Robert Townsley Jr., a great great great great uncle was born in 1774 and died in 1844. He was buried in Lancaster County, Pa. He resided in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County Pa. in 1830, in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pa. in 1820 and in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa. in 1810.
Robert married Susanna.
They had the following children:
Robert.
David, who settled in Greene County, Ohio from Kentucky, is the ancestor of all the Townsleys in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. 1
Joseph Townsley, my great great great grandfather was born 1n July 1784 in Lancaster County, Pa. Joseph died on October 12, 1858 at 74. He was buried in Forks of the Brandywine Presbyterian Cemetery, West Brandywine, Chester County, Pa. He resided in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pa. in 1820, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pa. in 1830, East Caln Township, Chester County, Pa. in 1840 and Valley Township, Chester County, Pa. in 1857.
According to the files of Forks of the Brandywine Presbyterian, Joseph Townsley is buried in the old North East corner, but the exact location is unknown. Many of the tombstones in this section are old and worn to the point of being unreadable. Some are tumbled over. There is a member of the church who is supposed to know much of the history of the people burier there. Her name is Mary Ann Zeider. I was unable to contact her.
About 1814, when Joseph was 29, he married Elizabeth Rice, who was born in 1787 and died on February 16, 1859, age 72. She was also buried in 1859 in Forks of the Brandywine Presbyterian Cemetery, West Brandywine, Pa.
They had the following children:
Mary (1812-1907)
Barton H. (1819-1891)
Jeremiah.
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