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Henry Townsend Esquire of Blacknashe 1568–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1568

Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1625

Death Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Esq

Mother: Elizabeth Style

Spouse(s): Margaret Ash

Children(s): Thomas Townsend, Elizaabeth Townsend, Mary Townsend, Henry Townsend, Robert Townsend, Arthur Townsend, John Townshend, John Townsend

The story of Henry Townsend Esquire of Blacknashe began in 1568 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England. Henry Townsend Esquire of Blacknashe married Margaret Forthe Lady Of Brecon Ash, and had children including Arthur Townsend, Elizaabeth Townsend, Henry Townsend, John Townsend, John Townshend, Mary Townsend, Robert Townsend, Thomas Townsend. Henry Townsend Esquire of Blacknashe passed away in 1625 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Townsend Esquire of Blacknashe began in 1568 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England.
  • Henry Townsend Esquire of Blacknashe married Margaret Forthe Lady Of Brecon Ash, and had children including Arthur Townsend, Elizaabeth Townsend, Henry Townsend, John Townsend, John Townshend, Mary Townsend, Robert Townsend, Thomas Townsend.
  • Henry Townsend Esquire of Blacknashe passed away in 1625 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Esq
1533–1591
Birth Location: Mergate Hall, Bracon-Ash, Norfolk, England.
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Elizabeth Style
1536–1580
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Ash
1568–1596
Birth Location: Bracon-Ash, Norwich, Norfolk, England.
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Children(s)

Thomas Townsend
1594–1677
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
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Elizaabeth Townsend
1596–1673
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
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Mary Townsend
1583–1617
Birth Location: Chester, Durham, England
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Henry Townsend
1591–1695
Birth Location: –
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Robert Townsend
1591–1668
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
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Arthur Townsend
1595–1605
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
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John Townshend
1584–1668
Birth Location: England
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John Townsend
1596–1668
Birth Location: , Norfolk, , England
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Henry Blacknashe's Ancestors

Self
Henry Blacknashe
1568–1625
Birth Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas (Townsend) Townshend Esq
1533–1591
Mergate Hall, Bracon-Ash, Norfolk, England.
Elizabeth (Peryente) Style
1536–1580
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Robert Townsend
1500–1556
Raynham, Norfolk, England
Alice Poppy
1500–1576
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Townsend
1477–1551
Anne Brewse
1475–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Esq
1445–1489
Elizabeth Hopton
1442–1489

