Solomon Townsend
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Solomon Townsend was a merchant ship's captain prior to the American Revolution, owned an ironworks in New York State, and was a representative to the New York State Legislature. Stranded in London fo
Oil on canvas by Ezra Ames, 1808
Robert Townsend (captain)
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Captain Robert Townsend was a Civil War-era ship captain in the United States Navy. He served twice, once before the war then again during the war. He saw active combat while serving aboard three ship
Solomon Townsend
…Townsend left six children: Hannah, who married her cousin Isaiah Townsend, a wealthy merchant in Albany NY, (who in term had a son Robert Townsend (Captain) a ship captain for the US Navy in the Civil War) Anne, who married Effingham Lawrence, a Queens county judge; and their son was State Senator Edward…
Captain Robert Townsend circa 1865
USS Miami
USS Essex
USS Wachusett