Peyton Townes and Muriel Pearce Family History
Gwynn
- Hugh Gwynn, Col.
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- Rev John Gwynn
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- Edmund Gwynn
- Lucy Bernard
- John Gwynn
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- John Gwynn
- Mildred Reade
- Humphrey Gwynn (b. 6 Dec 1727, d. 8 Dec 1794)
- Frances Tabb Peyton (b. 1 Jan 1729, d. 8 May 1809)
- Thomas Peyton Gwynn (b. 19 Apr 1762, d. bef 1810)
- Ann Harley (b. abt 1771, d. 1851)
- Frances Ann Gwynn (b. 14 Dec 1793, d. 1821)
- Gov. William Branch Giles (b. 12 Aug 1762, d. 12 Apr 1830)
- Captain William Branch Giles, Jr. (b. 18 Dec 1811, d. 24 Jan 1862)
- Frances Moseley Branch (b. 17 Aug 1814, d. 1 May 1868)
- Frances Gwynn Giles (b. Sep 1842, d. 30 Jul 1930)
- Adolphus D. Townes (b. 17 Dec 1812, d. 21 Jul 1873)
- William Armistead Townes (b. 28 Jul 1870, d. 10 Nov 1942)
- Louise Rutland (b. 6 Feb 1891, d. 25 May 1970)
- Peyton Giles Townes (b. 2 May 1921, d. 8 Jun 1985)
- Louise Rutland (b. 6 Feb 1891, d. 25 May 1970)
- William Armistead Townes (b. 28 Jul 1870, d. 10 Nov 1942)
- Adolphus D. Townes (b. 17 Dec 1812, d. 21 Jul 1873)
- Frances Gwynn Giles (b. Sep 1842, d. 30 Jul 1930)
- Frances Moseley Branch (b. 17 Aug 1814, d. 1 May 1868)
- Frances Ann Giles (b. 9 Jun 1819, d. 19 Sep 1861)
- Captain William Branch Giles, Jr. (b. 18 Dec 1811, d. 24 Jan 1862)
- Gov. William Branch Giles (b. 12 Aug 1762, d. 12 Apr 1830)
- Frances Ann Gwynn (b. 14 Dec 1793, d. 1821)
- Ann Harley (b. abt 1771, d. 1851)
- Thomas Peyton Gwynn (b. 19 Apr 1762, d. bef 1810)
- Frances Tabb Peyton (b. 1 Jan 1729, d. 8 May 1809)
- Humphrey Gwynn (b. 6 Dec 1727, d. 8 Dec 1794)
- Mildred Reade
- John Gwynn
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- John Gwynn
- Lucy Bernard
- Edmund Gwynn
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- Rev John Gwynn
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Peyton Townes and his siblings are descended from the Gwynn family through Frances Ann Gwynn, their 2nd great grandmother and the wife of Gov. William Branch Giles.
She was the daughter of Thomas Peyton Gwynn. He was the son of Humphrey Gwynn and Frances Peyton. She was the daughter of Thomas Peyton and Frances Tabb. Humphrey Gwynn was the owner of Gwynn Island, which was the site of a battle during the Revolutionary War when British officer Lord Dunmore occupied it in 1776 but was subsequently driven off the island.
Humphrey Gwynn was probably descended from Col. Hugh Gwynn a prominent early settler who established a community at Gwynn's Island on the Chesapeake Bay. However, whether he is a direct grandson of Hugh Gwynn is not definite, due to damage to some early records. (See details on Thomas Peyton Gwynn's Individual page.)
Hugh Gwynn was born abt 1608 in Wales. He married Ann Joyce Burnham (abt 1610-1650). He came to America and first lived in York County, VA (called Charles River County then). In 1639 he represented Charles River County in the House of Burgesses. In 1642 he patented 1,700 acres at the mouth of the Pyanketank river.
He was a Justice of the Peace in York County, VA in 1641 and represented York County again in the House of Burgesses in 1646. Later he moved to Gloucester County, Virginia and served in the House of Burgesses in 1652. (Gloucester County is on one side of York River and York County is on the other side.)
Gwynn Island
Articles about Gwynn's Island
- Gwynns Island Museum – Museum located on Gwynns Island.