1768, Edmond Taylor of Mechlenburg VA to William Townes of said county, wit. Thomas Glass, Ann Brown and Charles Kennon.   [Deed Book H,  Granville Co., NC 1765 - 68]

1770 - William Townes of Mecklenburg County, VA deed to Edmund Taylor of the same
place for land in Granville County, October 8, 1770 [Granville Co., NC. Deed Book 1, p. 177]

1775-76 -  William Townes is listed as a 2nd Leut. of the Virginia Revolutionary Army by the DAR.  Wife is listed as Obediance Allen. [DAR Index. p. 2962]

William Townes served in the Virginia Militia seeing service in Virginia and South Carolina.
2nd Lieut. Cumberland County, Virginia Militia.
William Townes after close of Revolutionary War removed to South Carolina settling in Greenville County - listed as head of family in Greenville District of S. C. in the census of 1790.
Later he returned to Virginia making his home in Cumberland County, where died in may 1825.
                                  [Nat. Soc. of the Sons of the Revolution. Nat. Number 53065]

TOWNES, WILLIAM, b. 20 Apr. 1742  Amelia Co., VA, d. after 1826, Pittsylvania Co., VA., m. 1771, Obedienace Allen, b. 1747, VA., d. 1804.  Service: Was 2nd Lieut. in Cumberland Co., Penn. Militia.  Children: Samuel, b. 11 May 1773, m. Rachael Stokes; Mary, m. Berry Jones; Martha, m. John M. Beth; --, m. Thomas Linton; William Allen. DESCENDANT:    LEAN, Mary Beth (Mrs. Wm. ), No. 530128.   There is, in my opinion, a misreading of the hand written record for "Mary m. Berry Jones" when it should be written "Mary m. Benj Jones". 
 [A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indian Daughters of the American Revolution: Commemoration of the United States of America Bicentennial, July 4, 1776. Vol. 1, page 644]

Lived in Virginia and moved to South Carolina in the 1790's.

In a footnote for the Ligon family of South Carolina,

1805- A survey for Samuel Townes in Greenville Co., SC for thirty-six acres. 
Note that Samuel Townes land is neighboring Wm. Townes land.  Apparently this survey was for the adoption of the surveyed piece of property rather than a sale, according to Jacob Forister. 
 

[South Carolina Department of Archives and History]

1820 -  US Census, South Carolina, Greenville Co. Series:

M33  Roll: 120  Page: 173  (only three houses away is Thomas Camp
Samuel Townes                      1    2    1    1    -    1    -    -    -    1   -    -
Series: M33  Roll: 120  Page: 169
Thomas Townes                     -     -    -     1    -    1   -    1    -    -   1   -
Series: M33  Roll: 120  Page: 133
John Townes                          -     -    -     -     1   -    -    -    1   -    -    - 

1773 - 1881-  In the following document Henry Keith Townes recorded the Bible pages for the Townes family. These were listed on the Genforum web pages by Elizabeth Blount from a typed copy made about 1950.

BIRTHS
[Note in hand of Henry Keith Townes? the name of Samuel was crossed-out, Samuel was the son of William Townes and Obedience Allen Townes. HKT?]
Samuel Townes was born May 11, 1773. Spottsylvania [crossed out] Virginia. [On other family charts, this person, b. 1773, is called Samuel Allen Townes, but distinctions are made below between those named Samuel.]
Rachel (Stokes) Townes was born April 20th 1779, Frederick County, Maryland
William Washington Townes, son of Samuel and Rachel Townes, was born February 12th, 1800.
Eliza P. Townes, daughter of Samuel and Rachel Townes, was born March 9, A. D. 1802
Henry H. Townes, son of Samuel and Rachel Townes was born Sept. 4th A. D. 1804
Samuel Allen Townes, son of Samuel and Rachel Townes, was born Dec. 23rd A. D. 1806
George Franklin Townes, son of Samuel and Rachel Townes was born June 9th A. D. 1809
John Allen Townes, son of Samuel & Rachel Townes was born July 26th A. D. 1812
William Augustus Townes, son of Samuel & Rachel Townes was born January 31st A. D. 1822.
Maria Louisa Blassingame, daughter of Eliza and Wm. E. Blassingame was born 17th February 1819
Catherine Floride Townes, daughter of Henry H. and Lucretia A. Townes was born Nov. 21st 1827.
Martha Ann Townes, daughter of Henry H. & Lucretia A. Townes was born December 27th 1828
Samuel Townes, son of George F. and Elizabeth A. Townes, was born November 29, 1839.
Alexander Sloan Townes, son of George F. and Elizabeth A. Townes, born the 20th of February 1842
Ella, daughter of G. F. and Elizabeth Townes, born 4th of March 1845.

