Born in New Jersey
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Richard Townley
— married
1748 in New York Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
William Townley, William Townley, Rebecca Townley I, Walter Townley, Rebecca (Townley) Hays II, Sarah Townley and Effingham Townley
Died
at about age 92
in New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 May 2021
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Biography
Karherine was born about 1720. She wed Richard in 1748 [1] The couple had several children some died in infancy as was common at that time :
- William born 21 January 1748 died May 1749
- William 2nd born 15th May 1750
- Rebecca born 13 July 1751 died 13 August 1751
- Walter born 28 June 1752
- Rebecca 2nd born 11 August 1754
- Sarah born 10 January 1757
- Effingham (Townley) Townly born 1st August 1759
She died on 15 March 1812. and was buried in New Jersey [3]
Sources
- ↑ "New York Marriages, 1686-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1K-P38 : 21 January 2020), Catharine Anderson in entry for Richard Townley, 1748.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Family records, or, Genealogies of the first settlers of Passaic Valley, New Jersey [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data: Littell, John.. Family records, or, Genealogies of the first settlers of Passaic Valley (and vicinity) above Chatham : with their ancestors and descendants as far as can now be ascertained. Feltville, N.J.: Stationers' Hall Press :|||D. Felt, 1851.
- ↑ "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZH4-J4Q : 19 January 2020), Townley, 1812.
- Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records, 1700-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021, Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey; Trenton, NJ; Book Description: St. John's, 1750-1856, Parish Register Vol. 1.
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