| [Index] |
| William TOWNSEND (1734 - 1817) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Ellenor TOWNSEND (1767 - ) William TOWNSEND (1768 - 1836) Thomas TOWNSEND (1770 - 1845) Elizabeth TOWNSEND (1772 - 1858) Grace TOWNSEND (1774 - 1849) Alice TOWNSEND (1776 - ) Mary TOWNSEND (1777 - 1838) John TOWNSEND (1780 - 1812) |
William TOWNSEND (1734 - 1817) + Alice ROWE |
William TOWNSEND (1711 - ) | Theobold TOWNSEND | |
| Rebecca BRIGHT | ||||
| Ellenor PHILLIPS | ||||
| b. bef 21 Sep 1734 at Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England |
| m. 29 Jan 1766 Alice ROWE at Sowton, Devon, England |
| d. 23 Oct 1817 at Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England aged 83 |
| Parents: |
| William TOWNSEND (1711 - ) |
| Ellenor PHILLIPS |
| Events in William TOWNSEND (1734 - 1817)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| bef 21 Sep 1734 | William TOWNSEND was born | Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England | 2 | ||
| 29 Jan 1766 | 31 | Married Alice ROWE | Sowton, Devon, England | ||
| bef 09 Jul 1767 | 32 | Birth of daughter Ellenor TOWNSEND | Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon, England | ||
| 14 Sep 1768 | 33 | Birth of son William TOWNSEND | Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon, England | 68 | |
| 14 Jun 1770 | 35 | Birth of son Thomas TOWNSEND | Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon, England | 68 | |
| bef 01 Jul 1772 | 37 | Birth of daughter Elizabeth TOWNSEND | St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England | Note 1 | |
| 24 Feb 1774 | 39 | Birth of daughter Grace TOWNSEND | Kenton, Devon, England | 68 | |
| 1776 | 42 | Birth of daughter Alice TOWNSEND | 2 | ||
| 04 Nov 1777 | 43 | Birth of daughter Mary TOWNSEND | Kenton, Devon, England | 68 | |
| 1780 | 46 | Birth of son John TOWNSEND | Townshend | 2 | |
| 25 Jun 1812 | 77 | Death of son John TOWNSEND (aged 32) | 2 | ||
| 16 Sep 1814 | 79 | Will | Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England | 2 | |
| 23 Oct 1817 | 83 | William TOWNSEND died | Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England | ||
| Note 1: Kenton (Shillingford), Exeter, Devon, England |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 8 (Will) |
| - Notes: From his will dated 16 Sep 1814, father William Townsend seems to have been a
man of substance. His estate was valued at two thousand pounds sterling; a large sum in those days and assessed at more than half a million dollars by 1990 standards. To son William who survived his father by eight years, he left all his "freehold lands hereditaments and premises where-so-ever situated" as well as a leasehold house in Alphington. Thomas already owed his father five hundred pounds which was given into trust to be held for him. In other words Dad wiped the debt - then relented and left him five pounds cash!! Because his daughter Ellenor was already a widow, William left her the interest on four hundred pounds for her lifetime, to be divided amongst her daughters after her death. Two hundred pounds each was to go to Elizabeth Bowcher, Mary Snell and Grace Symonds 'for her own sole use benefit and disposal separate from her said husband and so as that he may not intermeddle therewith nor the same be liable to his debts control or engatements'. After the death of each daughter, the money was to be divided equally among their surviving children. Five hundred pounds was given to Francis Townsend "son of my daughter Mary Snell before marriage" and five pounds each to his nurse Mary Connot, to Elizabeth Satterly and to Ann Tree. Mary, Elizabeth and Ann's maiden names were PHILLIPS, William's cousins on his mother's side. Robert Cook, son of his late wife by her first marriage, was left one hundred pounds. The will is fairly complicated but William didn't intend anyone to mess around with his wishes. One clause specifically states that if any legatee 'shall dispute or endeavour to frustrate any of the bequests ... the legatee making such dispute shall forfeit it and lose every benefit they could or would have gained'. That was really telling them! This was a most interesting testament which verified the children of William and Alice shown in the IGI; told that one daughter had an illegitimate son; that his wife had a child by her previous marriage; the married names of his cousins and the fact he had a nurse, presuming ill-health or advanced age. He was in fact 83 when he died less than three years later. It also showed he either didn't have a lot of faith in his sons-in-law or generally didn't trust men too much! Henry's younger brother William 1820 apparently caused father Thomas some heartache. Originally Thomas bequeathed 1500 pounds to William when he reached 25 years but a codicil stated William should not have the money until he was 28. However, if needed, the trustees could withdraw 700 pounds to set him up in business. The reason for the codicil is not clear as it was made less than a year before William's 25th birthday. |
| - Reference = 5 (Birth) |
| - Notes: One of Ellenor and William's sons, also a William, was baptised on 21 Sep 1734 at
Alphington. On 29 Jan 1766 he wed a widow Alice COOK nee ROWE at her home village of Sowton near Exeter. Alice was a daughter of Elizabeth nee CANN of Newton St Cyres and William Rowe of Pinhoe. She had a son Robert COOK 1758 from her first marriage in Feb 1757 to Robert Cook. Over a 13 year period, Alice bore William eight children. |