DEATHS

William Washington Townes, son of Samuel and Rachel departed this life March 6th 1803.
Samuel Townes departed this life April 11th 1826, aged fifty-two years and eleven months.
Martha Ann Townes, daughter of H. H. and L. A. Townes died 31st August 1835.
Anna Maria, daughter of H. H. and L. A. Townes died 16th October 1839
Sam?l A.,only son of H. H. and L. A. Townes died 2nd of October 1840, aged 9.
         The darling of his parents and beloved by all who knew him.
Samuel Townes son of George F. and Elizabeth A. Townes died March 27, 1844.
Rachel Townes, wife of Samuel Townes departed this life August 3rd, 1850, aged 71 years, 3 months and fourteen days.
Eliza Paul Blassingame, daughter of Samuel & Rachel Townes, departed this life October 11th 1857, aged 55 years, seven months and two days.
John Allen Townes, son of Samuel & Rachel Townes departed this life January 1st 1862, aged 29 years, five months & 6 days.
Henry H. Townes, son of Samuel & Rachel Townes died 30th May, 1849, aged 44 years, 8 months and 26 days.
William Augustus Townes, youngest son of Samuel & Rachel Townes departed this life Sunday 6th of January 1878, aged 56 years.
George Franklin Townes, fourth son of Samuel and Rachel Townes departed this life on Saturday, April 11th, 1891, aged 81 years, 10 months and 3 days.

MARRIAGES

Samuel Townes married Rachel Stokes 21st April A. D. 1799.
William E. Blassingame married Eliza Paul Townes April 21st 1818 [there is a family tradition of marrying on the same day as your parents]
Henry Hamilton Townes married Lucretia Ann Calhoun February 28th, 1827.
Samuel A. Townes & Miss Joanna L. Hall married 23rd January 1834.
George F. Townes and Miss Elizabeth A. Sloan married 13th November 1838
William Augustus Townes and Miss Fannie R. Seawell were married Marion [?], Perry County, Alabama, on the 21st April 1857.
Indianna [elsewhere, India], 3rd daughter of William Augustus & Fannie S. Townes, was married to John K. Earle, June 8th 1881.

