John Henry Morris Townley arrived in the United States in 1775 in Maryland at the young age of 18. He is shown as the "Primary Immigrant".*
Within a year he married Agnes Peggy Rich of Wake County NC, on 19 Sep 1776 in Granville, NC.**
After serving in the Army of the Maryland line, he was awarded an Army Land Warrant, which was registered under the Acts for regulating the Grants of Land, appropriated for Military Services, (passed the 1st of June 1797 and the 2nd March 1799). The Warrant, No. 11757, dated 19 August 1791, granted him 100 acres of land to be surveyed by the geographer of the U.S.
By 1800 he and Agnes had been married 24 years, had 9 children and lived in the Pendleton District shown on the 1800 census. The oldest child being under 25 years of age and the youngest 4 being under 10 years of age.
In 1810 at age 53 he is still living in the Pendleton District with Agness and 2 daughters and a slave.
{note: in the 1810 census, John and Daniel are both listed as being their own head of households}
His death occured at age 61 and he is buried Flat Rock, Anderson Co. SC.

Husband of:
Agnes Peggy Rich Townley 1761-1814
(dau of. Timothy Rich (of Wake County)
(sib of. Nimrod Rich, John Rich, Salley Rich George (Soloman), Shadrack Rich, Clary Rich Hobson (Benjamin), Zydah Rich Colbert (Richard)



Father of:
+ Thomas Pinkney Townley 1777-1844
    Father of:
   (with wife Mary UMN 1780-1847)
    +^ John R (Jonathon) Townley 1806 – 1866
     (with Senia Sarah F Morris 1810-1885)
     +^#Thomas Pinkney Townley 1830 – 1903
+^#Nancy Adaline Townley 1832 –
+^#John James Townley 1835 – 1910
+^#Hannah Jane Townley 1836 – 1871
+^#Wiley Simmons Townley 1837 – 1925
+^#Leny M Townley 1840 – 1866
+^#Scenica M Townley 1841 –
+^#Marion Jefferson Townley 1842 – 1863
+^#Ballum Jerdan Townley 1844 – 1862
+^#Joseph Warren Townley 1845 – 1866
+^#Benjamin Franklin Townley 1846 –
    Father of:
    +^#*Benjamin R "Dock" Townley 1868-
     Father of:
         Walter Townley1888 –
       Nola Elizabeth TOWNLEY Duran1891 – 1969
        Volen William Townley1892 – 1977
       Modest Maureen Townley Coe1896 – 1984
       Bessie O TOWNLEY Chambers1898 – 1980
       Martha Lee Townley1900 – 1989
+^Mary A Townley 1848 –
+^William Henry Townley1850 – 1923
+^Stephen Anderson Townley1852 – 1918
+^Sarah Elizabeth Townley
^Caroline TOWNLEY 1809 –
^Daniel R Townley 1812 –
^Mary TOWNLEY Refearn 1815 –
^Zachariah Townley 1817 – 1884
^S Townley 1819 –
^Thomas Marion Townley 1822 – 1893
+ Daniel T Townley 1783-1848
 (m. 1st Mary Elizabeth Lollar)
 (m. 2nd Elizabeth "Betty" Gant
  +^Henry Townley 1809-1842
+ Henry Morris Townley 1789-1853
Father of:
(with Elizabeth Gaunt 1793-1861)
+^John Richmond "J R" Townley 1831-1863
+^Mary Elizabeth Townley Burton 1835-1904
+ Richmond P Townley 1796-1877
  Father of:
   (with Mary Ruby Lollar Townley)
   Benjamin Franklin Townley


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*Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1751-1776 . Source publication Code 1219.7. 1993 p349.
**North Carolina, Marriage Collection 1741-2004
Family History Data, Salt Lake City, UT