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Castletownshend, Ireland |
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A Common Ancestor for all has not been identified The earliest known ancestor in England is Colonel Richard Townesend born 1618, died 1692 An early ancestor in the US is Thomas Sr. born 1725, died 1796 An Australian family
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Background and Comments |
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Haplogroup
The I2b1 haplogroup has been confirmed by testing of #22519, shorthand m223
Haplogroup I dates to 23,000 years ago or longer. Lineages not in branches I1a, I1b or I1c are found distributed at low frequency throughout Europe.
Relationships
Thomas Sr. 1725-1796 died in Cumberland County, North Carolina
#63589 is an Australian
#10830 ancestor born May 1871 in Mississippi
# 52237 ancestor 1750-1830 Carolina
#6274 is an Englishman spelling Townshend with an "H" who claims Anglo-Irish ancestry going back to the Cromwellian settlement of Ireland in the 1640s and 1650s.
#69972 ancestor born 1838/9 in Tennessee, married Lucinda Knowles
Documentation
A website hosts the genealogical records of the Townsends of Castletownshend in County Cork, Ireland. The family traces its roots back to Colonel Richard Townesend who was an officer in Cromwell's Irish Army. There is also a history of Ireland and lots of related Townsend information. Derek Townshend's website at http://home.worldonline.co.za/~townshend/ also has a section on Castletownsend.
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Issues Or Problems With This Web Site? Contact: DNAProjectDirector@townsendsociety.org This Entire Web Site Copyright © 2002 Townsend Society of America
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