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Rebecca Towne 1621–1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1621

Birth Location: St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1692

Death Location: Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Father: William Towne

Mother: Joanna Blessing

Spouse(s): Francis Nurse

Children(s): Elizabeth (Nourse), John Nurse, Samuel Nurse, Mary Nurrse, Francis Nurse, Sarah Nurse, Benjamin Nurse

The story of Rebecca Towne began in 1621 in St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Rebecca Towne married Francis Nurse, and had children including Benjamin Nurse, Elizabeth Nurse Nourse, Francis Nurse, John Nurse, Mary Nurrse, Samuel Nurse, Sarah Nurse. Rebecca Towne passed away in 1692 in Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Towne began in 1621 in St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
  • Rebecca Towne married Francis Nurse, and had children including Benjamin Nurse, Elizabeth Nurse Nourse, Francis Nurse, John Nurse, Mary Nurrse, Samuel Nurse, Sarah Nurse.
  • Rebecca Towne passed away in 1692 in Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America.

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Rebecca Towne's Ancestors

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Rebecca Towne
1621–1692
Birth Place: St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parents
William (Wyllyam) Towne
1598–1673
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Joanna Blessing
1595–1675
Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John (Richard) Towne
1568–1630
Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Clarke
1571–1630
Blundeston, Suffolk, England
John (William Blessing) (Blyssynge)
1575–1625
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Jane Preaste
1572–1653
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Vicar
1540–1599
Ellin\Ellen Greene
1544–1602
John I
1536–1610
Rose (Fynnes)
1541–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sir
1519–1585
Agnes Lady
1523–1598

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. Elizabeth (Nurse) (Nourse) 1665–1733
  2. 2. John Nurse 1645–1719
  3. 3. Samuel Nurse 1649–1685
  4. 4. Mary Nurrse 1655–1749
  5. 5. Francis Nurse 1660–1716
  6. 6. Sarah Nurse 1662–1749
  7. 7. Benjamin Nurse 1666–1748

Rebecca Towne's Timeline

3 Records

1621
21 Feb 1621
Birth of Rebecca Towne in St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1644
24 August 1644
Age 23
Rebecca Towne was married in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1692
19 Jul 1692
Age 71
Death of Rebecca Towne in Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 August 1644
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1692
    Event Place: Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

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