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From: robert critchlow tuck <>
Subject: Re: Towns(h)end's of Raynham
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 1997 14:30:00 -0300

At 09:44 PM 6/7/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I am looking for information regarding a Thomas Townsend, born in the
>1720's, not sure where. He settled in Robeson County, North Carolina
>in a place called Raynham. I feel like there must be a connection
>between the two Raynham's. One completely unconfirmed possibility
>given to me, was that he was the son of William, who was the son of
>Richard Townsend and Hannah. Richard was born around 1611 and died
>after 1675. Richard and Hannah had William, Thomas, Joseph, John,
>Mary, and Richard. Richard's parents were Roger Townsend and Anne.
>Roger was the son of Henry Townsend and Ann Bacon. Roger's wife,
>Anne died in 1621. I know this is all vague. But if anyone knows of
>any of these families I would like to hear from you.
>Kent e-mail ()
>
>Dear Kent, Pretty well any encyclopaedia has entries on the Townshends, one
of the famous families of England. The 2nd Viscount Charles Townshend,
famous as "Turnip" Townshend of Raynham Hall, Norfolk, and all his lot,
before and since, are written up in my 1911 Britannica, volume 27, p112.
Your ancestor seems to have predated the famous 1st viscount, but his naming
of his home place in North Carolina "Raynham" surely indicates a family
connection with the famous haunted stately home of the Townshends at Raynham
in Norfolk. I should think you will be inundated with information in reply
to your query, all of it much better informed than mine. Best wishes, Robert
Tuck

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