Richard Townley
Colonel Richard Townley (died 1711) was born in England probably at Astlam (Astleham) Manor in Littleton (formerly in Middlesex, today in Surrey).[1] He was the eighth son of Nicholas Townley of Littleton and Joanne White.
Richard Townley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the East New Jersey Provincial Council | |
| In office October 20, 1686 – 1692 | |
| Member of the New York Provincial Council | |
| In office 1692–1692 | |
| Member of the New York Provincial Council | |
| In office 1697–1697 | |
| Member of the New Jersey Provincial Council for the Eastern Division | |
| In office November 29, 1705 – April 1711 (Died) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | England |
| Died | April 1711 |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Smith - Carteret |
| Children | Charles Townley, Effingham Townley |
| Residence | Elizabethtown |
He emigrated to Virginia in the suite of Lord Effingham, Governor of Virginia in 1683. He settled in the Elizabethtown, New Jersey area and married his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Carteret (née. Smith), widow of the first governor of New Jersey Philip Carteret in 1685.[2]
Townley was one of the East New Jersey Provincial Council during the administration of deputy governor Lord Neill Campbell in 1686. In 1692 and 1697 he was a member of the New York Provincial Council but was accused by New York Governor Lord Bellomont of attending neither.
At the time of his death in April 1711, Richard Townley was Presiding Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions for Essex County.[3] He left two sons, Charles and Effingham.[4]
References
- The Victoria history of the county of Middlesex Vol 2 p. 401-406 Extract at British History Online Accessed 2010
- Kansas State University Accessed 2010
- New Jersey Colonial Documents, Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. III; Daily Advertiser Publishing House, Newark, New Jersey, 1881. p. 115
- ancestry.com Accessed 2010