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TOWNLEY, Laurence Jr.

TOWNLEY, Laurence Jr.

Male - 1598   Has 33 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name TOWNLEY, Laurence  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Gender Male 
    Death Jan 1597/98  [4] 
    Will 19 Jan 1597/98  Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    on 5 January 1597/98 that was probated 
    • His personal property and debts owed to him (£214-8), excluding land, were distributed in three parts. The first third to his wife "Margrett", and the second third in equal parts to his five younger sons (Henry, Charles, John, Robert and Thomas). The final third was to pay his debts (£6-7-2) and funeral expenses, after which went £10 each to Robert and Thomas "for their better preferment and theire good educacoun", and the remainder to be divided equally between his wife and the five youngest sons. In addition he left "one great garnar standing in my Barne att Stonedge" to his eldest son, Lawrence. There was no mention of his two daughters. Those in debt to him included his two older brothers, Henry and Robert, his son Lawrence and his son's father-in-law John Halstead. His wife and son Lawrence were the executors.
    Person ID I5016  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2021 

    Father TOWNLEY, Laurence Sr.   d. 1566 
    Mother HESKETH, Helen 
    Family ID F2000  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HARTLEY, Mary 
    Marriage Aft 1563  Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6] 
    Residence Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    at Stone Edge (aka Stonehedge) near Colne and Barrowford 
    • Laurence TOWNLEY was from the TOWNLEY family residing at Barnside. This marriage began the family line of TOWNLEY from Stone Edge where his wife's family resided.
    Children 
       1. Male TOWNLEY, Charles   bur. 11 Jan 1635/36, Colne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
       2. Male TOWNLEY, Henry
       3. Male TOWNLEY, John
       4. Male TOWNLEY, Robert   d. Yes, date unknown
       5. Male TOWNLEY, Thomas
       6. Female TOWNLEY, Elizabeth
       7. Female TOWNLEY, Helen
    +  8. Male TOWNLEY, Laurence III,   b. 1594   d. 12 Feb 1654/55, Colne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F1999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Aft 1563 - Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - on 5 January 1597/98 that was probated - 19 Jan 1597/98 - Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at Stone Edge (aka Stonehedge) near Colne and Barrowford - - Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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 339; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org : accessed 7 September 2018).
      Townleys & Warners of VA      		 Townleys & Warners of VA


    2. [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


    3. [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


    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 340; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org : accessed 7 September 2018).
      Townleys & Warners of VA      		 Townleys & Warners of VA


    5. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 18 Dec 2018, Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy, "A Discovery Concerning The Townley And Warner Families Of Virginia," Vol. 77, No. 4, October 1969, 473-476; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 18 December 2018).
      Discovery Concerning Townley & Warner      		 Discovery Concerning Townley & Warner


    6. [S1428] Judy Parsons Smith, editor, Book - Windows Into Our Past, Vol. 2, (https://issuu.com/judyparsonssmith/docs/volume2: 1997), 17 Jan 2021, p 148. accessed 17 January 2021.
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 2      		 Windows Into Our Past, Vol 2


    7. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 18 Dec 2018, Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy, "A Discovery Concerning The Townley And Warner Families Of Virginia," Vol. 77, No. 4, October 1969, 476; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 18 December 2018).
      Discovery Concerning Townley & Warner      		 Discovery Concerning Townley & Warner



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