Sir John Townshend, Kt., MP, of Raynham

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John Townshend, Kt., MP

Also Known As: "John Townsend"
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Death: August 02, 1603 (34-35)
Middlesex, England (Died from wound received in a duel at Hounslow Heath with Sir Matthew Browne)
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Son of Sir Roger Townsend, Kt., MP and Jane Berkeley (Stanhope) of Rampton
Husband of Anne Townshend
Father of Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet of Raynham; Stanhope Townshend and Anne Townshend
Brother of Sir Robert Townshend, Kt., MP

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About Sir John Townshend, Kt., MP, of Raynham

Family and Education

b. 1568, 1st s. of Roger Townshend of Raynham by his 2nd w. Jane, da. of Sir Michael Stanhope† of Shelford Notts.; bro. of Robert. educ. Magdalen Hall, Oxf. 1581. m. Anne, da. and coh. of Sir Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey, Norf., 2s. suc. fa. 1590. Kntd. 1596. He died intestate 2 Aug. 1603 from wounds received in a duel with Sir Matthew Browne on Hounslow Heath.

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