Lawrence Towneley

1575 - Bef 1655  (< 80 years)

• Name	Lawrence Towneley
  Birth	1575	Lancashire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 12 Feb 1655	Lancashire, England   [1]
  Findagrave.com	26 Feb 2022
  	See Notes
  Burial	Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	St. Bartholomew Churchyard
  Person ID	I2979	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Jennet Halstead,   b. 1574, Withington, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England d. 12 Aug 1623, Burnley, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	1597
  Children	1. Lawrence Towneley  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret Towneley  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Towneley,   b. 1598, Colne, Lancashire, England d. 1679, Burnley, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Alice Towneley  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Ellen Towneley  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Anne Towneley  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Mary Towneley,   b. 15 May 1614, Lancashire, England d. 11 Aug 1662, Gloucester Co, VA (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1575 - Lancashire, England Death - Bef 12 Feb 1655 - Lancashire, England Burial - - Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 2/26/2022 Lawrence Towneley Birth: 1575 Lancashire, England Death: Feb 1655 (aged 79–80) Lancashire, England Burial: St. Bartholomew Churchyard, Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England Memorial #: 113702663 Bio: 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 Jennet Halstead Towneley 1574-1623 Children Elizabeth Townley Smith 1598-1679 Mary Towneley Warner 1614-1662 Maintained by: DOUGLAS JOHN SHACKLEY (47243789) Originally Created by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920) Added: 12 Jul 2013 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113702663/lawrence-towneley Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113702663/lawrence-towneley : accessed 27 February 2022), memorial page for Lawrence Towneley (1575–Feb 1655), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113702663, citing St. Bartholomew Churchyard, Colne, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England ; Maintained by DOUGLAS JOHN SHACKLEY (contributor 47243789) . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com.