Born in London, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Chauncey Townsend
and Bridget (Phipps) Townsend
Sister of
James Townsend and Joseph Townsend
Wife of
Thomas Haweis
— married
3 Jan 1771 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 48
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2021
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Biography
Judith was born in 1738. She is the daughter of Chauncey Townsend and Bridget Phipps.
The Registers of St. Christopher Le Stocks, London, indicate that she was born on 7 Mar. 1738, and baptized on 24 Mar. 1738.[1]
Burke's registry has:
"Judith, b. 7 March 1738, m. 1st, 17 Jan. 1748, John Wordsworth, of St. Dunstan-in-the-East, London, and of the Isle of Thanet; and 2ndly, 3 Jan. 1771, Rev. Thomas Haweis, LL.D., of Aldwinckle, All Saints, co. Northampton, and d. 24 Aug. 1786."[2]
The Registries of St. Peter le Poer, London indicate that she married:
- John Wordsworth of St. Dunstan in the East, London, Esq., on 17 Jan. 1758
- Thomas Hawes (? Haweis), Clerk, of Aldwincle, co. Northants, on 3 Jan. 1771[3]
Sources
- Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, Gentry, 1882. Vol. ?, page 1875
- King, William Fletcher, ''Miscellanea genealogica et heraldica, Vol. 3, p. 209-210 (London, England : [s.n.])
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