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Joanna Blessing 1595–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1595

Birth Location: Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1675 (1682)

Death Location: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Blyssynge

Mother: Joane Priest

Spouse(s): William Towne

Children(s): Joseph Sr., Mary 🧙‍♀️, Rebecca Towne, Edmund Towne, John Towne, Sarah Towne, Jacob Towne, Gardner Towne, Martha TOWNE, Uriah TOWNE

Joanna Blessing was born in 1595 in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, the child of John Blyssynge And Joane Jennings Priest. Joanna Blessing married William Towne, and had children including Edmund Towne, Gardner Towne, Jacob Towne, John Towne, Joseph Towne Sr, Martha Blessing Towne, Mary Towne, Rebecca Towne, Sarah Towne, Uriah Towne. Joanna Blessing passed away in 1675 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joanna Blessing was born in 1595 in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, the child of John Blyssynge And Joane Jennings Priest.
  • Joanna Blessing married William Towne, and had children including Edmund Towne, Gardner Towne, Jacob Towne, John Towne, Joseph Towne Sr, Martha Blessing Towne, Mary Towne, Rebecca Towne, Sarah Towne, Uriah Towne.
  • Joanna Blessing passed away in 1675 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Blyssynge
1549–1648
Birth Location: Somerleyton, Norfolk, , England
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Joane Priest
1553–1653
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
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Spouses(s)

William Towne
1598–1673
Birth Location: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
WT

Children(s)

Joseph Sr.
1639–1713
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JS
Mary 🧙‍♀️
1634–1692
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
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Rebecca Towne
1621–1692
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
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Edmund Towne
1628–1678
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
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John Towne
1624–1678
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
JT
Sarah Towne
1637–1703
Birth Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Jacob Towne
1631–1704
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
JT
Gardner Towne
1625–1672
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
GT
Martha TOWNE
1622–1703
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
MT
Uriah TOWNE
1641–1731
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
UT

Joanna Blessing's Ancestors

Self
Joanna Blessing
1595–1675
Birth Place: Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Blyssynge
1549–1648
Somerleyton, Norfolk, , England
Joane (Jennings) Priest
1553–1653
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
Hugh (Sir of Devon Prust) Priest
1527–1581
Devon, England
Alice (Flower) Newcourt
1531–1573
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joanna Blessing's Descendants

1.
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Joanna Blessing (22 Jun 1595–22 Jun 1675 (1682)) m. William Towne (15 March 1598–24 June 1673)
  1. 1. Joseph (Towne) Sr. 1639–1713 m. Phebe Perkins 1644–1680
    1. 1. Susannah Towne 1671–1766 m. John Cummings 1666–1722
      1. 1. Issac Cummings 1695–1754 m. Hannah (Eastey \) Eastie 1702–1743 m. Susanna Holden 1714–1834
        1. 1. Mehitable Cummings 1730–1776 m. Joseph Jepherson\Jefferson\Jepson 1724–1769
        2. 2. Pelatiah Cummings 1728–1803
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Andrews 1725–1761
        4. 4. Isaac Cummings 1722–1745
        5. 5. Mary (Cummings) [Emerson] 1726–1727
        6. 6. Ebenezer Comings 1738–
        7. 7. Sarah Cummings 1740–
        8. 8. Noah Comings 1742–1743
        9. 9. Hannah (Cummings) [Rice] 1721–1800
        10. 10. Rebecca (Cummings) [Chaffin] 1735–1817
        11. 11. Isaac Cummings 1749–
      2. 2. Rebeckah Cummings 1713–1734
      3. 3. Stebbens (Stephen) Cummings 1706–1760
      4. 4. Susannah (Cummings) [Whipple] 1701–1723
      5. 5. Hannah Cummings 1718–1719
      6. 6. James Cummings 1705–1776
      7. 7. Samuel Cummings 1709–1804
      8. 8. Joseph Cummings 1690–1729
      9. 9. John (Cummings) Jr. 1692–1756
      10. 10. David (Cornitt) Cummings 1698–1765
      11. 11. Mary (Cummings) [Huchinson] 1700–1732
    2. 2. Joseph Towne 1672–1757
    3. 3. Phebe Towne 1666–1668
    4. 4. Joanna Towne 1668–1736
    5. 5. Mary Towne 1670–1715
    6. 6. Sarah Towne 1675–1760
    7. 7. John Towne 1678–1714
    8. 8. Martha Towne 1680–1753
  2. 2. Mary (Towne) 🧙‍♀️ 1634–1692 m. Isaac Estey 1627–1712
    1. 1. Isaac (Estey) Jr. 1662–1714 m. Abigail (Kimball) Kymball 1667–1760
      1. 1. Hannah (Eastey \) Eastie 1702–1743 m. Issac Cummings 1695–1754
    2. 2. Hannah Estey 1667–1741
    3. 3. Joseph Estey 1658–1739
    4. 4. Joshua Estey 1678–1718
    5. 5. Jacob Estey 1674–1732
    6. 6. Samuel Estey 1672–1709
    7. 7. Benjamin Estey 1669–1750
    8. 8. John Estey 1662–1714
    9. 9. Sarah Estey 1660–1749
    10. 10. Jeffrey Estey 1680–1718
    11. 11. Mary (Abigail) Estey 1680–1730
  3. 3. Rebecca Towne 1621–1692
  4. 4. Edmund Towne 1628–1678
  5. 5. John Towne 1624–1678
  6. 6. Sarah Towne 1637–1703 m. Edmund (Bridges) Jr. 1637–1682 m. Peter (Clayes \) Cloyes 1640–1708
    1. 1. Hannah Bridges 1669–1727 m. Samuel Barton 1664–1732
      1. 1. Joshua Barton 1697–1793
    2. 2. Benjamin (Bridges) Capt 1665–1725
    3. 3. Hepzibah Clayes 1685–1754
    4. 4. Alice Clayes 1687–1718
    5. 5. Benoni Cloyes 1683–1708
  7. 7. Jacob Towne 1631–1704
  8. 8. Gardner Towne 1625–1672
  9. 9. Martha (Blessing) TOWNE 1622–1703
  10. 10. Uriah TOWNE 1641–1731

Joanna Blessing's Timeline

2 Records

1595
22 Jun 1595
Birth of Joanna Blessing in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England
Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England
1675
22 Jun 1675 (1682)
Age 80
Death of Joanna Blessing in Topsfield, Salem , Massachusetts, United States
Topsfield, Salem , Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1595
    Event Place: Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1675 (1682)
    Event Place: Topsfield, Salem , Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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