Joseph Towne

Joseph married Rebecca Crediford in 1750 in Maine, United States. Rebecca was born about 1725; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jacob Towne was born in 1758 in Maine, United States; and died.
2. Joseph Towne was born in 1760 in Maine, United States; and died.
3. Ruth Towne was born about 1762 in Maine, United States; and died.

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Joseph Towne798, born September 02, 1661 in Topsfield, EssexCo., MA798; died Bef. December 16, 1717 in Topsfield, Essex Co.,MA798; married Amy Ruhama Smith March 13, 1686/87798; bornAugust 16, 1668799; died Unknown.

Joseph Town's share is "all our fathers second devision where henow swells it being about fifty acres also Three acres of Revermedow joyning to Jacob Este on the west and William Town on theeast, also foure acres of medow on the south side of the Reverjoyning upon Joseph Town on the east and on John Curtice on thewest."

Joseph married Amye Smith on 11 Aug 1687 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Amye (daughter of Robert Smith and Mary French) was born on 16 Aug 1668; died on 22 Feb 1722. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes for Sergt. Edmund Towne:
From SAVAGE, VOL 4 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE

A Genealogical history of early New England settlers; Thesebooks are still regarded as the authority on early New Englandgenealogy; Written by James Savage; Vol. IV

"He came, 1637, prob. in the Rose of Yarmouth, aged 18, asapprent. to Henry Skerry of Salem, m. Mary, d. of ThomasBrowning, had Thomas; William, b. 1658; Joseph, 1661; Abigail;Benjamin, 1666; Rebecca; Samuel, 1673; Mary; Sarah; Eliz.; andano. d. and he d. early in 1678."

From FTM WWW site of Tami K Barton

Notes for EDMUND TOWNE:
238 Probate Records of Essex County
Estate of Edmond Towne of Topsfield
"The intent and purpose of Edmond Towne presented by Mary hiswife Conscernin his state presented to this Hounored Court nowsitting Imprimis The minde of the deceased was as is mineallsoe; and is consented too by all partys conscerned that thefour sonns shall have all the Lands Equally devyed amongst them.And the rest of the estate to be Equally devyed amongst the 5:garles only Sarah the second Daughter is already marryed andhath rescieved to the vallue of twelve pounds already. Soleaveing my Cause to God, and your Honnors scariousConsideration I subscrybe myselfe mary Towne. Only provided thewidow's thirds of the whole be taken out furst. Jacob Townedeposed that Thomas Towne, eldest son of Edmund Towne, deceased,declared himself to be satisfied with an equal share with therest of his brethren" Sworn in court, 27: 4: 1678.
Proved by the widow, 27: 4: 1678, with the consent of all thesurviving persons concerned.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol 29, leaf 30

Adminstration upon the estate of Edmond Towne was granted 27: 4:1678, to Mary, the relict, who was to dispose of the estateaccording to the mind of the deceased, as by mutual agreement ofall surviving persons concerned, which writing was allowed. Aninventory was also presented and sworn to.
Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 117

Inventory of the estate of Sargeant Edman Towne, taken atTopsfield, May 3, 1678, by Frances Pabody and Thomas Baker:Books, 1li.; wearing clothes, 7li. 14s.; linning sheetes andneckpins, 11li. 6s.; house and landes on the north of the Riuer,220li.; upland and mado on the south side River, 72li.; fiveoxen and seven coues, 52li.; young Cattel, 19li. 17s.; shepe andlambes, 6li.; two horses, 6li.; swine, 8li.; iron tooles, 3li.;kittels and potes and other iron ware, 4li. 4s.; gones, 4li.6s.; wheles and other lumbur, 6li. 3s.; a cubbard and cheastes,2li. 10s.; bedsted and beddin, 16li. 10s.; pillin and saddel,2li.; wooll and flax, 17s.; five barrels of sider, 2li. 10s.;woolin and linninyarne, 2li. 10s.; home spon cloath, 7li. 10s.;corne and porke, 4li.; for halfe the farme which was given toSargent Toune in Revertion by Thomas Browning; total, 453li.12s. Depts owing, 26li. 3s. 3d.; by the death of one cow, 3li.10s. Allowed in Salem court 27: 4: 1678.
Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 29, leaf 31.

Selectman, 1673; town constable, 1675; tything-man, 1677; tookoath as freeman, 1664; corpl. Topsfield mil. co., 1666; helpedform mil. guard during King Philip's War. from Fredrick A.Virkus, The Compendium of American Genealogy Vol V, (1930), 206.


From The Ancestry of Lieut, Amos Towne 1737-1793

3. SERGT. EDMUND3 TOWNE (William2, John1) was baptized in thechurch of St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, June28, 1628. He came to New England when he was nine years old asan apprentice of Henry Skerry on the ship "Rose" which sailedfrom Great Yarmouth in 1637. Skerry settled in Salem.

Edmund Towne married Mary Browning, daughter of Thomas and MaryBrowning, about the year 1652, when he was twenty-two and shefourteen years of age, and settled in Topsfield. He served onthe trial jury of the County Court in 1655, was made a commonerin 1661, sat on the grand jury in 1663 and took the oath asfreeman in 1664. He was appointed corporal of the Topsfieldmilitary company in June, 1666, and in 1675, during KingPhilip's War, he was one of the committee from the town whichpresented a petition to the General Court asking permission toform a military guard to protect the settlers at their work. Hewas a selectman in 1673, town constable in 1675, and tythingmanin 1677, when he is called Sergeant Towne.(*)

Sergt. Towne died in 1678. He left no will, but his widow, Mary,proved a statement covering his "Intent and purpose," saying"The minde of the deceased was as is mine allsoe; and isconsented too by all partys conscernd that the four sonns shallhave all the Lands Equally devyded amongst them, And the rest ofthe estate to be Equally devyded amongst the 5 : garles onlySarah the second Daughter is already marryed and Hath rescievedto the vallue of twelve pounds already." Administration wasgranted to Mary Towne on 27 : 4 : 1678. The inventory, taken byFrancis Peabody and Thomas Baker, lists real estate, exclusiveof the Browning lands, worth o292, books worth o1, etc.(+)

(*) Records and Files, etc., I : 397; III : 84, 137, 336.

(+) Probate Records of Essex County, III : 238.




More About Sergt. Edmund Towne:
Christening: June 28, 1628, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Co.,England784
Will proved: April 24, 1678, Essex Co., MA784

Edmund married Mary Browning in 1652. Mary (daughter of Thomas Browning and Mary Hindes) was born on 7 Nov 1637 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 16 Dec 1717 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Mary French. Mary was born about 1630; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]