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Townsend was born in Exeter, in Devon, England on December 1, 1815. [1]Ordained in England in 1842, Townsend set off for Sierra Leone with Charles Andrew Gollmer and Samuel Ajayi Crowther, [2] landing there that same year; after working there only a few months, he was transferred to the Yoruba mission. [1]
Townsend was born Henry Jesse James Townsend in Shelby, Mississippi [1] to Allen and Omelia Townsend. His father was a blues musician who played guitar and accordion. When Henry was young, his family moved near Cairo, Illinois. [2] Henry left home at the age of nine because of his abusive father and hoboed his way to St. Louis, Missouri. [3]
Henry Townsend may refer to: Henry Townsend (Norwich) (1626–1695), early American colonist born in Norwich, Norfolk, England; Henry Townsend (Oyster Bay) (1649–1703), American colonist born in Oyster Bay; Henry Townsend (missionary) (1815–1886), Anglican missionary; Henry Townsend (musician) (1909–2006), American blues singer, guitarist ...
Henry Townsend was the son of Henry Townsend who immigrated to the colonies from England. Eventually Henry Townsend settled in Oyster Bay, where his son Henry Townsend was raised. [ 1 ] Townsend Society of America DNA testing project has established that the Oyster Bay family is not related to Thomas Townsend of Lynn, MA.
The novel centers around Henry Townsend, a formerly enslaved Black person who becomes an enslaver in Manchester County, Virginia.The story opens with Henry's death in 1855 and then moves back and forth in time, exploring the events leading up to and following his passing.
Henry Townsend (1670-1709) was the son of Henry Townsend and Deborah Underhill. He bought the mill his grandfather had built from his uncle John Townsend, and when his Uncle John died, he was elected town surveyor, being the third generation in direct descent engaged in surveying and to operate the mill.
Richard remained in Warwick until 1666. John and Henry Townsend signed the Flushing Remonstrance which was dated 27 December 1657. [9] Stuyvesant rejected the petition. Henry had continued run-ins with the Dutch, spending time in prison.. In 1661 Henry received the "Mill Grant" in Oyster Bay and John bought a house in December of the same year.
Henry Townshend (died 1621) (1537–1621), MP for Bridgnorth and Ludlow Henry Townshend (died 1762) (1736–1762), MP for Eye Henry Dive Townshend (1796–1882), British Army officer