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REBECCA TownE 1621–1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1621

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1692

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

Father: WILLIAM Towne

Mother: JOANNA Blessing

Spouse(s): Francis Norris

Children(s): JOHN NursE, Sarah Nurse, Rebecca Nurse, Samuel Nurse, Nathaniel Nurse, Michael Nurse, Mary Nurse, Jacob Nurse, Isaac Nurse, Daughter Nurse, Benjamin Nurse

In 1621, REBECCA TownE entered the world in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, born to William Towne And Joanna Blessing. REBECCA TownE married Francis Norris, and had children including Benjamin Nurse, Daughter Nurse, Isaac Nurse, Jacob Nurse, John Nurse, Mary Nurse, Michael Nurse, Nathaniel Nurse, Rebecca Nurse, Samuel Nurse, Sarah Nurse. REBECCA TownE passed away in 1692 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1621, REBECCA TownE entered the world in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, born to William Towne And Joanna Blessing.
  • REBECCA TownE married Francis Norris, and had children including Benjamin Nurse, Daughter Nurse, Isaac Nurse, Jacob Nurse, John Nurse, Mary Nurse, Michael Nurse, Nathaniel Nurse, Rebecca Nurse, Samuel Nurse, Sarah Nurse.
  • REBECCA TownE passed away in 1692 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM Towne
1598–1673
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
WT
JOANNA Blessing
1595–1675
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth,,Norfolk,England
JB

Spouses(s)

Francis Norris
1618–1695
Birth Location: Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
FN

Children(s)

JOHN NursE
1645–1719
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
JN
Sarah Nurse
1651–1754
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, MA
SN
Rebecca Nurse
1642–1754
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
RN
Samuel Nurse
1649–1715
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SN
Nathaniel Nurse
1651–1680
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
NN
Michael Nurse
1651–1671
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
MN
Mary Nurse
1657–1749
Birth Location: Salem Village, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
MN
Jacob Nurse
1647–1715
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JN
Isaac Nurse
1655–1719
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
IN
Daughter Nurse
1650–1685
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
DN
Benjamin Nurse
1644–
Birth Location: –
BN

REBECCA TownE's Ancestors

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REBECCA TownE
1621–1692
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parents
WILLIAM Towne
1598–1673
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
JOANNA Blessing
1595–1675
Great Yarmouth,,Norfolk,England
Grandparents
John Towne
1570–1627
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Clarke
1571–1630
Blundeston, Suffolk, England
William Blyssynge
1575–1677
Somerleyton, Norfolk, England
Joan Preaste
1580–1653
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Towne
1540–1598
Ellen Greene
1544–1602
John Fixton
1536–1610
DA Clarke
1541–1619
John Sr.
1549–1648
Joane (Blyssange)
1553–1653
Thomas Prieste
1533–1575
Barbara Dockynge
1533–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leonard Towne
1501–1599
Ann Parker
1515–1564
John Greene
1518–1590
Anne Arthington
1522–1593
Sir Colyton
1519–1585
Lady Colyton
1523–1585
William 11GGM
1510–1558
Hugh Priest
1527–1582
Alice Newcourt
1531–1573
John Preaste
1490–1534
Isabell Drewe
1494–1534
Thomas Docking
1505–1565
Debyne ##
1505–1565

