1Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, p. 2661 (1975).
"Lineage--SIR ROGER TOWNSHEND, M.P. for Calne, Wilts, a lawyer of great eminence, temp. EDWARD IV (son of John Townshend, of Raynham, who d. 1465), was made Serjeant-at-law 1478, King's Serjeant-at-law 1483, and one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas 1484. He was knighted by RICHARD III 1484, m. Eleanor, dau. of William Lunsford, of Battle, Sussex (by Thomasine Barrington, who m. 2ndly, Philip Sydney, of Penshurst; and 3rdly, John Hopton). Sir Roger had with three daus. (who m. respectively Phillip Cressner, Ralph Castell, of Raveningham, and Thomas Wodehouse, of Kimberley), three sons. He d. 1493 (will dated 14 Aug. 1493, tomb at Raynham St. Mary), and was s. by his eldest son,
SIR ROGER TOWNSHEND, . . .".
1Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, p. 2661 (1975).
"SIR ROGER TOWNSHEND, of R aynham, m.p. for Calne, m. Anne (d. 25 July, 1551), dau. and co-heir of William de Brewse, Kt. of Wenham Hall, Suffolk, and Stinton Hall, Salle, Norfolk, and had issue, with three other sons,
1.John, of Brampton, Suffolk, m. Eleanor, dai. of Sir John Heydon, K.B., of Braconsthorpe, Norfolk. He d.v.p.; his eldest son,
Richard, . . .
2. Robert (Sir), Lord Chief Justice of Chester, m. 1516, Alice, dau. and heiress of Robert Poppy, of Twyford and d.v.p. 8 Feb. 1555-6 (bur. in Ludlow Church). His eldest son, Thomas, of Mergate Hall, Bracon Ash, Norfolk, m. Elizabeth Periante, widow of Sir Humphrey Styles, and was ancestor of the Townshends of Salop.".