 Abt 1639 - 1713 (74 years)
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| Name |
Towne, Joseph |
| Born |
Abt 1639 |
Salem,Essex,MA  |
| Christened |
3 Sep 1648 |
1st Church,Salem,Essex,MA |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1713 |
Topsfield,Essex,MA |
| Notes |
- BIRTH: No birth rec found. Joseph and his sister Sarah were baptized in the Salem 1st Church on 3 Sep 1648, but no parents names are mentioned. Joseph is listed as the yougest son on the petition to settle the estate of his late father, William Towne of Salem, 17 Jan 1682/3 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:358 [FHL #974.45 P2p]). Joseph deposed in Jun 1660 that he was about 21 yrs old (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 2:205 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). He was probably born in Salem, where the family settled after leaving Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk. Joseph's baptism is not found in Gt. Yarmouth par reg with his elder siblings.
CHR: VITAL RECORDS OF SALEM, 6 vols. (Salem, MA, 1916-25), 2:355 (FHL #974.45/S1 V2e). Parents are not identified in this document.
MAR: No mar rec found. See deed from William and Joanna Towne of Topsfield to their son Joseph, "in consideration of a contract...of marriage betweene our sayd sonn Joseph Towne and Phebe Perkings, the daughter of Thomas Perkings of the same town," 31 Mar 1663 (Ipswich, Mass. Deeds, 2:156 [FHL #873018]). The will of Thomas Perkins of Topsfield, 11 Dec 1684, proved 11 Sep 1686, calls Joseph Towne "son" (Suffolk Co. Probate, #1484, [o.s.] 11:22-25 [FHL #584130]).
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF TOPSFIELD, 2 vols. (Topsfield, MA, 1903-16), 1:251 (FHL #974.45/T1 V2v). Also see the adm of estate of Joseph Towne of Topsfield, 21 Feb 1714/5, inv sworn 7 Mar 1714/5, agreement of heirs 17 May 1715, Essex Co. Probate, (o.s.) 311:236, 247, 290 (FHL #875127).
~LDS ORDINANCES
BEPS: IGI
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| Person ID |
I9933 |
Our Generations Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2003 |
| Father |
Towne, William, c. 18 Mar 1598/1599, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng , d. (adm) 24 Jun 1673, Salem,Essex,MA (Age ~ 74 years) |
| Mother |
Blessing, Joanna, b. Abt 1595, of Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng , d. (pet) 17 Jan 1682/3, Salem,Essex,MA |
| Married |
25 Apr 1620 |
Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,MA |
| Family ID |
F4421 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Perkins, Phebe, b. Abt 1646, of Topsfield,Essex,MA , d. Aft 17 May 1715, Topsfield,Essex,MA(?) (Age > 69 years) |
| Married |
1663 |
| Children |
| | 1. Towne, Phebe, b. 4 May 1666, Topsfield,Essex,MA , d. 3 Jan 1668/1669, Topsfield,Essex,MA (Age 2 years) |
| | 2. Towne, Joanna, b. 22 Jan 1667/1668, Topsfield,Essex,MA |
| | 3. Towne, Mary, b. 27 Mar 1670, Topsfield,Essex,MA , d. Bef 17 May 1715 (Age < 45 years) |
| | 4. Towne, Susannah, b. 24 Dec 1671, Topsfield,Essex,MA , d. 13 Sep 1766, Topsfield,Essex,MA (Age 94 years) |
| + | 5. Towne, Joseph, b. 22 Mar 1673/1674, Topsfield,Essex,MA , d. 28 May 1757, Topsfield,Essex,MA (Age 83 years) |
| | 6. Towne, Sarah, b. 30 Dec 1675, Topsfield,Essex,MA , d. 1 Nov 1761, Topsfield,Essex,MA (Age 85 years) |
| | 7. Towne, John, b. 20 Feb 1677/1678, Topsfield,Essex,MA , d. 28 Mar 1714, Topsfield,Essex,MA (Age 36 years) |
| | 8. Towne, Martha, b. 19 May 1680, Topsfield,Essex,MA , d. Abt 24 Feb 1753, Lynn,Essex,MA (Age 72 years) |
| | 9. Towne, Phebe, b. 23 Jul 1683, Topsfield,Essex,MA |
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| Family ID |
F4414 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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