Ezekiel Towson was born to William Towson and his first wife, Ruth Gott. He married Ruth Cromwell, with whom he had 12 children including General Nathan Towson, hero of the War of 1812. Ezekiel himself was the proprietor of Towson's Tavern, the epicenter of what would become Towsontown and later Towson, the county seat of Baltimore County.
Who was Elizabeth Towson Odell?
One night, on a whim, I decided to search FindAGrave.com for individuals with the middle name Towson. One of those individuals jumped out at me – Elizabeth Towson Odell Bullock.
Towsons in MDLandRec Baltimore City Indices
According to MDLandRec Baltimore City Superior Court Land Records, Grantee Index:
- February 1852, Mathias Benzinger and wife to Charles Towson, deed, Lot N. W. Biddle St, E.D. No 6 182
- April 1852, Eliza F. Carr (adminx) to Charles Towson, asst, Lot S Mulberry St, E.D. No 10 144
- Sept 1852, William F. Frick to Thomas Towson, rev. mtge, Lot S.W. Cor Saratoga and St. Paul Sts, E.D. No 20. 290
- June 1853, John W. Selby to Charles Towson, mortgage, Lot N.W. S. Biddle Street, E.D. 38 57
- Sept 1853, Francis L'Homme to Charles Towson, deed, Lot S.W.S. Madison Ave, E.D. 43 367
- Mar 1854, Sarah Root to Obadiah G. Towson, mortgage, Lot S.S. Chappel St?, E.D. 55 207
- Nov 1854, William C. Moreland to Obediah G. Towson, asst, Lot N.S. Madison St, E.D. 72 95
- June 1855, Bernard Clark to William O. Towson, asst, Lot S.E.S. Fayette Street, E.D. 84 396
- June 1855, James Birckhead Jr. and Wife to Charles Towson and others, deed, Lot on Sharp and Hamburg St., E.D. 84 428
- Sept 1855, John L. Reese Jr. and wife to Charles Towson, lease, Lot W.S. Oregon St., E.D. 91 95
- 1856, Thomas M. Lanahan to Charles Towson, bond inst., Lot E. Side Eutaw St, E.D. 100 74
- 1856, Randolph B. Latimer to Charles Towson (in trust), mortgage, Lot E. Side Eutaw St, E.D. 11 261
- 1856, Alfred Brenton to Charles Towson Jr., assign, Lot Franklin St, E.D. 127 499
- Mar 1858, John B. Morris to Charles Towson, lease, Lot E.S. Eutaw St binding? on Garden St, G.E.S. 144 40
- October 1858, James L.B. Gosnell to Thomas Towson, surrender, Lot S.E.S. Bolton St cor Tyson St, G.E.S. 158 454
- Jan 1859, Alfred Brenton to Charles Towson, asst in trust, Lot N.S. Franklin St, GES 164 150
- Dec 1859, James R. Ward to Obadiah G. Towson trustee, asst, Low. S.W.S. High St, GES 181 247
- May 1860, Thomas Coburn & co to Obadiah G. Towson, release, Lot N.S. Madison St, GES, 190 16
- April 1861, Samuel White to Charles Towson, asst, Lot N.E. cor Ramsey and Amity Streets, GES 208 34
- April 1852, Charles Towson to Alexander Carr, asst, Lot S. Side Mulberry St, E.D. 10 145
- June 1852, Charles Towson & co to Arthur Henry, asst, Lot S. Side Mulberry St, E.D. 14 42
- Sept 1852, Thomas Towson to Fielding Lucas Jr., asst, Lot Saratoga and St Paul Sts, E.D. 20 292
- February 1853, Charles Towson and wife to Savings Bank of Baltimore, mortgage, Lot W.S. Biddle St, E.D. 29 450
- Aug 1854, Charles Towson & co to James C. Magraw, bond, Lot N.W.S. Biddle St, E.D. 66 47
- Aug 1854, Charles Towson & co to John W. Selby, release, Lot N.W.S. Biddle St, E.D. 66 50
- Oct 1854, Charles Towson & wife to Jacob Wolf, mortgage, Lot S.W.S. Madison Ave, E.D. 70 453
- Nov 1855, Obadiah G. Towson to Sarah Root, release, E.D. 94 356
- March 1856, Charles Towson & wife to Thomas M. Lanahan, deed, Lot N.W. Side Biddle St, E.D. 100 48
- May 1856, Charles Towson & wife & co to John Dietz, lease, Lot E. Side Sharp ST, E.D. 103 372
