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     Thomas G. Wallace was born on 25 November 1844. He married Caroline "Carrie" Townsend, daughter of Meekin J. Townsend and Rachel Jane Pearson.¹ He died on 5 September 1915 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, at age 70.² He was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.²

     Rachel Jane Wallace was born on 26 May 1872.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas G. Wallace and Caroline "Carrie" Townsend.

     James Spear Barnett was born in 1829.¹ He was the son of Thomas R. Barnett and Clarissa Cea "Clary" Townsend. He died in 1905.

     William Jabish Barnett was born circa 1830.¹ He was the son of Thomas R. Barnett and Clarissa Cea "Clary" Townsend.

     Meekins Barnett was born circa 1833.¹ He was the son of Thomas R. Barnett and Clarissa Cea "Clary" Townsend.

     Elizabeth Penelope Barnett was born circa 1836 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas R. Barnett and Clarissa Cea "Clary" Townsend. She died in 1925.¹

     Frank Breeden was born on 3 October 1848 at South Carolina, United States.¹ He married Sara Pearson, daughter of William Pearson and Sarah Townsend, circa 1866 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ He died on 26 September 1904 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, at age 55.² He was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.²

     Theodore Breeden was born in September 1867 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.^1,2 He was the son of Frank Breeden and Sara Pearson.

     Alice Breeden was born circa 1870 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Breeden and Sara Pearson.

     Robert Breeden was born circa 1872 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ He was the son of Frank Breeden and Sara Pearson.

     Elizabeth Breeden was born in 1874 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Breeden and Sara Pearson.

     Eleanor Breeden was born circa 1876 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Breeden and Sara Pearson.

     William Pearson Breeden was born in February 1880 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ He was the son of Frank Breeden and Sara Pearson.

     James O. Breeden was born in June 1881 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ He was the son of Frank Breeden and Sara Pearson.

     Charles F. Breeden was born in July 1883 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ He was the son of Frank Breeden and Sara Pearson.

     Annie M. Townsend was the daughter of Jabish N. Townsend and Ann C. (--?--). She died in May 1851 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹

     Sallie E. (--?--) was born on 4 December 1809. She married John C. Townsend, son of Jabish N. Townsend and Hester Ann Townsend. She died on 25 November 1899 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, at age 89.¹ She was buried at Parnassus Methodist Church Cemetery, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹

     Mary (--?--) was born on 16 February 1833. She married Horatio Townsend, son of Jabish T. Townsend and Elizabeth Spears.¹ She died on 12 August 1855 at age 22.

     Lucy Galloway was born on 6 August 1838 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of James Alpheus Galloway and Rebecca Ellen Townsend. She died on 26 July 1842 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, at age 3.¹ She was buried at Parnassus Methodist Church Cemetery, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹

     Sarah Townsend was born on 20 November 1841 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of Light Townsend and Mary Ann Carloss. She died on 30 December 1841 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ She was buried at Mossy Bay Cemetery, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹

     Carolina Townsend was born on 30 March 1845 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Light Townsend and Mary Ann Carloss. She died on 6 December 1854 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, at age 9.² She was buried at Mossy Bay Cemetery, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.²

     James Alexander Townsend was born on 20 November 1853 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States. He was the son of Light Townsend and Mary Ann Carloss. He died on 27 June 1855 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, at age 1.¹ He was buried at Mossy Bay Cemetery, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹

     Amelia W. Townsend was born on 31 December 1843 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.^1,2 She was the daughter of Light Townsend and Mary Ann Carloss. She married Thomas E. Dudley circa 1862 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.³ She died on 1 August 1935 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, at age 91.⁴ She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.⁴

     John Robertson Townsend was born on 20 November 1850 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.¹ He was the son of Light Townsend and Mary Ann Carloss. He married Catherine Jane "Kate" Rogers. He died on 18 February 1919 at Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, at age 68.^2,3 He was buried at Drake Cemetery, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States.⁴
     Biography of John Robertson Townsend:
Marie Townsend Butler in her "The Townsends of Marlboro 1764-1980".⁵ that she prepared in 1980 included a very interesting biography that was primarily about her great grandfather Light Townsend (1798-1870). Most of that biography is presented below:

"John Robertson was a general merchant as well as a planter.' He had stores on the plantation and in Blenheim. Many stories have been handed down concerning his frequent buying trips to New York (by train) - quite a change from his father's trips twice a year to Fayetteville, where he purchased what they were not able to produce on the plantation and brought it home in a box built under the seat of a two wheel cart. Two of the items he bought on each trip were granulated sugar and coffee beans."⁵

"In the office of the plantation store, which John Rogers continued to operate for many years as a farm commissary, was a large safe with the name J. R. TOWNSEND in bold letters on the heavy door. This safe was moved to Fayetteville in the mid-1970's by Rogers Townsend and his nephew, John Walter Butler. Many interesting, old papers were found in the safe, among them some dating back to the days of Benedictus Townsend, the first of the family known to have come to Marlboro. The safe is being preserved at the Butler Wholesale Electric building in Fayetteville, and the Butler boys enjoy showing off old ledgers which belonged to their great grandfather, dated 1881 and 1889."⁵

"None of the children of John and Mary settled in Marlboro. John, who now owns Light's old house and a portion of his original plantation, lives next door to his only surviving son, Carlos, in Woodruff, SC. His second wife, Iola, died in 1974. Broken windows, creeping vines and crumbling brick are a sad monument to the good times and the sad times that encompassed four generations of Townsends and - more than a hundred years at Inwood Place."⁵