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William Towne 1658 – 1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 13, 1658/59

Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Jan 31, 1750/51

Death Location: Topsfield, Essex, MA

Father: Sgt. Towne

Mother: Mary Browning

Spouse(s): Margaret Willard\Towne

Children(s): Deborah Towne

William Towne was born in 1658 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sgt. Edmund T. Towne and Mary Browning. William Towne married Margaret WILKINS Willard\Towne, and had children including Deborah Towne. William Towne passed away in 1750 in Topsfield, Essex, MA.

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Biography

  • William Towne was born in 1658 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sgt. Edmund T. Towne and Mary Browning.
  • William Towne married Margaret WILKINS Willard\Towne, and had children including Deborah Towne.
  • William Towne passed away in 1750 in Topsfield, Essex, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sgt. Towne
1628 – 1678
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
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Mary Browning
1637 – 1717
Birth Location: Town of Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Willard\Towne
1673 – 1751
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
MW

Children(s)

Deborah Towne
1707 – 1732
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
DT

William Towne's Ancestors

Self
William Towne
1658 – 1750
Birth Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Sgt. Edmund T. Towne
1628 – 1678
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Mary Browning
1637 – 1717
Town of Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Towne
1598 – 1673
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Joanna Blessing
1595 – 1682
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1575 – 1677
Joanna Preaste
1572 – 1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Preaste
1533 – 1575
Barbara Dockynge
1533 – 1592

William Towne's Descendants

1.
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William Towne (March 13, 1658/59 – Jan 31, 1750/51) m. Margaret (WILKINS) Willard\Towne (8 January 1673 – 5 November 1751)
  1. 1. Deborah Towne (16 Aug 1707 – 16 Oct 1732) m. Josiah Kenney (17 Feb 1704 – 8 Jan 1737)
    1. 1. Amos Kinney (abt 1730 – after 30 Jan 1782) m. Almira Silvernail (1740 – 1782)
      1. 1. Henry Kinney (1760 – 05 Mar 1814) m. Mary Cook (22 May 1755 – )
        1. 1. Joshua Kinney (3 Apr 1782 – 11 Mar 1861) m. Hannah Stearns (1771 – 8 January 1825)

William Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1658
March 13, 1658/59
Birth of William Towne in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1750
Jan 31, 1750/51
Age 92
Death of William Towne in Topsfield, Essex, MA
Topsfield, Essex, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 13, 1658/59
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 31, 1750/51
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex, MA
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