- June 1856, Charles Towson & wife & co to Conrad Dietz, lease, Lot S. Side Hamburg ST., E.D. 106 421
- Aug 1856, Charles Towson Trust. & wife & co to Randolph B. Latimer, asst, Lot E. Side Eutaw St, E.D. 111 256
- Sept 1856, Thomas Towson to James L.B. Gosnell, sub lease, Lot S.E. Side Bolton St, E.D. 111 442
- April 1859, Charles Towson and Savings Bank of Baltimore, mortgage, 2 lots N.W. Side of Biddle St, GES 169 70
- June 1859, Charles Towson trustee to C.F. Bodensick, bond, Lot N.S. Franklin St, GES 173 138
- Aug 1859, Charles Towson & co to Geo Sauer, lease, Lot S.W. Cor Peach Al & Hamburg St, GES 175 113
- Aug 1859, Charles Towson to Geo W. Davis, deed, Lot W.S. Peach Al, GES 175 293
- Oct 1859, Charles Towson trustee to R.B. Latimer, release, Lot E.S. Eutaw St, GES 178 283
- Dec 1859, Obadiah G. Towson to Sarah H. Coburn, mortgage, Lot N.S. Madison St, GES 181 278
- May 1860, Obadiah G. Towson to Emma Foul & co, asst, Lot N.S. Madison St, GES 190 17
- June 1860, Charles Towson to Ichabod Jean, grant use of wall on E.S. Eutaw St, GES 191 418
- Nov 1860, Charles Towson to Henry C. Dallam, asst, Lot E.S. Eutaw St, GES 200 356
- Dec 1860, Charles Towson & wife to William J. Deagan, deed, Lot S.W.S. Madison Ave, GES 202 494
- Feb 1861, Charles Towson to O.P. Merryman, asst, Lot N.S. Mulbery St, GES 204 254
- Apr 1861, Charles Towson to Samuel White, asst, Lot N.E. cor Ramsey & Amity Sts, GES 208 35
The Family of John E. Towson and Emma J. Wills
John E. Towson was born about May 1850. He was most likely the son of James Henry Towson and Sophia A. Webster or Janney. He married Emma J. Wills on November 7, 1880 at Emory parsonage in Baltimore, Maryland. Emma was the daughter of Captain Richard C. Wills– read more about his family here.
Source: ProQuest Historical Newspapers, The Baltimore Sun (1837-1988); Nov 13, 1880; pg. 2.
Source: ProQuest Historical Newspapers, The Baltimore Sun (1837-1988); Apr 29, 1926; pg. 21.
John and Emma had seven children: Richard H. Towson (1882-); George E. Towson (1883-1961); Emma I (1885-); Corine I. (1887-1904); Charles Roland Towson (1890-1952); Gertrude (1894-1904) and Lawrence Eugene (1898-1904).
John, Corine, Gertrude and Lawrence all died within weeks of each other in early 1904, seemingly all of scarlet fever. They were buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA in lots 412 and 547.
Richard H. Towson was born June 1881 in Maryland (present in the 1910 Census). According to the 1910 Census, he was married and had been for four years. Separately enumerated are his wife, Lena who is 28 years old, his step-daughter Florence M. Chenoweth, and his 3-year-old son Robert Henry Towson. Lena was a German immigrant and had been widowed when her first husband died in the line of duty as a firefighter. A notice in the Baltimore Sun in 1909 reported that he had been charged with desertion. I can't find evidence that they divorced, and I cannot find him in Baltimore after 1912. Lena and Robert would move to Ohio and Lena would list herself as a widow, so he may have died.
George Edward Towson was born December 21st, 1883 in Chillicothe, Ohio. His wife was Anna M. Schaefer. Their children were Ethel R. (1921-2000) and George Edward, Jr. (b. 1928). George was an electrician and at one point worked for the Bethlehem Steel Mill in Sparrows Point. He died July 19th, 1961 and is buried in Loudon Park Cemetery.
