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Rebekah Townsend 1710–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1710

Birth Location: Westbury, Long Island City, Queens, NY

Death Date: 13 Oct 1792 ie 13 Dec

Death Location: East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania

Father: John Townsend

Mother: Catherine Willits

Spouse(s): Daniel Mercer

Children(s): Phebe Mercer

Rebekah Townsend was born in 1710 in Westbury, Long Island City, Queens, NY, the child of John Joseph Townsend And Catherine Martha Mary Willits. Rebekah Townsend married Daniel Mercer, and had children including Phebe Mercer. Rebekah Townsend passed away in 1792 in East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Rebekah Townsend was born in 1710 in Westbury, Long Island City, Queens, NY, the child of John Joseph Townsend And Catherine Martha Mary Willits.
  • Rebekah Townsend married Daniel Mercer, and had children including Phebe Mercer.
  • Rebekah Townsend passed away in 1792 in East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Townsend
1666–1748
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
JT
Catherine Willits
1691–1748
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
CW

Spouses(s)

Daniel Mercer
1714–1807
Birth Location: East Marlborough or Thornbury TWP, Chester, Pennsylvania
DM

Children(s)

Phebe Mercer
1750–1792
Birth Location: Kennett MM, East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania
PM

Rebekah Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Rebekah Townsend
1710–1792
Birth Place: Westbury, Long Island City, Queens, NY
Parents
John Joseph Townsend
1666–1748
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Catherine (Martha 'Mary') Willits
1691–1748
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Grandparents
John (Townsend) ll
1645–1709
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States
♦Susanna HARCOURT
1652–1682
Hempstead,Nassau,New York,USA
Great-Grandparents
John Townsend
1608–1668
Richard HARCOURT
1623–1696
Elizabeth Potter
1631–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas -Newgate
1594–1677
Elizabeth
1606–1684
Sir Harcourt
1601–1642
Lady Weston
1592–1645
JOHN POTTER
1606–1643
Elizabeth Wood
1606–1677

Rebekah Townsend's Descendants

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Rebekah Townsend (1 Jan 1710–13 Oct 1792 ie 13 Dec) m. Daniel Mercer (14 Sep 1714–25 Jun 1807)
  1. 1. Phebe Mercer 1750–1792 m. Thomas Ward 1748–1786
    1. 1. Philip (S) Ward 1781–1869 m. Margaret Brown 1779–1860
      1. 1. Asahel Ward 1819–1916 m. Amanda (Jane) Honnold 1842–1930
        1. 1. John (Lawrence) Ward 1882–1956 m. Dora (May Milligan, Bennett,) Ward 1890–1987
        2. 2. Jessie (Mae) Roe 1880–1961
        3. 3. Flora (Alice) Whitford 1877–1947
      2. 2. Elizabeth Honnold 1803–1892
      3. 3. John (B.) Ward 1810–1899 m. Mary (A.) Ward 1814–
        1. 1. W. (Scott) Ward 1848–
      4. 4. Ethan (Allen) Ward 1823–1865

Rebekah Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1 Jan 1710
Birth of Rebekah Townsend in Westbury, Long Island City, Queens, NY
Westbury, Long Island City, Queens, NY
1792
13 Oct 1792 ie 13 Dec
Age 82
Death of Rebekah Townsend in East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania
East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1710
    Event Place: Westbury, Long Island City, Queens, NY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1792 ie 13 Dec
    Event Place: East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania
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