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William Towne 1598–1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1598

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 24 June 1673

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

Father: Richard Towne

Mother: Anne Towne

Spouse(s): Joanna (Towne)

Children(s): Rebecca Towne, Mary Easty, Jacob Towne

William Towne was born in 1598 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of Richard John Towne And Anne Mary Maria Denton Towne. William Towne married Joanna Blessing Towne, and had children including Jacob Towne, Mary Easty, Rebecca Towne. William Towne passed away in 1673 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Towne was born in 1598 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of Richard John Towne And Anne Mary Maria Denton Towne.
  • William Towne married Joanna Blessing Towne, and had children including Jacob Towne, Mary Easty, Rebecca Towne.
  • William Towne passed away in 1673 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Towne's Ancestors

Self
William Towne
1598–1673
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parents
Richard John Towne
1568–1641
Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Anne (Mary-Maria Denton) Towne
1569–1674
Haydor, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Leonard Towne II, Baron, Vicar of St.) Andrews
1540–1598
Heydor, Lincolnshire, England
Ellin\Ellen Greene
1544–1645
Haydor, Lincolnshire, England
William (John) Denton
1550–1611
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Ann Towne
1515–1564
Rev I
1501–1599
John Norton)
1520–1585
John Greene
1518–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SIR Greene
1500–1534

William Towne's Descendants

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William Towne (18 Mar 1598–24 June 1673) m. Joanna (Blessing) (Towne) (22 Jun 1595–22 Jun 1682)
  1. 1. Rebecca Towne 1621–1692 m. Francis Nurse 1618–1695
    1. 1. John (Francis) Nurse 1645–1719 m. Elizabeth Nurse 1652–1673 m. Elizabeth Nurse 1655–1723
      1. 1. John Nurse 1673–1747 m. Elizabeth Gale 1677–1726
        1. 1. John Nurse 1701–1785 m. Bathsheba (Newton Rugg) NOURSE 1703–1741
      2. 2. Elizabeth Nurse 1678–1719
    2. 2. Benjamin Nurse 1665–1748
    3. 3. Elizabeth Nurse 1654–1688 m. William Russell 1647–1733
      1. 1. Ebenezer Russell 1688–1762
    4. 4. Mary Nurse 1655–1749
    5. 5. Rebecca Nurse 1647–1719 m. Thomas Preston 1643–1697
      1. 1. David Preson 1688–1763
    6. 6. Samuel Nurse 1649–1715 m. Mary Smith –1715
  2. 2. Mary Easty 1634–1692 m. Isaac Estey 1627–1712
    1. 1. Benjamin Estey 1669–1750
    2. 2. Hannah Estey 1665–1741
    3. 3. Isaac Estey 1656–1714
    4. 4. Jacob Estey 1674–1732
    5. 5. John Estey 1662–1720
    6. 6. Joseph Estey 1658–1739
    7. 7. Joshua Estey 1678–1718
    8. 8. Samuel Estey 1672–1709
    9. 9. Sarah (Esty Estes) Estey 1677–1727
  3. 3. Jacob Towne 1631–1704 m. Katherine (Jone) Symonds 1630–1704
    1. 1. Jacob (Symonds) Towne 1659–1741
    2. 2. Joanne (Symonds) Towne 1656–

William Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1598
18 Mar 1598
Birth of William Towne in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1673
24 June 1673
Age 75
Death of William Towne in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1598
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Feb
    Event Place: Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 June 1673
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    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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