Lawrence Towneley, III

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HUSBAND

Name: Lawrence TowneleyMale [1] Born: Abt 1574 at Stonehedge, England [2] Married: Abt 1612 at Of Stonehedge, Lancaster, England Died: 1654 Stonehedge, England

Christened Apr 21 1563

      Father: Lawrence Towneley

Mother: Mary Hartley
WIFE

Name: Jennet Halstead [5]

        Born: Abt 1594 at Of Windlehouse, Lancaster, England [6]

Died: 1623 at Lancashire, England
Father: John Halstead
Mother: Elizabeth Elizabeth
CHILDREN

Name: Elizabeth Townely

        Born: 1599 at Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England

Died: Jan 1679 at Lancashire, England
Husband: Christopher Smith
Name: Mary Towneley

        Born: 13 May 1614 at England

Died: 11 Aug 1662 at Warner Hall, Glouchester, VA
Husband: Capt. Augustine Warner
Name: Ann Townely

        Born: 

Died:
===References===

• 1). June Ferguson s Royalty GED
• F. R. Raines, ed., The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1664-5, Part 3. (1873). Online at Archive.org, page 314: Townley of Stonehedge. Archive.Org conflicts with
• Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition. page 206 GoogleBooks
• Information from: www.glenncourt.com Sources: Bradney, History of Monmouthshire, vol. 1, p. 153; Duke, Kenmore and the Lewises, pp. 4–11; Harris, "John Lewis," pp. 195–205; Hotten, Original Lists of Persons of Quality, pp. 79, 103, 108; Lewis, Lewis Patriarchs, pp. 74–82; Moses, Welsh Lineage, pp. 1–20 ff.; New England Historical & Genealogical Register, vol. 18, p. 81; Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, vol. 1, p. 229; Sorley, Lewis of Warner Hall, pp. 17–29, 293–300, 445–68; St. Teilo's parish register; VA tombstone records.
• !Denise Fischer (DeniseCF@AOL.com)
• !The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants

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!Birthdate is a guess.

!Birthdate is a guess.

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Life Sketch

Lawrence Townley (b. 1570, d. 12 Feb 1644) Lawrence Townley (son of Lawrence Townley and Margaret Hartley-Townley) was born 1570 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, and died 12 Feb 1644 in Colne, Lancashire, England. He married Jennette Halstead-Townley, daughter of John Halstead and Elizabeth Unknown-Halstead. Children of Lawrence Townley and Jennett Halsted-Townley: 1.Alice Townley 2. Ellen Townley 3. Anne Townley 4. Lawrence Townley 5. Elizabeth Townley b: BEF MARCH 27, 1599 in Mittford Parish, Lancaster, England 6. Margaret Townley b: BEF MARCH 27, 1599 in Mittford Parish, Lancaster, England 7. Mary Townley b: MAY 13, 1614 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England 8. Elizabeth TOWNELEY b: ABT 1617 in Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England or b. Bef. 27 Mar 1599, Mittford Parish, County Lancashire, England, d. 1679, Totne, Devon, England.

Lawrence Towneley, Gent., of Fulshay and Stone Edge in Colne, Lancashire. Son of Lawrence Towneley and Margaret Hartley, grandson of Lawrence Towneley and Helen Hesketh, and John Hartley.

Husband of Jennet Halstead, daughter of John Halstead and his wife, Elizabeth. They had one son and six daughters.

Lawrence was buried 12 Feb 1655.

Seventy sever after his death he would become the 3rd Great Grandfather of George Washington of what would become the United States of America.

The GW information is provided with thanks by Steven Beall.

Lawrence Townley and Jennet Halstead were the great great great grandparents of President George Washington.

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. World Family Tree, #2436, Vol 10 World Family Tree, #2823, Vol 12

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Lawrence Towneley BIRTH 1575 Lancashire, England DEATH Feb 1655 Lancashire, England BURIAL St Bartholomew Parish Churchyard Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England MEMORIAL ID 113702663 15 Lawrence Towneley, Gent., of Fulshay and Stone Edge in Colne, Lancashire. Son of Lawrence Towneley and Margaret Hartley, grandson of Lawrence Towneley and Helen Hesketh, and John Hartley.

Husband of Jennet Halstead, daughter of John Halstead and his wife, Elizabeth. They had one son and six daughters.

Lawrence was buried 12 Feb 1655.

Seventy sever after his death he would become the 3rd Great Grandfather of George Washington of what would become the United States of America.

The GW information is provided with thanks by Steven Beall.

Family Members

Spouse Photo Jennet Halstead Towneley* 1574–1623

Children Elizabeth Townley Smith* 1598–1679

Photo Mary Towneley Warner* 1614–1662

• Calculated Relationship See more Towneley memorials in:

St Bartholomew Parish Churchyard Colne Pendle Borough Lancashire England Find A Grave

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GENEALOGIES OF VIRGINIA FAMILIES FROM THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY, Vol. V, 1981, "The Townleys and Warners of Virginia and Their English Connecitons", by Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy: (THE VISITATION OF THE COUNT PALATINE OF LANCASHIRE MADE IN THE YEAR 1664/5 BY SIR WILLIAM DUGDALE, KNIGHT, edited by the Rev. F. R. Raines) ... Laurence Townley, son of Laurence Townley and Mary [actually Margaret],dau. of Mr. John Hartley of Stonehedge, married Jennet, dau. of Mr. John Halsted of Windlehouse. ... Lawrence, second master of Stone Edge, was already married Jennet Halstead at the time of his father's death [January 5-19, 1597/8]. ... In all the baptismal records of Lawrence townley's children he is of Stone Edge, except in the case of the earliest, Alice [12 Feb 1603/4], where he is "of Fulshay, gentleman." (fulshay or Fulshaw is virtually at Stone Edge and was a part of the Townley holdings.) ... Was Lawrence Townley temporarily of Windlehouse? At court July 9, 1624, he is referred to as one of the commissioners dividing fifteen acres of commons called "Limestone Scarrs" in Briercliffe (where Windlehouse is) among freeholders and copyholders. (Farrar, COURT ROLLS OF HONOR OF CLITHEROE, II, 418). But on April 11, 1635, he is referred to as Mr. Lawrence Townley of Stone Edge in the assignment of two pews to him and his tenants in the Colne parish church. (Certifcate of the Bishop of Chester's Committee, Lancashire Record Ofice, DDB 80/88.) He was buried at Colne February 12, 1654/5, an old man. No will is on record, nor would there have been much occasion for one, with his daughters all married and his one son the inevitable heir under English law.