Burval Genealogy - Townsend Family of Virginia, Delaware, South Carolina. Florida and Kentucky

Introduction

This genealogy is about John Townsend (1640-1710) and his wife, Faith (1660- ) of Accomack County Virginia and their descendants who lived in Virginia, Delaware South Carolina, Florida and Kentucky.

Family Trees

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John Townsend (1640-1710) Tree

List of Family Members

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Townsend Family List

Notable People

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John Townsend (1640-1709) Progenitor of the Townsend Family of Virginia, Delaware , South Carolina, Florida, and Kentucky. who immigrated tro Virginia in 1672.
Thomas Townsend Sr. (1665-1728) Eldest son of John Townsend (1640-1710)who immigrated to Virginia with his father in 1672.
William Benedictus Townsend (1710-1769) Planter and Progenitor of the Townsend Family of Craven County, South Carolina.
Thomas Townsend (1735-1796) Planter of Halifax County, Virginia and Greenville, South Carolina.
John Townsend (1740-1786) Planter of Marlboro County, South Carolina and. Revolutionary War Patriot.
Light Townsend (1745-1818) Planter of Marlbor South Carolina and Warren County, Kentucky. Revolutionary War Soldier.
William Townsend (1750- ) Planter of Marlboro County South Carolina
John Townsend (1760-1843) Planter of Marlboro County South Carolina.
William Townsend (1762- ) Planter of Marlboro County South Carolina
James Townsend (1763-1820 ) Planter of McIntosh County Georgia
Benjamin Townsend (1764- ) Planter of Marlboro County, South Carolina
Rhoda Townsend (1765- ) of Marlboro County, South Carolina.
Thomas Townsend ((1765-1828) Planter of Marlboro County, South Carolina, Liberty County, Georgia and Jefferson County, Florida. Progentor of the Townsend Brothers who moved to Texas in 1830's.
Light Townsend (1770-1851) Planter of Marlboro County South Carolina and Hernando County, Florida.
Jesse Townsend (1793-1879) Of Marlboro County, South Carolina, Lowndes County Georgia, and Duval County, Florida. Soldier in War of 1812. Interesting account of war record and post Civil War Claims for damage.
John "Jack" Townsend (1796-1847) of Marlboro County, South Carolina and Alachua County Florida.
Joel Wilson Townsend (1799-1880) Methodist Minister of Marlboro and Abbeville County South Carolina.
Light Townsend (1798-1870) Planter of Marlboro County South Carolina
Allen Townsend (1801-1880) Planter of Lowndes County Georgia and Madison County Florida.
David R. Townsend (1808-1886) Farmer and Judge of Lafayette County Florida.
Temperance Townsend (1833-1856) Daughter of Allen Townsend. Died while in school in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Charles Pinkney Townsend (1833-1923 Lawyer of Bennettsville, Marlboro Co. South Carolina. Long Interesting Autobiography.

Benedictus Townsend Book

Benedictus Townsend of South Carolina A genealogy of the descendants of Benedictus Townsend (c1710-c1769) and his wife, Lucilla Light of South Carolina.

Townsend Bibles

Allen Townsend Family Bibles

Townsend Papers

Townsend Papers Abstracts of some 50 old documents that were removed by Rogers Townsend (1917-1979) from the Townsend Plantation Office near Blenheim, Marlboro County, South Carolina in the mid 1970’s. These are original deeds and other documents of the Townsend Family going back to 1787.