Joseph Towne

Joseph Towne[1, 2]

Male 1639 - 1713  (73 years)

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  • Name Joseph Towne 
    Born 3 Sep 1639  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 3 Sep 1648  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Name Joseph Towne 
    _FSFTID LZBG-PP3 
    _UID 33A2C783CF4C4CBD8426633BB62ED88CD30D 
    Died 21 Feb 1713  Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1471  Strong History
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2018 

    Father William Towne,   b. 1598, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1673, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Joanna Blessing,   b. 1595, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1682, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1620  Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phebe Perkins,   b. Abt 1644, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1715, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 1665  Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. John Towne,   b. 20 Feb 1677, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1714, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 
    Family ID F1364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 



    • Joseph Towne, the youngest son of William and Joanna Towne, was born in 1639, and married Phebe, daughter of Deacon Thomas Perkins of Topsfield. He accompanied his father in his removalfrom Salem to Topsfield, was made a freeman March 22, 1690, was a member of the church at the latter place and died 1718, aged 74. - The History of Bristol Massachusets with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Duane Hamilton Hurd 1883.

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S250] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
      Birth date: 1639
      Birth place: Es
      Marriage date: 1665
      Marriage place: Es

    3. [S196] About Towne, Vol. XVI No. 1, Jan, Feb, Mar 1996, p.15.

    4. [S184] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973.