William Barkley Townsend

Abt 1720 - Bef 1782  (< 62 years)

• Name	William Barkley Townsend  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1720	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Estate Settlement - Named In mothers settlement	31 Oct 1766	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	He was shown as William Barkley Townsend when he filed the inventory of the estate of Comfort Atkinson.
  Anecdote	1776  [2]
  	William Barkley Townsend was a notorious Tory during the Revolution.
  Reference Identifier	Som-34
  Record ID	79418
  Will	26 Mar 1782	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  Death	Bef 19 Apr 1782	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  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	I79418	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2011

  
  

  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  [3]
  Family ID	F25996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemima Selby,   b. Abt 1725   d. Bef 22 Feb 1791, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1745	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  Children	1. Bartley Townsend,   b. 6 Jan 1745/46, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Comfort Townsend,   b. Abt 1747, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Aft 1789, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age > 43 years) ╚═ Isaac Cooper  m. Abt 1775 + 3. Luke Townsend,   b. 26 Jan 1747/48, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1810, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 61 years) ╚═ Margaret George  m. Bef 1775   4. Thomas Townsend, (b/o Luke),   b. 13 Jul 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Eleanor Townsend,   b. Abt 1751, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   6. William Townsend,   b. Abt 1752, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   7. Levi Townsend,   b. 6 Feb 1753, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 7 Mar 1814, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 61 years)   8. Levin Townsend,   b. 2 Aug 1755, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F26094	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. 14, 2223. [S2223] Dryden, Ruth - Townsend Family of Maryland, (Printed Privately, San Diego, CA 1993), p. 6 (3rd Generation), 2223.