Henry Blacknashe's Descendants

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Henry (Townsend Esquire of) Blacknashe (31 May 1568–22 Aug 1625) m. Margaret (Forthe Lady of Brecon) Ash (May 1568–23 Jun 1596)
  1. 1. Thomas Townsend 1594–1677 m. Mary (unknown) Townsend 1598–1692 m. Mansfield 1608–1635
    1. 1. Elizabeth Meriman 1644–1705 m. Samuel Merriam 1643–1714
      1. 1. Elizabeth Merriam 1673–1755 m. Issac Gates 1672–1748
        1. 1. Ruth Gates 1716–1742 m. Ephraim Hubbard 1710–1791
      2. 2. Mary Merriam 1671–
      3. 3. Sarah (Merriam) Wheeler 1675–1738
      4. 4. Susanah (Merriam) Fox 1677–
      5. 5. Samuel Merriam 1679–1764
      6. 6. Hannah (Merriam) Fox 1682–1730
      7. 7. Abigail (Merriam) Marble 1684–1768
    2. 2. Lydia Townsend 1630–1688 m. Lawrence (Copeland) Jr 1609–1699
      1. 1. Lydia (Copeland) White 1661–1727 m. Joseph (White) Jr 1662–1757
        1. 1. Benjamin White 1701–1740 m. Mary Thayer 1701–1734 m. Eunice Taft 1709–1787
      2. 2. Thomas Copeland 1655–1706 m. Mary Arnold 1681–1738 m. Mehitable Atwood 1665–1695 m. Mercy 1676–1699
        1. 1. Mary Copeland 1692–1773 m. Ephraim (Thayer) Jr 1694–1780
        2. 2. Thomas Copeland 1700–1749 m. Susannah Collier 1700–1749
        3. 3. Sarah Copeland 1701–1738
        4. 4. Elizabeth Copeland 1706–1719
        5. 5. Nathaniel Copeland 1704–1706
      3. 3. William (Copeland PA GDSM John Alden) Mayflower 1656–1716 m. Mary (Webb) Bass 1669–1725
        1. 1. Jonathan (Copeland) Jr 1701–1820 m. Bettie Snell 1705–1775 m. Mehitable Dunbar 1735–1827
        2. 2. William Copeland 1695–1727 m. Mary Thayer 1689–1730
        3. 3. Ephraim Copeland 1697–1765
        4. 4. Ebenezer Copeland 1698–1770
        5. 5. David Copeland 1704–1750
        6. 6. Joseph Copeland 1706–1793
        7. 7. Benjamin Copeland 1708–1790
        8. 8. Moses Copeland 1710–1710
        9. 9. Mary (Copeland) Jones 1713–1784
      4. 4. John Copeland 1658–1714
      5. 5. Ephraim Copeland 1665–1690
      6. 6. Richard Copeland 1672–1672
      7. 7. Abigail (Copeland) Tenpounds 1674–1752
      8. 8. Hannah (Copeland) Tenpounds 1668–1729
      9. 9. Samuel Copeland 1675–
      10. 10. Jacob Copeland 1677–
    3. 3. Samuel Townsend 1637–1704
    4. 4. Mary (Bedient) Townsend 1620–1668
    5. 5. John Townsend 1608–1668 m. Elizabeth Montgomery 1615–1684
      1. 1. Daniel (Townsend,) I 1663–1702
      2. 2. Elizabeth Townsend 1643–1698
      3. 3. John (Townsend,) II 1645–1721
      4. 4. James (Townsend,) I 1650–1697
      5. 5. Anne Townsend 1650–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Townsend 1659–1719
      7. 7. Capt. (Thomas Townsend,) I 1642–1715
      8. 8. John (Townsend) II 1636–1709
      9. 9. Rose Townsend 1652–1689
      10. 10. George Townsend 1661–1697
      11. 11. Sarah Townsend 1655–1731
    6. 6. David (Montgomery) Townsend 1640–1642
    7. 7. John Townsend 1640–1726
    8. 8. Richard Townsend 1632–1670
    9. 9. Samuel Townsend 1666–
    10. 10. Thomas Townshend 1618–
    11. 11. Thomas Townsend 1645–1715
    12. 12. Mary (Jane Townsend -) Stith 1610–1695
    13. 13. Andrew Townsend 1642–1692
    14. 14. Henry Townsend 1626–1695
    15. 15. Robert Townsend 1634–1699
    16. 16. Mary (Townsend -) Mansfield 1632–1672
    17. 17. Thomas (Townsend,) II 1635–1700
    18. 18. Amelia ((Amy)) Townsend 1622–1668
    19. 19. Bethiah Townsend 1629–1671
  2. 2. Elizaabeth Townsend 1596–1673 m. Robert Mansfield 1594–1666
    1. 1. Robert Mayfield 1635–1714
    2. 2. Elizabeth Mayfield 1637–1673
    3. 3. Richard Mayfield 1635–
    4. 4. Owen (Robert) Mayfield 1630–1716
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Mansfield 1629–1674
    6. 6. Joseph Mansfield 1630–1694 m. Elizabeth Needham 1632–1674
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wheat 1659–1704 m. Joshua Wheat 1655–1708
        1. 1. Samuel Wheat 1677–1735 m. Lydia Jennison 1676–1720
    7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Mansfield 1618–1677
    8. 8. Samuel Mansfield 1627–1679
    9. 9. John (Lynn) Mansfield 1622–1671
    10. 10. Richard Mansfield 1611–1654
    11. 11. Robert (Mayfield (Mansfield) Immigrant to Jamestown Colony, VA. as an indentured) servant 1625–1666
    12. 12. Anne Mansfield 1619–1686
    13. 13. Sarah Mansfield 1616–1665
    14. 14. Andrew (Lynn) Mansfield 1623–1683
    15. 15. Owen (Robert) Mansfield 1615–1692
  3. 3. Mary Townsend 1583–1617
  4. 4. Henry Townsend 1591–1695
  5. 5. Robert Townsend 1591–1668
  6. 6. Arthur Townsend 1595–1605
  7. 7. John Townshend 1584–1668
  8. 8. John Townsend 1596–1668

Henry Blacknashe's Timeline

2 Records

1568
31 May 1568
Birth of Henry Townsend Esquire of Blacknashe in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
1625
22 Aug 1625
Age 57
Death of Henry Townsend Esquire of Blacknashe in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1568
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1625
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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