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TOWNLEY, Elizabeth

TOWNLEY, Elizabeth

Female Bef 1599 - 1679  (79 years)   Has 40 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name TOWNLEY, Elizabeth  [1, 2, 3
    Birth Bef Apr 1599  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Death 1679  Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age 79 years 
    Person ID I4963  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2025 

    Father TOWNLEY, Laurence III,   b. 1594   d. 12 Feb 1654/55, Colne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother HALSTEAD, Jennet,   b. 1594   d. 12 Aug 1623, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Family ID F1977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 HALSTEAD, Richard 
    Marriage 1 May 1616  Colne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6
    Age at Marriage She : 17 years and 2 months - He : ??. 
    Children 
       1. Male HALSTEAD, John,   b. 23 Mar 1616/17, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       2. Female HALSTEAD, Elizabeth,   b. 23 Jan 1619/20, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       3. Female HALSTEAD, Ellen,   b. 1 May 1623, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2025 

    Family 2 SMITH, Christopher Sr. 
    Marriage 3 May 1624  Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6, 7
    Age at Marriage She : 25 years and 2 months - He : ??. 
    Children 
       1. Male SMITH, John,   b. 12 Sep 1624, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  2. Male SMITH, Maj. Lawrence Sr.,   b. 29 Mar 1629, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 8 Aug 1700, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
       3. Male SMITH, Christopher Jr.,   b. 29 Jan 1631/32, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       4. Male SMITH, Richard,   b. 24 May 1635, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  5. Male SMITH, Thomas,   b. 17 Dec 1637, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef Apr 1599 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 May 1616 - Colne, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 May 1624 - Burnley, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1679 - Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1165] Towneley Hall Society., Society - Towneley Society, (https://www.towneleyhallsociety.co.uk/), 19 Dec 2018, Tracing The Towneleys 2004; Townley of Barnside, p 37 (https://www.towneleyhallsociety.co.uk/ : accessed 19 December 2018).
      Tracing The Towneleys 2004
      Tracing The Towneleys 2004


    2. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 7 Sep 2018, Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy Dr., "The Townleys and Warners of Virginia and Their English Connections," Vol 81, No. 3, July 1973, p 341; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org : accessed 7 September 2018).
      Townleys & Warners of VA
      Townleys & Warners of VA


    3. [S1145] Internet Forum - Debnam (Genealogy.com), 2 Sep 2018, Joseph Moore, "The Debnam and Grymes-Lee Family Lines of Virginia," >, 13 December 2011 (https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/debnam/137/ : accessed 7 August 2018).
      Debnam-Grymes-Lee Families in VA
      Debnam-Grymes-Lee Families in VA


    4. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 7 Sep 2018, Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy Dr., "The Townleys and Warners of Virginia and Their English Connections," Vol 81, No. 3, July 1973, p 342; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org : accessed 7 September 2018).
      Townleys & Warners of VA
      Townleys & Warners of VA


    5. [S1149] Gary Boyd Roberts, Book - Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants (Ancestry), (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.), p 416.
      Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants
      Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants


    6. [S1150] Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Book - Historical Southern Families, Vol. XVII (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1972.), 19 Sep 2018, p 183.
      Smith of VA - Historical Southern Families, vol XVII
      Smith of VA - Historical Southern Families, vol XVII


    7. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 7 Sep 2018, Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy Dr., "The Townleys and Warners of Virginia and Their English Connections," Vol 81, No. 3, July 1973, p 342, 355; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org : accessed 7 September 2018).
      Townleys & Warners of VA
      Townleys & Warners of VA



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