Townsend Society of America
Established in 1962
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
(516) 558-7092
Director@TownsendSociety.org
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The East Hampton Library Long Island Collection owns an important collection: the Townsend Family Papers. Comprised of manuscript letters, deeds, and business records of this Oyster Bay, N.Y. merchant family, it’s the latter material, specifically the business records of son Robert Townsend, that are best known to researchers of the famed Culper Spy Ring, George Washington’s intelligence gathering operation in New York during the Revolutionary War. Digitization has made this information accessible and more readily understandable and usable for everyone. The reader will find names, products, prices and other glimpses into 18th century life with guidance for the arcane accounting & bookkeeping methodology, colonial currency conversions, and much more.
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This genealogy by Joe and Clarice Burval is the key to the Benedictus line. Please consult it before relying on the inaccurate family trees on the internet. NOTE: Their website seems to be up and running again. It is very useful for the first generations of Benedictus' family.
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From the Family Search WIKI.
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"An Officer of the Long Parliament Being an Account of the Life & Times of Colonel Richard Townesend of Castletown (Castletownshend) & an exhaustive genealogy of his descendants by Dr. Richard Townsend.
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Website owned by Janie Jackson Kimble and for reference purposes .
[Located in Category: Member's Websites]
This site opens up the vast resources not only at familysearch.org but at other online resources. For example, if you enter East Raynham, Norfolk, England in the search box it will bring up a page with full information about the parish. At the bottom there is graphic showing all of the dates for which the parish registers still exist as well as links to online sources where you can find either transcriptions or the actual registers.
[Located in Category: General Townsend Information]
Declaration of Religious Freedom signed by John and Henry Townsend in 1657 at Flushing, New York. The brothers had just returned from Warwick, Rhode Island where brother Richard remained. Four years later, the two would be established in Oyster Bay.
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An Oyster Bay line from Henry [this line conflicts with the Townsend Memorial and updates], Rufus Townsend's "Origination and Genealogy"; a Townsend Plan quilt
[Located in Category: Member's Websites]
Hezekiah's descendants went west and he is a link between them and the Oyster Bay line from Henry Townsend.
[Located in Category: Specific Townsend Information]
The International Society for Genetic Genealogy whose "Mission is to advocate for and educate about the use of genetics as a tool for genealogical research and promote a supportive network for genetic genealogy." You can find information about this online organization of more than 1000 persons interested in genetic genealogy around the world. The Townsend DNA Project is a founding member and it is free to join. ISOGG's email address is ISOGG@yahoogroups.com
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Long-time TSA member and owner of Town's End Books, specializing in antiquarian books.
[Located in Category: Member's Websites]
Information for Long Island locations and families available via Drop Box, USB or CD with a subscription. Initial surname searches are available but not all events have sources.
[Located in Category: Libraries, Books, CDs & DVDs]
Subscription site and source for genealogical information for New York State.
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The society recently built a research center that has a library and archive, as well as an exhibition space. Periodically, they give walking tours of Oyster Bay.
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The Townsend home on W. Main St. in Oyster Bay.
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Please let me know if any of you can find this website, it seems to have vanished. LTF. Derek Townshend's website which includes the Norfolk Townshends of all branches, Thomas Townsend of Lynn, MA, Derek's family who emigrated to Australia and New Zealand, as well as Canadian Townsends who settled on Prince Edward Island and at Park Corners, Nova Scotia.
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Tom Townsend's genealogy detailing his descent from Richard Townsend to the Cape May County, New Jersey family and then westwards.
[Located in Category: Member's Websites]
Society for the descendants of Capt. John Underhill and other Underhill families. They are located in the former Townsend Inn on W. Main Street in Oyster Bay near Raynham Hall.
[Located in Category: Related Family Organizations]