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Lawrence Towneley III 1563–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1563

Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 12 Feb 1655

Death Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Father: Roger Hartley

Mother: Margaret Stansfield

Spouse(s): Jennet Halstead, Margaret Hartley

Children(s): Elizabeth Townley, Mary Towneley, Ellen Townley, Anne Townley, Alice Townley, Margaret Towneley, Lawrence Towneley

In 1563, Lawrence Towneley III entered the world in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, born to Roger Hartley And Margaret Stansfield. Lawrence Towneley III married Jennet Halstead, Margaret Hartley, and had children including Alice Townley, Anne Townley, Elizabeth Townley, Ellen Townley, Lawrence Towneley, Margaret Towneley, Mary Towneley. Lawrence Towneley III passed away in 1655 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1563, Lawrence Towneley III entered the world in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, born to Roger Hartley And Margaret Stansfield.
  • Lawrence Towneley III married Jennet Halstead, Margaret Hartley, and had children including Alice Townley, Anne Townley, Elizabeth Townley, Ellen Townley, Lawrence Towneley, Margaret Towneley, Mary Towneley.
  • Lawrence Towneley III passed away in 1655 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Hartley
1552–1606
Birth Location: Werley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
RH
Margaret Stansfield
1550–1616
Birth Location: Coniston-in-Craven, Yorkshire, England
MS

Spouses(s)

Jennet Halstead
1578–1623
Birth Location: Windlehouse, Lancashire, England
JH
Margaret Hartley
1547–1889
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
MH

Children(s)

Elizabeth Townley
1598–1679
Birth Location: Stone Edge,Colne,Lancashire,England
ET
Mary Towneley
1614–1662
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MT
Ellen Townley
1606–1623
Birth Location: Colne Parish, Lancashire, England
ET
Anne Townley
1608–1672
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England
AT
Alice Townley
1604–1623
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England
AT
Margaret Towneley
1597–
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
MT
Lawrence Towneley
1611–1672
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
LT

Lawrence III's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence III
1563–1655
Birth Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Parents
Roger Hartley
1552–1606
Werley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Stansfield
1550–1616
Coniston-in-Craven, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Roger (John Emott) Hartley
1525–1599
Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Genet (Henrici) Hartley
1505–1551
Wortley, Barnsley Borough, Yorkshire, England
Thomas (Stansfield de) Heygynne
1529–1564
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Alice Mitchell
1523–1618
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord HARTLEY
1500–1525
Joan Emott
1500–1577
Sir (Hartley)
1480–1578
Lady Greene
1480–1505
Lawrence Stansfield
1507–1534
Lady Horsefall
1505–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Hartley)
1480–1578
Lady Greene
1480–1505
John Emott
1480–
Hartley (Coln)
1480–
Thomas Stansfield
1481–1509
Blanch Stansfield
1485–1507
Richard Horsfall
1480–1557
Blanche Stanfield
1478–1578

