David Townsend (abt. 1725 - 1813)

Born about 1725 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Irene (Loomis) Townsend — married 7 Aug 1751 in Hebron, Connecticut

Husband of Elizabeth Fowler — married 6 Sep 1761 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1813 at about age 88 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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Disputed Origins

May also have been named Daniel Townsend, but it says David on the tombstone.

Biography

"David was born about 1725, and lived and died in Hebron. He married Sarah Loomis in 1751, and after her death, and in 1761, he married Elizabeth Fowler. He had sons, David [Jr], date of birth unknown, and Nathaniel, born in 1760, children of his first wife, and by the second wife Jonathan, born 1762, Jesse, born in 1766, Elizabeth, born in 1772 and John, born in 1785. The Davids, father and son, lived and died in Hebron, and their remains rest side by side of their ancestor, Jonathan, in the graveyard at Andover, Ct., which was formerly a part of Hebron." "David Townsend, senior, was a man of great physical energy. He was a member of the celebrated colonial expedition which took the renowned French fortress of Louisburg from France, unaided by Great Britain. He was so small in stature as to weigh scarcely more than one hundred pounds, a peculiarity occasionally appearing in our branch of the Townsend family for nearly two hundred years."^[1]

Buried in Old Andover Cemetery, Andover, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ^[2]

Private David Townsend served with 12th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

David Townsend is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A115605.

David served in various capacities during the American Revolution: active as a Private in the Connecticut Militia, and he was on the committee to hire soldiers. He was also a Grand Juror. Refer DAR A115605

Sources

1. ↑ The English Townsends : the Tancreds crusaders : the Townsends of Watertown, Massachusetts : The Townsends of Hebron, Ct. and of Hancock, Mass..Townsend, Martin I.. Troy, N.Y.?. unknown. 1899. [on ancestry.com]; p 15-22
2. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
   URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #34626073
   Ancestry Record 60525 #20674188 (accessed 25 October 2022)
   David Townsend burial (died on 9 Nov 1813) in Andover, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #34626073
• Compendium of American Genealogy, 1600s-1800s, Volume IV, p. 202
• The American Genealogist, 22:#4:21-pp210-218?
• Elias Loomis, Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America, Published by the Author. 1909, p. 151
• Connecticut: Vital Records (Barbour Collection): Hebron: p 142:
  • Townsend, David, m. Irana Lo[o]mis, Aug. 7, 1751 (citing vol. 2, p 112)
  • Townsend, David, m. Elisabeth Fowler, Sept. 6, 1761 (citing vol. 2, p 113)
• Marriage: "Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1620-1926"
  Marriage Records. Connecticut Marriages. Various Connecticut County collections
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61367 #17929 (accessed 25 October 2022)
  Elisabeth Fowler marriage to David Townsend on 6 Sep 1761 in Hebor, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.