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Laurence Stone Edge Townley 1543–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: 19 January 1598

Death Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

Father: Lawrence Esq

Mother: Helen Hesketh

Spouse(s): Margaret Hartley, Margaret Hartley, Margaret Hartley, Helen Hesketh

Children(s): Lawrence Towneley

In 1543, Laurence Stone Edge Townley entered the world in Lancashire, England, born to Lawrence Towneley Esq And Helen Hesketh. Laurence Stone Edge Townley married Helen Hesketh, Margaret Hartley, and had children including Lawrence Towneley. Laurence Stone Edge Townley passed away in 1598 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Laurence Stone Edge Townley entered the world in Lancashire, England, born to Lawrence Towneley Esq And Helen Hesketh.
  • Laurence Stone Edge Townley married Helen Hesketh, Margaret Hartley, and had children including Lawrence Towneley.
  • Laurence Stone Edge Townley passed away in 1598 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawrence Esq
1510–1566
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England
LE
Helen Hesketh
1514–1587
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, , England
HH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Hartley
1543–1589
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
MH
Margaret Hartley
1574–1598
Birth Location: Stonehedge, Lancashire, England
MH
Margaret Hartley
1520–1589
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
MH
Helen Hesketh
1551–
Birth Location: –
HH

Children(s)

Lawrence Towneley
1570–1654
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, , England
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Laurence Townley's Ancestors

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Laurence Townley
1543–1598
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
Lawrence Towneley Esq
1510–1566
Colne, Lancashire, England
Helen Hesketh
1514–1587
Colne, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Henry Towneley
1480–1531
Lancashire, England
Grace
1484–1531
, England
Robert (Bartholomew Sir) Hesketh
1490–1539
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Grace Towneley
1492–1552
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laurence Townley's Descendants

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Laurence (Stone Edge) Townley (1543–19 January 1598) m. Margaret Hartley (20 May 1543–28 March 1589) m. Margaret Hartley (1574–19 Jan 1598) m. Margaret Hartley (20 May 1520–28 Mar 1589) m. Helen Hesketh (1551–)
  1. 1. Lawrence Towneley 1570–1654 m. Jennet Halstead 1594–1623
    1. 1. Mary (Cant) Towneley 1614–1662 m. Col (Augustine Warner) I 1610–1674
      1. 1. Speaker (Hon (Col) Augustine Warner II -- Common Ancestor of Pres George Washington, HM Queen Elizabeth II, and Capt Meriwether) Lewis 1642–1681 m. Mildred Reade 1643–1686 m. Augustine Warner 1642–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Warner 1672–1720 m. John Lewis 1669–1725 m. John Lewis 1668–1762 m. Lawrence WASHINGTON 1659–1698 m. George GALE 1671–1712 m. Elizabeth Warner 1672–
        2. 2. Mildred (Warner (Washington) -- Grandmother of Pres George) Washington 1670–1701
        3. 3. Mary (Warner (Smith) -- Ancestor of Queen Elizabeth) II 1666–1700
        4. 4. Elizabeth Lewis 1672–1720

Laurence Townley's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Laurence Stone Edge Townley in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1598
19 January 1598
Age 55
Death of Laurence Stone Edge Townley in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1598
    Event Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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