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Facts and Events
| Name |
Garrett Townsend |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Abt 1758 |
Lunenburg, Virginia, United Statesnear North Carolina line ; verification needed |
| Marriage |
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to Elizabeth Hall |
| Residence? |
1779 |
Kentucky, Virginia, United Statescame to Kentucky |
| Residence? |
Abt 1783 |
Fort Boonesboroughstationed at Ft. Boonesborough |
| Other? |
6 Dec 1794 |
Clark, Kentucky, United Statesnamed in Will of James Townsend, father |
| Census[3] |
1800 |
Clark, Kentucky, United States |
| Census[4] |
1810 |
Clark, Kentucky, United States |
| Death? |
Feb 1827 |
Estill, Kentucky, United States |
| Religion? |
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Boonesborough, Madison, Kentucky, United Statesold Providence Church |
Working Timeline - in progress
1779 - came to Kentucky County, Virginia
1783 - Fort Boonesborough - resided at Fort Boonesborough. He is listed on the marker at Fort Boonesborough. Other Townsends listed are Thomas Townsend and Oswald Townsend.
1783 - (citation needed) - made a trip to the south fork of Kent River (Beattyville) with Colonel Estill and Capt. Hackett as militiamen.
Revolutionary War - Garret Townsend served under George Rogers Clark
1800 - Clark County, KY - census
1810 - Clark County, KY - census
1811 - Estill County, KY - court record Garrard Townsend [sic] vs Micajah Hall
1812 - Deposition of Edward Hall states,"Garrett Townsend was married to my sister."
1818 - Richmond, KY - testified in a land grant dispute
1821 - Estill County, KY - 16 May 1821 Deposition of Garret Townsend -- states he came to KY in year 1779 and settled at Boonsborough and he was alternating there and at Bryants Station and Lexington guarding Bryants Station until after the year 1783 and the State of KY has been his residence ever since he came, that he had become acquainted with the Lower Salt Springs or B. Licks, with the many stations South of said Licks and North of KY River and Boonsborough.
Research Notes
- per family tradition, he came to KY with Daniel Boone about 1775 from Rowan Co., North Carolina. This does NOT match his 1821 deposition. Proof needed to support this tradition.
- supposedly, early KY records show a Garrett Townsend lived at Station Camp Creek in Madison County, which later became part of Estill County. Proof needed.
References
- Recorded, in Harding, Margery Heberling, and Lowell Hayes Harrison. George Rogers Clark and his men, military records, 1778-1784. (Frankfort, Kentucky, United States: The Kentucky Historical Society, c1981).
"Gerrett/Garrett Townsend"
- Recorded, in Wilson, Joyce York. This Was Yesterday, A Romantic History of Owsley County. (Ashland, Kentucky: Economy Printers for Owsley County Saddle Club, 1977)
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... Garrett Townsend’s testimony revealed that he had known of the South Fork country for about 36 years (1818) and that at the time he came to Kentucky he resided at Boonesborough.
- ↑ Household Recorded, in Clift, Garrett Glenn. 'Second census' of Kentucky, 1800. (Baltimore [Maryland]).
Clark County - "Townson, Garratt"
- ↑ Household Recorded, in Clark, Kentucky, United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
Clark County, Kentucky - "Tounson, Garod"
Male 1 (45 & up) - HOH Garrett Townsend
Female 1 (45 & up) - wife Elizabeth
Male 3 (10 to 16) - prob sons William b 1791, James b 1793, John b 1798
Female 1 (10 to 16) - prob dau Rhoda b 1795/96
- Family Recorded, in Puckett, Edward, and Ellen Rogers. The beginning of Estill County, 1808-1869. (Beattyville, Kentucky: Powell Press, 1987?)
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-- Feb 8, 1811 Garrard Townsend VS Micajah Hall. Hall with force, carried away one of Townsend's boys.
-- March 24 1811, Garrett Townsend VS Micajah Hall, 1 Jan. 1811 William Townsend was in Garrett's care. He accuses Hall of depriving him of profit and services of the said William, an infant. He says he enticed William who left with out leave. He sues for $100.
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