Jeremiah Townsend, I

1669 - Bef 1744  (< 74 years)

• Name	Jeremiah Townsend  [1]
  Suffix	I
  Birth	27 Sep 1669	Morumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	18 May 1698	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	He was shown as son Jeremiah in the will of John Townsend Sr., wife Elizabeth.
  Land patented	6 Dec 1698	tract Desire, Bogerternorton Hundred, Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	It was for 100 acres.
  Land sold	1699	tract N78, near Franktown, Northampton Co, Virginia   [4]
  	It was in this year that Jeremiah and Ann Townsend of Somerset County sold 150 acres to George Brickhouse stating he had purchased the titl from his father John and mother Elizabeth Townsend and also from Cornelius and Ann Morris, all of Somerset County.
  Land sold	1699	tract N87, Franktown, Northampton Co, Virginia   [5]
  	It was in this year that Jeremiah and Ann (Brickhouse) Townsend of Somerset County sold her inherited 100 acres to Richard Smith.
  Est Settmt	31 Jan 1743	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6]
  	It was on this date that the inventory was filed and Littleton Townsend and Elias Townsend signed as next of kin. On 29 Mar 1744 the admin account was filed by Brickhouse Townsan and a legatee was Bowman Townsend.
  Reference Identifier	Som-3 Wr-13
  Record ID	79356
  Will	10 Nov 1743	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6, 7]
  	To son Brickhouse Extr and 200 acres & dwelling plantation South Fleet; 100 acres of Hogs Quarter; Desire, 100 acres 0f Point Lookout; 445 acres of Front Marsh and entire personal estate. To sons Bowman and William and daughter Sarah Warrick and grandson Israel, 1 shilling. Witt: Aaron Simmons, William Richards & Edward Round.
  Death	Bef 6 Jan 1743/44	Worcester Co, Maryland   [7]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Siblings	5 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Elizabeth Townsend,   b. 23 Dec 1663, Naswatux Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Robert Smith,   b. Abt 1660   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1685   + 2. William Townsend,   b. 2 Sep 1664, Morumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 17 Jan 1736/37, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 72 years) ╚═Elizabeth Costin,   b. 22 Nov 1680, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 2 Nov 1745, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 64 years),  m. Abt 1700, Worcester Co, Maryland   + 3. John Townsend, II,   b. 8 Jul 1666, Morumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 8 Sep 1736, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 70 years) ╚═Rebecca 'Ruth' Porter,   b. Abt 1665   d. 1737, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 72 years),  m. 21 Oct 1685, Somerset Co, Maryland     4. Solomon Townsend, (s/o Jno I),   b. Abt 1668, Morumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Jeremiah Townsend, I,   b. 27 Sep 1669, Morumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 6 Jan 1743/44, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 74 years) ╚═Anne Brickhouse,   b. Abt 1668, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 10 Nov 1743, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 75 years),  m. Abt 1692, Somerset Co, Maryland   + 6. James Townsend,   b. 3 Apr 1672, Morumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 7 Jul 1721, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 49 years) ╚═Elizabeth Donahoe,   b. 22 Nov 1680, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 5 Nov 1751, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 70 years),  m. Abt 1696, Somerset Co, Maryland     7. Mary Townsend,   b. 1 Sep 1674, Morumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Charles Townsend, I,   b. Abt 1676, Morumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 3 Aug 1748, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 72 years) ╚═Mary Donahoe,   b. Abt 1684   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1700
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Townsend, I,   b. Abt 1620   d. Bef 28 Feb 1698/99, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 79 years)  (Father)  Elizabeth Danford,   b. Abt 1640   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I79356	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	John Townsend, I,   b. Abt 1620   d. Bef 28 Feb 1698/99, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 79 years) Other Partners: ╚═Elizabeth Wheatley,   b. Abt 1640   d. 26 Oct 1660, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 20 years)  m. 20 May 1660
  Mother	Elizabeth Danford,   b. Abt 1640   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Feb 1661/62	Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia   [8]
  Family ID	F25976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Brickhouse,   b. Abt 1668, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 10 Nov 1743, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1692	Somerset Co, Maryland   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Jeremiah Townsend, II,   b. Abt 1693, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 10 Aug 1733, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 40 years) ╚═ Comfort Barkley  (Age < 71 years)  m. Bef 1714 + 2. Benjamin Townsend,   b. Abt 1697, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 19 Mar 1752, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 55 years) ╚═ Mary Dashiell  m. Abt 1720 + 3. Brickhouse 'Brickus' Townsend,   b. Abt 1700, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 10 Mar 1762, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 62 years) ╚═ Mary (--?--)  (Age < 61 years)  m. Abt 1735   4. Bowman Townsend,   b. Abt 1702, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Townsend,   b. Abt 1704, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Sarah Townsend,   b. Abt 1706, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Arthur Warwick  (Age < 44 years)  m. Abt 1725;    ╚═ James Furniss  (Age < 60 years)  m. Aft 23 Feb 1743/44
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F25994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2081] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Som Co, MD Wills 1770-1777 & 1675-1710, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 16 (will of John Townsend Sr., wife Elizabeth), 2081. [S975] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 09, (Lewes, DE: Delmarva Roots, 2000), p. 257 (John Townsend Family), 975. [S975] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 09, (Lewes, DE: Delmarva Roots, 2000), p. 262 (John Townsend Family), 975. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 438 (tract N78), 572. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 438 (tract N87), 572. [S975] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 09, (Lewes, DE: Delmarva Roots, 2000), p. 263 (John Townsend Family), 975. [S2160] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1742-1758, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1986), p. 4 (will of Jeremiah Townsend, son Brickhouse Townsend), 2160. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 64 (Hungars Parish Records), 497. [S2223] Dryden, Ruth - Townsend Family of Maryland, (Printed Privately, San Diego, CA 1993), p. 2 (2nd Generation), 2223.