Lawrence III's Descendants

1.
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Lawrence (Towneley) III (21 Apr 1563–12 Feb 1655) m. Jennet Halstead (23 August 1578–12 Aug 1623) m. Margaret Hartley (1547–28 March 1889)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Townley 1598–1679 m. Sir (Christopher Thomas Smith) (Smythe) 1592–1638 m. John Hitchon 1613–1638 m. Richard Halstead 1594–1624
    1. 1. Maj. (Lawrence) Smith 1619–1700 m. Mary Dedman 1631–1728 m. Mary Hitchon 1619–1700
      1. 1. William (Smith) (Smythe) 1652–1684 m. Elizabeth (Grace M) Ballard 1653–1684
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Smith 1670–1720
        2. 2. Ann Smith 1674–1732
        3. 3. Grace Smith 1676–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Smith 1670–1720 m. John (Conner) Corbin 1671–1748 m. William Maynard 1666–1716
      2. 2. Sarah (Smith) (Smythe) 1660–1720 m. Col. (John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro) Sr. 1656–1720
        1. 1. Phillip Taliaferro 1676–
        2. 2. Charles (Taliaferro , Sheriff of Essex) County 1684–1779
        3. 3. Francis Taliaferro 1683–1684
        4. 4. John (S.) Taliaferro 1687–1744
        5. 5. Martha Taliaferro 1686–1726
        6. 6. Jane ("Emma") Taliaferro 1683–1704
        7. 7. Charles Taliaferro 1690–1721
        8. 8. Zachariah Taliaferro 1699–1722
        9. 9. William Taliaferro 1704–1760
        10. 10. Colonel (Lawrence) Taliaferro 1682–1726
        11. 11. Zachariah Taliaferro 1683–1745
        12. 12. Richard Taliaferro 1703–1748
        13. 13. Mary (Taliaferro (wife of Francis Thornton Jr.) (Colonel)) 1685–1726 m. Col (Francis Thornton) II 1682–1737
        14. 14. Elizabeth (Wortham) Taliaferro 1698–1720
        15. 15. Catherine Taliaferro 1697–1749
        16. 16. Elizabeth Taliaferro 1682–1768
        17. 17. Robert Taliaferro 1689–1728
      3. 3. Elizabeth Smith 1664–1679
      4. 4. John (R. Smith) (Smythe) 1662–
      5. 5. Charles (Smith) (Smythe) 1655–1710
      6. 6. Lawrence (Smith) (Smythe) 1660–1737
      7. 7. Robert (Smith) (Smythe) 1665–1765
      8. 8. Maj. (Augustine Warner Smith) (Smythe) 1655–1736 m. Susannah Walters 1690–1726
      9. 9. Mary (Smith) (Smythe) 1639–1713 m. Gerret (Frank Van) Swearingen 1636–1698
        1. 1. Eleanor Swearingen 1683–1729
        2. 2. Joseph ((Twin)) Swearingen 1677–1712
        3. 3. Charles ((Twin)) Swearingen 1677–1712
        4. 4. Anne Swearingen 1679–1727
        5. 5. Dorothy Swearingen 1684–1728
        6. 6. Theresa Swearingen 1683–1754
        7. 7. Mary (Maria) Swearingen 1680–1734
        8. 8. Sarah Swearingen 1688–1718
      10. 10. Thomas (Smith) (Smythe) 1660–1717
      11. 11. William (Smith) (Smythe) 1650–1734
      12. 12. Mercy (Smith) (Smythe) 1655–1679
      13. 13. John (Smith) (Smythe) 1653–
      14. 14. Alexander (Smith) (Smythe) 1665–1680
    2. 2. Mary Hitchon 1619–1700 m. Maj. (Lawrence) Smith 1619–1700
    3. 3. Col. (John Smith (Speaker of the House of) Burgess) 1624–1698 m. Anne (Cordray) Bernard 1632–1698 m. Anne (Cordray) Bernard 1634–1698
      1. 1. Mildred Smith 1681–1725 m. Robert (Porteus) I 1679–1758
        1. 1. Rev. (Robert) Porteus 1705–1754 m. Judith Cockayne 1702–1789
      2. 2. Col. (John Smith) Jr 1662–1698
      3. 3. Elizabeth Smith 1667–1708
      4. 4. Augustine Smith 1666–1736
      5. 5. Marinleus Smith 1660–1702
      6. 6. Arthur Smith 1665–1680
      7. 7. Sarah Smith 1660–1720
    4. 4. Elizabeth Smith 1620–
    5. 5. Ellen Smith 1623–
    6. 6. Helena (Eleanor) Smith 1625–1679
    7. 7. Thomas Smith 1623–1637
    8. 8. Ambrose Smith 1628–
    9. 9. Richard Smith 1618–1700
    10. 10. Chistopher Smith 1612–1730
    11. 11. Thomas Smith 1612–1617
    12. 12. John Smith 1612–1618
  2. 2. Mary Towneley 1614–1662
  3. 3. Ellen Townley 1606–1623
  4. 4. Anne Townley 1608–1672
  5. 5. Alice Townley 1604–1623
  6. 6. Margaret Towneley 1597–
  7. 7. Lawrence Towneley 1611–1672

Lawrence III's Timeline

2 Records

1563
21 Apr 1563
Birth of Lawrence Towneley III in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1655
12 Feb 1655
Age 92
Death of Lawrence Towneley III in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1563
    Event Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1655
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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