Emma I. Towson was born December 1885 (not in the household in the 1910 Census). She married Charles William Martin, a native of Berlin, Germany, who worked for the American Can Company. He died November 11th, 1922 of an infection that resulted from a defensive stab wound incurred 10 days prior. By 1910, they had had four children, only two of them living at the time: 3 year old Gladys Irene Martin and a two week old son who had not yet been named, but who would later be known as Carl William Martin. They also had at least one more child, Dorothy Amelia Martin, in 1913.
Corine I. Towson was born December 1887 and died January 14th 1904 at the age of 16 (source).
Charles Roland Towson was born August 20th, 1890 in Laurel, Maryland. According to the 1940 census, he was a laborer, had a third grade education, and was divorced. His first wife was Helena Marie Towson. He died November 26th, 1952 and is buried in Loudon Park Cemetery.
Source: ProQuest Historical Newspapers, The Baltimore Sun (1837-1988); Jul 27, 1920; pg. 11.
Source: ProQuest Historical Newspapers, The Baltimore Sun (1837-1988); Aug 12, 1928; pg. 5.
Source: ProQuest Historical Newspapers, The Baltimore Sun (1837-1988); Nov 28, 1952; pg. 24.
Gertrude Towson was born September 1894 and died February 3rd 1904 at the age of nine years, four months.
Source: GenealogyBank.com, The Baltimore American; Feb 4, 1904; pg. 1.
Lawrence Eugene Towson as born January 10th, 1898 and died January 26th 1904 at the age of six of a “hemmorhage of small pox" (source).
Towson Households in Philadelphia City Directories 1800-1840
A number of Philadelphia City Directories have been made available through Temple University's library system, and you can access them here. The following is the result of my search for Towsons listed in the directories between the years 1800 and 1840.
Towsons and Townsends in the Baltimore City Birth Index, 1875-1941
1875
Towson, John & Mary, July 3rd, A-4124
Townsend, Thomas & Sophia, April 19th, A-2436
1876
Townsend, Francis & Elizabeth, March 29th, A-10588
Townsend, Charles & Frances, Sept 9th, A-13778
1877
Townsend, Lemuel & Sarah, Sept 17th, A-20690
1878
Townsend, John & Margaret, Feb 5th, A-23254
Townsend, James & Annie, Feb 21st, A-23545
1879
Towson, Edward & Sophia, Feb. 7th, A-29378
Townsend, John & Margaret, May 11th, A-30941
Townsend, John & Grace, May 14th, A-30998
Townsend, James & Cecelia, Aug. 29, A033184
Townsend, Charles & Mary, Sept 7th, A-33432
1880
Towson, William & Martha, Jan 11th, A-36471
Towson, Edward & Sophia, Oct. 16th, A-42838
Townsend, F. & Mary, May 25th, A-39397
Townsend, John & Grace, Aug 8th, A-41129
Townsend, John & Mary, Oct 4th, A-42532
Townsend, John & Margaret, Oct 26th, A-43088
1881
Towson, John & Emma, June 19th, A-48203
Towson, William & Martha, Aug 28th A-49802
1882
Towson, Just & Mary, Dec 7th, A-60092
Townsend, John & Margaret, Jan 1, A-52813
Townsend, John & Grace, May 1, A-55429
1883
Townsend, Robert & Mary, Jan 4th, A-60734
1884
None found.
1885
Towson, James & Ida, July 6th, A-80309
Townsend, Joseph & Anna, May 11th, A-79550
1886
Townsend, James & Lizzie, Dec 7th, A-90504
1887
Townsend, Joseph & Anna, July 14th, A-95379
1888
Townsend, James & Lizzie, Aug 23rd, A-5094
Townsend, A.N. & Grace, Dec. 10th, A-8072
1889
Towson, James & Ida, Sept 4, A-14789
Townsend, George & Mary, Jan 30, A-36204?
