Micah Townsend (May 13, 1749 – April 23, 1832) was an attorney and political leader in Revolutionary War-era Vermont.
[1] The son of Micajah Townsend and Elizabeth Platt, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1766, and received a master's degree in 1769.
[1] Townsend studied law with Thomas Jones of New York City, was admitted to the bar, and began a practice in White Plains.
[3] Though he had intended to retire, after moving to Canada Townsend was persuaded by the community to accept appointments as justice of the peace and small claims judge, which he carried out until well into his seventies.
[3] They were the parents of eight children, including: Harriet Matilda (1779–1848); Samuel Wells (1781–1817); Epenetus (1783–1839); Rebecca Gale (1784–1830); Mary (1786–1839); Micajah (1789–1871); and Sarah Barnard (1800–1844).