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Townsend Family History
Townsend Genealogy & Family TreeTownsend is an English name from Norfolk and Yorkshire, England, where the family were lords of the manor of Snoring Magna. It referred to someone who lived at the edge of a village, or a "town's end." The earliest known ancestor--Geoffrey de le Tuneshende--was recorded in 1273. In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. The family motto is Vita posse priore frui which means "To be able to enjoy the recollections of our former life."
Other spellings include "Townshend," "Townsende," and "Townesende." Notable people with the surname include Irish actor Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Queen of the Damned, Chaos Theory), American Olympic athlete Charles Townsend (fencing), American Olympic athlete Fitzhugh Townsend (fencing), and American silent film actress Anna Townsend (Daddy, A Marked Man, Grandma's Boy). The first Townsend to come to America was William Townsend in Massachusetts in 1630.
Townsend Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jincey Townsend-Townsend -- --, 1784 December 0, 1840 Virginia
- Ann Townsend -- --, 1822 April 0, 1858
- John Townsend -- --, 1665 August 17, 1727 Delaware
- Alice Townsend -- --, 1500 June 7, 1579 Wiltshire
- Abner Townsend -- --, 1811 December 12, 1879 Georgia
Townsend Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Peter Townsend -- --, 1642 May 14, 1696 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Leila Ann Townsend -- --, 1874 January 22, 1944 Alabama
- Elizabeth Ann Townsend -- --, 1842 March 4, 1915 Alabama
- Mial Johnson Townsend -- --, 1821 October 21, 1865 Alabama
- Jefferson Cresswell Townsend -- --, 1826 January 15, 1895 Alabama