Townsend, Thomas & Sarah, June 18th, A-12879
Townsend, Charles & Mary, March 16th, A-10753
1890
Townsend, Joseph & Annie, Feb 2, A-19252
Townsend, Edward & Estelle, May 20th, A-21811
Townsend, Frederick & Laura, May 24th, A-21517
1891
Towson, Leonard & Ada, Oct 31, A-34566
Townsend, George & Mary, Oct 29, A-34544
1892
None found.
1893
Townsend, Charles & Mary, Feb 23rd, A-46125
Townsend, George & Anna, Sept 10, A-50239
1894
Towson, John & Emma, Sept 1, A-59046
1895
Towson, William & Ella, Mar 11, A-63887
Townsend, Charles & Lulu, May 23rd, A-65539
Towsand, George & Anna, Aug 1, A-67352
Townsend, Mr. & Elizabeth, Nov 15, A-70124
1896
Townson, Thomas & Sarah, Sept 3rd, A-77223 (Twins)
Townsend, Clinton & Mary, June 29th, A-79881
1897
Townsend, Nora (infant of), Feb 7, A-81025
Townsend, Walter & Mary, June 23rd, A-83510
Townsend, John & Sadie, May 7, A-82891
Towson, JJ & Annie, May 7, A-82816
Townsend, Mr. & Lizzie, Oct 20th, A-86959
Towsend, Charles & Lulu, Nov 21, A-87710
1898
Townsend, George & Anna, May 20th, A-92323
1899
Townsend, S. Clinton & Clara, Feb 20, A-99325
Townsend, Frank & Mollie, Sept 16th, B-3895
Townsend, Thomas & Georgia, Nov 20, B-5384
1900
Townsend, George & Annie, Jan 5, B-6602
Towlson, Charles & Clara, Feb 17, B-7711
Townsend, John & Sadie, Mar 31, B-8674
Townsend, Charles & Cora, July 17, B-10911
Towson, Joseph & Annie, Nov 24, B-14003
1901
Townsend, William & Catherine, Dec 6, B-22994
1902
Townsend, Charles & Alice Groves, Jan 24, B-23738
Townsend, Frank & Mollie, Mar 21, B-24989
Towson, James & Mary, Sept 22, B-29794
Townsend, Albert & Addie, Dec 19, B-31908
1903
Townsend, William & Sophia, Feb 17, E-4929 (see B-33234)
Townsend, Clarence & Martha, Oct 11, B-38925
1904
Townsend, Arabella & Herbert C., March 12, A-1505
Townsend, Catherine & William E., July 20, A-4916
1905
Towson, Mary L. and James H., Mar 15, A-9970
1906
Towson, Mary & James, July 14, A-21804
Towson, Emma & Charles, Sept 29, A-23,507
1907
None found.
1908
Towson, Edward & May, Jan 31, A-35708
Townsend, William & Catherine, June 14, A-39006
1909
Towson, Ella & Charles, Jan 2, A-44,729
Townsend, Teresa M. & William E., July 25, A-48,609
Townsend, Cecelia C. & Albert, Sept 10, A-50,281
Towson, James & Maud, Sept 10, A-41472
Townshend, Daniel & Rosalie, Dec 6, A-45238
1910
Towson, Ella & Charles, Mar 16, A-55,985
1911
Townsend, Martha & Julius C, May 11, A-66,434 (or 66,431)
Towson, Mary & James H., Jun 21, A-67,064
Townsend, Martha A. & Clarence K., Nov 29, A-71,232
1912
Townsend, Bessie & Charles Sheers, Jan 27, A-72531
Townshend, Francis & Edith, Jan 29, A-72360
1913
Townsend, Mabel & John, Apr 3, A-85865
Townshend, Rosalie & Webster, May 10, A-87829
Townsend, Catharine & George, Sept 21, A-91526
Townsend, Elizabeth (infant of), Oct 8, A-92185
1914
Townsend, Frank & Edith, Oct 29, B-5342
Townsend, George & Addie, Nov 11, B-6143
Townsend, Charles & Lillian, Nov 20, B-6755
1915
Townsend, James & Elisabeth, Feb 3, B-8742
Townshend, Daniel & Rosalie, May 3, B-14949
Townsend, Charles & Nettie, Oct 25, B-18895
1916
Towson, William & Caroline, Jan 5, B-21801
Townsend, Edgar & Clara, Jan 11, B-21889 (maybe B-21859?)
