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Rebecca Towne 1621 – 1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1621

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1692

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Towne

Mother: Joanna Blessing

Spouse(s): Francis Nurse

Children(s): Mary Nurse, Benjamin Nourse, John NURSE, Rebecca Nurse, Sarah NURSE, Samuel NURSE, Francis Nurse, Nathaniel Nurse, Michael Nurse, Mary Nurse

Rebecca Towne was born in 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of William Towne and Joanna Blessing. Rebecca Towne married Francis Nurse, and had children including Mary Nurse, Benjamin Nourse, John NURSE, Rebecca Nurse, Sarah NURSE, Samuel NURSE, Francis Nurse, Nathaniel Nurse, Michael Nurse, Mary Nurse. Rebecca Towne passed away in 1692 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Towne was born in 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of William Towne and Joanna Blessing.
  • Rebecca Towne married Francis Nurse, and had children including Mary Nurse, Benjamin Nourse, John NURSE, Rebecca Nurse, Sarah NURSE, Samuel NURSE, Francis Nurse, Nathaniel Nurse, Michael Nurse, Mary Nurse.
  • Rebecca Towne passed away in 1692 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Rebecca Towne's Ancestors

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Rebecca Towne
1621 – 1692
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Towne
1599 – 1673
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England,
Joanna Blessing
1595 – 1675
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John Towne
1570 – 1627
Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Clarke
1569 – 1630
Blundeston, Suffolk, England
William Blyssynge
1575 – 1677
Somerleyton, Norfolk, , England
Joan Preaste
1572 – 1675
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Towne
1540 – 1599
Ellen Greene
1544 – 1602
John Clarke
1536 – 1610
Rose Fenne
1539 – 1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Towne's Descendants

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Rebecca Towne (21 Feb 1621 – 19 Jul 1692) m. Francis Nurse (18 Jan 1618 – 22 Nov 1695)
  1. 1. Mary Nurse (1641 – 28 Jun 1749)
  2. 2. Benjamin Nourse (1644 – )
  3. 3. John NURSE (1645 – 1 Dec 1719)
  4. 4. Rebecca Nurse (1647 – 1754)
  5. 5. Sarah NURSE (1648 – 1 Sep 1754)
  6. 6. Samuel NURSE (3 Feb 1649 – 15 Jul 1715)
  7. 7. Francis Nurse (1650 – 15 Jan 1685)
  8. 8. Nathaniel Nurse (1651 – 1680)
  9. 9. Michael Nurse (1651 – 1671)
  10. 10. Mary Nurse (1655 – 28 Jun 1749) m. John Tarbell (1654 – 25 Mar 1715)
    1. 1. John Tarbell (9 Aug 1680 – 5 Feb 1759) m. Hannah Flint (4 Apr 1685 – 14 Dec 1779)
      1. 1. William Tarbell (3 Sep 1707 – 17 Apr 1790) m. Ruth Richardson (9 Feb 1713 – 14 Oct 1764) m. Elizabeth ((#2 wife) Bruce) Walker (9 Feb 1711 – ) m. Elizabeth Walker (1 Jan 1717 – 1769) m. Elisabeth Walker (1 Jan 1718 – 1790)
        1. 1. William Tarbell (03 Oct 1752 – 2 Mar 1818) m. Elizabeth French (5 Mar 1747 – 1803)

Rebecca Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1621
21 Feb 1621
Birth of Rebecca Towne in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1692
19 Jul 1692
Age 71
Death of Rebecca Towne in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1621
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1692
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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