarah Sallie Mitchell, and had children including Larkin Townsend.
  • Peter Townsend passed away in 1888 in Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Sr.
1790–1870
Birth Location: Perquimans, NC
JS
Catherine Dark
1784–1848
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
CD

Spouses(s)

Sarah Mitchell
1810–1859
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
SM

Children(s)

Larkin Townsend
1838–1922
Birth Location: Watauga County, North Carolina
LT

Peter Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Peter Townsend
1810–1888
Birth Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob Townsend Sr.
1790–1870
Perquimans, NC
Catherine Dark
1784–1848
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (McConkey) Townsend
1750–1830
Bedminster, Bucks, PA; or 16 Apr 1752 Bladen, NC; or 1752 Bucks, PA
Elisabeth White
1752–1824
Perquimans, NC
Great-Grandparents
Col. White
1726–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan White
1700–1772
Frances Hicks
1704–1762

Peter Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Peter Townsend (1810–24 Oct 1888) m. Sarah (Sallie) Mitchell (1810–1859)
  1. 1. Larkin Townsend 1838–1922 m. Mahala (Accord) Townsend 1837–1925 m. Mahala (Accord) Townsend 1838–1925
    1. 1. sarah (callie) townsend 1868–1943 m. Robert (Lee) Hodges 1868–1938
      1. 1. Ira (Monroe) Hodges 1892–1972 m. Carrie (Eliza) Bailiff 1893–1968
        1. 1. Audrey (Mabel) Hodges 1927–2008
        2. 2. Ollie (Gladys) Hodges 1912–2007
        3. 3. Wilma (Orna) Hodges 1914–1974

Peter Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Peter Townsend in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1888
24 Oct 1888
Age 78
Death of Peter Townsend in Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
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