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Lawrence Towneley 1546–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Feb 12, 1654/55

Death Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Father: Lord Colne

Mother: Baroness Barnside

Spouse(s): Lady Hartley

Children(s): Lawrence Towneley, Lawrence Edge

Lawrence Towneley was born in 1546 in Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, the child of Lord Lawrence Towneley Baron Of Colne And Baroness Helen Hesketh Baroness Of Rufford Manor Barnside Baroness Of Barnside. Lawrence Towneley married Lady Mary Margaret Hartley, and had children including Lawrence Towneley Iii Of Stone Edge, Lawrence Towneley. Lawrence Towneley passed away in 1654 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Towneley was born in 1546 in Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, the child of Lord Lawrence Towneley Baron Of Colne And Baroness Helen Hesketh Baroness Of Rufford Manor Barnside Baroness Of Barnside.
  • Lawrence Towneley married Lady Mary Margaret Hartley, and had children including Lawrence Towneley Iii Of Stone Edge, Lawrence Towneley.
  • Lawrence Towneley passed away in 1654 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Colne
1511–1566
Birth Location: Barnside, Lancashire, England
LC
Baroness Barnside
1514–1587
Birth Location: Colne, England
BB

Spouses(s)

Lady Hartley
1548–1618
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Colne, Lancashire, England
LH

Children(s)

Lawrence Towneley
1570–1654
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
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Lawrence Edge
1563–1655
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
LE

Lawrence Towneley's Ancestors

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Lawrence Towneley
1546–1654
Birth Place: Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Parents
Lord Lawrence Towneley , Baron of Colne
1511–1566
Barnside, Lancashire, England
Baroness (Helen Hesketh , Baroness of Rufford Manor Barnside, Baroness of) Barnside
1514–1587
Colne, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Towneley , High Sheriff of) Lancashire
1488–1540
Colne, Lancashire, England
Ann Catteral
1475–1522
England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Towneley
1449–1530
Lady Joan
1452–1508
Sir Seymour
1466–1538
Agnes Osbaldeston
1466–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Esq
1420–1473
Lady Sherburne
1424–1462

Lawrence Towneley's Descendants

1.
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Lawrence Towneley (1546–Feb 12, 1654/55) m. Lady (Mary Margaret) Hartley (1548–Mar 1618)
  1. 1. Lawrence Towneley 1570–1654 m. Jennet (Halstead) Townley 1594–1633
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Halstead , Lady of) Adlige 1598–1679 m. Sir (Christopher Lawrence) Smith –1654
      1. 1. Lt (Christopher "Kit" Smyth , II, Sir Knight of Burnley) Parish 1612–1730 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fairbanks 1622–1668
        1. 1. Captain (Christopher Smith , III, Headmaster of the Indian School, William and Mary) College 1670–1731 m. Catherine Snelson 1680–1742
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth Townely , Lady of) Stonehedge 1630–1703 m. Sir (Christopher Lawrence) Smith –1654
      1. 1. Colonel (Richard Lawrence Smith , Speaker of) Burgess 1636–1698 m. Lady (Mary) Debnam 1629–1728
        1. 1. Rev. (Guy) Smith 1675–1720 m. Elizabeth Perrin 1646–1720
  2. 2. Lawrence (Towneley III, of Stone) Edge 1563–1655 m. Jane Beale 1590–1635
    1. 1. Mary (Cant) Towneley 1614–1662 m. James (Augustine) MILLER 1610–1657
      1. 1. Isabella Miller 1640–1704 m. Jason (Lewis Lewis) Ii 1635–1687
        1. 1. William (H) Lewis 1660–1697 m. Elizabeth (A.) Lewis 1670–1740
        2. 2. John (III Lewis 1669) **DAR** 1669–1725 m. Elizabeth (Letitia (Isabella)) Warner 1672–1720

Lawrence Towneley's Timeline

12 Records

1528
1528
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Grays Inn, Lancashire, England
Grays Inn, Lancashire, England
1540
Abt. 1540
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1543
1543
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Stonehedge, Lancashire, England
Stonehedge, Lancashire, England
1543
1543-46
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1543
1543
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1543
1543
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1546
1546
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1546
1546
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1546
1546
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1597
Jan 1597/1598
Age 51
Death of Lawrence Towneley in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1598
19 Jan 1598
Age 52
Death of Lawrence Towneley in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1654
Feb 12, 1654/55
Age 108
Death of Lawrence Towneley in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Grays Inn, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Stonehedge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543-46
    Event Place: Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Barnside, Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] History of the Lawrence-Townley and Chase-Townley estates in England
    [2] The mystery solved : facts relating to the "Lawrence-Townley," "Chase-Townley," marriage and estate question

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1598
    Event Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 15971598
    Event Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 12, 165455
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
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