'Towneley2'
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Families covered: Towneley of Towneley
| Sir John Towneley of Towneley, Sheriff of Lancashire (d c1540) | |||||||||||||||
| Dugdale shows that all of Sir John's children were by Anne Catterall. We follow BP1934 & BLG1886 in showing them all by ... | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Isabel Pilkington (d 1522, dau of Sir Charles Pilkington of Gateford) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Richard Towneley of Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Foljambe (dau of Henry Foljambe of Walton) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Richard Towneley of Towneley (d 1554) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Wymbish (dau of Christopher Wymbish of Nocton, m2.Alexander Radclyyffe of Ordsall) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Mary Towneley of Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Towneley (b c1528, d 1607) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue (d young) - John, Christopher, Charles | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Hellen Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1566-7) Robert Banister (son of Henry of Parkhall) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Anne Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Barcrofte of the Lodge | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Bennet Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Roger Nowell of Reade (b c1516, d 1575) | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Grace Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Halsted | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Thomas Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. (div) Hellen Houghton of Greenfield | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Lucy Towneley (dau of Laurence Towneley of Barnside) | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Jane Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. William Dalton (son of Roger of Bispham) | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. _ Kitchen of Pilling | |||||||||||||||
| H. | Margaret Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hough of Pendleton | |||||||||||||||
| I. | Elmira or Elyn Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Evan Haydock of Fezantford | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Charles Towneley (d 1539-40) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Kay of Rochdale (widow of John Nowell of Read) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Towneley (b c1528, d 1607) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Towneley of Towneley (dau of Sir Richard Towneley of Towneley) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Richard Towneley of Towneley (b 29.04.1566, d 29.11.1628) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Asheton (d 07.1634, dau of Ralph Asheton of Lever) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Towneley of Towneley (b 1598-9, d unm 1635) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Charles Towneley of Towneley (b 22.04.1600, d Marston Moor 02.07.1644, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1627) Mary Trappes (b c1599, d 05.1690, dau of Sir Francis Trappes-Brynand of Nidd) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Towneley of Towneley (b 1628, d 06.01.1706-7) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Paston (d 20.01.1672, dau of Clement Paston of Barningham) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Charles Towneley of Towneley (b 19.04.1658, d 1711, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1685) Ursula Fermor (dau of Richard Fermor of Tusmore) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Richard Towneley of Towneley (b 1687, d 08.1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Widdrington (d 07.1731, dau of William Widdrington, 3rd Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Towneley of Towneley (b 1714, d 02.02.1741) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cecilia Standish (dau of Ralph Standish of Standish) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Charles Towneley (b 01.10.1737, d unm 03.01.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Ralph Towneley-Standish of Standish (b 18.06.1739, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henrietta Strickland (dau of Roger Strickland of Catterick) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Edward Towneley-Standish of Standish (b 25.06.1740, dsp 28.03.1807) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Eccleston (dau of Basil Thomas Eccleston of Eccleston) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Cecilia Towneley of Standish (b 30.07.1741, d 28.06.1814) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (22.04.1762) Charles Strickland of Sizergh (b 06.07.1734, d 06.10.1770) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (15.04.1779) Jarrard Strickland of Willitoft (b 04.10.1741, d 23.03.1795) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | John Towneley of Cornay House, later of Towneley (b 15.06.1731, d 13.05.1813) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Dicconson (d 25.12.1797, dau of Edward Dicconson of Wrightington) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Peregrine Edward Towneley of Towneley, Sheriff (b 10.10.1762, d 31.12.1846) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.04.1794) Charlotte Theresa Drummond (dau of Robert Drummond of Cadland by Winifred, dau of William Thompson of Ipstone) | |||||||||||||||
| Alice Mary Towneley, one of their granddaughters, married Thomas O'Hagan, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1st Baron O'Hagan. | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Barbara Towneley (d 05.08.1836) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1785) Sir William Stanley, 5th Bart of Hooton | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Mary Catherine Towneley (b 1721, d 1762) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hornyold of Blackmore Park | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | George Towneley (b 1706, d 1786) probably the George of Leighton Hall (dsp) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Hodgson (dau of Albert Hodgson of Leighton) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Theresa Townley (d 27.03.1766) apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir George Mostyn, 4th Bart of Talacre (d 30.09.1746) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - Charles (b 1690, d 1713), John (b 1697, d unm 1782), Francis (b 1709, d 1746) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | (Mary Ann) Dorothy Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Howard of Corby (d 1702) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Frances Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cuthbert Kennet of Coxhow | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue including Clement (b 1654-5, dvp?), Richard (d young), John (d infant), Charles (b 1657-8), Thomas, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Philip Constable of Houghton | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Catharine Constable probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Markham of Ollerton & Claxby (b 1665) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - John, Charles, Francis, Katherine, Anne (bur 1650) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Christopher Towneley (5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Bradyll (dau of John Bradyll of Portfield) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Towneley (d 09.03.1643-4) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.1626) John Plumpton (b 02.1604-5, dvp 1644, son/heir of Sir Edard of Plumpton) | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - Thomas (d young), John (b 1600, d young), John (b 1602, d infant), Francis (b 1606-7) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Christopher Towneley (4th son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Theodora Tonstall of Aucliffe (Tunstall of Ancliffe?) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Anne Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Middelton of Stockeld (bur 28.04.1614) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - John, Charles (d young), Frances (dsp), Margaret (d young), Elizabeth (d young), Frances (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Hellen (Elenor) Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Robert Nevile of Leversedge | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Grace Towneley (d 21.05.1543) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Robert Hesketh of Rufford (d 08.02.1539) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Laurence Habergham of Habergham | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Jane Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Thomas Sherburne of Stonyhurst (d 1539-40) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Ralph Shuttleworth of Hacking | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Elizabeth Towneley | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Cooke of London | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1537) Anne Catterall (dau of Rafe Catterall, m2. Sir William Radclyffe of Ordsall) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (O'Hagan), BLG1886 (Towneley of Towneley), Visitation (Dugdale, Lancashire, 1664-5, Towneley of Towneley)
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