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Mary (Towneley) Warner (bef. 1614 - 1662)

Mary Warner formerly Towneley
Born before in Colne, Lancashire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married before 13 May 1638 in Englandmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died after age 48 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Colony of Virginiamap
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NOTE: Mary never married a James Miller. See Research Notes, below.

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Biography

Mary Towneley, daughter of Lawrence Towneley, Gent., of Fulshay and Colne, Lancashire, and Jennet Halstead,[1][2] was baptized at Colne, Lancashire 15 May 1614.[3][4]

Mary married Col. Augustine Warner, Gent., of Norwich, Norfolk,[2] before 13 May 1638[1] in England.[3] Augustine was likely the son of Thomas Warner and Elizabeth Sotherton.[3] He had immigrated to Virginia aboard the Hopewell in 1628,[1] at age 17, and it is thought that he returned to England at some point between 1635 and 1638 and married Mary. No record is found to determine the date of their marriage.[3] They had one son and two daughters:

Mary Warner is on a list of persons who immigrated to Virginia in 1638 arriving with Capt. Augustine Warner.[6] Mary and Augustine settled first at New Poquoson, York County, Virginia and later removed to Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia,[1] where her husband built the grand estate along the Severn River, near Chesapeake Bay.[3] The land on which Warner Hall was built was called “Austin’s Desire” in a 1642 land patent. The six hundred-acre plantation was granted to Augustine Warner as headright for bringing twelve settlers across the Atlantic Ocean to the Jamestown Settlement.[7] Augustine later served as a Burgess for York in 1652 and for Gloucester in 1655 and was a councillor of Virginia from 1659-1674.[1]

Mary may have returned home to Stone Edge for a visit before her father's death in 1654/5 as her name is listed on the headright list for her husband's grant of 26 October 1652.[3]

Mary Towneley died on 11 August 1662.[1] She is buried at the graveyard at Warner Hall in Gloucester County, Virginia.[8] Her tombstone reads:[9]

Mary Warner ye wife of Augus
tine Warner Esq. was Born
15th of May 1614 and Dyed ye 11th Day
of August 1662

Her husband, Augustine Warner, died 24 December 1674 and was also buried at Warner Hall.[1] Today, the Warner Hall Cemetery in Gloucester, Virginia, is maintained by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.[7]

Mary is the second great-grandmother of President George Washington.[10][11][12]

Research Notes

Disputed Husband

Note on behalf of US Presidents Project, 2016

Let me start with, I reviewed every "tree" provided by Rod Carty and found NO sources for a marriage to James Miller. The only record found was a marriage of James Miller to "Mary" last name unknown. Robin Lee 15:20, 17 November 2016 (EST)
There are many online trees that imply that Mary Townely was married to James Miller. By the dates available it seems impossible. As far as I can see they were individually the grandparents to the children of Col. John III "The Councilor" Lewis and Elizabeth Warner.
Mary Townely 1614 – 1662 was married in 1638 to Augustine I Warner 1610 – 1674 and they were the parents of Augustine II, who was the father of Elizabeth Warner who married Col. John III "The Councilor" Lewis.
James Miller 1610/20 – 1657 who was the father of Isabella Miller 1640 – 1704 who married in 1666 to Major John II Lewis 1633 – 1689 who were the parents of Col. John III "The Councilor" Lewis who married Elizabeth Warner.

Descent from William I of Scotland

See George_Washington_Descent_from_William_I_of_Scotland

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. V, pages 180-181, TOWNELEY 19 and 19.iv.
  2. 2.0 2.1 William Dugdale. The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, made in the Year 1664-5, volume 3, Chetham Society, 1873, page 314: Towneley of Stonehedge.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy. "The Townleys and Warners of Virginia and Their English Connections" in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 81, No. 3 (Jul., 1973). Online at JSTOR, pages 319-367. Accessed 6 June 2020.
  4. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, (FamilySearch: accessed 8 June 2015), Mary Townley, 15 May 1614; citing Colne, Lancashire, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 599,509.
  5. William FitzHugh. "Letters of William Fitzhugh (Continued)" in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 3, no. 1, 1895, pages 1–15. Online at JSTOR, page 14. Accessed 6 June 2020.
  6. George Cabell Greer. Early Virginia Immigrants. (Richmond, VA: W.C. Hill Printing Co., 1912). Online at HathiTrust, page 344.
  7. 7.0 7.1 WarnerHall.com: History
  8. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 June 2020), memorial page for Mary Towneley Warner (15 May 1614–11 Aug 1662), Find A Grave: Memorial #7656592, citing Warner Hall Graveyard, Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by archtype (contributor 47159002): photo of headstone.
  9. Lyon G. Tyler. "Inscriptions on Old Tombs in Gloucester Co., Virginia." in The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 4 (Apr 1894). Online at JSTOR, page 227.
  10. Washington Ancestry Register
  11. Gary Boyd Roberts. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004). Online at Ancestry.com (w/subs.), page 416.
  12. Gary Boyd Roberts. Ancestors of American Presidents. 1st ed. (Santa Clarita, CA: C. Boyer, 3rd, 1995).
  • Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. IV, pages 206-207, TOWNELEY 15 and 15.iv.
  • McCurdy, Mary Burton Derrickson. "A Discovery concerning the Townley and Warner Families of Virginia" in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 77, No. 4 (Oct 1969). Online at JSTOR, pages 473-476.
  • Tracing the Towneleys 2004, published online by the Towneley Hall Society, Burnley, Lancashire. (Original manuscript written by Christopher Towneley (1604-1674).
  • Mason, Polly Cary. Records of Colonial Gloucester County, Virginia. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000). Online at Ancestry.com, page 39.
  • Conway, Moncure Daniel. Barons of the Potomack and the Rappahannock. (New York: The Grolier Club, 1892). Online at HathiTrust, page 150: Chapter 7, "Warner Hall", starts on page 144.

