Joanna (Jone) Blessing

b 1599, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
d 1682, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
bur Topsfield, Salem, Massachusetts
16 27 Mar 1922,  
24 28 Apr 1922,    
John Blyssynge  
| b 1549    
William Blyssynge    
|b 1575 |    
| Joane Preaste  
|  b 1553    
Joanna (Jone) Blessing    
|William Towne    
|m 25 Mar 1620    
|St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England |    
   
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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

Accused of witchcraft though never arrested or brought to trial.

Source: 'Salem Possessed, The Social Origins of Witchcraft', 1974, Paul Boyer & Stephen Nissenbaum, p 149.


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