William Towne^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

Abt 1600 - 1662  (~ 62 years)

• Name	William Towne
  Birth	Abt 1600	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1662	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I836	rrss
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Richard Towne,   b. Abt 1560, Braceby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joanna Blessing,   b. Abt 1600, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Apr 1620	Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom   [3]
  Children	1. Rebecca Towne,   b. 21 Feb 1621   d. 19 Jul 1692, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 71 years)   2. John Towne,   b. Feb 1623, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown   3. Susan Towne,   b. 20 Oct 1625, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 29 Jul 1630, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (Age 4 years)   4. Edmund Towne,   b. Jun 1628, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 1678, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 49 years)   5. Jacob Towne,   b. Mar 1632   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Towne,   b. 24 Aug 1634, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 22 Sep 1692, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 58 years)   7. Joseph Towne,   b. 1639, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1713 (Age 74 years)   8. Sarah TOWNE,   b. 3 Sep 1648   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1600 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Marriage - 28 Apr 1620 - Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Death - 1662 - Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Land Grant 1640 MA Gardener. Arrived Salem, April 18, 1637. Moved to Topsfield,MA

  
  

• Sources

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