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Lawrence Towneley 1570–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1655

Death Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Father: Lord (Towneley),

Mother: Margaret Hartley

Spouse(s): Jennet Halstead, Margaret Ellsworth

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

In 1570, Lawrence Towneley entered the world in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, born to Lord Lawrence Ii Townley Towneley And Margaret Hartley. Lawrence Towneley married Jennet Halstead, Margaret Ellsworth, and had children including Alice Townley, Anne Townley, Ellen Townley, Lawrence Towneley, Mary Markas Towneley, Mary Towneley. Lawrence Towneley passed away in 1655 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1570, Lawrence Towneley entered the world in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, born to Lord Lawrence Ii Townley Towneley And Margaret Hartley.
  • Lawrence Towneley married Jennet Halstead, Margaret Ellsworth, and had children including Alice Townley, Anne Townley, Ellen Townley, Lawrence Towneley, Mary Markas Towneley, Mary Towneley.
  • Lawrence Towneley passed away in 1655 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord (Towneley),
1543–1598
Birth Location: Grays Inn, Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Hartley
1543–1598
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jennet Halstead
1578–1623
Birth Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
JH
Margaret Ellsworth
1590–1622
Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wales
ME

Children(s)

Mary Towneley
1614–1662
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MT
Lawrence Towneley
1611–1672
Birth Location: Stone Edge, 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
ET
Anne Townley
1608–1672
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England
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Mary Towneley
1614–1674
Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
MT

Lawrence Towneley's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Towneley
1570–1655
Birth Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Parents
Lord Lawrence II Townley (Towneley),
1543–1598
Grays Inn, Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Hartley
1543–1598
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Lawrence Towneley (Baron of Colne)) l
1510–1566
Barnside, Lancs, England
Helen Hesketh
1514–1587
Colne, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Townley
1480–1531
Isabel Isobel
1484–1522
Lord Hesketh
1485–1523
Alice Hayworth
1496–1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lawrence Towneley's Descendants

1.
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Lawrence Towneley (1570–1655) m. Jennet Halstead (1578–1623) m. Margaret Ellsworth (1590–1622)
  1. 1. Mary Towneley 1614–1662 m. Augustine (Warner) Sr. 1611–1674
    1. 1. Col. (Augustine Warner) Jr. 1642–1681 m. Mildred (Furton) Reade 1643–1686
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Iasbella) Warner 1672–1720 m. John (III # Lewis councilor for the) colony 1669–1725
    2. 2. Mary Miller 1626–1703
  2. 2. Lawrence Towneley 1611–1672
  3. 3. Alice Townley 1604–1623
  4. 4. Ellen Townley 1606–1623
  5. 5. Anne Townley 1608–1672
  6. 6. Mary (Markas) Towneley 1614–1674 m. James (Augustine) Miller 1610–1657
    1. 1. Isabel (Isabella Miller, daughter of James I, married John Lewis I and Robert) Yard 1640–1704 m. Major (John II) Lewis 1635–1689
      1. 1. John (III # Lewis councilor for the) colony 1669–1725 m. Elizabeth (Iasbella) Warner 1672–1720

Lawrence Towneley's Timeline

8 Records

1563
3 June 1563
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1570
1570
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1584
17 Mar 1584
Age 14
Lawrence Towneley was baptized in Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
1584
17 Mar 1584
Age 14
Lawrence Towneley was christened in Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
1597
Jun 1597
Age 27
Lawrence Towneley was married in Stonehedge, Lancashire, England
Stonehedge, Lancashire, England
1655
12 February 1655
Age 85
Death of Lawrence Towneley in Colne, Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Colne, Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1655
12 February 1655
Age 85
Death of Lawrence Towneley in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1655
1655
Age 85
Death of Lawrence Towneley in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 June 1563
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1584
    Event Place: Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1584
    Event Place: Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jun 1597
    Event Place: Stonehedge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1655
    Event Place: Colne, Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1655
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
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