Blessing, Joanna b. Abt 1595 of Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng d. (pet) 17 Jan 1682/3 Salem,Essex,MA: Our Generations Ancestors

Abt 1595 - (pet) 17 Jan 1682/3

Name	Blessing, Joanna
Born	Abt 1595	of Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng
Gender	Female
Died	(pet) 17 Jan 1682/3	Salem,Essex,MA
Notes	BIRTH: No birth/chr rec found. Joanna deposed in May 1670 she was about 70 yrs old (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 2:249 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). The name Blessing is extremely rare in England. The late Walter Goodwin Davis made an extensive search for Joanna's ancestors. He suggests that Joanna is the sister of three other Blessing women who married: Margaret Blessing, who married Robert Buffam at Gt. Yarmouth, 23 Aug 1613; Alice Fermace or Firmage, whose will, proved at Boston, Mass., 24 Apr 1656, mentions her sister Joanna Towne; and Julian Blessing, who married Thomas Goose at Gt. Yarmouth, 31 Jul 1622 (Walter Goodwin Davis, THE ANCESTRY OF DUDLEY WILDES, 1759-1820 [Portland, ME, 1959], 119-25 [FHL #929.273 W646d]). MAR: Gt. Yarmouth par reg (FHL #1526327 item 16). DEATH: No death rec found. See the petition of heirs of William Towne, 17 Jan 1682/3, for settlement of estate. The document shows that their mother, Joanna Towne, was dead (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:358 [FHL #974.45 P2p]). Joanna was administratrix to the estate of William Towne. The estate remained unsettled until her death. ~LDS ORDINANCES BES: IGI
Person ID	I9950	Our Generations Ancestors
Last Modified	17 Jan 2000

Family Towne, William, c. 18 Mar 1598/1599, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng , d. (adm) 24 Jun 1673, Salem,Essex,MA (Age ~ 74 years)

Married 25 Apr 1620 Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,MA

Children

	1. Towne, Rebecca, c. 21 Feb 1620/1621, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng , d. 19 Jul 1692, Salem,Essex,MA (Age ~ 71 years)
	2. Towne, John, c. 16 Feb 1622/1623, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng
	3. Towne, Susannah, c. 26 Oct 1625, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng
	4. Towne, Edmund, c. 22 Jun 1628, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng , d. (inv) 3 May 1678, Topsfield,Essex,MA (Age ~ 49 years)
	5. Towne, Jacob, c. 11 Mar 1631/1632, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng , d. 27 Nov 1704, Topsfield,Essex,MA (Age ~ 72 years)
	6. Towne, Mary, c. 24 Aug 1634, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng , d. 22 Sep 1692, Salem,Essex,MA (Age ~ 58 years)
	7. Towne, Sarah, b. Abt 1636, Salem,Essex,MA , d. Bef 2 Jan 1704 (Age < 68 years)
+	8. Towne, Joseph, b. Abt 1639, Salem,Essex,MA , d. 1713, Topsfield,Essex,MA (Age 74 years)

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