Joseph Townsend and Martha Wooderson

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Husband Joseph Townsend ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 18 Nov 1684 - Berkshire, England 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jun 1766 4
         Buried:  - Friends Birmingham Cemetery

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         Father: William Townsend (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 27 Nov 1710 1 2

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Wife Martha Wooderson ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Martha [Unk] 5
           Born: 18 Jan 1684 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 May 1767 4
         Buried:  - Friends Birmingham Cemetery

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         Father: Julian Wooderson (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Esther [Unk] (      -      ) 1 2

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Children

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1 M William Townsend ⁴

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           Born: 26 Jul 1711 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jan 1792 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Mary Townsend ⁴

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           Born: 16 Oct 1713 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Dec 1781 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Henry Woodward (1706-      ) 4

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3 M Joseph Townsend ^{3 4}

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           Born: 8 Jun 1715 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Mar 1749 - East Bradford Twp, Chester Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Lydia Reynolds (1716-      ) 4

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4 M John Townsend ^{3 4}

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           Born: 2 Feb 1716 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Oct 1803 - East Bradford Twp, Chester Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joanna England (      -      ) 4

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5 F Hannah Townsend ^{4 6}

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           Born: 9 Aug 1718 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Dec 1790 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Nathan Sharpless (1715-1755) 4 5
           Marr: 10 Dec 1741 5

         Spouse: Charles Ryant (      -      ) 4 7
           Marr: 13 Apr 1758 5

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6 F Martha Townsend ⁴

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           Born: 26 Mar 1721 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jun 1748 4
         Buried: 

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7 M Richard Townsend ⁴

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           Born: 23 Jul 1727 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jul 1738 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 F Esther Townsend ⁴

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           Born: 23 Jul 1727 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jan 1728 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Townsend

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He was a Quaker, who came from England in 1712 and settled in Chester County in eastern Pennsylvania. His uncle, Richard Townsend, had preceded him, having been one of the small group who had accompanied William Penn aboard the "Welcome" and it was apparently he who was responsible for the arrival of Joseph Townsend. But Richard Townsend had no male descendent and Joseph Townsend therefore became the progenitor of the Pennsylvania Townsends.

He was a man of superior attainments, with unusual literary inclinations for those times-his small library, imported from England, being a rather remarkable affair.

He was born in Berkshire County, England. In 1710 he married, and in 1712, came to Pennsylvania with his wife and sister Joan. They were members of the Society of Friends, belonged first to Abington Meeting, coming thence to Concord Meeting in 1715, and in 1720 settling in Chester. Joseph was a weaver by trade. In 1725 he agreed with John Wanton of Rhode Island for the purchase of a tract of eight hundred acres in East Bradford, Chester County, and settled thereon in that year, but did not get a deed until 1727. This land adjoined the borough of West Chester.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 745.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1027.

3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 153.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1028.

5 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 723.

6 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 579, 723.

7 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 577.