1850 - Will of Rachel Townes from the South Carolina Archive and History/wills/

                Rachel Towns will
                State of South Carolina
                Granville District
           I Rachel Towns being of a sound mind and disposin of my death.  I will and divise to him the following property as sufficiaent for the purpose viz. I divise to my said sone John A.Townes the Johnson tract of land continuing One hundred and fifty acres of land more or less, and one half of the Paris tract of land also the following negroes Rubin a negro and a negro woman Hannah and her two youngest children Sarah Ann Sampson and Mary, but if he shall be unwilling to accept the same my will is that all said property land and negroes be sold and the procedes applied to the paying of any just claims he may be able to establish, and the surplus equally divided among my children --- Item  2nd   I  will and devise to my son John A Townes all my interest in the Colcock tract of land and also my interest in one third of the Vance tract of land the latter to him during his life and after his death to William Augustus Townes and should the latter die without leaving male heir alive at his death then said home tract of land to go the youngest son of G. T Townes and it is my wish to John A Townes shall have  the privilege of residing on the home place as he may live. I also will and devise to the said John A Townes a tract of land known as the Tyson Watson tract to him and his heirs forever Twt as a condition of my son John A Townes receiving and enjoying the land herein divised to him, he is required to release to W. August Townes all his interest or claim in the other two thirds of the home tract, and to G. T Townes all his interest and claims in the Brushy Creek tract also absolutely and forever.  Item 3 -- I further will and bequeath to my son John  A. Townes a negro named Jim and it is my will that my negro man Bratohen shall belong to and be taken care of by John A. Townes and W.Townes --- Item 4th   I will and devise to my son W. Augustus Townes the River tract of land containing five hundred acres more or less to him and his heirs forever.  I also will and divise to W Augustus Townes all my interest in the other two tracts of the home tract of land, but he is to receive and enjoy these diverse of land on conditions the he shall release to John A Townes all his interest in the Colcock tract of land, and to G. T. townes all his interest in the Brushy creek tract of land ---- Item 5th  I will and bequeath to son W Augustus Townes two negros named Ben and Manuel and a negro child Bill son of Hannah, also Rose and her child and future increase to him and his heirs forever --- Item 6th I will and devise to my son G. T Townes all my interest in the Brushy creek tract of land also I will and bequeath to G T Townes a negro boy Rial son of Annis .  But as a condition of receiving and enjoying the said devise he is required to release to John A Townes and W. A. Townes respectively his interest in the Colcock tract of land and home tract of land according to the provisions of this will to each of them. interest in the the Colcock land to J. A Townes & the home tract to tract of J. A Townes one third, and to W. A Townes two thirds -- Item 8   I will to my executors a negro woman Annis in trust for my daughter E. P. Blasingame with power on them to sell or exchange here for other property within like trust to the legal title to remain in the hand of my executors  and the procedes of the heirs for interest of said property to be paid to my said daughter annually during her life, and after her death to the children of my son Samuel A Townes. --- Item 9th I will to my executors a negro Sylva and her children, and future increase also a negro man Stepheny increase for the seperate use and benefit of the family of my son Samuel  A. Townes, his wife and chldren, and my executors are to have the power to sell or exchange said property and make other investments of said trust property but it is my desire that the negro man Stefeny shall never be carried out of this district.   --- Item 10th my executors are directed to said a good horse and mare from among my stock of horses and five the same to my grand son Samuel Townes.  All the said of my stock of cattle and horses and hoges, the growing crop I will and devise to my sons John A Townes and W Augustus Townes but out of this they are required to pay all lawful debts i may be owning at my death I also will and devise to them on the same terms and conditions my wagon and farming tools and the set of Blacksmith tools------ Item 11th All my household furniture I devise to be divided equally amongest all my children as they may see fit or as any two disinterested persons chosen by my executors may determine But the household furniture and other items in possession of my son S. A. Townes, I leave to my executors in trust for the separate use of his family ----- Item 12th   All debts or demands which I may have or hold against any of my children, i will to be cancelled and released by my executors at my death.  no aurguements being required ---- Lastly I do hereby revoke and annual all former wills made by me and do declare this to be my last will  and testament and I do hereby appoint my sones G. T. Townes , John A Townes and W.(? Olequesly) Townes Executors of this my last will and testament, my executors are disected to raise out of the crop which may be left at my death the sum of Thirty five dollars to be applied to aid in building Salem Meeting House ---- and I further request and require my sons John A Townes and W. A. Townes to lay the sum of thirty five dollars annually for the support of my Brother Jonathan and his wife according to the terms of a writing drawn up by L. T. Townes and which I have ..... voluntarily complied with though I have not signed the same. writin by my hand and seal 13th July 1850
    Signed and published and                   R. Townes   (seal)
    acknowledged by the testation
    as and for her last will 
    and Testament before us who
    at her request and her presence have witnessed the same                John W. Southern
                                                                                                              Elizabeth (X) Southern
                                                                                                              Elizabeth Southern Jr
g memory do make this to be my last wish and testament _  Item 1st - For the purpose of paying and satisfying all the debts and claims of every kind that my son John A Townes may have against my estate at the time

Source:

Blount, Elizabeth. Copy of the family Bible of Samuel Townes.  [Genforum February 12, 2007]
DAR Patriot Index, part III.  National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Addition.  Washington, 1990.
Forister, Jason.  correspondence and research  ----  rjforister@gmail.com
Gifford, Porter W., LDS records online. submitters address: 9107 Devonshire, Dallas, TX USA 75209 Submission: AF95-000181
Irving Grove II records, email-igroves@spgtx.com
Langlely, Clara A.. S. C. Deed Abstracts 1719-1772, Vol. II, p.199, 1984, Southern Historical Press, Inc., P. O. Box 738
Ligon, William. The Ligon Family and connections. Hartford, Conn. Bond Press, 1947
Lucas, Rev. Silas E., Jr. Some South Carolina County Records, Vol. 2, So. Historical Press, 1989. c/o Rev. Silas Lucas Jr., P.O. 738 Easley, SC 29641-0738
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
South Carolina Marriages, Vol. IV. 1787 -1875, Implied in the Miscellaneous Records of South Carolina. 1994, Langdon and Langdon Genealogical Research, 132 Langdon Road, Aiken, S. C. 29801-9536
Sec of State -Misc. Records Bk. 2, p.532-533, Roll#Misc 16, South Carolina Archives,
Nat. Soc. of the Sons of the Revolution. Nat. Number 53065 Maryland number 1267

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