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    Person Info
  • Name: William TOWNE
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: England b
  • Baptism: 18 Mar 1598/9 in St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk c
  • Death: Before 1673 d


  • Parents:

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Rebecca TOWNE Death: 19 Jul 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts
  2. John TOWNE
  3. Susannah TOWNE
  4. Edmund TOWNE Death: 1678
  5. Jacob TOWNE Death: 27 Nov 1704 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
  6. Mary TOWNE Death: 22 Sep 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts
  7. Sarah TOWNE Death: Before 1704
  8. Joseph TOWNE Death: 1713

Bibliography
  1. Davis, Walter Goodwin, Ancestry of Lieut Amos Towne, 1737-1793, of Arundel (Kennebunkport), Maine, 1927. Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1927. Available at https://archive.org/details/ancestryoflieuta00davi. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis TOWNE p[0-9]*].
  2. Towne, Edwin Eugene, Descendants of William TOWNE, Newtonville, MA: author, 1901. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/26765. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
place:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p21]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
1600 [Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p21]
Sources for baptism Information
date:
[Ref: Davis TOWNE p4],
place:
[Ref: Davis TOWNE p4]
Sources for death Information
date:
estate admin granted in 1673 [Ref: Davis TOWNE p5]
Sources with Information about marriage to Joan BLESSING
date:
[Ref: Davis TOWNE p4],
place:
[Ref: Davis TOWNE p4],
child:
[Ref: Davis TOWNE p21, Davis TOWNE p5, Davis TOWNE p6, TowneEE TOWNE p21]
Research Notes:
emigrated from either Yarmouth or Bristol, England [Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p21]

1640: first record in America, in town of Salem [Ref: Davis TOWNE p4]



Pedigree of William TOWNE
William TOWNE



Descendants of William TOWNE
1. William TOWNE m. Joan BLESSING
m. Joan BLESSING

2nd generation

2. Rebecca TOWNE m. Francis NOURSE
m. Francis NOURSE
5. Edmund TOWNE m. Mary BROWNING
m. Mary BROWNING father: Thomas BROWNING mother: Mary (BROWNING)
6. Jacob TOWNE m. Catherine SYMONDS
m. Catherine SYMONDS father: John SYMONDS mother: Elizabeth (SYMONDS)
7. Mary TOWNE m. Isaac ESTEY
m. Isaac ESTEY father: Jeffrey ESTEY
9. Joseph TOWNE m. Phebe PERKINS
m. Phebe PERKINS father: Thomas PERKINS mother: Phebe GOULD

3rd generation

15. Thomas TOWNE m. Sarah FRENCH
m. Sarah FRENCH father: John FRENCH mother: Phoebe KEYES
17. William TOWNE m1. Eliza (TOWNE) m2. Margaret (TOWNE)
m. Eliza (TOWNE)
m. Margaret (TOWNE)
18. Joseph TOWNE m. Amy SMITH
m. Amy SMITH father: Robert SMITH mother: Mary FRENCH
19. Abigail TOWNE m1. Jacob PAYBODY m2. Thomas PERLEY
m. Jacob PAYBODY father: Francis PAYBODY mother: Mary FOSTER
m. Thomas PERLEY father: John PERLEY
22. Elizabeth TOWNE m. Thomas WILKINS
m. Thomas WILKINS
23. Samuel TOWNE m. Elizabeth KNIGHT
m. Elizabeth KNIGHT father: Philip KNIGHT mother: Margery WILKINS
24. John TOWNE m. Mary SMITH
m. Mary SMITH father: Robert SMITH mother: Mary FRENCH
25. Jacob TOWNE m. Phebe SMITH
m. Phebe SMITH father: Robert SMITH mother: Mary FRENCH
26. Katherine TOWNE m. Elisha PERKINS
m. Elisha PERKINS father: Thomas PERKINS mother: Phebe GOULD
43. Joseph TOWNE m1. Margaret CASE m2. Abigail CURTIS m3. Mary MOWER
m. Margaret CASE
m. Abigail CURTIS
m. Mary MOWER
45. John TOWNE m1. Elizabeth RAE m2. Abigail STANLEY
m. Elizabeth RAE
m. Abigail STANLEY

