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William McConkey Townsend 1750 – 1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1750

Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 21 Jul 1830

Death Location: Raft Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Townsend

Mother: Elizabeth Townsend

Spouse(s): Sarah Townsend

Children(s): Charles Townsend

William McConkey Townsend was born in 1750 in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Townsend and Elizabeth Pearson, Townsend. William McConkey Townsend married Sarah Thompson Townsend, and had children including Charles Thompson Townsend. William McConkey Townsend passed away in 1830 in Raft Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William McConkey Townsend was born in 1750 in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Townsend and Elizabeth Pearson, Townsend.
  • William McConkey Townsend married Sarah Thompson Townsend, and had children including Charles Thompson Townsend.
  • William McConkey Townsend passed away in 1830 in Raft Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Townsend's Ancestors

Self
William Townsend
1750 – 1830
Birth Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John Townsend
1723 – 1795
Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth (Pearson,) Townsend
1726 – 1795
Wrightstown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1700 – 1772
Frederica, Kent, Delaware, United States
Ruth (Parsons,) Townsend
1703 – 1731
Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Enoch (Pearson) Parsons
1690 – 1749
Springfield, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Townsend
1666 – 1736
Rebecca (Riggin)
1670 – 1737
Robert Parsons
1680 – 1741
Sarah Dominy
1669 – 1716
Thomas Pierson-Pearson
1653 – 1734
Margery Smith
1658 – 1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Townsend
1620 – 1698
Elizabeth Townsend
1642 –
John Porter
1642 – 1701
Elizabeth Gray
1649 – 1670
Samuel Bishop
1630 – 1714
Hannah Parsons
1645 – 1728
Nathaniel Dominy
1647 – 1687
Sara Doty
1650 – 1748
Ellen Williamson
1628 – 1724

William Townsend's Descendants

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William (McConkey) Townsend (16 Apr 1750 – 21 Jul 1830) m. Sarah (Thompson) Townsend (1 Mar 1763 – 12 Feb 1839, 1829)
  1. 1. Charles (Thompson) Townsend (16 April 1792 – 1 Nov 1865) m. Sarah (Martha Blount) Humphrey (12 Apr 1796 – 10 Oct 1875)
    1. 1. Floyd Townsend (1833 – 22 Jun 1864) m. Mary (Catherine) Bullock (1840 – )
      1. 1. Noel Townsend (10 May 1859 – 5 March 1931) m. Rovenie Bullock (24 Dec 1861 – 24 May 1924)
        1. 1. Arthur (Melton) Townsend (29 May 1901 – Jul 1982) m. Annie (Laura) Hyatt (20 Aug 1905 – 24 Nov 1979)

William Townsend's Timeline

4 Records

1750
16 Apr 1750
Birth of William McConkey Townsend in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America
Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America
1777
7 May 1777
Age 27
William McConkey Townsend was married in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
1815
12 Dec 1815
Age 65
William McConkey Townsend was married in Robeson, North Carolina
Robeson, North Carolina
1830
21 Jul 1830
Age 80
Death of William McConkey Townsend in Raft Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Raft Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1750
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 May 1777
    Event Place: Perquimans, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1815
    Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1830
    Event Place: Raft Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

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