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William Townsend 1674–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 SEP 1674

Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 4 JAN 1727

Death Location: Sussex County, Delaware, USA

Father: John Townsend

Mother: Elizabeth Danford

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In 1674, William Townsend entered the world in Somerset County, Maryland, USA, born to John Townsend And Elizabeth Danford. William Townsend passed away in 1727 in Sussex County, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1674, William Townsend entered the world in Somerset County, Maryland, USA, born to John Townsend And Elizabeth Danford.
  • William Townsend passed away in 1727 in Sussex County, Delaware, USA.

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William Townsend's Ancestors

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William Townsend
1674–1727
Birth Place: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Townsend
1640–1698
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Danford
1642–1698
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1674
2 SEP 1674
Birth of William Townsend in Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
1725
27 JUN 1725
Age 51
Burial of William Townsend in St Benet Paul's Wharf, London, England
St Benet Paul's Wharf, London, England
1727
4 JAN 1727
Age 53
Death of William Townsend in Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Sussex County, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 JUN 1725
    Event Place: St Benet Paul's Wharf, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69BEN3A001MS05716

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1674
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, Abstracts of Wills, Sussex County, Delaware, 1700s-1800s; Probate Place: Sussex, Delaware

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1727
    Event Place: Sussex County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69BEN3A001MS05716
    [2] Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, Abstracts of Wills, Sussex County, Delaware, 1700s-1800s; Probate Place: Sussex, Delaware

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