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From: "Lewis Townsend" <>
Subject: Re: [Q-R] BIRDSALL, TOWNSEND & WRIGHT
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:00:37 -0500
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Scott and Ellen

The Powell Genealogies of Long Island, Birdsall families page shows Samuel b
1687 md. Rose Wright 1716 and 2nd m Sarah Townsend 1726. two of Samuel's
sisters md Townsends. For those interest in all of these other Quaker
families of LI should have not only this Powell booklet, but the Townsend
Memorial reprint.

Which of these various families are you most interested in? We have a
Townsend group working these lines. I'm both a Wright and Townsend
descendant.

Contact me on how to get both of these. I also need to tell you and Jim
about possible upcoming events in Oyster Bay.

Thanks

Lew

Lewis Townsend


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Subject: [Q-R] BIRDSALL, TOWNSEND & WRIGHT


> Dear Scott & Ellen:
>
> According to George A. Birdsall, "The Birdsall Family" (Annandale, VA.
> Copyright 1958. Revised 1964.), p. 12:
> Samuel Birdsall m. Sarah Townsend in 1716. His second wife was Rose
Wright;
> he m. her in 1726. (I notice that 1726 is the m. date you have for Samuel
to
> Sarah Townsend.) Sooo, it appears that Samuel m. BOTH a Townsend and a
Wright!
>
> The reader of the above is referred to a note on page 16: "These dates are
> taken from a Bible printed in 1599. Sarah was the grand daughter of Samuel
> Townsend who built Raynham Hall in 1740, Oyster Bay, N.Y. During the
> Revolution it was the headquarters and recruiting center for those who
wanted
> to join the British Army. Sarah was born 1685 and died 12-13-1754, age
70."
>
> Unfortunately, though we are given the name of Sara's grandfather, we are
not
> given the names of her parents. Perhaps there are TOWNSEND researchers who
> know of the "Samuel Townsend who built Raynham Hall in 1740, Oyster Bay,
> N.Y." and can provide the generation between him and your Sarah.
>
> If no one on this list can help you, you might want to post a query with
the
> Long Island Rooters:
>
> Cheers
>
> Jim (James L. Kuethe)
>
>
>
>
>
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