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 Bulloc
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 182April 1852, Eliza F. Carr (adminx) to Charles Towson, asst, Lot S Mulberry St, E.D. No 10 144Sept 1852, William F. Frick to Thomas Towson, rev. mtge, Lot S.W. Cor Saratoga and St. Paul Sts, E.D. No 20. 290June 1853, John W. Selby to Charles Towson, mortgage, Lot N.W. S. Biddle Street, E.D. 38 57Sept 1853, Francis L'Homme to Charles Towson, deed, Lot S.W.S. Madison Ave, E.D. 43 367Mar 1854, Sarah Root to Obadiah G. Towson, mortgage,
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
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 184
Towsons and Townsends in the Baltimore City Birth Index, 1875-1941
1875Towson, John & Mary, July 3rd, A-4124Townsend, Thomas & Sophia, April 19th, A-24361876Townsend, Francis & Elizabeth, March 29th, A-10588Townsend, Charles & Frances, Sept 9th, A-137781877Townsend, Lemuel & Sarah, Sept 17th, A-206901878Townsend, John & Margaret, Feb 5th, A-23254Townsend, James & Annie, Feb 21st, A-235451879Towson, Edward & Sophia, Feb. 7th, A-29378Townsend, John & Margaret, May 11th, A-30941Townsend, John & Grace, May 14th, A-30998Townsend, James & Cecelia, Aug. 29, A033184Townsend, Charles & Mary, Sept 7th, A-334321880Towson, William & Martha,
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.----1. 1780, Jacob Towson, Book 1, Pages 48, 56, 662. 1783, William Towsen, Book 1, Page 883. 1785, William Towson, Book 1, Page 2184. 1791, William Townsend, Book 2, Page 1945. 1801, James Towson, Book 4, Page 1985. Charlotte Towson,
