Roger Townsend, Member of the Townsend family, seller of Akenham Manor in 1586
Dates: flourished in the sixteenth century
Biography
Roger Townsend was the Townsend-family holder who sold Akenham Manor to John Aylmer in 1586.
Notes / Sources
He should not be conflated with the earlier Sir Roger Townsend without further genealogical and title-deed evidence.
Research sources:
- Historical account of Akenham Manor in the Beaumont Collection catalogue, summarising Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, volume II, page 227; corroborated by the Suffolk Heritage Explorer parish history. — https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/cfbf0ed-882c-4d84-b3f4-8d81a3f29bba/downloads/Auction%20Catalogue%20-%20Beaumont%20Collection%20-%20Nov%20.pdf?ver=1754342542619
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