Thomas Townsend

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name
Thomas Townsend
aka
[Thomas Townsend of Concord]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Of Concord, Chester County, Pennsylvania, who made his will in 1732 naming his wife Sarah, his daughter Hannah Underhill, and land on Long Island and in Westchester County, New York. He probably came from the Long Island Townsends, but which of the many Thomas Townsends there he was is not known. Probably the father of Hannah (Townsend) Underhill, wife of Benjamin Underhill.
died
date
bet. 13 Aug and 20 Oct 1732
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
note
His will is dated "6 mo., 13, 1732" (the Quaker 6th month, before 1752, is August) and was proved 20 Oct 1732 (Chester County, Pa., Wills, Liber A, p. 384, abstracted in the Underhill Genealogy 2:94).
residences
date
1732
place
Concord, Chester County, Pennsylvania
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
note
"Of Concord, Chester County, Pa." in his will of 1732, with land also on Long Island and in Westchester; Concord is now in Delaware County.
spouses
name
Sarah
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
note
Named in his will. The Underhill Genealogy calls her "Sarah (Pearsall)"; the surname is not shown by the will and is possible only.

Father of Hannah (Townsend) Underhill, and so great-grandfather of Sarah (Underhill) Frost. "Thomas Townsend of Concord, Chester County, Pa., made his will 6 mo., 13, 1732, which was proven Oct. 20, 1732, in which he mentions wife Sarah and among other children his daughter, Hannah Underhill; also land on Long Island and in Westchester County, N. Y." (source, 2:94).

His land on Long Island suggests that he came from the Long Island Townsends; his daughter married Benjamin Underhill at Westbury in 1728, and in 1731 a Benjamin Underhill bought 265 acres at Hempstead "adjoining the property of Thomas Townsend" (2:95). Which Thomas Townsend he was, among the many of that name on Long Island, was not settled by the research. If he belonged to the family of Henry and John Townsend, who signed the Flushing Remonstrance in 1657, the Culper spy Robert Townsend of Oyster Bay would be a cousin; that was not checked.

Research: The Long Island Quaker families of the Frost line.

Open questions

  • Who he was: his parents, and when he left Long Island for Concord, Chester County. The will itself (Liber A, p. 384, on FamilySearch) would give all his children and the land.
  • Whether his wife Sarah was a Pearsall, and Hannah's mother.
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  2. name: Thomas Townsend
  3. aka: [Thomas Townsend of Concord]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Of Concord, Chester County, Pennsylvania, who made his will in 1732 naming his wife Sarah, his
  8. daughter Hannah Underhill, and land on Long Island and in Westchester County, New York. He
  9. probably came from the Long Island Townsends, but which of the many Thomas Townsends there he was
  10. is not known. Probably the father of Hannah (Townsend) Underhill, wife of Benjamin Underhill.
  11. died:
  12. date: bet. 13 Aug and 20 Oct 1732
  13. basis: documented
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
  16. note: 'His will is dated "6 mo., 13, 1732" (the Quaker 6th month, before 1752, is August) and was proved 20 Oct 1732 (Chester County, Pa., Wills, Liber A, p. 384, abstracted in the Underhill Genealogy 2:94).'
  17. residences:
  18. - date: "1732"
  19. place: Concord, Chester County, Pennsylvania
  20. basis: documented
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
  23. note: "\"Of Concord, Chester County, Pa.\" in his will of 1732, with land also on Long Island and in Westchester; Concord is now in Delaware County."
  24. spouses:
  25. - name: Sarah
  26. basis: documented
  27. confidence: probable
  28. sources: [book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
  29. note: 'Named in his will. The Underhill Genealogy calls her "Sarah (Pearsall)"; the surname is not shown by the will and is possible only.'
  30. ---
  32. Father of Hannah (Townsend) Underhill, and so great-grandfather of Sarah (Underhill) Frost. "Thomas
  33. Townsend of Concord, Chester County, Pa., made his will 6 mo., 13, 1732, which was proven Oct. 20, 1732,
  34. in which he mentions wife Sarah and among other children his daughter, Hannah Underhill; also land on
  35. Long Island and in Westchester County, N. Y." ([source](/files/sources/book-underhill-genealogy-1932/), 2:94).
  37. His land on Long Island suggests that he came from the Long Island Townsends; his daughter married
  38. Benjamin Underhill at Westbury in 1728, and in 1731 a Benjamin Underhill bought 265 acres at Hempstead
  39. "adjoining the property of Thomas Townsend" (2:95). Which Thomas Townsend he was, among the many of that
  40. name on Long Island, was not settled by the research. If he belonged to the family of Henry and John
  41. Townsend, who signed the Flushing Remonstrance in 1657, the Culper spy Robert Townsend of Oyster Bay
  42. would be a cousin; that was not checked.
  44. Research: `research/mcmillan/Frost_Underhill_Bowne_Feake.md`.
  46. ## Open questions
  48. - Who he was: his parents, and when he left Long Island for Concord, Chester County. The will itself
  49. (Liber A, p. 384, on FamilySearch) would give all his children and the land.
  50. - Whether his wife Sarah was a Pearsall, and Hannah's mother.
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