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Ancestors of John Jacob Hastings
4352.Nycholas Gay, born 1534 in Marksbury, Somerset, England.He married 4353. Isabel Tuvie Garland May 14, 1595 in Marksbury, Somerset, England.
4353.Isabel Tuvie Garland, born 1537 in Marksbury, Somerset, England.
Child of Nycholas Gay and Isabel Garland is:
2176 | i. | Richard Gay, born August 17, 1560 in Barnstable, Devon, England; married Margaret. |
4464.John Spencer, born Abt. 1505 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England; died June 9, 1558 in Adrian Edworth, Bedfordshire, England.He was the son of 8928. John Spencer and 8929. Ann Gerrard.He married 4465. Anne Merrill June 9, 1558 in Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England.
4465.Anne Merrill, born 1509 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England; died June 10, 1560 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England.
Notes for John Spencer:
This genealogy is not confirmed!
Notes for Anne Merrill: This genealogy is not confirmed! |
Child of John Spencer and Anne Merrill is:
2232 | i. | Michael Spencer, born Abt. 1530 in Of Edworth, Stotfold,Bedfordshire, England; died November 18, 1599 in Stotfold, Bedford, England; married Elizabeth Whitebread January 15, 1554/55 in Edworth, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England. |
4468.Roger Whitebread, born Abt. 1490 in Bedford, England.He married 4469. June ?? Abt. 1513 in UpperGravenurst, Bedford, England.
4469.June ??
Child of Roger Whitebread and June ?? is:
2234 | i. | Thomas Whitebread, born Abt. 1522 in Uppergravenhurst, Bedford, England; married Elizabeth West July 1, 1565 in Maulden, Bedford, England. |
5152.James Prescott, born Abt. 1512 in Of Standish, L., England; died March 1, 1582/83 in Standish, S., England.He was the son of 10304. William Prescott and 10305. Alice.He married 5153. Alice Standish.
5153.Alice Standish, born Abt. 1513 in Standish, L., England; died March 10, 1563/64 in Shevington, S., England.She was the daughter of 10306. Roger Standish.
Notes for James Prescott:
James Prescott was ordered by Queen Elizabeth, (dated August 1564) to keep in readiness horsemen and armor.He married a daughter of Roger Standish, Esquire, of Standish, and sister of Ralph Standish.
Children of James Prescott and Alice Standish are:
i. | Sir James Prescott, died March 1, 1582/83 in England; married Alice Molineaux. |
Notes for Sir James Prescott: For his bravery and military prowess and achievements he was created Lord of the Manor of Dryby in Lincolnshire and had arms granted to him. |
More About Sir James Prescott: Burial: Lord of the Manor of Dryby |
2576 | ii. | Roger Prescott, born August 20, 1528 in Of Shevington, S., Eng; died September 26, 1594 in Shevington, S., England; married Ellen Or Gellen Shaw August 23, 1568 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England. | ||
iii. | Ralph Prescott | |||
iv. | Robert Prescott, died 1576; married Elizabeth Nightengale February 3, 1564/65. | |||
v. | William Prescott | |||
vi. | Captain John Prescott |
5160.Richard Gawkroger, born 1510 in Sowerby,York, England; died 1570 in Sowerby, York, England.He was the son of 10320. Richard Gawkroger and 10321. ?? Field.He married 5161. Isabella Elizabeth Abt. 1533.
5161.Isabella Elizabeth, born 1513; died February 12, 1559/60.
Children of Richard Gawkroger and Isabella Elizabeth are:
i. | Richard Gawkroger, born Abt. 1535. | |||
ii. | John Gawkroger, born Abt. 1538. | |||
2580 | iii. | James Gawkroger, born Abt. 1540 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England; died March 1591/92 in England; married Jenet J. Fairbank December 28, 1571 in Halifax, Sowerby, Yorkshire, Eng. | ||
iv. | George Gawkroger, born 1542; died 1542. | |||
v. | Agnes Gawkroger, born January 21, 1543/44. | |||
vi. | Elizabeth Gawkroger, born January 3, 1545/46. | |||
vii. | George Gawkroger, born July 9, 1551. | |||
viii. | Edmund Gawkroger, born December 1, 1555. | |||
ix. | Grace Gawkroger, born September 4, 1558. |
5162.George Fairbank, born Abt. 1528; died March 29, 1610 in Sowerby, England.He was the son of 10324. Gilbert Fairbanke and 10325. Jennet.He married 5163. Sybil Or Cibella Wade May 10, 1551 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.
5163.Sybil Or Cibella Wade, born 1532; died May 21, 1573 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
More About Sybil Or Cibella Wade:
Cause of Death: died in Childbirth along with ninth child
Children of George Fairbank and Sybil Wade are:
2581 | i. | Jenet J. Fairbank, born April 26, 1552 in Warley, England; married James Gawkroger December 28, 1571 in Halifax, Sowerby, Yorkshire, