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Lawrence Townley 1563–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 12 APR 1563

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: 12 FEB 1655

Death Location: St Bartholomew's Church, Colne, Lancashire, England

Father: Lawrence Towneley

Mother: Margaret Hartley

Spouse(s): Jennet Halsted

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

In 1563, Lawrence Townley entered the world in Lancashire, England, born to Lawrence Towneley And Margaret Hartley. Lawrence Townley married Jennet Halsted, and had children including Alice Towneley, Anne Towneley, Elizabeth Townley, Ellen Towneley, Elsewhere Townley, Joan Townley, Lawrence Towneley, Margaret Towneley, Mary Cant Townley. Lawrence Townley passed away in 1655 in St Bartholomew's Church, Colne, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1563, Lawrence Townley entered the world in Lancashire, England, born to Lawrence Towneley And Margaret Hartley.
  • Lawrence Townley married Jennet Halsted, and had children including Alice Towneley, Anne Towneley, Elizabeth Townley, Ellen Towneley, Elsewhere Townley, Joan Townley, Lawrence Towneley, Margaret Towneley, Mary Cant Townley.
  • Lawrence Townley passed away in 1655 in St Bartholomew's Church, Colne, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lawrence Townley's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Townley
1563–1655
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
Lawrence Towneley
1543–1598
Barnside, Lancashire, England
Margaret Hartley
1540–1619
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Lawrence Townley
1510–1566
Lancashire, England
Helen Hesketh
1514–1589
Colne, Lancashire, England
John Harley
1517–1606
Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England
Maud Warnscombe
1521–1589
Lugwardine, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Townley
1480–1531
Grace Smith
1483–1531
Thomas Hesketh
1465–1523
Alice Haworth
1501–1523
John Byron
1491–1542
Ann Croft
1485–1562
Richard Warnecombe
1496–1541
Lady Bromwich
1500–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Towneley
1449–1530
Joan Banastre
1452–1508
Sir Seymour-Smythe
1466–1538
Agnes Osbaldeston
1466–1538
Robert Hesketh
1440–1490
Alice Booth
1442–1498
Christopher Haworthe
1487–
Richard Harley
–1530
Katherine Vaughan
1465–1497
Edward Croft
1465–1546
Joyce Skull
1464–
John Warnecombe
1466–
Margaret Phillips
1476–
John Bromwich
1474–1532
Johane Payne
1480–1548

Lawrence Townley's Descendants

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Lawrence Townley (ABT 12 APR 1563–12 FEB 1655) m. Jennet Halsted (12 OCT 1574–12 AUG 1623)
  1. 1. Mary (Cant) Townley 1614–1662 m. Augustine Warner 1610–1674 m. James Miller 1605–1667
    1. 1. James (Miller) Jr. 1642–1690
    2. 2. Edward Miller 1642–
    3. 3. James (Miller) Jr. 1632–
    4. 4. Augustine Warner 1642–1681 m. Mildred Reade 1643–1686
      1. 1. Mary Warner 1663–1700 m. Col. (John Alexander) Smith 1661–1698
        1. 1. William Smith 1678–1739 m. Elizabeth Downing 1669–1718
        2. 2. Mary Smith 1684–1684
        3. 3. John Smith 1685–1777 m. Anne Alexander 1690–1727
        4. 4. Ann Smith 1697–1700
        5. 5. Mildred Smith 1681–1720 m. Robert Porteus 1679–1758
        6. 6. Elizabeth Smith 1690–1750 m. Henry Harrison 1675–1732 m. Francis Willis 1690–1769
        7. 7. Philip (Warner) Smith 1695–1743 m. Hannah Shapleigh 1690–1743 m. Mary (Jaquelin) Mathews 1684–1765
        8. 8. Augustine (Warner) Smith 1689–1756 m. Sarah Carver 1695–1726 m. Elizabeth Marshall 1707–1748
      2. 2. Augustine Warner 1667–1687
      3. 3. George Warner 1680–
      4. 4. Mildred Warner 1671–1701 m. George Gale 1670–1712 m. Lawrence Washington 1659–1697
      5. 5. Elizabeth Warner 1672–1720 m. John Lewis 1669–1725
    5. 5. Susan (Towneley) Warner 1638–1690
    6. 6. Mary Warner 1640–1685
    7. 7. Thomas (II) Warner 1644–1705
    8. 8. Mary Warner 1637–1676 m. John Smith 1635–
    9. 9. Isabella (Warner) Lewis 1640–1704 m. John Warner –1681 m. Hugh (Captain ap) Lewis 1635–1689 m. Robert Yard 1636–1734 m. John Lewis 1635–1689 m. William Tonge 1648–1670
      1. 1. Thomas Lewis 1674–1675
      2. 2. Gawin Lewis 1680–1725
      3. 3. Sarah (Virginia) Lewis 1678–1722
      4. 4. Mildred Lewis 1676–1725
      5. 5. Angelica LEWIS 1683–1734
      6. 6. Sarah (Virginia) Lewis 1678–1722
      7. 7. Zachary Lewis 1673–1719
      8. 8. William (George) Lewis 1670–1671
      9. 9. William Lewis 1660–1706
      10. 10. Sarah Lewis 1678–1679
      11. 11. Captain (Edward) Lewis 1667–1713
      12. 12. Elizabeth Lewis 1668–1687
      13. 13. Abraham Lewis 1679–1769
      14. 14. David Lewis 1685–1779
      15. 15. Nicholas Lewis 1671–1699
      16. 16. Patience Lewis 1682–1750
      17. 17. Owen Lewis 1684–1717
      18. 18. Thomas Lewis 1674–1725
      19. 19. Rebecca Lewis 1667–1722
      20. 20. Mary Lewis 1665–1698
      21. 21. John Lewis 1669–1725
    10. 10. Sarah Warner 1638–1702 m. Lawrence Townley 1640–1698
  2. 2. Anne Towneley 1608–1672 m. Samuel Hoyle 1604–1650
  3. 3. Lawrence Towneley 1611–1672 m. Alice Calvert 1611–1667
  4. 4. Elizabeth Townley 1598–1679 m. Thomas (Christopher Lawrence) Smith 1592–1638 m. Richard Halstead 1595–1624 m. Christopher Smith 1592–1638
  5. 5. Alice Towneley 1604–1623 m. Richard Gray 1600–1690
  6. 6. Ellen Towneley 1606–1623 m. Thomas Chadbourne 1603–
  7. 7. Joan Townley 1610–1670
  8. 8. Elsewhere Townley 1615–1680
  9. 9. Margaret Towneley 1597–1621 m. Thomas Riley 1590–

Lawrence Townley's Timeline

4 Records

1563
ABT 12 APR 1563
Birth of Lawrence Townley in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1563
12 APR 1563
Lawrence Townley was christened in St Peter's Church, Burnley, Lancashire, England
St Peter's Church, Burnley, Lancashire, England
1655
12 FEB 1655
Age 92
Death of Lawrence Townley in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1655
12 FEB 1655
Age 92
Burial of Lawrence Townley in St Bartholomew's Church, Colne, Lancashire, England
St Bartholomew's Church, Colne, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 12 APR 1563
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 12 APR 1563
    Event Place: St Peter's Church, Burnley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1655
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1655
    Event Place: St Bartholomew's Church, Colne, Lancashire, England

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