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William Towne 1598–1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1598

Birth Location: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 24 Jun 1673

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

Father: Richard Towne

Mother: Anne Denton

Spouse(s): Joanna Blessing

Children(s): Edmund Towne, Rebecca Nurse, Mary Estey

William Towne was born in 1598 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Richard John Towne And Anne Mary Denton. William Towne married Joanna Blessing, and had children including Edmund Towne, Mary Towne Estey, Rebecca Nurse. 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 Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Richard John Towne And Anne Mary Denton.
  • William Towne married Joanna Blessing, and had children including Edmund Towne, Mary Towne Estey, Rebecca Nurse.
  • William Towne passed away in 1673 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Towne's Ancestors

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William Towne
1598–1673
Birth Place: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
Richard John Towne
1568–1630
Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Anne (Mary) Denton
1569–1630
Haydor, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Leonard) Towne
1540–1599
Haydor, Lincolnshire, England
Ellen Greene
1544–1602
Haydor, Lincolnshire, England
William Denton
1550–1611
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Francis
1550–1620
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Towne
1501–1599
Ann Parker
1515–1564
John Greene
1518–1590
Lady Arthington
1522–1610
William Denton
1524–1565
Joanna Blessing
1528–1584
William Francis
1525–1574
Margaret Fitzwilliam
1527–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Towne's Descendants

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William Towne (15 March 1598–24 Jun 1673) m. Joanna Blessing (3 June 1595–1682)
  1. 1. Edmund Towne 1628–1678 m. Mary Browning 1637–1717
    1. 1. Samuel Towne 1673–1714 m. Elizabeth (Towne) Perkins 1676–1764
      1. 1. elizabeth (Judith) Townes 1709–1782 m. Thomas (Lockett) III 1700–1775
        1. 1. James (Locket Sr.) Capt. 1731–1800 m. Susanna Dupuy 1734–1760
  2. 2. Rebecca Nurse 1621–1692
  3. 3. Mary (Towne) Estey 1634–1692

William Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1598
15 March 1598
Birth of William Towne in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
1673
24 Jun 1673
Age 75
Death of William Towne in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1598
    Event Place: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1673
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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