4th generation

53. Richard TOWNE m1. Elizabeth BIXBY m2. Hannah BIXBY
m. Elizabeth BIXBY
m. Hannah BIXBY
64. Benjamin TOWNE m1. Catherine TOWNE m2. Susanna WILDES m3. Mary PERKINS m4. Mary CLARK
m. Catherine TOWNE father: Jacob TOWNE mother: Phebe SMITH
m. Susanna WILDES father: Ephraim WILDE mother: Mary HOWLETT
m. Mary PERKINS
m. Mary CLARK
65. Nathan TOWNE m1. Phebe CURTIS m2. Grace (TOWNE)
m. Phebe CURTIS father: John CURTIS mother: Mary LOOKE
m. Grace (TOWNE)
66. Daniel TOWNE m. Dorothy DORMAN
m. Dorothy DORMAN
67. Jesse TOWNE m. Ruth (TOWNE)
m. Ruth (TOWNE)
68. Nathaniel TOWNE m. Jemima PERKINS
m. Jemima PERKINS
71. Amos TOWNE m. Mary SMITH
m. Mary SMITH father: Samuel SMITH mother: Rebecca CURTIS
74. Jacob Deacon PEABODY m. Rebecca BAKER
m. Rebecca BAKER father: Thomas Capt BAKER
82. Elizabeth TOWNE m. Robert PERKINS
m. Robert PERKINS father: Thomas PERKINS mother: Sarah WALLIS
88. Israel TOWNE m. Susanna HAVEN
m. Susanna HAVEN father: Moses Dea HAVEN
90. Ephraim TOWNE m. Sarah KENNEY
m. Sarah KENNEY
91. Jonathan TOWNE m. Catherine (TOWNE)
m. Catherine (TOWNE)
92. David TOWNE m1. Mary BARTON m2. Sarah (TOWNE) m3. Priscilla HOVEY m4. Margaret MANNING
m. Mary BARTON
m. Sarah (TOWNE)
m. Priscilla HOVEY
m. Margaret MANNING
93. Samuel TOWNE m1. Sarah LAMB m2. Bathsheba MOORE
m. Sarah LAMB
m. Bathsheba MOORE
94. Edmund TOWNE m1. Elizabeth GOULD m2. Patience GOULD
m. Elizabeth GOULD
m. Patience GOULD
95. John TOWNE m. Lydia HUNKINS
m. Lydia HUNKINS
97. John TOWNE m. Abigail STANLEY
m. Abigail STANLEY
100. Jacob TOWNE m. Louise PAGE
m. Louise PAGE
101. Phebe TOWNE m. John GOULD
m. John GOULD
102. Gideon TOWNE m. Hannah GOULD
m. Hannah GOULD
104. Stephen TOWNE m. Mary BUTLER
m. Mary BUTLER father: Valentine BUTLER mother: Dorcas (BUTLER)
105. Jabez TOWNE m. Tryphemia DWINELL
m. Tryphemia DWINELL
106. Elisha TOWNE m. Sarah RHODES
m. Sarah RHODES
107. Phebe PERKINS m. John WILDE
m. John WILDE father: Ephraim WILDE mother: Mary HOWLETT

