Cheney Townsend

Family/Spouse: Mary E Baker. Mary was born on 27 Oct 1816 in Chester County, Pa; died on 3 Apr 1890 in Chester County, Pa; was buried in Grove Methodist Church, Grove, Chester County, Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jonathon Willis Townsend was born in Oct 1839 in Chester County, Pa; died on 16 Apr 1841 in Chester County, Pa; was buried in Grove Methodist Church, Grove, Chester County.

Jonathon married Susanna Eachus. Susanna (daughter of William Eachus and Mary Richards) was born on 17 Mar 1783 in (in/of)Chester County, Pa. US; died on 20 Apr 1853; was buried in Grove Cemetery, East Nantmeal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

21-4-1755 William Eachus Jr disowned, accused by his aunt Sarah Haines
8-11-1776 William Eachus Jr in military exercises & signing some of their
articles.. 7-2-1777 Acknoledgment accepted. 9-4-1784 William Eachus disowned,
mustering. 8-11-1785 William Eachus disowned, married by a baptist teacher.
per Goshen Minutes
William was listed in the Revolutionery Solders Index for Chester County from Late 1780 to 1783. In 1789 he appeared in the History of Pikeland Township. where someone tried to swindle him out of this Property.
He appears in the 1810 Census of Pikeland.

William married Mary Richards on 4 Sep 1755 in Pennsylvania. USA. Mary was born about 1737 in (in/of)Chester County, Pa. US. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth year from tax Records for Pa 1729 Goshen
Goshen Minutes: 18.9.1734 John Eachus and Hannah Haines marriage allowed.
17.8.1748 John Eachus reported for drinking.

Bound Servants & Apprentices:
26th Sept 1746 Benjamin Burke assigns Catherine Duggan a servant from Ireland
in the brig Rebecca to John Eachus of Chester County, yeoman, for 4 years from
September 21st 1746. Consideration ?14 customary dues.

Early Church Records of Chester County, Pennsylvania v.2,pp 83,87.
In 1748 the Goshen Monthly Meeting complained that John was "drinking to excess," for which he was "disowned" on 19th Oct. of that same year. Wife Hannah was disowned on 15th feb 1751 for "aspersing" the character of Elizabeth Ashbridge. John reportedly died from "weakness of body and Etreamaty (sic) of weather"

John bought two hundred acres of land from Edward Riley 24th October 1729. John and Hannah conveyed one hundred and fifty acres of their land, including the corner property to their son Phineus. The conveyance is dated 8/12/1753. Phineus was the first Inkeeper at the Turks Head Tavern. Phineus biult a small log cabin located on the present site of the Fidelity Bank, on North High Street. wher he practised his trade as a cooper before opening the Turks Head. After his bankruptcy the property northeast of the corner of High & Gay streets was sold by Sheriff John Morton on Feb 22nd 1768 to Isaiah Matlack.

John married Hannah Haines on 22 Nov 1734 in Goshen MM, Chester County, Pa. Hannah (daughter of Isaac Haines and Catherine David) was born on 4 Jan 1717 in (in/of) Goshen Township, Pennsylvania USA; died in 1799 in Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]