Rebecca Towne^[1]

1621 - 1692  (71 years)

• Name	Rebecca Towne
  Birth	21 Feb 1621  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Jul 1692	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I837	rrss
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2019

  
  

  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   [4]
  Family ID	F132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Nurse,   b. 1618   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1644  [2]
  Family ID	F131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 19 Jul 1692 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Rebecca (Towne) Nurse, House

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Samuel Parris and John Putnam, Sr Samuel Parris and John Putnam, Sr. testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse and Martha Carrier
  		Abigail Williams v Abigail Williams testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		Edward Putnam v Edward Putnam testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		John Putnam, Jr. and Hannah Putnam v John Putnam, Jr. and Hannah Putnam testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse , Mary Towne Easty , and Sarah Towne Cloyce
  		Nurse (Towne), Rebecca death warrant
  		Warrant Rebecca Nurse 2
  		SarahOsborne
  		ReNurse-Interrogation1
  		RebeccaNurseExamination
  		Testamony for Rebecca Testimony for Rebecca Nurse
  		Sarah Stephens and Margery Pasque v Sarah Stephens and Margery Pasque v. Rebecca Towne Nurse, Sarah Towne Cloyce , and Mary Black
  		Ann Putnam, Jr Ann Putnam, Jr. testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		John Tarbell and Samuel Nurse for Rebecca Nurse John Tarbell and Samuel Nurse for Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		Towne,Rebecca (Towne) Nathaniel Putnam's testimony for Rebecca Testimony for Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		Mary Walcott v Mary Walcott testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		Rebecca Preston and Mary Tarbell for Rebecca Nurse Rebecca Preston and Mary Tarbell for Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		John Putnam, Sr John Putnam, Sr. and Rebecca Putnam testimony for Rebecca Nurse
  		Rebecca Towne Nurse death warrant
  		Sarah Holton v Sarah Holton testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		Johnnah Childin v Johnnah Childin testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		Sarah Bibber v Sarah Bibber testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		Nathaniel Ingersoll and Hannah Ingersoll v Ingersoll testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		Pg. 70 Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis. Vol. III.
  		Rebecca Nurse-inChains "The Sheriff brought the witch up the broad aisle, her chains clanking as she stepped." Freeland A. Carter, artist - The Witch of Salem, or Credulity Run Mad, by John R. Musick. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1893. p. 275. See
  		Ann Putnam Sr Ann Putnam Sr. , v. Martha Corey and Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		John Tarbell and Samuel Nurse for Rebecca Nurse John Tarbell and Samuel Nurse for Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		Thomas Putnam and Edward Putnam v Thomas Putnam and Edward Putnam testimony against Rebecca Towne Nurse
  		ReNurse-Interrogation2
  		Map of Salem Village, 1692 Below are all the inhabitants of the Village in 1692, with numbers related to map showing where they lived. Asterisks indicate my family line connection. Also see North Field Lots map for more Salem Village Households in 1692 (i.e. Waters, Plaise, Tomkins, Towne, etc.) Entire Index of Salem Village Households 1. John Willard *****2.…
  		Warrant Rebecca Nurse
  		Rebecca Nurse Petition to the Court Rebecca Towne Nurse Petition to the Court
  		Nurse,Rebecca (Towne) petition among townspeople defending Rebecca's Godliness
  		Samuel Parris , Nathaniel Ingersoll , and Thomas Putnam v Samuel Parris , Nathaniel Ingersoll , and Thomas Putnam testimony against Rebecca Nurse
  		Excerpt on Salem Witchcraft Trials Transcription of part of the chapter on the Salem Witchcraft Trials
  		Salem Witchcraft Trials Commentary Book excerpt

  
  

  Headstones

  Rebecca Towne Gravestone This tombstone was erected by Rebecca's descendants. She was unjustly executed as part of the Salem Witch hunts.

  
  

• Notes

  For more on Rebecca Towne Nurse and the Salem Witch Trials, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Nurse or https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-trial-of-rebecca-nurse/

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England. Towne Rebecca_16210221_United Kingdom, England, Norfolk, Great Yarmouth_Baptism_MID714.jpg [S42] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 235.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KPW. [S79] The Descendants of William Towne, Who Came to America in or about 1630 and Settled in Salem, Mass, Brief Sketch of the Salem Witchcraft. Rebecca, the wife of Francis Nourse . . . was tried, convicted, and executed July 19 Excerpt on Salem Witchcraft Trials Transcription of part of the chapter on the Salem Witchcraft Trials [S77] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973.