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Elizabeth Townley 1598–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1679

Death Location: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England

Father: Lawrence Edge

Mother: Jennet Halstead

Spouse(s): Lt. Smith, Richard Halstead, Lt Smith

Children(s): Major Smith, Maj Smith, John Smith, Mary Hitchon, Lt Smith, Lawrence Smith, Thomas SMITH, Major Smith, Thomas Smith, Susannah Smith, Henry Smith, Maj Halstead, Chistopher Smith, Thomas Smith

The story of Elizabeth Townley began in 1598 in Colne, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth Townley married Lt Gen Sir Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smythe Smith, Lt Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith, Richard Halstead, and had children including Chistopher Smith, Henry Smith, John Smith, Lawrence Smith, Lt Christoper Kitt Smith, Maj John Halstead, Maj Lawrence Smith, Major John Smith, Major Lawrence Smith, Mary Hitchon, Susannah Smith, Thomas Smith. Elizabeth Townley passed away in 1679 in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Townley began in 1598 in Colne, Lancashire, England.
  • Elizabeth Townley married Lt Gen Sir Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smythe Smith, Lt Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smith, Richard Halstead, and had children including Chistopher Smith, Henry Smith, John Smith, Lawrence Smith, Lt Christoper Kitt Smith, Maj John Halstead, Maj Lawrence Smith, Major John Smith, Major Lawrence Smith, Mary Hitchon, Susannah Smith, Thomas Smith.
  • Elizabeth Townley passed away in 1679 in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawrence Edge
1570–1654
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
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Jennet Halstead
1594–1623
Birth Location: La
JH

Spouses(s)

Lt. Smith
1592–1638
Birth Location: Burnley Parish, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
LS
Richard Halstead
1594–1624
Birth Location: Windlehouse, Lancashire, England
RH
Lt Smith
1592–1648
Birth Location: Stannihurst Stoneyhurst, Devon, , England
LS

Children(s)

Major Smith
1624–1698
Birth Location: Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
MS
Maj Smith
1624–1700
Birth Location: Burnley Parish, , , England
MS
John Smith
1629–1618
Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England
JS
Mary Hitchon
1639–1687
Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, , England
MH
Lt Smith
1631–1716
Birth Location: Burnley Parish, Lancashire, , England
LS
Lawrence Smith
1635–1665
Birth Location: Tottne, Devon, England
LS
Thomas SMITH
1637–1697
Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, , England
TS
Major Smith
1628–1689
Birth Location: , , , England
MS
Thomas Smith
1626–1697
Birth Location: Tottne, Devon, , England
TS
Susannah Smith
1628–1692
Birth Location: Tottne, Devon, England
SS
Henry Smith
1632–1707
Birth Location: Stoneyhurst, , Burnley Parish, England
HS
Maj Halstead
1624–1698
Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England
MH
Chistopher Smith
1612–1641
Birth Location: –
CS
Thomas Smith
1623–1617
Birth Location: Tottne, Devon, England
TS

Elizabeth Townley's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Townley
1598–1679
Birth Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
Parents
Lawrence Townley\Towneley, III, Gent., of Fulshay and Stone Edge
1570–1654
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Jennet Halstead
1594–1623
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Grandparents
Lawrence (Towneley,) II
1543–1598
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Mary (Margaret Towneley - Lady - (maiden &) married)
1543–1606
Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Sir (John) Halstead
1563–1601
Wendle House, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Scofield
1564–1612
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Colne
1510–1566
Lady Barnside
1514–1589
Sir Towneley
1512–1554
Frances Wymbish
1518–1572
Sir Halstead
1535–1632
Martha Scofield
1532–1612
Sir XIV
1530–1559
Lady Latham
1533–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Washington
1480–1531
Isabel Nottingham)
1474–1531
Sir Rufford
1485–1523
Lady Rufford
1490–1523
Sir Towneley
1473–1540
Isabel Pilkington
1484–1522
Christopher Wymbish
1500–1530
Mary Byron
1500–1591
Sir Halstead
1509–1582
Ann Barcroft
1513–1588
Hugh Scofield
1465–1520
Joney Langley
–1520
Sir Latham
1475–1558
Lady Latham
1497–1563

