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From: Mariana <>
Subject: Re: [GM-L] TOWNE family
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 10:31:49 -0400
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At 08:39 AM 9/6/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Greetings All!
>
>Does anyone have any information on the family of William TOWNE b. 1598
>England d. 1685 Topsfield, MA and his wife Joanna BLESSING b. 1594 England
>d. 1674 Topsfield, MA. They were married 1620 England. These are the
>parents of Rebecca Towne NURSE, Mary Towne ESTY and Sarah Towne
>CLOYCE....the three sisters were accused of being witches during the
>hysteria of 1692.
>
>I list 8 children for William and Joanna; Jacob, Joseph, Mary, Rebecca,
>Sarah, John, Susannah and Edmund. Susannah seems to be in question, she
>appears to have been born 1625 England and *married* in 1632! to Thomas
>Hayward. This can't be right. If anyone has any information on this family
>I would greatly appreciate it if you would contact me. I have information
>to share if anyone's interested.

>Lisa,
Here is what I have on William Towne.

*ancestor of Mariana Bean Ruggles
William* TOWNE, born 18 March 1599 in bapt St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk, England (Source: Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos
Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press
Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 3.); died Abt. 1672 in probably
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Source: NEHG Regsiter 21:15). He
was the son of 2. John* TOWNE and 3. Elizabeth/Alice* (--?--). He married
(1) Joanna* BLESSING 25 March 1620 in St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk,
England (Source: (1) "NEHG Register," New England Historical Genealogy
Society, Boston, Massachusetts: 21:14., (2) Walter Goodwin Davis, The
Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport)
Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 4.). She
died Abt. 1682 in probably Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Source:
NEHG Regsiter 21:15).

Notes for William* TOWNE:
William's will:
http://www.essexcountyma.org/wills/

Children of WILLIAM* TOWNE and JOANNA* BLESSING are:
i. REBECCA3 TOWNE, b. 21 February 1621, bapt St Nicholas,
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Source: (1) "NEHG Register," New England
Historical Genealogy Society, Boston, Massachusetts: 21:16., (2) Walter
Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel
(Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint
1987), p 5.); d. 19 July 1692, executed for witchcraft (Source: Walter
Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel
(Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint
1987), p 5.); m. FRANCIS NURSE, 24 August 1644, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk,
England; b. 18 January 1618, Yarmouth, Bristol, England; d. 22 November
1695, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts.
ii. JOHN TOWNE, b. 16 February 1623, bapt St Nicholas, Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Source: "NEHG Register," New England Historical
Genealogy Society, Boston, Massachusetts: 21:16.).
iii. SUSANNA TOWNE, b. 20 October 1625, bapt St Nicholas, Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Source: (1) "NEHG Register," New England
Historical Genealogy Society, Boston, Massachusetts: 21:16., (2) Walter
Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel
(Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint
1987), p 6.).
iv. EDMUND TOWNE, b. 28 June 1628, bapt St Nicholas, Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Source: NEHG Regsiter 21:16); d. 27 June 1678,
adminstration of estate, probably Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
(Source: Essex County Quarterly Court Files, 29:30.); m. MARY BROWNING,
Abt. 1652 (Source: Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne
1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland
Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 6.); d. 16 December 1717, will proved,
probably Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Source: NEHG Regsiter 21:16).
v. JACOB* TOWNE, b. 11 March 1632, bapt St Nicholas, Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Source: (1) "NEHG Register," New England
Historical Genealogy Society, Boston, Massachusetts: 21:16., (2) Walter
Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel
(Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint
1987), p 6.); d. 27 November 1704, probably Topsfield, Essex County,
Massachusetts (Source: (1) "NEHG Register," New England Historical
Genealogy Society, Boston, Massachusetts: 21:16., (2) Walter Goodwin Davis,
The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport)
Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 6.); m.
CATHERINE SYMONDS (Source: Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos
Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press
Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 6.), 26 June 1657, Topsfield, Essex
County, Massachusetts (Source: (1) Topsfield VR, 1:193., (2) "NEHG
Register," New England Historical Genealogy Society, Boston, Massachusetts:
21:16 [date].).
vi. MARY TOWNE, b. 24 August 1634, bapt St Nicholas, Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Source: (1) "NEHG Register," New England
Historical Genealogy Society, Boston, Massachusetts: 21:16., (2) Walter
Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel
(Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint
1987), p 6.); d. 22 September 1692, executed for witchcraft (Source: Walter
Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel
(Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint
1987), p 6.); m. ISAAC ESTY (Source: Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of
Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth
Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 6.) (Source: NEHG Regsiter
21:16); d. 1712, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Source: Walter
Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel
(Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint
1987), p 6.).
vii. SARAH TOWNE, b. 3 September 1648, bapt Salem, Essex
County, Massachusetts (Source: NEHG Regsiter 21:16); d. Bef. 1704 (Source:
Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel
(Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint
1987), p 6.); m. (1) EDMUND BRIDGES, 11 January 1660; d. Abt. 1682; m. (2)
PETER CLOYES, Aft. 1682 (Source: NEHG Regsiter 21:16); d. 18 July 1708.
viii. JOSEPH TOWNE, b. 3 September 1648, bapt Salem, Essex
County, Massachusetts (Source: (1) "NEHG Register," New England Historical
Genealogy Society, Boston, Massachusetts: 21:17., (2) Walter Goodwin Davis,
The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport)
Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 6.); d.
1713, prob Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Source: (1) "NEHG
Register," New England Historical Genealogy Society, Boston, Massachusetts:
21:17., (2) Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793
of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927,
reprint 1987), p 6 [date].); m. PHEBE PERKINS (Source: Walter Goodwin
Davis, The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport)
Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 6.), Abt.
1663 (Source: (1) "NEHG Register," New England Historical Genealogy
Society, Boston, Massachusetts: 21:17., (2) Walter Goodwin Davis, The
Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport)
Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 6.).



Generation No. 2

2. John* TOWNE (Source: Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Lt.
Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine, (Southworth Press
Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 3.). He married 3. Elizabeth/Alice*
(--?--).
3. Elizabeth/Alice* (--?--) (Source: Walter Goodwin Davis, The
Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport)
Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 3.).

Children of John* TOWNE and Elizabeth/Alice* (--?--) are:
i. Arthur TOWNE, born 28 August 1597 in bapt St
Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Source: Walter Goodwin Davis,
The Ancestry of Lt. Amos Towne 1737-1793 of Arundel (Kennebunkport)
Maine, (Southworth Press Portland Maine 1927, reprint 1987), p 3.).
1 ii. William* TOWNE, born 18 March 1599 in bapt St
Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; died Abt. 1672 in probably
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts; married Joanna* BLESSING 25 March
1620 in St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
Mariana

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