The descendants of william towne, library of congress. Selected pierce descendants, locations, and objects of note. Others say his parents were richard towne and ann denton. Rebecca, baptized february 21, 1621, married francis nourse, of salem. He is said to have removed later to the state of new york. John, baptized february 16, 1624, died before his father. William towne married joanna blessing on march 25, 1620, in st. William towne and joanna blessing, salem, massachusetts 1635 five generations of descendants, 2010, third printing 2015, by lois payne hoover. Nicholas church, great yarmouth, england, and william died in 1673 in topsfield, essex county, massachusetts. Nicholas parish church, great yarmouth, norfollk, england. The kindred was organized september, 1928, it has published 7 genealogy volumes containing family histories of the descendants of william kelsey.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the descendants of william towne. 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 baranovich memorial book by jacob solomon berger. The family tree listed here should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. Mary towne eastey also spelled esty, easty, estey, eastick, eastie, or estye bap. Who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, massachusetts 1900 paperback august 26, 2009 by edwin eugene towne editor 4. Who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, mass. Image 8 of the descendants of william towne, \ image 9 of the descendants of william towne, the descendants of william towne, who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, mass. The name towne is gone, but we still are townes by blood. 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. It was compiled and published by edwin eugene towne in 1901 at newtonville, ma. He researched the first settlers of the bluestone, the clay and lilly families, and several other books to. Towne family association providing william towne descendants on. In it, william determines that his widow will live with his son steven and be provided for by him.
Originally published by the bruno history book committee and printed by turnerwarwick printers inc. J the name of towne, or town and towns, as it is sometimes spelled, may be found here and there, generally in communities of. Mabel falewell living 1450, wife of william fortescue. The negro, the black, the moor reprint by rommani m. Her book was commissioned by the towne family association, and won awards in 2011. A year later daye printed the 300page bay psalm book. The descendants of william and annis chandler who settled in roxbury, mass. The family tree for william towne is still in the early stages of research. 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. 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 genealogy volumes were financed by dues, donations, large gifts and loans from kindred members.
William pierce town memorials winthrop, massachusetts. August 24, 1634 september 22, 1692 was a defendant in the salem witch trials in colonial massachusetts. I have a few records to validate so i appreciate the book reference, but the link looks really good. An almanac for new england for the year 1639 the eightpage book, compiled by william pierce, was printed in cambridge, mass. In 1640, william towne and his family emigrated to new england. 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. Descendants of william towne who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, ma. The descendants of peter mauck, 17081980 by william richard wolph, 1980. Above william s parents in the family tree, information becomes a little sparse, especially for some of the women. Page 117 the bells in town were rung on the occasion, and imdissembled festivity cheered and brightened every face. Local genealogy and history books welcome to washington. The descendants of darling jones by mildred miller brittain. Town of bruno history book up to now the bruno history book committee.
The descendants of william towne, contributor names towne, edwin eugene, 1830 from old catalog created published newtonville, mass. Susanna, baptized october 20, 1625, died before her father. Some descendants of william adams of ipswich, ma, w. The descendants of william towne historical memoranda of the name in england, from a. 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. Image 81 of the descendants of william towne, sixth generation 65 with numerous offices of trust. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. It shows the descendants of william towne and joanna blessing, who came to salem, ma about 1630. It appears that my hubby is a william towne descendant. Six of their children, rebecca, john, susan, edmund, jacob, and mary were baptized there. Charles fremont towne was born on august 11, 1893 in manchester, bennington county, vermont to william c. John adger law, privately printed, 1936 aldensheddelwellgrimesmorse families.
The register can ordered using the form under the merchandise section of this website. There is missing text throughout the book because of torn pages. It is considered by some to be the first bound book published in north america. 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. Who came to america on or about 1630 and settled in salem, massachusetts 1900 paperback august 26, 2009 by edwin eugene towne editor. In addition to information posted on this website, the register also includes the number of members with lineages proven back. Oftentimes the family trees listed as still in progress have derived from research into famous people who have a kinship to this person. On the same evening, the kings arms and every sign with any resemblance of it, whether lion and crown, pestle and mortar, and crown, heart and crown, etc. 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 project of editing and transcribing the earliest records and documents, a painstaking process given the fact that they were handwritten. Image 83 of the descendants of william towne, sixth generation 67 november 12, 1789, and removed to rindge, n. 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.
After retiring from active practice of law, william dedicated his life to collecting the history of the town of princeton, writing his first book about the town. Ive copied below my current file account of william fortescue and his wife, mabel falewell. Descendants of william towne, who came to america about 1630 and settled in salem, massachusetts. 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. Soon after this, by correspondence, he made the acquaintance of hon. William towne 1599 1673 was alexs 10th great grandfather. Available for use in the local libraries and from the author, 959 highway 107, jonesborough, tn 37569.
A copy of the will is filed in the records of new london town, book 164666, pp. Cape town, south africa by allen allnoch the eaton family chronicles by calvin lloyd alston. The book ends with the birth of my grandfather spencer towne on our line. Buy a cheap copy of the descendants of william towne. After emigrating to salem ma, two additional children, joseph and sarah were born. The list of qualifying ancestors below is from the jamestowne society register of qualifying seventeenthcentury ancestors september 2015, with additional additions and deletions. This book shows the early history of the towne family, going back to 1274. The descendants of revolutionary war soldier samuel w. Are you a descendant of the william towne 1599 1673. This towne book was commissioned by the towne family association.
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