Elizabeth Townley's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth Townley (1598–19 Jul 1679) m. Lt. (Gen. Sir Christopher Thomas Lawrence Smythe \) Smith (18 Mar 1592–25 Sep 1638) m. Richard Halstead (1594–3 May 1624) m. Lt (Christopher Thomas Lawrence) Smith (18 Mar 1592–30 Oct 1648)
  1. 1. Major (John) Smith 1624–1698 m. Mary Warner 1664–1725 m. Ann Bernard 1634–1698 m. Anna Gildersleeve 1629–
    1. 1. Col (John Alexander Smith of) Purton 1662–1698 m. Mary Warner 1664–1725
      1. 1. Ann Smith 1680–
      2. 2. Mildred Smith 1681–1705 m. Robert Porteus 1679–1758
      3. 3. Phillip Smith 1680–
      4. 4. Ann Smith 1697–1700
      5. 5. Elizabeth Smith 1690–1750
      6. 6. Phillip Smith 1695–1743
      7. 7. John Smith 1685–1712
      8. 8. Thomas Smith 1684–
      9. 9. John Smith 1690–1777 m. Elizabeth Whitfield 1690–1765 m. Elizabeth (Whitfield -) Smith 1687–1765
        1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Smith 1728–1760 m. William Bryan 1726–1797
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne) Smith 1724–1793 m. Gen (William) Bryan 1724–1795 m. William Bryan 1726–1797
        3. 3. Alexander Smith 1742–1775
        4. 4. Elizabeth Smith 1732–
        5. 5. Ann Smith 1721–1791
        6. 6. Mary Smith 1717–1785
        7. 7. Capt (John) Smith 1724–1790
        8. 8. Nancy Smith 1719–1790
        9. 9. John (Smith) II 1724–1790
        10. 10. Edith Smith 1730–
        11. 11. Samuel Smith 1719–1783 m. Edith Whitfield 1717–1783
        12. 12. Thomas Smith 1744–1833
        13. 13. Rhoda Smith 1740– m. John (Nickerson) Jr. 1730–
        14. 14. Reuben Smith 1747–1826
        15. 15. Henry Smith 1751–1766
        16. 16. Benjamin Smith 1749–
        17. 17. Nathaniel Smith 1728–1729
        18. 18. Elkanah Smith 1729–1731
        19. 19. John (Smith) II 1737–1766
        20. 20. Mehitable Smith 1735–1817 m. Barnabas Baker 1734–1797
      10. 10. Martha (Jacqueline) Smith 1696–
      11. 11. Augustine (Warner Smith) I 1689–1736 m. Sarah Carver 1644–1726
    2. 2. Alexander Smith 1665–1680
    3. 3. John (Alexander) Smith 1662–1698 m. Mary Warner 1654–1700 m. Anne Bernard 1634–
    4. 4. Martha (Marinleus) SMITH 1660–1702
    5. 5. Arthur Smith 1665–
    6. 6. Alexander Smith 1665–
    7. 7. Augustine Smith 1689–1736 m. Sarah Carver 1644–1726
      1. 1. John Smith 1715–1771 m. Mary Jacquelin 1715–1764
        1. 1. Gen (John) Smith 1750–1836 m. Animus Bull 1760–1831
    8. 8. Philip Smith 1695–1743
    9. 9. Col (John Smith) Jr 1662–1698 m. Mary Warner 1664–1725
      1. 1. John Smith –1777
      2. 2. Mary Smith 1684–1684
      3. 3. Phillip Smith\\\ 1680–
      4. 4. John Smith 1715–
  2. 2. Maj (Lawrence) Smith 1624–1700 m. Ann Bernard 1634–1698
  3. 3. John Smith 1629–1618
  4. 4. Mary Hitchon 1639–1687
  5. 5. Lt (Christoper "Kitt") Smith 1631–1716 m. Mary Fairbanks 1622–1684
  6. 6. Lawrence Smith 1635–1665
  7. 7. Thomas SMITH 1637–1697
  8. 8. Major (Lawrence) Smith 1628–1689 m. Eleanor 1640–
  9. 9. Thomas Smith 1626–1697
  10. 10. Susannah Smith 1628–1692
  11. 11. Henry Smith 1632–1707
  12. 12. Maj (John) Halstead 1624–1698
  13. 13. Chistopher Smith 1612–1641
  14. 14. Thomas Smith 1623–1617

Elizabeth Townley's Timeline

10 Records

1593
25 Feb 1593
Elizabeth Townley was baptized in Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
1598
27 Mar 1598
Birth of Elizabeth Townley in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1598
1598
Birth of Elizabeth Townley in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1598
18 Feb 1598
Elizabeth Townley was baptized in Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Keighley, Yorkshire, England
1599
27 Mar 1599
Age 1
Birth of Elizabeth Townley in Burnley Par, Lancashire, England
Burnley Par, Lancashire, England
1624
03 May 1624
Age 26
Elizabeth Townley was married
None
1679
23 Jun 1679
Age 81
Death of Elizabeth Townley in Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
1679
28 Jan 1679
Age 81
Death of Elizabeth Townley in , Lancashire, , England
, Lancashire, , England
1679
28 Jan 1679
Age 81
Death of Elizabeth Townley in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1679
19 Jul 1679
Age 81
Burial of Elizabeth Townley in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1598
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1599
    Event Place: Burnley Par, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1593
    Event Place: Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Lancashire Record Office

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1598
    Event Place: Keighley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 May 1624
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stanford Rivers, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1679
    Event Place: Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral)
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP6817
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1679
    Event Place: , Lancashire, , England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1679
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1679
    Event Place: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral)
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP6817
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