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From: "Michelle Burris Kenerly" <>
Subject: Re: [LDR] NASSANAGO....
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:12:34 -0700
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Mike,
Thank you for sending such interesting information about the Nassawango
area. I will keep your email with the TOWNSEND information and wait to see
what happens. Also thank you for the email address of the TOWNSEND'S.
Michelle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Adkins" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [LDR] NASSANAGO....


> Michelle-
> I'm very sure it's Nassawango, researching my Butlers for the last 8-9
> years, who were from Nassawango, there were many Townsends from that area,
> and a few married into the Butler line.
>
> Best person to reach would be Mrs. Jeanne Townsend at the Snow Hill
> Library, who volunteered on Saturday mornings. I forget, but it was either
> Mrs Townsend or Fay Brooks that recently retired from volunteer work. Rob
> Hall just took the volunteer position, of which ever one it was, that
> recently retired. I see Rob most Friday nites at the old Snow Hill
Cannery,
> where they hold a weekly auction. I'll ask him next week. You could try
> sending an email to the library to Mrs Townsend's attention. Her husband
was
> a Townsend and she has researched them for umpteen years now. Their email
> address is
>
> There also seems to be a Georgetown DE-Snow Hill, MD connection among
many
> families, including Townsends. George Alfred Townsend, who wrote the
> Entailed Hat and other books, was from Georgtown, and had a Snow Hill
> connection. Outside of Fruitland, towards Snow Hill, was considered Snow
> Hill back in a day to those folks in that area.
> Good Luck with it,
> Mike Adkins
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michelle Burris Kenerly" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 9:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [LDR] NASSANAGO....
>
>
> > Betty....it's a possibility. My aunt (by marriage) mentioned many years
> > ago
> > that there were a couple of TOWNSEND gravesites a few miles from their
> > home,
> > but they lived in Eden, MD. So I am not certain if she was the one who
> > mentioned it or not.
> > What can you tell me about the area? I think someone said it is
near
> > the old Snow Hill Road, but my Aunt & Uncle lived on Meadowridge Rd,
Eden,
> > MD. The area is winding and twisting with many turns and I could never
> > find
> > it again. I live in North Carolina so no chance of traveling to that
> > area,
> > but always up for suggestions.
> > Thanks a lot for your email.
> > Michelle
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Betty Hughson" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 4:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: [LDR] NASSANAGO....
> >
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> Any possibility you are talking about "Nassawango" near Snow Hill?
> >> Betty
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Michelle Burris Kenerly" <>
> >> To: ""
> > <>
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 7:45 AM
> >> Subject: [LDR] NASSANAGO....
> >>
> >>
> >> > Found in some old TOWNSEND notes.
> >> > Someone wrote "I saw Major TOWNSEND buried in a field or forest near
> >> > NASSANAGO". No other description or location was mentioned...
> >> > amusing,
> >> > huh?
> >> > Michelle
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