The towne family, william towne and joanna blessing, salem massachusetts, 1635, five generations of descendants, by lois payne hoover, 2010, 3rd printing 2015, towne family association by otter bay books, baltimore, maryland, page 1, william towne. The descendants of william towne historical memoranda of the name in england, from a. He is said to have removed later to the state of new york. It is considered by some to be the first bound book published in north america. This towne book was commissioned by the towne family association.
Above william s parents in the family tree, information becomes a little sparse, especially for some of the women. For further information on the ancestry and descendants of william fortescue, of whympston in modbury, devon, please see my book, royal ancestry 5 volume set, published in 20. The register can ordered using the form under the merchandise section of this website. Some descendants of william adams of ipswich, ma, w. The book ends with the birth of my grandfather spencer towne on our line. Selected pierce descendants, locations, and objects of note. Who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, mass about the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Image 28 of the descendants of william towne, the descendants of william towne 12 was called cerdicks sand, or cerdicks shore, deriving its name from cer dick. Buy a cheap copy of the descendants of william towne. Cape town, south africa by allen allnoch the eaton family chronicles by calvin lloyd alston. Her book was commissioned by the towne family association, and won awards in 2011. Mary towne eastey also spelled esty, easty, estey, eastick, eastie, or estye bap. After emigrating to salem ma, two additional children, joseph and sarah were born.
Nicholas church, great yarmouth, england, and william died in 1673 in topsfield, essex county, massachusetts. The family tree listed here should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. The descendants of william towne, library of congress. Mabel falewell living 1450, wife of william fortescue. John adger law, privately printed, 1936 aldensheddelwellgrimesmorse families. Who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, massachusetts 1900 paperback august 26, 2009 by edwin eugene towne editor 4. Pedigree charts and family group records are important genealogical tools, so bringing or creating on site a big family pedigree or family tree is sure to draw attention. The christian movement with a quasimilitary structure and government founded in 1865 has spread from london, england, to many parts of the world and is known for being one of the largest distributors of. It appears that my hubby is a william towne descendant.
Susanna, baptized october 20, 1625, died before her father. Rebecca, baptized february 21, 1621, married francis nourse, of salem. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the descendants of william towne. The baranovich memorial book by jacob solomon berger. The descendants of darling jones by mildred miller brittain. Image 81 of the descendants of william towne, sixth generation 65 with numerous offices of trust.
August 24, 1634 september 22, 1692 was a defendant in the salem witch trials in colonial massachusetts. The project of editing and transcribing the earliest records and documents, a painstaking process given the fact that they were handwritten. William pierce town memorials winthrop, massachusetts. Others say his parents were richard towne and ann denton. An almanac for new england for the year 1639 the eightpage book, compiled by william pierce, was printed in cambridge, mass.
Ive copied below my current file account of william fortescue and his wife, mabel falewell. Town of bruno history book up to now the bruno history book committee. Originally published by the bruno history book committee and printed by turnerwarwick printers inc. I have a few records to validate so i appreciate the book reference, but the link looks really good. The negro, the black, the moor reprint by rommani m. A copy of the will is filed in the records of new london town, book 164666, pp. This date refers to the william towne of cambridge, and death date has been conflated with the death of william towne of salem and topsfield, who died about 1672.
John, baptized february 16, 1624, died before his father. Towne family association providing william towne descendants on. The descendants of william towne, contributor names towne, edwin eugene, 1830 from old catalog created published newtonville, mass. Descendants of william towne, who came to america about 1630 and settled in salem, massachusetts. The descendants of revolutionary war soldier samuel w. The kindred was organized september, 1928, it has published 7 genealogy volumes containing family histories of the descendants of william kelsey. In addition to information posted on this website, the register also includes the number of members with lineages proven back. Page 117 the bells in town were rung on the occasion, and imdissembled festivity cheered and brightened every face. J the name of towne, or town and towns, as it is sometimes spelled, may be found here and there, generally in communities of. Nicholas parish church, great yarmouth, norfollk, england. William booth 10 april 1829 20 august 1912 was an english methodist preacher who, along with his wife, catherine, founded the salvation army and became its first general 18781912. In 1640, william towne and his family emigrated to new england.
Local genealogy and history books welcome to washington. He researched the first settlers of the bluestone, the clay and lilly families, and several other books to. There is missing text throughout the book because of torn pages. It shows the descendants of william towne and joanna blessing, who came to salem, ma about 1630. In it, william determines that his widow will live with his son steven and be provided for by him.
The genealogy volumes were financed by dues, donations, large gifts and loans from kindred members. We know that the shakespeares were farmersthere is even a story of william s grandfather getting in trouble for grazing too many cattle on common land. The name towne is gone, but we still are townes by blood. The descendants of peter mauck, 17081980 by william richard wolph, 1980. Who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, mass classic reprint paperback february 10, 2017 by edwin eugene towne author see all. Are you a descendant of the william towne 1599 1673. Charles fremont towne was born on august 11, 1893 in manchester, bennington county, vermont to william c. Six of their children, rebecca, john, susan, edmund, jacob, and mary were baptized there. It was compiled and published by edwin eugene towne in 1901 at newtonville, ma.
Image 83 of the descendants of william towne, sixth generation 67 november 12, 1789, and removed to rindge, n. Who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, mass ebook written by. A year later daye printed the 300page bay psalm book. William towne and joanna blessing, salem, massachusetts 1635 five generations of descendants, 2010, third printing 2015, by lois payne hoover. This book shows the early history of the towne family, going back to 1274. The descendants of william and annis chandler who settled in roxbury, mass. Who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, mass. The list of qualifying ancestors below is from the jamestowne society register of qualifying seventeenthcentury ancestors september 2015, with additional additions and deletions. William towne 1599 1673 was alexs 10th great grandfather.
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