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Lawrence Towneley III 1575–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 12 Feb 1654

Death Location: Colne, Lancs, England

Father: Lawrence Towneley

Mother:

Spouse(s): Jennet Halstead

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

Lawrence Towneley III was born in 1575 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, the child of Lawrence Towneley And Margaret Hartley. Lawrence Towneley III married Jennet Halstead, and had children including Alice Townley, Anne Townley, Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Townley, Ellen Townley, Lawrence Townley, Margaret Towneley, Mary Cant Towneley. Lawrence Towneley III passed away in 1654 in Colne, Lancs, England.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Towneley III was born in 1575 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, the child of Lawrence Towneley And Margaret Hartley.
  • Lawrence Towneley III married Jennet Halstead, and had children including Alice Townley, Anne Townley, Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Townley, Ellen Townley, Lawrence Townley, Margaret Towneley, Mary Cant Towneley.
  • Lawrence Towneley III passed away in 1654 in Colne, Lancs, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawrence Towneley
1543–1598
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jennet Halstead
1574–1623
Birth Location: Withington, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
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Children(s)

Mary Towneley
1614–1662
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
MT
Lawrence Townley
1611–1672
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
LT
Margaret Towneley
1597–
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
MT
Anne Townley
1608–1672
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England
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Alice Townley
1604–1623
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England
AT
Ellen Townley
1606–1623
Birth Location: Colne Parish, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Smith
1630–1703
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Townley
1598–1679
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England
ET

Lawrence III's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence III
1575–1654
Birth Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Parents
Lawrence Towneley
1543–1598
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Lawrence Towneley (Baron of Colne)) l
1510–1566
Barnside, Colne, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lawrence III's Descendants