Townshend, Charles & Mary, Apr 29, B-26330
Towson, Samuel & Ella, June 4, B-27795
Townsend, John & Clara, July 31, B-30042
1917
Towson, Charles & Sarah, Jan 16, B-37080
Towsend, Raymond & Bertha Harris, Mar 2, B-39436
Towson, Maude & J. Wilbur, Mar 22, B-41089
Towson, Stella & Richard, Apr 18, B-41443
1918
Townsend, Charles & Anabello, Aug 10, B-61396
Towsend, Harry & Florence, Nov 12, B-65168
Townshend, Daniel & Rosalie, Dec 16, B-67994
1919
Towsend, Benjamin & Mollie, Apr 25, B-72542
Townsend, James & Jennie, Feb 28, B-69729
Townsend, Howard & Bessie, May 28, B-74497
Townshend, Joseph & Gold, July 4, B-76522
Townsend, Ernest & Lillian Hawkins, July 15, B-76022
Townsend, Russell & Emeline, Sep 4, B-73103
Townsend, Charles & Marie, Sept 29, B-79727
Townsend, Charles & Jenny, Oct 18, B-80652
Townsend, John N. & Norah, Nov 4, B-84005
1920
Townsend, Cristopher & Grace, Feb 6, B-86672
Townsend, Edgar & Clara, Feb 13, B-89260
Towson, Raymond & Bertha Harris, July 5, B-94397
1921
Townsend, Daniel W. & Rosalie S., Mar 6, C-7605
Townsend, Charles & Jennie, May 27, C-11488
Towson, Joseph P. & Latitia E., June 2, C-11523
Towson, George & Anna, June 20, C-12910
Townsand, Howard & Bessie, June 29, C-12883
Townsend, Arthur & Lillie, Oct 19, C-18639
Townsend, Romie & Addie, Boutler (Scott), Nov 4, C-19871
1922
Towsend, Benjamin & Mollie, Sept 9, C-34976
Towson, Raymond & Bertha, Nov 14, C-38195
1923
Townsend, Clement & Otillia, Apr 10, C-45252
Towson, Joseph & Letitia, June 1, C-47757
Townsend, Frank & Lydia, June 13, C-48541
Townsend, Charles & Marie, Aug 3, C-50954
Towson, John D. & Catherine, Aug 9, D-17840
Townshend, John & Bertha, Oct 21, C-55327
1924
Townsend, Edgar & Clara, Jan 30, C-60222
Townsend, Edgar & Marjorie, Jan 31, C-60260
Townsend, Harry & Florence, Mar 30, C-63157
Townshend, Belt & Helen, Dec 5, C-75485
Towson, Raymond & Bertha, Dec 14, C-76048
Townsend, Frank & Lydia, Dec 22, C-77054
1925
Townsend, Ernest & Lillian, Jan 16, C-77424
Towsend, Berry & Mollie, Mar 6, C-79938
Townsend, Thorton & Amelia, Apr 8, C-82715
Townsend, Max & May, May 6, C-82901
Townsend, O. Kenneth & Anne, Nov 20, C-93438
1926
Townsend, William & Lena, Sept 4, D-6052
Townsend, Charles & Pauline, Oct 10, D-8053
Townsend, J.S. & Vassar, Nov 4, D-8997
1927
Towson, Raymond & Bertha, Aug 17, D-22386
Towson, George & Anna, Sept 25, D-24554
Townsend, Leroy & Luebell, Dec 6, D-27572
Townsend, Myron & Veda, Dec 23, D-28215
1928
Towsend, Benjamin & Mollie, Apr 7, D-33025
Townsend, Bettie (infant of), May 12, D-35144
Townsend, John & Alice, May 13, D-34717
Towson, Joseph & Letitia, Aug 14, D-39260
Towsend, Irvin & Lillian, Aug 25, D-40201
Townsend, Lester & Catherine, Sept 18, D-40446
Townsend, Oswald & Annie, Oct 9, D-41623
Townsend, David & May, Dec 8, D-43931
1929
Towson, William & Margaret, Apr 8, E-22844
Townsend, Edgar & Marjorie, June 10, D-52081
1930
Townsend, Frank & Lydia, Feb 27, D-62960
