William Towne

1599 - 1673  (~ 74 years)

• Name	William Towne
  Christened	18/18 Mar 1598/1599	St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jun 1673	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Buried	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I9220	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2001

  
  

  Father	John Towne
  Mother	Elizabeth
  Family ID	F36289	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Joanna (Jone) Blessing,   b. 1599, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 1682, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1620	St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Children	+ 1. Rebecca Town,   b. 21 Feb 1621, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 19 Jul 1692, Salem Village, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 71 years)   2. John Towne,   b. 1623, , England ,   d. Bef 1673  (Age < 49 years) + 3. Susanna Towne,   b. 1625, St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 1678  (Age 53 years) + 4. Edmund Towne,   b. Abt Jun 1628,   d. 1678  (Age ~ 49 years) + 5. Jacob Towne,   b. 1632,   d. 27 Nov 1704, , Massachusetts  (Age 72 years) + 6. Mary Towne,   b. 1634, , England ,   d. 22 Sep 1692, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 58 years) + 7. Sarah Towne,   b. 1639,   d. 1703  (Age 64 years) + 8. Joseph Towne,   b. 1639, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F3392	Group Sheet

  
  

• 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." Estate of William Towne of Topsfield Essex Probate Docket # 27923 Administratation granted 24:4:1673 to Johana Towne on the estate of Wm Towne, her late husband, and she was to bring in an inventory to the next Ipswich court. Salem Quarterly Court Records 5:66 Petition for settlement of a small estate left the undersigned by their father, who died ten years ago leaving no will, but left his estate in the hands of their mother who was appointed admininistratrix and the estate remained unsettled until her death, and now they desire that the following division may be allowed: the land to be divided equally to his three sons, Edmund, Jacob, and Joseph and the moveables equally to the three daughters, Rebecka, Mary and Sarah; also the three brothers to pay all debts now due and what charges shall after arise in settlement of the estate to be equally borne by all six. Adted Jan 17, 1682. Signed by Mary (her mark) Towne relict of Edmond Jacob Towne Josep (his mark) Towne Francis (his mark) Nurs with the consent of Rebeka Mary (her mark) Esty, formerly Mary Towne Sarah (her mark) Bridges. Witness: John How John Pritchet Allowed by the court at Ipswich April 10, 1683 Source: Ipswich Deeds, vol4, page 515 ---------- Reference: "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

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, jimroome@juno.com, 11 Dec 2001. Hi David, Just wanted to tell you that Ann Denton is in no way connected to or associated with the William Towne that married Joanna Blessing and came to America. Richard and Ann did have a son William but that William stayed in England, married, had children and property near Braceby, which I again visited for the 4th or 5th time last October. The old parish register of the St. Nicholas Church in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, states that: "William Towne, baptised 18th March 1598/99, son of John and Elizabeth." It bothers me greatly to keep seeing this falsehood published on the Internet over and over again. Jim Roome in Ontario NY, Associate Genealogist, Towne Family Association, Inc. James F Roome