5th generation

132. Benjamin TOWNE m. Edna TOWNE
m. Edna TOWNE
133. Ephraim TOWNE m. Sarah BRAGG
m. Sarah BRAGG
134. Jacob TOWNE m. Elizabeth PERKINS
m. Elizabeth PERKINS
135. Joseph TOWNE m1. Elizabeth ROGERS m2. Martha BAKER
m. Elizabeth ROGERS
m. Martha BAKER
136. Eli TOWNE m. Elizabeth GOULD
m. Elizabeth GOULD
138. Edmund TOWNE m. Susannah CUMMINGS
m. Susannah CUMMINGS
139. Ezra TOWNE m1. Elizabeth (TOWNE) m2. Elizabeth DUTTON m3. Kezia (START)
m. Elizabeth (TOWNE)
m. Elizabeth DUTTON
m. Kezia (START)
142. Catherine TOWNE m. Joseph CURTIS
m. Joseph CURTIS
143. Joseph TOWNE m. Sarah KIMBALL
m. Sarah KIMBALL
144. Nathan TOWNE m. Mary POOLE
m. Mary POOLE
146. Jonathan TOWNE m. Esther GOULD
m. Esther GOULD
148. Asa TOWNE m. Mary BEVERLY
m. Mary BEVERLY
149. Aaron TOWNE m. Hannah BEVERLY
m. Hannah BEVERLY
154. Thomas TOWNE m. Anna TROW
m. Anna TROW
158. Joseph TOWNE m. Rebecca CREDIFORD
m. Rebecca CREDIFORD father: Jacob CREDIFORD mother: Esther LITTLEFIELD
159. Thomas TOWNE m. Abigail CREDIFORD
m. Abigail CREDIFORD father: Jacob CREDIFORD mother: Esther LITTLEFIELD
167. Francis TOWNE m. Phebe TOWNE
m. Phebe TOWNE father: Gideon TOWNE
168. Samuel TOWNE m. Hannah WAKEFIELD
m. Hannah WAKEFIELD
169. Amos Lieut TOWNE m1. Jane SMITH m2. Sarah MILLER
m. Jane SMITH father: William Capt SMITH
m. Sarah MILLER father: Jeremiah MILLER mother: Elizabeth LASSELL
170. Daniel TOWNE m. Elizabeth DORMAN
m. Elizabeth DORMAN father: Jesse Lieut DORMAN mother: Elizabeth AVERILL
171. Jacob PEABODY m. Susanna ROGERS
m. Susanna ROGERS father: John ROGERS mother: Susann MARSTON
179. Sarah PERKINS m. Eleazer LAKE
m. Eleazer LAKE father: Eleazer LAKE mother: Lydia FORDE
180. Phebe PERKINS m. Jonathan KNIGHT
m. Jonathan KNIGHT
185. Elijah TOWNE m. Lydia LOCK
m. Lydia LOCK
186. Moses TOWNE m1. Bethiah REED m2. Abigail CHILDS
m. Bethiah REED
m. Abigail CHILDS
188. Israel TOWNE m. Naomi STEBBINS
m. Naomi STEBBINS
192. Silas TOWNE m. Susannah LOCK
m. Susannah LOCK
193. Edmund TOWNE m. Abigail BREWER
m. Abigail BREWER father: Jonathan BREWER
195. Jacob TOWNE m. Mary CAMPBELL
m. Mary CAMPBELL father: John Rev CAMPBELL
199. John TOWNE m. Dorothy PRATT
m. Dorothy PRATT
201. Josiah TOWNE m. Susannah RICH
m. Susannah RICH
206. David TOWNE m. Keziah SHUMWAY
m. Keziah SHUMWAY
209. James TOWNE m. Ann BLOOD
m. Ann BLOOD
214. Edmund TOWNE m. Hannah SPARHAWK
m. Hannah SPARHAWK
219. Thomas TOWNE m. Hannah BALLARD
m. Hannah BALLARD
220. Abner TOWNE m. Susannah DANA
m. Susannah DANA
221. Isaac TOWNE m. Huldah PRATT
m. Huldah PRATT
226. Simon TOWNE m. Mary PIKE
m. Mary PIKE
228. Samuel TOWNE m. Eunice EMMONS
m. Eunice EMMONS
229. Jonathan TOWNE m1. Sarah FOWLER m2. Abigail HALE
m. Sarah FOWLER
m. Abigail HALE
232. John TOWNE m. Mary THOMAS
m. Mary THOMAS
234. Joshua TOWNE m. Sarah BALL
m. Sarah BALL
237. Abner TOWNE m. Sarah BUTLER
m. Sarah BUTLER
238. Gideon TOWNE m. Martha STANLEY
m. Martha STANLEY father: Thomas STANLEY
247. Jabez TOWNE m. Lydia PERKINS
m. Lydia PERKINS
249. Rebecca TOWNE m. Samuel SMITH
m. Samuel SMITH father: Samuel SMITH mother: Priscilla GOULD
250. Jacob TOWNE m. Susannah BROWN
m. Susannah BROWN
251. Elijah TOWNE m. Eunice DWINNELL
m. Eunice DWINNELL
256. John TOWNE m. Ann CUMMINGS
m. Ann CUMMINGS
258. Absolom TOWNE m. Judith HALE
m. Judith HALE father: Abner HALE mother: Kezia SMITH
265. Sarah WILDE m. George START
m. George START father: William START mother: Mercy FRIGG
267. Amos WILDES m. Hannah PERKINS
m. Hannah PERKINS father: Jonathan PERKINS mother: Elizabeth PORTER