Townshend, Grafton & Catherine, Mar 24, D-63914
Townsend, Joseph & Bernardine, May 25, D-66289
Towson, Raymond & Bertha, Nov 10, D-73676
1931
Townsend, Charles & Marie, Feb 8, D-77422
Townsend, Howard & Kathryn, Aug 27, D-85213
Townsend, Andrew & Gertrude, Sept 7, D-85674
Townsend, Arthur & Valerie, Oct 19, D-87350
1932
Townshend, William & Lula, Mar 2, D-92734
Townsend, Frank & Lydia, Mar 9, E-88331
Townsend, George & Frances, May 21, D-95767
Townsend, Charles & Marie, May 22, D-95881
Towson, Raymond & Bertha, May 26, D-95937
Townsend, Edward & Marie, June 18, D-96693
Townsend, Thomas & Naomi, Dec 5, E-3505
1933
Townsend, Irvin & Lillian, Jan 6, E-5198
Townshend, Grafton & Catherine, Sept 28, E-14620
Townsend, George & Frances, Nov 8, E-16016
Townsend, Charles & Ruth, Dec 3, E-17031
1934
Towson, William & Margaret, Jan 4, E-18719
Towson, Emanuel & Bessie Butler, Apr 5, E-21846
Townsend, Oswald & Annie, Sept 26, E-27949
1935
Towson, Raymond & Bertha, Oct 3, E-42244
1936
Townsend, Thomas & Ruth, July 24, E-53260
Townsend, Edward & Zelma, Aug 27, E-54552
Townsend, Philip & Louella, Oct 16, E-56378
Townson, Charles & Catherine, Oct 23, E-56738
Townsend, James & Helen, Oct 26, E-56691
Townsend, Harry & Hilda, Nov 9, E-57255
1937
Townsend, William & Myrtle, Jan 11, E-59361
Towson, Arthur & Isabel, Apr 10, E-63256
Townsend, Edward & Zelma, July 30, E-67385
Townshend, Grafton & Catherine, Sept 9, E-68968
Towson, Pauline & James Jackson, Nov 1, E-70929
Towson, Charles & Kathryn, Dec 15, E-72887
1938
Townsend, Frank & Lydia, July 8, E-81585
Townsend, Lester & Viola, July 14, E-81455 and E-81456 (twins)
1939
Towsend, Alfred & Virginia, Feb 14, E-913788
Towson, Raymond & Bertha, Mar 11, E-91931
1940
This year they start recording first and last for both parents on all births.
Towson, Bothwell & Elsie Whittington, Jan 7, F-04390
Townsend, Andrew & Gertrude Ankenbauer, Feb 17, F-06349
Townsend, Jacob & Marie Molcher, June 1, F-10806
Towson, George & Mary Soldam, June 21, F-12200
Townsend, Fred & Thelma Hall, July 14, F-12843
Townsend, William & Ida Morris, Oct 18, F-17536
Townsend, Robert & Doris Meier, Nov 24, F-19155
Towson, Paulding & Frances Ricabough, Dec 4, F-19983
1941
Towson, Pauline & Arthur Counts, Feb 15, F-23709
Towson, Arthur & Isabel Thro, Mar 11, F-25203
Townshend, William & Elizabeth Tapscott, May 7, F-28114
Towson, Bothwell & Elise Whittington, May 29, F-28728
Towson, William & Margaret Barnett, June 1, F-28909
Townsend, Lester & Viola Daugherty, June 6, F-29307
Townsend, Joseph & Tessie Helmick, Aug 1, F-33278
Townsend, George & Margaret Conley, F-33240
Townsend, William & Myrtle Parrish, Sept 11, F-35112
Townsend, L. Raymond & Dolores Fahey, Nov 18, F-39401
Towson, Jerome & Bertha Parker, Dec 9, F-40796
Towsons in the Baltimore County Orphan's Court proceedings 1777-1850
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.
