William
Townes
II Family
Virginia
m. Obedience Allen
1768 Amelia and Pittsylvania Co., VA
b.1 MAR 1747 in Goochland Co, VA
d. 1804 S. C.*
her father: Samuel Allen
her
mother: Martha Archer
| Children with Obedience Allen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Allen Townes | b. May 11, 1773 | d. 11 Apr 1826 (age 52) |
m. Rachel Stokes 21 Apr 1799 (b. 20 APR 1779 d. 3 Aug 1850 aged 71) |
| Mary Townes* |
b. (?1777) Culpepper, Virginia | d. 1 Sep 1815 Abbeville, SC | m. Benjamin F. Jones |
| Margaret Townes | b. Culpepper Co., VA* | d. | m. |
| William Allen Townes | b. 11 MAY 1773 Culpepper Co., VA* | d.11 APR 1826 | m. |
1768, Edmond Taylor of Mechlenburg VA to
William Townes of said county, wit. Thomas Glass, Ann Brown and Charles
Kennon.[court records of Granville Co., VA]
1775-76 - William Townes is listed as a
2nd Leut. of the Virginia Revolutionary Army by the DAR. Wife is
listed as Obediance Allen. [DAR Index. p. 2962]
Lived in Virginia and moved to South Carolina in the 1790's.
In a footnote for the Ligon family of South
Carolina,
1773 - In the following document Henry Keith Townes recorded the
Bible pages for the Townes family. These were listed on the Genforum
web pages by Elizabeth Blount from a typed copy made about 1950.
BIRTHS
[Note in hand of Henry Keith Townes? the name of Samuel was
crossed-out, Samuel was the son of William Townes and Obedience Allen
Townes. HKT?]
Samuel Townes was born May 11,
1773. Spottsylvania [crossed out]
Virginia. [On other family charts, this person, b. 1773, is called
Samuel Allen Townes, but distinctions are made below between those
named Samuel.]
Rachel (Stokes) Townes was born
April 20th 1779, Frederick County, Maryland
William Washington Townes, son
of Samuel and Rachel Townes, was born February 12th, 1800.
Eliza P. Townes, daughter of
Samuel and Rachel Townes, was born March 9, A. D. 1802
Henry H. Townes, son of Samuel
and Rachel Townes was born Sept. 4th A. D. 1804
Samuel Allen Townes, son of
Samuel and Rachel Townes, was born Dec. 23rd A. D. 1806
George Franklin Townes, son of
Samuel and Rachel Townes was born June 9th A. D. 1809
John Allen Townes, son of
Samuel & Rachel Townes was born July 26th A. D. 1812
William Augustus Townes, son of
Samuel & Rachel Townes was born January 31st A. D. 1822.
Maria Louisa Blassingame,
daughter of Eliza and Wm. E. Blassingame was born 17th February 1819
Catherine Floride Townes,
daughter of Henry H. and Lucretia A. Townes was born Nov. 21st 1827.
Martha Ann Townes, daughter of
Henry H. & Lucretia A. Townes was born December 27th 1828
Samuel Townes, son of George F.
and Elizabeth A. Townes, was born November 29, 1839.
Alexander Sloan Townes, son of
George F. and Elizabeth A. Townes, born the 20th of February 1842
Ella, daughter of G. F. and
Elizabeth Townes, born 4th of March 1845.
DEATHS
William Washington Townes, son
of Samuel and Rachel departed this life March 6th 1803.
Samuel Townes departed this
life April 11th 1826, aged firty-two years and eleven months.
Martha Ann Townes, daughter of
H. H. and L. A. Townes died 31st August 1835.
Anna Maria, daughter of H. H.
and L. A. Townes died 16th October 1839
Sam?l A.,only son of H. H. and
L. A. Townes died 2nd of October 1840,
aged 9.
The darling of his
parents and beloved by all who knew him.
Samuel Townes son of George F.
and Elizabeth A. Townes died March 27, 1844.
Rachel Townes, wife of Samuel
Townes departed this life August 3rd, 1850, aged 71 years, 3 months and
fourteen days.
Eliza Paul Blassingame,
daughter of Samuel & Rachel Townes,
departed this life October 11th 1857, aged 55 years, seven months and
two days.
John Allen Townes, son of
Samuel & Rachel Townes departed this life
January 1st 1862, aged 29 years, five months & 6 days.
Henry H. Townes, son of Samuel
& Rachel Townes died 30th May, 1849, aged 44 years, 8 months and 26
days.
William Augustus Townes,
youngest son of Samuel & Rachel Townes
departed this life Sunday 6th of January 1878, aged 56 years.
George Franklin Townes, fourth
son of Samuel and Rachel Townes departed
this life on Saturday, April 11th, 1891, aged 81 years, 10 months and 3
days.
MARRIAGES
Samuel Townes married Rachel Stokes 21st April A. D. 1799.
William E. Blassingame married
Eliza Paul Townes April 21st 1818 [there
is a family tradition of marrying on the same day as your parents]
Henry Hamilton Townes married
Lucretia Ann Calhoun February 28th, 1827.
Samuel A. Townes & Miss
Joanna L. Hall married 23rd January 1834.
George F. Townes and Miss
Elizabeth A. Sloan married 13th November 1838
William Augustus Townes and
Miss Fannie R. Seawell were married Marion [?], Perry County, Alabama,
on the 21st April 1857.
Indianna [elsewhere, India],
3rd daughter of William Augustus &
Fannie S. Townes, was married to John K. Earle, June 8th 1881.
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