William Towne

d 24 Jun 1673, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
bur Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
16 03 Apr 1943,
c 21 May 1603, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
24 13 Apr 1944,
33 16 May 1973, !&
61 21 Feb 1943, !&
	Leonard Towne
	\| b 1540
Richard Towne	bur 14 Dec 1599
\|b 12 Dec 1568	\|
\| 16 03 Apr 1943	Ellen Greene
\|	b 25 Mar 1544
William Towne	bur 24 Mar 1602
\|Joanna (Jone) Blessing
\|m 25 Mar 1620
\|St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England	\|
Ann Denton
b 1569	\|
16 08 Mar 1941

Children

1	<	Rebecca Town
2		John Towne
3	<	Susanna Towne
4	<	Edmund Towne
5	<	Jacob Towne
6	<	Mary Towne
7	<	Sarah Towne
8	<	Joseph Towne

Notes

Married in St. Nicholas church in Yarmouth, England, one of the finest buildings in that city, founded in 1101.

Came to Salem in 1632 and moved to Topsfield, Massachusetts in 1652.

Death place not certain.

Died intestate in 1672 leaving a 'small estate.'

Source: 'Salem Possessed, The Social Origins of Witchcraft', 1974, Paul Boyer & Stephen Nissenbaum, p 199. 'A Brief Sketch of Thomas Fuller', Jesse Franklin Fuller, 1896, p 33. 'The Descendants of William Towne...', Edwin Eugene Towne, 1901, p 11

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