Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Townsend was born in June 1685, in Long Island, New York Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Townsend, was 28 and his mother, Phebe Williams, was 25. He married Phebe Willets about 1708, in Cape May, New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He died in 1772, in Cape May, New Jersey, British Colonial America, at the age of 87.
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- "New Jersey Abstract of Wills" Vol.XXXIV.
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1692
Historical Boundaries 1692: Cape May, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the extremity of a village, from Middle English toun(es)ende. Compare Town . There may have been some confusion with Townson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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