Jesse Towne

1697 - 1754  (56 years)

• Name	Jesse Towne
  Birth	5 Dec 1697	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1754	Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I1002	rrss
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Joseph Towne,   b. 2 Sep 1661, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Dec 1717 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Amye Smith,   b. 16 Aug 1668   d. 22 Feb 1722 (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 1687	Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Joseph Towne,   b. Abt 1625, Kennebunkport, York, Maine, United States d. 1768, Kennebec, Maine, United States (Age ~ 143 years)   2. Thomas Towne,   b. 13 Aug 1721, Kennebunkport, York, Maine, United States d. 1765, Kennebunk, York, Maine, United States (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Dec 1697 - Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Death - 1754 - Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  July 20, 1750 Letter to John Storer Photograph of Original Document to John Storer call a parish meeting, 1st Parish of Kennebunk.

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] The Descendants of William Towne, Who Came to America in or about 1630 and Settled in Salem, Mass, Detail for Joseph Towne b 1661. JOSEPH TOWNE (Edmund, William), b. at Topsfield, September 2, 1661. m., March 13, 1687, to Amy, dau. of Robert Smith. He d. in 1717, aged fifty-six. Amy 6. August 16, 1668, and d. February 22, 1756, aged eighty-seven. Their children : i. Joseph. bapt. May 30, 1703. ii. Benjamin. b. May 10, 1691. iii. Nathan. b. 1693. iv. Daniel. b. August 22, 1695. v. Jesse. b. December 5, 1697. vi. Nathaniel. b. June 1, 1700. vii. Amy. b. February 3, 1704. m. William Hobbs. viii. Amos. 6. July 2, 1709. [S79] The Descendants of William Towne, Who Came to America in or about 1630 and Settled in Salem, Mass, Detail for Jesse Towne b 1697. JESSE TOWNE (Joseph*, Edmund*, William '). b. at Topsfield, December 5, 1697. m. and removed to Kennebunkport, Me., where in 1729 he was a proprietor or land owner. He finally settled at Wells, where he built a house in 1740, and in 1754, when crossing the river, be broke through the ice and was drowned. He was a member of the church at Wells and was very active in church affairs. In 1750 his two sons were taxed, but we have no date of births nor have we the name of his wife. Their children : i. Joseph. b. in Kennebunkport, Me. ii. Thomas, b. in Kennebunkport, Me. [S79] The Descendants of William Towne, Who Came to America in or about 1630 and Settled in Salem, Mass, Detail for Joseph Towne. JOSEPH TOWNE (Edmund, William), b. at Topsfield, September 2, 1661. m., March 13, 1687, to Amy, dau. of Robert Smith. He d. in 1717, aged fifty-six. Amy 6. August 16, 1668, and d. February 22, 1756, aged eighty-seven. Their children : i. Joseph. bapt. May 30, 1703. ii. Benjamin. b. May 10, 1691. iii. Nathan. b. 1693. iv. Daniel. b. August 22, 1695. v. Jesse. b. December 5, 1697. vi. Nathaniel. b. June 1, 1700. vii. Amy. b. February 3, 1704. m. William Hobbs. viii. Amos. 6. July 2, 1709. [S123] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850.