I believe this couple may be the Joseph Towson who married Sarah Yundt, daughter of Leonard Yundt, on April 28th, 1814 in the First Methodist Church by Rev. W. Ryland (Methodist Records of Baltimore City, Maryland, Volume 1: 1799-1829 by Henry Peden, Jr.). Joseph Towson may be the eldest son of Shadrack and Rebecca Towson, to whom Rebecca transferred administration rights to Shadrack's estate in 1813 [source].
From at least October 1811 he was in a partnership with Marmaduke Wyvill, located at No. 16 South street at the corner of Lovely Lane and opposite the Maryland Insurance Office, until March 27th, 1813, when they went their separate ways.
In 1825, Leonard Yundt, who had founded a daily newspaper in Baltimore died a relatively well-off man. He left his daughter Sarah Towson an eighth of his estate, which was not an insignificant amount of money– approximately $60,000 in 2022 currency. Although he named all of his children, and at least one grandchild, he did refer to any of Sarah's children by name [source: Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999, Baltimore County, vol 12, p. 141].
Joseph Towson, merchant tailor, appeared in several Baltimore directories in the early 1800s. More details can be found here. It appears that he patented a design for a spring stock, possibly on May 14th, 1827 [source, source]. He last appears in Matchett's Baltimore Director for 1829 at 147 1/2 Market Street, where he had been for 8 years. This is notable, as in December 1829 Mrs. Sarah Towson published an advertisement that the business had moved to 7 St. Paul Lane following the death of her husband. On November 23, 1829 Jesse Hunt received letters of administration, with Leonard Yundt and Emmanuel K. Deaver serving as securities.
In the 1830 United States Census, a household headed by a Sarah Towson can be found in Baltimore's 7th Ward. The household is made up of one boy and two girls under the age of five, one girl between five- and nine-years-old, two boys between the ages of ten and fourteen, one boy and one girl between fifteen and nineteen, and one white female between the ages of forty and forty-nine. In addition to the nine free white household members were two female slaves between the ages of ten and twenty-three. That makes for eight children in total:
In Matchett's directory for 1831, Mrs. Sarah Towson, listed as a patent spring stock manufacturer, can still be found at 7 St. Paul Street, and she appears once more in 1837 at the same location. She died on September 16th, 1837 in her 47th year, leaving behind 7 children (meaning one child had died since the 1830 Census), the names of which are unknown. Her death date puts her date of birth circa 1790-1791. She may have died of consumption, if she was the Mrs. Towson who died aged 47 the week of September 25th, 1837 and was buried in the Second Presbyterian Cemetery (source: Baltimore City Deaths and Burials, 1834-1840 by Henry C. Peden, Jr..
Joseph Towson, merchant tailor, appeared in several Baltimore directories in the early 1800s. More details can be found here. It appears that he patented a design for a spring stock, possibly on May 14th, 1827 [source, source]. He last appears in Matchett's Baltimore Director for 1829 at 147 1/2 Market Street, where he had been for 8 years. This is notable, as in December 1829 Mrs. Sarah Towson published an advertisement that the business had moved to 7 St. Paul Lane following the death of her husband. On November 23, 1829 Jesse Hunt received letters of administration, with Leonard Yundt and Emmanuel K. Deaver serving as securities.
Source: GenealogyBank.com, American and Commercial Daily Advertiser; Nov 1, 1821; pg. 1.
Source: GenealogyBank.com, Baltimore Patriot; Oct 21, 1828; pg. 1.
Source: GenealogyBank.com, American and Commercial Daily Advertiser; Dec 12, 1829; pg. 1.
In the inventory of his estate, there were $103,939.50 worth of stock from his tailoring business. There was also a family Bible (valued at $200) and an old family Bible (valued at $50). A later document also described a lot on Franklin Street in Baltimore City, valued at $300.
- Boy born 1811-1815
- Girl born 1811-1815
- Boy born 1816-1820 James O?
- Boy born 1816-1820 Samuel Y?
- Girl born 1821-1825
- Boy born 1825-1830
- Girl born 1825-1830
- Girl born 1825-1830
Source: GenealogyBank.com, American and Commercial Daily Advertiser; Sept 19, 1837; pg. 2.
What happened to the seven children who survived Sarah? Searching for obituaries, the only one that shows up as being a probable child is that for Sarah R. Towson, who died September 20th, 1848, and was listed only as the daughter of the late Joseph Towson.
Source: Newspapers.com, The Baltimore Sun; Sept 25, 1848; pg. 2.
Fortunately, Leonard Yundt was considerate when he wrote his will and named all of his many children:
- Ann Jeffris, wife of Graveiner Marshall Jeffris
- Married 10 Oct 1805; divorced 12 Jan 1817
- Sarah Ann Jefferies, b. 3 Jul 1806
- William Y(undt?) Jefferies, 7 Feb 1809 - d. 10 Oct 1844, of 30 Holland Street, m. Ann Collier, 6 Apr 1826 - Ann Eliza Jefferies was his estate's administrator
- Alverda Jeffries, Josephine Jeffries, Ann E.D. Jeffries, Sarah Louisa Jefferies, William D.L. Jefferies
- Leonard Yundt Jr.
- Margaret Yundt m. Jesse Hunt, 6 Sep 1815
- died 18 May 1860
- Son Phineas Bond Hunt died 29 Nov 1838, in the fifth year of his age
- Jacob Yundt, left his entire estate to his wife, Bethiah (Barnes) P. Yundt, who he married 11 Dec 1823.
- Mrs. Bethiah Yundt died November 30, 1874, from a fall down the stairs which resulted in her neck breaking and instant death. She had been a widow many years and left no children (Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec 1874, p. 4 and Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec 1874, p. 2.).
- Mary Yundt - died 23 May, 1859
- Rebecca Yundt
- Samuel Yundt - him?
- Joseph Yundt
One of these aunts and uncles may have left property to their Towson nieces and nephews.
Possibly Samuel Y. Towson was Samuel Yundt Towson? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203397745/samuel-y.-towson
James O. Towson, born 1822 in Baltimore, MD
Samuel Y. Towson, born 1822 in Baltimore, MD