1.
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Lawrence (Towneley) III (1575–12 Feb 1654) m. Jennet Halstead (1574–12 August 1623)
  1. 1. Mary (Cant) Towneley 1614–1662 m. Augustine (Warner) I 1610–1674 m. James Miller 1620–1657
    1. 1. Augustine (Warner) II 1642–1681 m. Mildred Reade 1643–1686
      1. 1. Mary Warner 1664–1700 m. CAPT (John Alexander) Smith 1663–1698
        1. 1. Philip (Warner (Rev. War) Smith) Col. 1695–1743 m. Mary Mathews 1695–1760 m. Hannah Shapleigh 1690–1743
        2. 2. John ((State Senator) (Rev. War) Smith) Col. 1684–1777
        3. 3. Augustine (Warner) Smith 1689–1756
        4. 4. Mildred Smith 1682–1720 m. Robert (Porteus) ESQ 1679–1758
        5. 5. Elizabeth Smith 1690–1743
      2. 2. Mildred Warner 1671–1701 m. Lawrence Washington 1659–1697 m. George Gale 1671–1712
        1. 1. Captain (Augustine Washington Sr (Father of President George) Washington) 1694–1743 m. Mary Ball 1708–1789
        2. 2. John (Washington) III 1692–1746
        3. 3. Mildred (Warner) Washington 1696–1747 m. Roger Gregory 1690–1731
        4. 4. Mildred Gale 1700–1701
      3. 3. Augustine (Warner) III 1667–1687
      4. 4. Elizabeth Warner 1672–1720 m. John (Lewis) III 1669–1725
        1. 1. Isabella Clayton 1707–1742
        2. 2. Robert Lewis 1704–1765
        3. 3. Catherine Lewis 1702–1705
        4. 4. Charles Lewis 1696–1779
        5. 5. Matha (Ann) Lewis 1712–1764
        6. 6. David (Lewis) Sr 1694–1773
        7. 7. John (Lewis) V 1709–1780
        8. 8. Angelica Lewis 1692–1706
        9. 9. Gen (John Lewis) Jr 1725–1781
        10. 10. William Lewis 1699–1732
        11. 11. Elizabeth Lewis 1702–1788
        12. 12. Letitia Lewis 1687–1716
        13. 13. Abraham Lewis 1698–1699
        14. 14. Ann Lewis 1690–1691
        15. 15. Isabella Lewis 1707–1742
        16. 16. Mary Lewis 1709–1748
        17. 17. Sarah Lewis 1689–1725
        18. 18. Rebecca Lewis 1693–1711
        19. 19. Edward Lewis 1693–
        20. 20. John (V) Lewis 1682–
        21. 21. Mildred Lewis 1691–1732
        22. 22. John Lewis 1692–1754 m. Frances Fielding 1701–1731
        23. 23. Jane Merriwether 1704–1753
        24. 24. Catherine Lewis 1702–1702
        25. 25. Elizabeth Lewis 1690–1691
        26. 26. Elizabeth Lewis 1706–1768
      5. 5. Robert Warner 1670–1701
      6. 6. Sarah Warner 1674–1712
      7. 7. George Warner 1674–1701
    2. 2. Sarah Warner 1638–1690 m. Lawrence Townley 1637–
      1. 1. Alice Townley 1655–1710 m. John Grymes 1646–1708
        1. 1. Charles Grymes 1697–1753 m. Frances Jennings 1697–
    3. 3. Isabella Warner 1640–1703
    4. 4. Mary Warner 1637–1700 m. John (Joseph) Hawkins 1634–1676 m. Col (John Smith) II 1654–1676 m. Major (John Lewis) II 1635–1689
      1. 1. Joseph Hawkins 1665–1724
      2. 2. Elizabeth Hawkins 1665–1770
      3. 3. Matthew Hawkins 1668–1705 m. Ann Parrish 1674–1695
        1. 1. Ann Hawkins 1698–1725
        2. 2. Matthew Hawkins 1694–1762
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Hawkins 1695–1728
        4. 4. Augustine Hawkins 1702–
        5. 5. Dinah Hawkins 1703–1747
        6. 6. Rebecca Hawkins 1704–1779
        7. 7. Nathan Hawkins –1782 m. Jeannette Edwards 1719–1790
      4. 4. Ann (Smallwood) Hawkins 1666–1716
      5. 5. John Hawkins 1667–1733
      6. 6. Augustine Hawkins 1663–1725
      7. 7. Thomas Hawkins 1671–1715
      8. 8. Gawin Lewis 1680–1725
      9. 9. Sarah (Virginia) Lewis 1678–1722
      10. 10. Mary Lewis 1665–1762
      11. 11. Thomas Lewis 1674–1675
      12. 12. Mary Lewis 1673–1724
      13. 13. Elizabeth Lewis 1666–1687
      14. 14. James Lewis 1675–1720
      15. 15. Sarah (Virginia) Lewis 1664–1722
      16. 16. John (Taliferro (Councillor) Lewis) III 1669–1725
      17. 17. William Lewis 1660–1706
      18. 18. Col (Zachary) Lewis 1673–1720
      19. 19. Mildred Lewis 1676–1702
      20. 20. Captain (Edward) Lewis 1667–1713
      21. 21. Col (Thomas) Lewis 1760–1725
      22. 22. Patience Lewis 1682–1750
      23. 23. Owen Lewis 1684–1717
      24. 24. Abraham Lewis 1679–1769
  2. 2. Lawrence Townley 1611–1672
  3. 3. Margaret Towneley 1597–
  4. 4. Anne Townley 1608–1672
  5. 5. Alice Townley 1604–1623
  6. 6. Ellen Townley 1606–1623
  7. 7. Elizabeth Smith 1630–1703
  8. 8. Elizabeth Townley 1598–1679

Lawrence III's Timeline

3 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Lawrence Towneley III in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1654
12 Feb 1654
Age 79
Burial of Lawrence Towneley III in Colne, Lancs, England
Colne, Lancs, England
1655
12 Feb 1655
Age 80
Death of Lawrence Towneley III in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: History of the Lawrence-Townley and Chase-Townley estates in England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: of Stoonedg
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1655
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1654
    Event Place: Colne, Lancs, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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