REBECCA TownE's Descendants

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REBECCA TownE (21 Feb 1621–19 Jul 1692) m. Francis Norris (18 Jan 1618–22 Nov 1695)
  1. 1. JOHN NursE 1645–1719 m. ELIZABETH Smith 1645–1673 m. Elizabeth Vary 1655–1723
    1. 1. JOHN NursE 1673–1747 m. ELIZABETH (Spring) GalE 1678–1726
      1. 1. Thomasine Nurse 1716–1758 m. JEDIDIAH BigeloW 1714–1772
        1. 1. Jedediah (Bigelow) (II) 1757–1758
        2. 2. Thomas (Bigelow) (I) 1751–1751
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Bigelow 1749–1845
        4. 4. Jedediah (Bigelow) (I) 1756–1756
        5. 5. Thankful Bigelow 1745–1796
        6. 6. Sarah Bigelow 1741–1819
        7. 7. Abigail Bigelow 1737–1769
        8. 8. Ruth Bigelow 1744–1818
        9. 9. Elizabeth Bigelow 1757–1757
        10. 10. John Bigelow 1755–1756
        11. 11. Jedediah Bigelow 1747–1756
        12. 12. Tamerson Biglow 1741–1830 m. William Davenport 1737–1805
      2. 2. John Nurse 1701–1785 m. Bathsheba Rugg 1703–1741
        1. 1. Hannah Nurse 1734–1803
        2. 2. Joseph Nurse 1723–1812
        3. 3. Sarah Nurse 1724–1784
        4. 4. Abraham Nurse 1727–1729
        5. 5. Zerviah Nurse 1729–1775
        6. 6. Joannah (\ Joanna) Nurse 1737–
        7. 7. Mehitable Nurse 1739–1776
        8. 8. Jonathan Nurse 1741–
      3. 3. Joseph Nurse 1703–1729
      4. 4. Sarah Nurse 1705–1751
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Nurse) Bigelow 1708–1770
      6. 6. Samuel Nurse 1711–1729
      7. 7. Mehitable Nurse 1712–1747 m. John Belknap 1698–1799
      8. 8. Abraham Nurse 1732–1793 m. Zurviah (Clayes) Morse 1735–1805
        1. 1. Asa Nurse 1754–1803 m. Mary Glover 1764–1800 m. Anna Munroe 1758–1779
        2. 2. John Nurse 1756–1828
        3. 3. Lawson Nurse 1761–1832
        4. 4. Josiah Nurse 1763–1777
        5. 5. Peter Nurse 1765–1781
        6. 6. Nathan Nurse 1777–1805
        7. 7. Bette Nurse 1757–1770
        8. 8. Molly Nurse 1768–
        9. 9. Anne Nurse 1772–1805
        10. 10. Sally Nurse 1774–1861
        11. 11. Betsy Nurse 1770–1791
        12. 12. Olive Nurse 1767–1795
      9. 9. Hannah Nurse 1734–1803
      10. 10. Joannah Nurse 1737–1774
      11. 11. Zerviah Nurse 1729–1760
      12. 12. Samuel Nurse 1712–1790
      13. 13. Zerviah Nourse 1730–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Nurse 1678–1719
    3. 3. Samuel Nurse 1679–1719
    4. 4. Benjamin Nurse 1685–1740
    5. 5. Deborah Nurse 1692–1736
    6. 6. Joseph Nurse 1683–1743
    7. 7. Hannah Nurse 1687–1720
    8. 8. Sarah Nurse 1680–1757
    9. 9. Howard (L) Nourse 1668–
    10. 10. Sarah Nurse 1680–1757
    11. 11. Jonathan Nurse 1682–1743
    12. 12. Samuel Nurse –1689
    13. 13. Elizabeth Nurse 1678–1719
  2. 2. Sarah Nurse 1651–1754
  3. 3. Rebecca Nurse 1642–1754 m. Thomas Preston 1643–1697 m. Jonathan Kinne 1686–1731
    1. 1. John Preston 1673–1744
    2. 2. David Preston 1688–1734
    3. 3. Daniel Preston 1689–1690
    4. 4. Rebecca Preston 1670–1711
    5. 5. Thomas (PRESTON) II 1678–1742
    6. 6. Elizabeth PRESTON 1677–1693
    7. 7. Jonathan PRESTON 1682–1711
  4. 4. Samuel Nurse 1649–1715
  5. 5. Nathaniel Nurse 1651–1680
  6. 6. Michael Nurse 1651–1671
  7. 7. Mary Nurse 1657–1749
  8. 8. Jacob Nurse 1647–1715
  9. 9. Isaac Nurse 1655–1719
  10. 10. Daughter Nurse 1650–1685
  11. 11. Benjamin Nurse 1644–

REBECCA TownE's Timeline

6 Records

1620
21 Feb 1620
REBECCA TownE was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1621
21 February 1621
Birth of REBECCA TownE in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1621
21 Feb 1621
Birth of REBECCA TownE in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1621
21 Feb 1621
REBECCA TownE was baptized in Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1692
19 July 1692
Age 71
Death of REBECCA TownE in Gallows Hill, Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts
Gallows Hill, Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts
1692
19 Jul 1692
Age 71
Death of REBECCA TownE in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 February 1621
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 921028
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 281
    [6] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1621
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1620
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 281

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1621
    Event Place: Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Our Colonial and Continental Ancestors : the Ancestry of Mr. and Mrs. Louis William Dommerich

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1692
    Event Place: Gallows Hill, Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 921028
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA
    [6] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1692
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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