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Joanna Blessing 1595–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1595

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1682

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

Father: Joanna *

Mother: Joanna *

Spouse(s): William Towne*

Children(s): Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Towne, Mary Towne, Joseph Towne, Martha Towne, John Towne, Edmund Towne*, Susanna Towne, Jacob Towne, Uriah Towne

Joanna Blessing was born in 1595 in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of Joanna Preaste And Joanna Preaste. Joanna Blessing married William Towne, and had children including Edmund Towne, Jacob Towne, John Towne, Joseph Towne, Martha Blessing Towne, Mary Towne, Peter Towne, Rebecca Towne Nurse, Sarah Towne, Susanna Towne, Uriah Towne. Joanna Blessing passed away in 1682 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joanna Blessing was born in 1595 in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of Joanna Preaste And Joanna Preaste.
  • Joanna Blessing married William Towne, and had children including Edmund Towne, Jacob Towne, John Towne, Joseph Towne, Martha Blessing Towne, Mary Towne, Peter Towne, Rebecca Towne Nurse, Sarah Towne, Susanna Towne, Uriah Towne.
  • Joanna Blessing passed away in 1682 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joanna *
1572–1653
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
J*
Joanna *
1572–1653
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
J*

Spouses(s)

William Towne*
1597–1673
Birth Location: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
WT

Children(s)

Rebecca Nurse
1621–1692
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
RN
Sarah Towne
1648–1703
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
ST
Mary Towne
1634–1692
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
MT
Joseph Towne
1639–1713
Birth Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JT
Martha Towne
1622–1702
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
MT
John Towne
1624–1678
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
JT
Edmund Towne*
1628–1678
Birth Location: Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
ET
Susanna Towne
1625–1630
Birth Location: Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
ST
Jacob Towne
1631–1704
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
JT
Uriah Towne
1641–1731
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
UT

Joanna Blessing's Ancestors

Self
Joanna Blessing
1595–1682
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Parents
Joanna Preaste *
1572–1653
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Joanna (Preaste) *
1572–1653
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Preaste
1533–1575
Somerleyton, Suffolk, England
Barbara (Debyne) Dockynge
1533–1592
Somerleyton, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Docking
1505–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joanna Blessing's Descendants

1.
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Joanna Blessing (22 Jun 1595–22 Jun 1682) m. William Towne* (18 March 1597–24 June 1673)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Towne) Nurse 1621–1692 m. Francis Nurse 1618–1695
    1. 1. John Nurse 1645–1719 m. Elizabeth Nurse 1645–1717
      1. 1. John Nourse 1673–1747 m. Elizabeth Gale 1678–1726
        1. 1. John Nourse 1701–1785 m. Bathsheeba Ruge 1703–1741
        2. 2. Samuel Nurse 1713–1790 m. Abigail Nurse 1734–1820
      2. 2. Anna 1717–
    2. 2. Sarah Nurse 1651–1699
    3. 3. Rebecca Preston 1647–1719
    4. 4. Samuel Nurse 1649–1715
    5. 5. Mary (Nurse) Tarbell 1657–1749
    6. 6. Sarah Nurse 1662–1749
    7. 7. Elizabeth Nurse 1665–1734
    8. 8. Francis Nurse 1660–1716
    9. 9. Benjamin Nurse 1666–1748
  2. 2. Sarah Towne 1648–1703
  3. 3. Mary Towne 1634–1692
  4. 4. Joseph Towne 1639–1713
  5. 5. Martha (Blessing) Towne 1622–1702
  6. 6. John Towne 1624–1678
  7. 7. Edmund Towne* 1628–1678 m. Mary BROWNING* 1637–1717 m. Elizabeth Browning 1640–1715
    1. 1. ABIGAIL TOWNE 1664–1712 m. THOMAS (PERLEY) Lieut. 1669–1740 m. Jacob Peabody 1664–1689
      1. 1. Lois ((Perley)) Pike 1702–1748 m. Major (Thomas) Pike 1700–1761
        1. 1. Lieutenant (Thomas) Pike 1740–1824
        2. 2. Parley Pike 1732–1774
        3. 3. Hannah Pike 1728–1744
        4. 4. Abigail Pike 1729–1804
        5. 5. Sarah ((Pike)) Downer 1737–1800
        6. 6. Lois Pike 1742–1815
        7. 7. Moses Pike 1744–1775
        8. 8. Daniel Pike 1746–
        9. 9. Hannah Pike 1748–1805
      2. 2. Mary Peabody 1687–1744
      3. 3. Keziah Peabody 1687–1738
      4. 4. Marcy Peabody 1687–1744
      5. 5. Deacon (Jacob) Peabody 1689–1740
      6. 6. Sarah PEABODY 1688–1741
      7. 7. Amos (Perley, Perly, Perlye, Pearley,) Pearly 1699–1748
      8. 8. Asa Perley 1704–1706
      9. 9. John Perley 1697–1700
      10. 10. Abigail Perley 1708–1800
    2. 2. Towne 1663–1663
    3. 3. John Towne 1658–
    4. 4. Mary Towne 1653–1730
    5. 5. William Towne 1659–1750
    6. 6. Benjamin Towne 1666–1678
    7. 7. Rebecca Towne 1668–1702
    8. 8. Elizabeth Towne 1669–1726
    9. 9. Samuel (Jesse) Towne* 1673–1714
    10. 10. Thomas Towne 1655–1719
    11. 11. Sarah Towne 1657–1706
    12. 12. Joseph Towne 1661–1717
  8. 8. Susanna Towne 1625–1630
  9. 9. Jacob Towne 1631–1704
  10. 10. Uriah Towne 1641–1731

Joanna Blessing's Timeline

5 Records

1595
22 Jun 1595
Birth of Joanna Blessing in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
1595
22 Jun 1595
Joanna Blessing was baptized in Caistor-next-Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Caistor-next-Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1682
22 Jun 1682
Age 87
Death of Joanna Blessing in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1682
1682
Age 87
Death of Joanna Blessing
None
1682
22 Jun 1682
Age 87
Death of Joanna Blessing in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1595
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 15
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 10041.025; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 43
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1595
    Event Place: Caistor-next-Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1682
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1682
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1682
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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