Jeremiah Townsend, III

Abt 1714 - Bef 1784  (< 70 years)

• Name	Jeremiah Townsend  [1]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	Abt 1714	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Estate Settlement - Named In mothers settlement	31 Oct 1766	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	He was shown as Jeremiah Townsend, next of kin, when the inventory of the estate of Comfort Atkinson was presented.
  Reference Identifier	Som-33
  Record ID	79416
  Death	Bef 17 Feb 1784	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2, 3]
  	It was on this date that administration bonds on the estate of Jeremiah Townsend were signed by Joshua Townsend, administrator, Absalom, Joshua and Ephraim Townsend. Next of kin were Bartley Townsend and John Ball.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Townsend, I,   b. Abt 1620   d. Bef 28 Feb 1698/99, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 79 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Comfort Barkley,   b. Abt 1695, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 31 Oct 1766, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 71 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Jeremiah Townsend, III,   b. Abt 1714, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 17 Feb 1784, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 70 years) ▻ Sarah 'Sally' White,  m. Abt 1735 + 2. William Barkley Townsend,   b. Abt 1720, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 19 Apr 1782, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 62 years) ▻ Jemima Selby,  m. Abt 1745 + 3. Nathaniel Townsend,   b. Abt 1723, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 31 Aug 1773, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 50 years) ▻ Hannah Slingo,  m. Abt 1750   4. Comfort Townsend,   b. Abt 1730, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Israel Townsend,   b. 10 Aug 1733   d. 1785, St. Martins Hundred, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 51 years) ▻ Esther (--?--),  m. Abt 1755
  Person ID	I79416	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah Townsend, II,   b. Abt 1693, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 10 Aug 1733, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 40 years)
  Mother	Comfort Barkley,   b. Abt 1695, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 31 Oct 1766, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 71 years) Other Partners: ╚═John (of James II) Atkinson, (innholder),   b. Abt 1698, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 6 Mar 1750/51, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 53 years)  m. Aft 1740
  Marriage	Bef 1714  [4]
  Family ID	F25996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah 'Sally' White,   b. Aft 6 Oct 1718, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1735	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  Children	1. Barkley Townsend,   b. Abt 1735, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Major Townsend,   b. Abt 1737, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nehemiah Townsend,   b. Abt 1738, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rhoda Townsend,   b. Abt 1740, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John Ball  m. 11 Jan 1790   5. Joshua Townsend,   b. Abt 1744, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Nancy Brittingham  m. Abt 1775;    ╚═ Mary Houston  (Age < 63 years)  m. Abt 1792
  Family ID	F26092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S975] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 09, (Lewes, DE: Delmarva Roots, 2000), p. 257 (John Townsend Family), 975. [S2223] Dryden, Ruth - Townsend Family of Maryland, (Printed Privately, San Diego, CA 1993), p. 13, 2223. [S975] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 09, (Lewes, DE: Delmarva Roots, 2000), p. 254 (Jeremiah Townsend Family), 975. [S2223] Dryden, Ruth - Townsend Family of Maryland, (Printed Privately, San Diego, CA 1993), p. 6 (3rd Generation), 2223.