John Townsend^[1]

Abt 1813 - 1890  (~ 77 years)

• Name	John Townsend
  Born	Abt 1813	North Carolina   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1860	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	8 Jan 1890
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I46720	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2014

  
  

  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1785, North Carolina
  Family ID	F32547	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary "Polly" Baldridge,   b. 16 Dec 1813, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Apr 1875  (Age 61 years)
  Notes	31 January 1835 Charleston Observer Married at Bugby, Wadmalaw Island on Thursday 22d (22 Jan 1835) inst., by the Rev. Mr. Hanckel, John Townsend Esq. of Edisto Island, to Mary Caroline, only daughter of the late Richard Jenkins, of Johns Island.
  Children	1. Penelope Townsend,   b. Abt 1834, Tennessee + 2. James M. Townsend,   b. 3 Sep 1835, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Apr 1876  (Age 40 years)   3. William Townsend,   b. Abt 1838, Tennessee + 4. Phillip "Barney" Townsend,   b. Abt 1840, Tennessee ,   d. 1877  (Age ~ 37 years) + 5. Nancy Townsend,   b. 13 Sep 1846, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Sep 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years) + 6. Mary M. Townsend,   b. 15 Sep 1848, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 1889  (Age 40 years) + 7. Rev. John Wesley Townsend,   b. Abt 1850, Anderson County, Tennessee ,   bur. Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   8. Royal S. Townsend,   b. Abt 1853, Tennessee   9. Margaret E. Townsend,   b. Abt 1855, Tennessee
  Family ID	F17375	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	M. E.,   b. Abt 1826, Tennessee
  Children	1. R. Townsend,   b. Abt 1875, Tennessee   2. I. Townsend,   b. Abt 1877, Tennessee
  Family ID	F70648	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1813 - North Carolina Buried - - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  John Townsend Dec. Jan. the 8 1890 alive near 77 years Gone But not forgot ten

  
  

• Notes

  There is a Thomas and Francis Stapleton (Gaddy) Townsend who had the following children in North Carolina: 1794 William 1796 Daniel 1798 Alexender McConkey abt 1800 James abt 1802 John abt 1804 Nancy abt 1806 Elizabeth There is a Thomas Townsend listed in the 1839 District 7, Cocke County, Tennessee tax list with 250 acres school land and 1 white polls. 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee Census John 34 M NC Farmer Illiterate Polly 34 NC Illiterate Penelope 16 F TN School James 14 M TN School William 12 M TN School Philip 10 M TN School Nancy 4 F TN Mary 9/12 TN (census taken 10/2/1850) Baldridge, Nancy 70 F NC Illiterate Also listed in the 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census are the following Townsends: Family 842 page 803: Peter 30 M NC Laborer Illiterate Jane 20 F TN Illiterate Nebo 4 M TN Larina? 2 F TN Family 841 page 803: William 28 M NC Laborer Illiterate Nancy 28 F TN Illiterate Sarah 7 F TN Rachel 5 F TN Elizabeth 2 F TN Elizabeth 65 F NC Illiterate 1850 Buncombe, North Carolina Census (appears to be different Townsend family). John 46 M Mary 30 M Appie 12 M Oscar N. B. 9 M Robter R. 7 M Nancy P. 5 F Mary M. 3 M John Townsend is listed in the 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee census as a farmer unable to read or write. His real estate was valued at $2,000 and personal property at $746. In the 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee Census is listed a James Townsend next to John Townsend with personal property of $325 born in Tennessee, age 24, farmer able to read and write. He is with Mary E. 18 years and William D. 1 year. This must be John Wesley's first son living on rented property which conflicts with Kathy Townsend's listing of James' ancestry. In the late 1860's the family moved to Sevier County, Tennessee. John Townsend and his wife were charter members of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee on 24 March 1871. Wesley Townsend was the second pastor of the church serving 1872 through 1874. ----------- Reference: "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 7, 8, 26, 111, 112. Hannibal's online 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee Census, http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censust.txt.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 355C, 1880. Census Place: Richardsons Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 355C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Jno. TOWNSEND Self M M W 65 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC M. E. TOWNSEND Wife F M W 54 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN R. TOWNSEND Son M S W 5 TN Fa: NC Mo: TN I. TOWNSEND Dau F S W 3 TN Fa: NC Mo: TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 462a, 15 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0462a.gif [S92] Cocke County, Tennessee Census, 811-799, 2 Oct 1850. http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/cocke/census/1850cens.txt [S112] Census, 1850. name: John Townsend event: Census event date: 1850 event place: Cocke county, Cocke, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 34 marital status: race (original): race (standardized): birthplace: North Carolina estimated birth year: 1816 dwelling house number: 811 family number: 811 line number: 39 nara publication number: M432 nara roll number: 874 film number: 24565 digital folder number: 004191100 image number: 00338 Household Gender Age Birthplace John Townsend M 34 North Carolina Polly Townsend F 34 North Carolina Penelope Townsend F 16 Tennessee James Townsend M 14 Tennessee William Townsend M 12 Tennessee Philip Townsend M 10 Tennessee Nancy Townsend F 4 Tennessee Mary Townsend F 0 Tennessee Nancy Baldridge F 70 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1860. Name: John Townsend Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: District No 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 50 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated): 1810 Birthplace: North Carolina Page: 105 Household ID: 762 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 GS Film Number: 805244 Digital Folder Number: 004296184 Image Number: 00359 Household Gender Age Birthplace John Townsend M 50 North Carolina Mary Townsend F 50 North Carolina Phillip Townsend M 20 Tennessee Nancy Townsend F 13 Tennessee Mary Townsend F 11 [Blank] John W Townsend M 9 [Blank] Royal S Townsend M 7 [Blank] Margaret E Townsend F 5 [Blank] [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 437. nearly 77 years