Acknowledgements

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This profile was approved for the Magna Carta Project/5-Star iniative by Thiessen-117 6 June 2020 and was further developed in March 2021. It was reviewed/approved for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 31 March 2021.
Mary (Towneley) Warner is listed in Magna Carta Ancestry (vol. I, pp xxiii-xxix) as a Gateway Ancestor and is in a Richardson-documented trail to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert de Ros (vol. IV, pages 204-207 TOWNELEY). This trail is outlined below.
See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

Magna Carta Trails

Badged Richardson-documented trail to Ros (MCA IV:204-207 TOWNELEY):
Gateway Ancestor Lawrence Townley (badged)
1. Lawrence is the son of Lawrence Townley (badged)
2. Lawrence and Gateway Ancestor Mary Towneley (badged/100% 5-star) are the children of Lawrence Towneley (badged/100% 5-star)
3. Lawrence is the son of Lawrence Towneley (badged)
4. Lawrence is the son of Lawrence Towneley (badged)
5. Lawrence is the son of Henry Towneley (badged)
6. Henry is the son of Lawrence Towneley (badged)
7. Lawrence is the son of Isabel Sherburne (badged/100% 5-star)
8. Isabel is the daughter of Richard Sherburne (badged/100% 5-star)
9. Richard is the son of Richard Sherburne (badged/100% 5-star)
10. Richard is the son of Margaret Sherburne (badged/100% 5-star)
11. Margaret is the daughter of Alice Plumpton (badged/100% 5-star)
12. Alice is the daughter of William de Plumpton (badged/100% 5-star)
13. William is the son of Lucy de Ros (badged/100% 5-star)
14. Lucy is the daughter of William de Ros (badged/100% 5-star)
15. William is the son of William de Roos (badged/100% 5-star)
16. William is the son of Magna Carta Surety Robert de Ros
See also: Hoyle and Smith trails.




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If one reads the biography, you will find an explanation for the discrepancy noted in below from Lisa Linn.
posted by Robin Lee
There seem to be disputes on Wikipedia as to information presented here. I followed the trail to the Plantation page and found the written out dates of headstones that are somewhat different than found on Wikitree. http://www.warnerhall.com/words-from-our-innkeepers/inscriptions-on-the-warner-hall-tombstones/
The incorrect husband has been removed, there are NO sources that indicate that she married James Miller. The confusion is with the later generations where Augustine Jr's daughter marries into the Miller family.
Towneley-43 and Towneley-1 appear to represent the same person because: Mary Towneley's 2nd husband was Col. Augustine Warner, Sr. Her first husband was James Miller. Same birth and death dates
posted by David Hughey Ph.D.
Towneley-1 and Townley-276 do not represent the same person because: I understand all the poorly sourced trees on the web that would like to connect these two. But, if you look at all those trees, they have the woman married to both men and having children with borth men at the same time. Also, the marriage and life of Mary Townley and Augustine Warner is very well documented and she was never married to another man.
All of the unsourced trees cited for the merge, have this woman married to both men at the same time and having children from both men at the same time. Clearly not the same person.
Towneley-1 and Towneley-43 do not represent the same person because: Not the same woman, Towneley-1 is well documented and she never married someone named Miller
posted by Robin Lee
Towneley-43 and Towneley-1 appear to represent the same person because: These all show the Mary Towneley who married Augustine Warner also married James Miller.

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posted by Rod Carty
Hi PMs! Just wanted to let you know that I'll be working on Mary Towneley's lineage back to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert de Ros. Let me know if you have any questions : )
INformation has come to light that Augustine Warner-97 and Mary Towneley did not have a daughter Isabella. See her profile. John Lewis married a different Isabella. Hearing no objections I will disconnect.
posted by Anne B