Benjamin Townsend

 

MEMBER DETAILS

Name

Benjamin Townsend

Born

circa 06/01/1742

Place of Birth

Not Entered

Died

11/07/1814

Place of Death

New Garden MM

Place of Burial

Record Last Modified

07/30/2011

FAMILY

Father

Not Entered

Mother

Not Entered

Wife

Jemima Townsend ca. 1782-ca. 1805

Married

— ca. 06/01/1782 Philadelphia YM?

Wife

Elizabeth (Naylor) Townsend ca. 1807-1814

Married

— ca. 06/01/1807 Baltimore YM

Benjamin Townsend was one of the early and prominent ministers of Ohio Yearly Meeting. He played an instrumental role in encouraging Quakers in North Carolina YM to move into the Northwest Territory.
 
Sources: EAQG 4:63, 161, 294, 500, 849, 860; Ohio YM minutes 1815

OTHER INFORMATION

Pre-Separation

MEMBERSHIP

Westland Monthly Meeting 1786-1803

Concord Monthly Meeting 1803-1804

Short Creek Monthly Meeting 1804-1808

Plymouth Monthly Meeting 1808-1809

New Garden Monthly Meeting 1810-1814

OFFICES

Westland MM Minister 1786-1801

Concord MM Minister 1803-1804

Short Creek MM Minister 1804-1808

Plymouth MM Minister 1808-1809

New Garden MM Minister 1810-1814

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

 

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