Individual Details

Daniel Townsend

(1777 - Bef 16 Jun 1829)

Daniel b. say 1777, d. testate 16 June 1829 age 52 [g.s. Hammond Cemetery, Sidney, Maine; m. Polly/Mary Bradbury by whom he had 7 children. Their son Ruel Townsend Daniel Townsend [b. 20 July 1828 or 1832] m. Clemena Webber. He is the one who stated that his grandparents came in a canoe with 7 children from Mass. to Sidney. Beatrice

Events

Birth1777Maine, United States
Marriage6 Sep 1801Maine, United States - Hannah Davis
Marriage20 Jan 1814Maine, United States - Mary "Polly" Bradbury
Will26 May 1829
DeathBef 16 Jun 1829Maine, United States
Probate8 Sep 1829Kennebec, Maine, United States
BurialLongley Cemetery, Sidney, Kennebec, Maine, United States

Families

SpouseMary "Polly" Bradbury (1784 - 1870)
ChildWilliam P. Townsend (1819 - 1860)
ChildDaniel Reuel Townsend (1828 - 1910)
SpouseHannah Davis (1778 - 1802)
FatherDaniel Townsend Jr. (1753 - 1778)
MotherSarah Ingles Butterfield (1756 - 1845)
SiblingDodivah Townsend 2nd (1775 - 1852)

Notes

Birth

Maine wasn't created until, March 15 1820

Death

testate 16 June 1829 age 52

Probate

In it he mentions his widow Mary Jane and children Joshua D., William P., Jane, Arales C., Ruel, Susan Ann, and Lovina. John Woodcock was made legal guardian to his five minor children: William, Aratis, Susan, Ann, Lovina, and Ruel (September 7, 1832, Probate records, Kennebec County, Augusta, Maine).

Burial

or Hammond Cemetery ( Reynolds)

Endnotes

1. Beatrice Reynolds, "Townsend, Bibber, Hastings," e-mail messages from (Maine) to Nancy Prouty, Sep 2008 & Nov 2009.

2. , "Longley Cemetery, Sidney, Kennebec Co. ME," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 February 2012), .

3. Beatrice K. Reynolds, "Daniel Townsend, Sr. Early Settler of Pownalborough, Vassalborough, and Sidney, Maine and his Decendants in Calais, Maine," (, 2010, The Daniel Braman Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists; copy at , Victoria, Texas).

4. Beatrice Reynolds, "Townsend, Bibber, Hastings," e-mail messages from (Maine) to Nancy Prouty, Sep 2008 & Nov 2009.

5. Beatrice Reynolds, "Townsend, Bibber, Hastings," e-mail messages from (Maine) to Nancy Prouty, Sep 2008 & Nov 2009.

6. Beatrice K. Reynolds, "Daniel Townsend, Sr. Early Settler of Pownalborough, Vassalborough, and Sidney, Maine and his Decendants in Calais, Maine," (, 2010, The Daniel Braman Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists; copy at , Victoria, Texas), 7.

7. Beatrice Reynolds, "Townsend, Bibber, Hastings," e-mail messages from (Maine) to Nancy Prouty, Sep 2008 & Nov 2009.

8. Beatrice K. Reynolds, "Daniel Townsend, Sr. Early Settler of Pownalborough, Vassalborough, and Sidney, Maine and his Decendants in Calais, Maine," (, 2010, The Daniel Braman Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists; copy at , Victoria, Texas).

9. , "Longley Cemetery, Sidney, Kennebec Co. ME," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 February 2012), .