Jennet TOWNSON^[1]

1633 - 1699  (66 years)

• Name	Jennet TOWNSON
  Birth	18 Apr 1633	Morehead, Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [2, 3]
  Baptism	11 Mar 1634	Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	St. John's Church
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Aug 1699	Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [3, 5]
  Burial	23 Aug 1699	Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Wyresdale Burial Ground
  Notes	She came from Moor Head, Wyresdale, Lancaster, England.
  Person ID	I3022	Ancestors
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2004

  
  

  Father	John TOWNSON,   b. 1596, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. 15 May 1668, Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Isabelle COWPER,   b. 1600, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. Mar 1667/1668 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1621	Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	St. John's Church
  Family ID	F4314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thomas CRAGG,   b. 16 Jun 1631, Chapel House, Wyresdale, Lancashire, England d. Feb 1667/1668 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1656/1657	Wyresdale Chapel, Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
  Children	1. Timothy CRAGG,   b. 2 Dec 1657, Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. 14 Feb 1724/1725 (Age 67 years)   2. Agnes CRAGG,   b. 1658   3. Dorothy CRAGG,   b. 1659   d. 1742 (Age 83 years)   4. Elizabeth CRAGG,   b. 21 Feb 1660/1661, Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. 28 Nov 1685, London, London, England (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas THOMPSON   d. 1690
  Marriage	27 Aug 1671	Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [7]
  	at the house of Richard Clayton
  Family ID	F4753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 11 Mar 1656/1657 - Wyresdale Chapel, Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Jennet Cragg tapestry A photo of a tapestry held in Kendal of Jennet Cragg on her epic journey to London to rescue her two grandsons. It was done by one of her descendants, Judith(Kelsall) Mawer. Scanned photo provided by Denise Browning

  
  

  Histories

  Jennet (Townson) Cragg - A Quaker Heroine Excerpts from an article by George Adamson and from the album Mary Dilworth.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Information from Stan Johnson & Merl Bartley. [S33] Timothy Cragg, A Short History of the Life of Timothy Cragg, by himself. [S34] Journal of John Kelsall. [S32] Parish Baptism Records. [S35] Quaker Registers, Lancaster Monthly Meeting. [S37] Parish Marriage Registers. [S36] Quaker Registers, Lancaster Quarterly Meeting.