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Placentia Elizabeth Towne 1617 – 1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1617

Birth Location: St Botolph Bishopsgate, Greater London England

Death Date: Aft 1665

Death Location: Ware, Gloucester, VA, USA

Father: Arthur Towne

Mother: Ursula (Pell)

Spouse(s): Richard Lewis

Children(s): Margaret Pryor

Placentia Elizabeth Towne was born in 1617 in St Botolph Bishopsgate, Greater London England, the child of Arthur Towne and Ursula Harrison (Towne) (Pell). Placentia Elizabeth Towne married Richard Lewis, and had children including Margaret Patience Lewis - Donniger - Pryor. Placentia Elizabeth Towne passed away in 1665 in Ware, Gloucester, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • Placentia Elizabeth Towne was born in 1617 in St Botolph Bishopsgate, Greater London England, the child of Arthur Towne and Ursula Harrison (Towne) (Pell).
  • Placentia Elizabeth Towne married Richard Lewis, and had children including Margaret Patience Lewis - Donniger - Pryor.
  • Placentia Elizabeth Towne passed away in 1665 in Ware, Gloucester, VA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Towne
1597 – 1645
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
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Ursula (Pell)
1598 – 1645
Birth Location: Watlington, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Richard Lewis
1613 – 1665
Birth Location: Stepney St Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Pryor
1642 – 1689
Birth Location: Wapping St Johm or St. Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
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Placentia Towne's Ancestors

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Placentia Towne
1617 – 1665
Birth Place: St Botolph Bishopsgate, Greater London England
Parents
Arthur Towne
1597 – 1645
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Ursula (Harrison (Towne)) (Pell)
1598 – 1645
Watlington, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Alice Clarke) (Towne)
1571 – 1630
Blundeston, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
DA Clarke
1536 – 1610
DA FENNE
1541 – 1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Colyton
1523 – 1585
William 11GGM
1510 – 1558

Placentia Towne's Descendants

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Placentia (Elizabeth) Towne (29 Aug 1617 – Aft 1665) m. Richard Lewis (28 Aug 1613 – Aft 1665)
  1. 1. Margaret (Patience Lewis - Donniger -) Pryor (3 Apr 1642 – 1689) m. Robert (Pryor) Sr. (27 Sep 1635 – 1720)
    1. 1. Robert (Pryor,) Patriot (4 Jan 1663 – 29 Oct 1757) m. ELIZABETH (VIRGINIA (Betty)) Green (29 Jun 1666 – 1761)
      1. 1. Samuel (Pryor) Pryor (1693 – 1766) m. Prudence (Thornton) Pryor (31 Mar 1699 – 1742)
        1. 1. Martha ("Patsy" Pryor (1723–1780)) Pryor (1723 – 1780) m. John (Thomas GARDNER) E6GGF (21 Aug 1721 – 10 Nov 1773)

Placentia Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1617
29 Aug 1617
Birth of Placentia Elizabeth Towne in St Botolph Bishopsgate, Greater London England
St Botolph Bishopsgate, Greater London England
1665
Aft 1665
Age 48
Death of Placentia Elizabeth Towne in Ware, Gloucester, VA, USA
Ware, Gloucester, VA, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1617
    Event Place: St Botolph Bishopsgate, Greater London England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1665
    Event Place: Ware, Gloucester, VA, USA
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