FamilySearch.org has a collection titled Orphan's Court proceedings (Baltimore County, Maryland) 1777-1850 ; index 1777-1857 which contains 13 different cases featuring 19 individual Towsons or Townsends. Because the index for this record series is not digitized, I am providing an index here, as well as transcriptions of each record.
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1. 1780, Jacob Towson, Book 1, Pages 48, 56, 66
2. 1783, William Towsen, Book 1, Page 88
3. 1785, William Towson, Book 1, Page 218
4. 1791, William Townsend, Book 2, Page 194
5. 1801, James Towson, Book 4, Page 198
5. Charlotte Towson, Book 4, Page 198
5. Henry H. Towson, Book 4, Page 198
6. 1806, Ezekiel Towson, Book 6, Page 136
7. 1808, Abraham Townsend, Book 6, Page 325
8. Elizabeth Townsend, Book 6, Page 327
9. Mary Townsend, Book 6, Page 327
10. 1809, Francis Towson, Book 7, Page 123
11. 1810, William Towson, Book 7, Page 189
12. Thomas Towson, Book 7, Page 189
13. 1811, Susanna Towson, Book 8, Page 72
14. 1812, William Towson, Book 8, Pages 203, 251
15. 1814, John Towson, Book 8, Page 402
15. Thomas Towson, Book 8, Page 402
16. 1816, Letetia Towson, Book 9, Page 359
1a. Jacob Towson an orphan son of William Tolly Towson comes into court and chooses Joseph Sater guardian who offers William Wilson and Henry Sater as his securities who are approved by the court and bonds ordered accordingly. (Page 48)
1b. Ordered that Joshua Stevenson and Henry Stevenson settle the value of negro money due to Jacob Towson & Susannah Chamberlain by appraising negroes. (Page 56)
1c. We the subscribers being nominated by one of the Justices of the Peace for Baltimore County to make a just estimate of the annual value of the land and planation belonging to Jacob Towson son & heir of William Tolly Towson and being on a tract of land called Merrymans Adventure containing 89 acres belonging to the said Jacob Towson an orphan and their being duly satisfying? agreeable to the act of assembly in that care? made and provided we do certify that there is on the said plantation one framed dwelling house 24 feet by 16 and two other old log houses all in bad repair the orchard and framing in also in bad repair there is as near as we can judge about 25 acres of uncleared land of which we do allow that the gardens timber to put the dwelling house in repair and also timber to put the fencing? in good repair and so by him to be left and that the guardian? shall pay the sum of five pounds in ??? annually till the said orphan comes to age clear of all land take on the said land witness our hands and seal this 26th Day of March 1781. (Page 66)
2. William Towson an orphan boy of the age of 19 years the 12 day of January next is bound to Joseph Sater to learn the trade of a hatter to be found in sufficient meat drink washing lodging and apparel and to be taught read write & arithemetic and at the expiration of his time customary freedom dues.
3. William Towson an orphan son of William Towson of the age of twenty years come into court and chooses Jacob T. Towson his guardian who present here in court accepts the guardianship and offers William Wilson and Henry Sater as his securities who are approved by the court and bonds ordered accordingly.
4. William Townsend an orphan boy the age of 12 years next June is bound to James Fisher to learn the trade of a shoemaker to be taught to read write and arithmetic, as far as the rule of three to be found in sufficient meat drink washington lodging and apparel and at the expiration of his time customary freedom dues.
5. James, Charlotte, and Henry Howard Towson comes into court and the court appoints Francis Towson as their guardian who accepts the guardianship and offers James Nice and Simon Perine as her securities who are approved by the court and bonds are ordered accordingly.
6. Ordered that Philimon and Nathan Towson administrators of Ezekiel Towson deceased sell at public sale the personal estate of the deceased except the old negro man Nick and wearing appareal on the following terms, to wit, all sums exceeding twenty dollars three months credit and return an account of the sale thereof to this court.
7. Abraham Townsend a boy that is destitute of the age of seven years is bound to Claudius Besse? to learn the art trade & myster(y) of a marine to be learnt to read write and arithmetic as far as the rule of three to be found in sufficient meat drink washing loding & apparel and at the expiration of his time customary freedom dues.
8. Mary Townsend a girl that is destitute of the age of eleven years is bound to Mary Bride to be learnt to read & write to be learnt housework knitting & spinning to be found in sufficient meat drink washing lodging and apparel and at the expiration of her time customary freedom dues.
9. Elizabeth Townsend a girl that is destitute of the age of nine years is bound to Monsieur Simmons Bunbury to be learnt housework knitting & spinning to be learn to read & write to be found in sufficient meat drink washing lodging and apparel and at the expiration of her time customary freedom dues.
10. Francis Towson an orphan boy of the age of fifteen years the 31st day of July last (past?) is bound to John Jephson to be taught the trade of a cordwainer to be taught to read write and arithmetic as far as the rule of three to be found in sufficient meat drink washington lodging & apparel and at the expiration of his time to have customary freedom dues.
11. William Towson an orphan boy of the age of seventeen years and six months the fourteenth instant (April Term 1810) is bound to Jacob Deems, John Kipp and John Matthews to be taught the trade of a tanner, to be taught to read write and arithmetic as for the rule of three to be found in sufficient meat drink washing lodging and apparel and at the expiration of his time to have customary freedom dues.
12. William Towson an orphan boy of the age of sixteen years the fifth instant (April Term 1810) is bound to Jacob Deems, John Kipp and John Matthews to be taught the trade of a tanner to be taught to read write and arithmetic and four the rule of three to be found in sufficient meat drink washing lodging and apparael undo at the expiration of his time to have customary freedom dues.
13. Ordered that William McMechen expose at public sale the personal estate of Susanna Towson deceased for cash and that he return an account of the sales thereof to this court.
14a. Ordered that Daniel Evans and Joshua Anderson expose at public(h) sale the personal estate of William Towson deceased for cash and that they return an account of the sales thereof to this court. (Page 203)
14b. On application of Daniel Evans & Joshua Anderson administrators debonis non of William Towson deceased. If it ordered that the said administrators debonis non give the notice required by law for creditors to exhibit their claims against the estate of the said deceased and that the same be published once a week for four weeks in the American and the Federal Gazette in the City of Baltimore. (Page 251)
15. John & Thomas Towson orphan children of William Towson deceased comes unto court and the court and appoints Daniel Evans their guardian who here present in court accepts the guardianship and offers Joseph Merryman and Obediah Green as his securities who are approved of by the court and bond ordered to be executed? accordingly.
16. Letitia Towson an orphan girl of the age of twelve years is bound to William Fowler to be taught common house & nedle work to be taught to read & write to be found in sufficient meat drink washing lodging and apparel and when free accustomary freedom dues.
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