Descendants of John Townsend
Jenks Lineage
1. John Townsend married Elizabeth (?).
Children:
+2. i Stephen Townsend.
3. ii Elizabeth Townsend married Alexander Forman.
4. iii Sarah Townsend married Owen Thomas.
5. iv James Townsend married Mary (?).
6. v Joseph Townsend married Ruth Parsons.
7. vi Mary Townsend married John Kennard.
8. vii Jane Townsend married Thomas Humphreys.
9. viii Charles Townsend married Abigail Embree.
10. ix Rachel Townsend married William Adams.
Second Generation
2. Stephen Townsend (1.John1) married (?). Stephen died bf Apr 15, 1767. Probate of will Apr 15, 1767
Children:
+11. i Hannah Townsend.
12. ii Elizabeth Townsend married Anthony Kennard.
13. iii Mary Townsend married (1) Thomas Carey, married (2) Joseph Skelton.
14. iv Sarah Townsend married Thomas Smith.
15. v Stephen Townsend married Martha Wooderson.
16. vi William Townsend married (1) Elizabeth Watson, married (2) Margaret Paxson.
17. vii Ann Townsend married Joseph Hough.
Third Generation
11. Hannah Townsend (2.Stephen2, 1.John1) born Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA, married Nov. 1741, in Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA, John Hough, born Feb 21, 1717, (son of John Hough and Eleanor Sands) died Dec 9, 1771, buried: Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA. Hannah died Sep 15, 1754, Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA. John: Quaker - "kept out of sight until Sep 3, 1740 when overseers of Buckingham Meeting "gave account that John Hough III has been very disorderly in his conversation, being charged by a young woman as being the father of his child, also that he has left these parts at present". All through the year of 1741 he was treated with, but finally disowned Jan 4, 1742. For one reason or another, he married the girl, possibly before his disownment (Hannah Townsend).
Children:
18. i John Hough born Oct 26, 1740, Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA, married Oct 15, 1764, in Christ Ch., Philadelphia, PA, Hannah Barber.
19. ii Mary Hough born Aug 17, 1743, Solebury Twp., Bucks Twp., PA. Women of the Buckingham Monthly Meeting condemned her for getting into trouble.
20. iii Eleanor (Ellin) Hough born Apr 15, 1745, Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA, married Mar 14, 1766, in Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA, Joshua Dungan. Eleanor died Dec. 1775.
+21. iv Jonathan Hough born Feb 15, 1746/7.
Fourth Generation
21. Jonathan Hough (11.Hannah3, 2.Stephen2, 1.John1) born Feb 15, 1746/7, Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA, married (1) Elizabeth Pugh, born Mar 9, 1744/5, Gwynedd, Montgomery Co., PA, (daughter of David Pugh and Sarah Morgan) died Aug 22, 1777, Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co., PA, married (2) May 29, 1778, in New Britain Twp., Bucks Co., PA, Ann Barton, died bf. 1810, Derry Twp., Mifflin Co., PA. Jonathan died aft. 1820. Altho Quakers, he and wife apparently left Soc. of Friends causing move to Milford Twp., Cumberland Co., PA Elizabeth: According to diary of John Dyer - she and a number of others died at this time of Flux.
Children by Elizabeth Pugh:
22. i Sarah Hough born Apr 17, 1770, New Britain Twp., Bucks Co., PA, married Roger Stayner, born Jan 15, 1753, Boston, Suffolk, MA, died May 17, 1839, Spruce Hill, Juniata Co., PA. Sarah died Jan 19, 1842, Spruce Hill, Juniata Co., PA.
23. ii David Hough born Aug 30, 1771, New Britian Twp., Bucks Co., PA, married (1) c. 1804, in Union, PA, Elizabeth Bryan, born c. 1775, PA, married (2) Mary Lewis.
24. iii Jonathan Hough born Mar. 13, 1773, New Britain Twp, Bucks Co., PA, married (1) 1799, in Milford Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, Eliza ( Elizabeth) McCoy, born Dec 1, 1780, died Jul. 1813, Lack Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, married (2) Mar. 1814, in Mifflin Co., PA, Jane Parker.
25. iv Hannah Hough born Jul 12, 1775, New Britain Twp., Bucks Co., PA.
26. v Mary Hough born Feb 13, 1777, New Britain Twp., Bucks Co., PA.
Children by Ann Barton:
27. vi Isaac Hough born Aug 11, 1779, Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co., PA, died 1786, Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co., PA. died of Flux
28. vii William Hough born Sep 8, 1781, Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co., PA.
29. viii Thomas Hough born Sep 29, 1782, Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co., PA, died 1788, Milford Twp., Cumberland Co., PA.
30. ix Elizabeth Hough born Sep 22, 1784, Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co., PA, died Jun 27, 1792, Milford Twp., Mifflin Co., PA.
31. x Isaac Hough born May 6, 1786, Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co., PA.
32. xi Thomas Hough born Mar 27, 1789, Milford Twp., Cumberland Co., PA.
33. xii Mary Hough born Aug 14, 1791, Milford Twp., Mifflin Co., PA.
34. xiii Elizabeth Hough born Jun 27, 1794, Milford Twp., Mifflin Co., PA.
35. xiv Ann Hough born Jun 27, 1794.
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