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Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend 1595 – 1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1595/96

Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

Death Date: sept 8 1673

Death Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Henry Townsend

Mother: Margaret Forthe

Spouse(s): Robert Mayfield

Children(s): Robert Mayfield

In 1595, Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend entered the world in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England, born to Henry Townsend and Margaret Forthe. Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend married Robert Mansfield Mayfield, and had children including Robert Mansfield Mayfield. Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend passed away in 1673 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1595, Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend entered the world in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England, born to Henry Townsend and Margaret Forthe.
  • Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend married Robert Mansfield Mayfield, and had children including Robert Mansfield Mayfield.
  • Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend passed away in 1673 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Townsend
1568 – 1625
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Forthe
1570 – 1596
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
MF

Spouses(s)

Robert Mayfield
1590 – 1666
Birth Location: Blofield, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Robert Mayfield
1635 – 1714
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
RM

Elizabeth Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Townsend
1595 – 1673
Birth Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Parents
Henry Townsend
1568 – 1625
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Forthe
1570 – 1596
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lady (Mary Elizabeth (Styles\Townsend\Townshend)) Periente\Peryente
1535 – 1580
, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Townsend's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Mansfield) Townsend (22 Jun 1595/96 – sept 8 1673) m. Robert (Mansfield) Mayfield (08 Nov 1590 – 16 Dec 1666)
  1. 1. Robert (Mansfield) Mayfield (1635 – 3 Dec 1714)
    1. 1. Isaac (Mayfield) (Union) (6.1685 – 1.13.1790) m. Isabella SUTHERLAND (1700 – 1726)
      1. 1. James Mayfield (1722 – 10 March 1780) m. Ellender Conner (1724 – 1780)
        1. 1. James (Henry) Mayfield* (1746 – 1825) m. Nancy Gore (1750 – 12 Aug 1795)

Elizabeth Townsend's Timeline

4 Records

1595
22 Jun 1595/96
Birth of Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
1606
ABT 1606
Age 11
Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1610
1610
Age 15
Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1673
sept 8 1673
Age 78
Death of Elizabeth Mansfield Townsend in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1595/96
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1606
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: ENG

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of MA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: sept 8 1673
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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