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Anne Archer (Townsend)

Also Known As: "Alice Townsend", "Alice Townshend", "Anna"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ludlow, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: November 28, 1607 (73-82)
Ludlow, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Robert Townsend and Dame Alice Townsend
Wife of Raffe Dutton; Humphrey Archer and Edmund Colles, MP
Mother of Humphrey Archer; Andrew Archer; John Archer, Sr.; Elizabeth Archer; Gabriel Archer and 8 others
Sister of Sir Thomas Townsend, of Bracon Ash; Isaac Townsend; Sir Henry Townsend; Thomasine Curson; Grace Gilbert / Smith and 4 others

Managed by: Kristal Amber Fawcett
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About Anne Archer

Sir John Archer Find A Grave Memorial ID # 187959038 was born 21 December 1554 at Tanworth, Warwickshire, England, (United Kingdom) the son of Humphrey Find A Grave Memorial ID # 152883624 and Amy Anne Archer (Townsend) Find A Grave Memorial ID # 187960355.

Amy was the daughter of Sir Robert Townsend Find A Grave Memorial ID # 116558633 and Alice Townsend (Pope) AKA Poppy Find A Grave Memorial ID # 116558677. He married about 1583 at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, Eleanor Archer (Frewin) Find A Grave Memorial ID # 187959265 the daughter of Richard Find A Grave Memorial ID # 187958642 and Margaret Frewin (Greenwood) Find A Grave Memorial ID # 187958667.

Known Children:

Richard Archer 1579 - 1675 Md Mary Bull Died Turnstall Neck, Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America.
Find A Grave Memorial ID # 187952786
1.John Archer 1584 -1644 married Cecilly Benthall; 2 known children: Joseph and Richard Archer. Died Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America.
2. Simeon Archer Abt 1586 -
3. Francis Archer Abt 1588 -
4. Ann Archer Abt 1590 -
5. William Archer Abt 1592 -
6. Elizabeth Archer Abt 1596 -
7. Edward Archer Abt 1600 -

All children were born at Welland, Worcestershire, England.

  • [no title] DR 37/2/Box 88/25 n.d. 1552x1562]
  • Administrative history:
  • Edmund - - - to Humphrey Archer: Met one of my lady's servants en route from Salop. Her will is that Archer 'and my maystres yor wyffe' shall spend Whitsun with her at Shrewsbury and that their 2 sons and nurse come to Ludlow after Whitsun. Send word when will wait on writer.
  • '[Humphrey Archer m. 1550 Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Townsend of Ludlow, Chief Justice of Wales].
  • [no title] DR 37/2/Box 89/25 15 October 1555
  • Contents:
  • Bond from George Catesby, esq., son of Sir Richard Catesby deceased, late of Lapworth, to 'Humphrey Archer, esq., for £100, to perform covenants and secure possession to Humphrey of lands in Tanworth called the Great Lee & Monkecrofte, in tenure Roger Oldenhalle formerly mortgaged by Richard Archer esq., deceased, father of Humphrey, to Dame Isabella SPencer and redeemed by Humphrey Archer for £50.
  • Witnessed: Sir John Spencer, John Fulwood jr., Nicholas Turner, Robert Fishwick and John Smith
  • Seal on tongue.
  • [no title] DR 37/2/Box 75/4 20 October 1563
  • Contents:
  • 'Valuation of lands in Umberslade and rental of Little Hereford, belonging to Humphrey Archer deceased, now Anne Archer his widow jointly with Mr. Dansey. With later annotations and memoranda c.1580-90.
  • [torn in 2 halves - paper wrapper with endorsement by Simon Archer 'A Torne Rent Rolle made by Mr. Colles of the land in Tanworth and Little hereford wth other notes in it'.]
  • From: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=188-dr37_1&...
  • The Visitation of the county of Worcester made in the year 1569 : with other pedigrees relating to that county from Richard Mundy's collection (1888)
  • http://archive.org/details/visitationcount00mundgoog
  • http://archive.org/stream/visitationcount00mundgoog#page/n25/mode/1...
    • CHART - Archer.
  • Richard Archer m. Maud da. & heire of Edmund Delalaund.
  • 'Humffrey Archer m. Anne da. of Sir Robert Townsend
  • SEE DOCUMENTS OR SOURCES

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Anne Archer's Timeline

1527
May 3, 1527
Tamworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1529
1529
Ludlow, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
1550
1550
Leigh, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
1554
August 1554
Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
December 21, 1554
Tanworth, Warwickshire, England
1556
1556
Umberslade (Worcester), Worcestershire, England (United Kingdom)
1556
Umberslade, Warwickshire, England (United Kingdom)
1558
1558
England (United Kingdom)
1560
1560