Edmund Towne^{[1, 2, 3]}

1628 - 1678  (~ 49 years)

• Name	Edmund Towne
  Birth	Jun 1628	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Christening	28 Jun 1628	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Death	1678	Massachusetts, United States   [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I1044	rrss
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	William Towne,   b. Abt 1600, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 1662, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Joanna Blessing,   b. Abt 1600, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Apr 1620	Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom   [8]
  Family ID	F132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Browning,   b. 7 Nov 1637, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 16 Dec 1717, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1652  [4]
  Children	1. Mary Towne,   b. 1653, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Mar 1731 (Age 78 years)   2. Thomas Towne,   b. 1655, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Mar 1720 (Age 65 years)   3. Sarah Towne,   b. 26 Apr 1657, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Towne,   b. 13 Mar 1659, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 30 Jan 1750, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 90 years)   5. Joseph Towne,   b. 2 Sep 1661, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Dec 1717 (Age 56 years)   6. Abigail Towne,   b. 6 Aug 1664   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Benjamin Towne,   b. 26 May 1666, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   8. Rebecca Towne,   b. 2 Nov 1668, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   9. Elizabeth Towne,   b. 2 Nov 1669, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   10. Samuel Towne,   b. 11 Feb 1672, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1714, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

  Marriage	Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
  Family ID	F375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jun 1628 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Christening - 28 Jun 1628 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Death - 1678 - Massachusetts, United States Marriage - - Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  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

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England. Towne Edmund_16280622_United Kingdom, England, Norfolk, Great Yarmouth_Baptism_MID717.jpg [S94] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current. [S78] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Peabody Genealogy. Peabody Genealogy, Page 21.jpg [S42] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23948.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 8. [S79] The Descendants of William Towne, Who Came to America in or about 1630 and Settled in Salem, Mass, The Descendants of William Towne. EDMUND TOWNE . bapt. June 28, 1628. m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Browning, who was bapt. January 7, 1638. He was one of a committee from the town of Topsfield who in 1675 (during King Philip's War) presented a petition to the General Court for leave to form military companies to protect the people from the Indians while at their work. He d. before May 3, 1678. The will of his widow was proved December 16, 1717. The sons Thomas and William were appointed administrators. Their children : i. Mary. m. John Prichard. She d. 1717. ii. Thomas. b. 1655. iii. Sarah, b. April 26, 1657. m. John Howe. iv. William. b. March 13, 1659. v. Joseph. b. September 2, 1661. vi. Abigail. b. August 6, 1664. m., first, Jacob Peabody, January 15, 1686 ; second, Thomas Perley, January 14, 1696. vii. Benjamin. b. May 26, 1666. viii. Rebecca. b. February 2, 1668. m., first, Philip Knight ; second, Nicholas Bailey. ix Elizabeth b. November 2, 1669. m. Thomas Wilkins, of Salem, December 19, 1691, and settled in Middleton. x. Samuel. b. February II, 1673. [S133] Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691. [S124] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840. [S77] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973.