Rob's Genealogy

Thomas Townsend^1,2,3

born November 1732, died 20 May 1796

Benjamin Townsend (born 30 August 1759, died 1824)
Jabez Townsend (born 15 June 1762, died about 1 November 1817)
Delilah Townsend (born 18 February 1764)
Didamia Townsend+ (born 18 November 1765, died 17 June 1846)
Elizabeth Townsend (born 22 April 1768, died 21 May 1860)
Light Townsend (born 17 August 1769, died about 1 September 1846)
Gideon Townsend (born 15 March 1774)
Lucy Townsend (born 25 November 1775, died 10 September 1843)
Mollie Townsend (born 3 February 1778)
Thomas Jefferson Townsend (born 28 December 1780, died 14 May 1851)

Burial: Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky, USAB G O³
Birth: November 1732; Sussex County, Virginia, USAB G O^3,1,2
Military: About 1776; Served as a private in the South Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War.^1,2
Death: 20 May 1796; Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USAB G O^3,1,2

Note: Thomas Townsend apparently fought in the American Revolution with troops from South Carolina, and at least one of his descendants joined the Daughters of the American Revolution on that record. The DAR Patriot Index lists him thus: "Thomas Townsend, born 1732, died 1796. Married Anphilida Watson. Soldier, South Carolina."

There are conflicting accounts regarding the names of his parents. Riely Leon, in his Genealogy of the Townshend-Townsend Family, identifies his father as "John Townsend," but does not identify his mother. The Thomas Townsend memorial on Find A Grave shows his parents as Benadictus Townsend (1710-1790) and Lucille Light (1715-1769), a daughter of William Light. Although the Find A Grave is unsourced, the level of detail it provides adds some credibility to its assertions.

[S868] Riely Leon Townsend, Genealogy of the Townshend-Townsend Family
[S495] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2204&h=1039653&indiv=try, Record for Thomas Townsend
[S519] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=16919515&indiv=try, Record for Thomas Sr Townsend