William Towne

1599 - 1685

• Born	18 Mar 1599	Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Christened	21 May 1603	St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Will	24 Apr 1673	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  	Estate of William Towne of Topsfield Essex Probate Docket # 27923 Administratation granted 24:4:1673 to Johana Towne on the estate of Wm Towne, her late husband, and she was to bring in an inventory to the next Ipswich court. Salem Quarterly Court Records 5:66 Petition for settlement of a small estate left the undersigned by their father, who died ten years ago leaving no will, but left his estate in the hands of their mother who was appointed admininistratrix and the estate remained unsettled until her death, and now they desire that the following division may be allowed: the land to be divided equally to his three sons, Edmund, Jacob, and Joseph and the moveables equally to the three daughters, Rebecka, Mary and Sarah; also the three brothers to pay all debts now due and what charges shall after arise in settlement of the estate to be equally borne by all six. Adted Jan 17, 1682. Signed by Mary (her mark) Towne relict of Edmond Jacob Towne Josep (his mark) Towne Francis (his mark) Nurs with the consent of Rebeka Mary (her mark) Esty, formerly Mary Towne Sarah (her mark) Bridges. Witness: John How John Pritchet Allowed by the court at Ipswich April 10, 1683 Source: Ipswich Deeds, vol4, page 515
  Died	30 Apr 1685	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Buried	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Notes	William Towne was baptised 18 March 1598/9 in St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, County Norfolk, England, to John and Elizabeth Towne. William Towne was married in St. Nicholas Church on 25 Apr 1620 to Joanna Blessing. From Blundeston / Fixton Parish Register, County Suffolk, England is found: John Towne married Elizabeth Clarke on 20 Sep 1597. (This is abt.30 miles from Great Yarmouth). Elizabeth Clarke was baptised to John Clarke and Rose his wife on 3rd day of April 1569. John Clarke and Rose Fenne were married the 12th day of October 1563. John Clarke was buried on 23 Mar 1610 and Rose was buried 30 Jan 1619. [1]
  Person ID	I17981707	7_families
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2007

  
  

  Father	John Towne,   b. 12 Dec 1568-1569, Braceby, Haydor, Lincolnshire, England , Braceby, Lincolnshire, England
  Mother	Elizabeth Clarke,   c. 3 Apr 1569, Blundeston Parish, Suffolk, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Sep 1597	Blundeston Parish, Suffolk, England
  Family ID	F5860832	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Joanna (Jone) Blessing,   b. 1594, Of Saint Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 1682, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Married	25 Mar 1620	St. Nicholas Par, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Children	1. Rebecca Towne,   b. 21 Feb 1621, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 19 Jul 1692, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   2. John Towne,   b. 16 Feb 1623, Leeds, Yorkshire, England ,   d. Bef 1673, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts > 3. Susanna Towne,   b. 20 Oct 1625, St. Nicholas Par, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 1678, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts   4. Edmund Towne,   b. 22 Jun 1628, St. Nicholas Par, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 3 May 1678, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts   5. Jacob Towne,   b. 11 Mar 1632, St. Nicholas Par, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 27 Nov 1704, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts   6. Mary Towne,   b. 24 Apr 1634, St. Nicholas Par, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 22 Sep 1692, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   7. Sarah Towne,   b. 3 Sep 1639-1648, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1703, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts   8. Joseph Towne,   b. 3 Sep 1639, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 21 Feb 1714, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F5858950	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Mar 1599 - Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Christened - 21 May 1603 - St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Married - 25 Mar 1620 - St. Nicholas Par, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Will - 24 Apr 1673 - Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Died - 30 Apr 1685 - Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Buried - - Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S408415] Massachusetts, Essex County Wills, ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/wills/).