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Rachel Harcourt Townsend 1629–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1629

Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York

Death Date: May 1696

Death Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York

Father: John Townsend

Mother:

Spouse(s): Jakob Wright

Children(s): Jacob Wright

Rachel Harcourt Townsend was born in 1629 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, the child of John Montgomery Townsend And Susannah Harcourt. Rachel Harcourt Townsend married Jakob Job Wright, and had children including Jacob J Wright. Rachel Harcourt Townsend passed away in 1696 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York.

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Biography

  • Rachel Harcourt Townsend was born in 1629 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, the child of John Montgomery Townsend And Susannah Harcourt.
  • Rachel Harcourt Townsend married Jakob Job Wright, and had children including Jacob J Wright.
  • Rachel Harcourt Townsend passed away in 1696 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Townsend
–1645
Birth Location: –
JT

Spouses(s)

Jakob Wright
1636–1706
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JW

Children(s)

Jacob Wright
1693–1735
Birth Location: Whitland, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
JW

Rachel Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Townsend
1629–1696
Birth Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
Parents
John Montgomery Townsend
–1645
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Townsend's Descendants

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Rachel (Harcourt) Townsend (29 Jun 1629–May 1696) m. Jakob (Job) Wright (Dez 1636 or 16399–13 Sep 1706)
  1. 1. Jacob (J) Wright 1693–1735 m. Hannah Townsend 1684–1727
    1. 1. Keziah Wright 1706–1756 m. Samuel Frost 1706–1775
      1. 1. Deborah Frost 1735–1790 m. Richard (Southard) Jr 1738–1787
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Southard 1761–1795 m. John Vallance 1762–1795

Rachel Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1629
29 Jun 1629
Birth of Rachel Harcourt Townsend in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
1696
May 1696
Age 67
Death of Rachel Harcourt Townsend in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1629
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1696
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
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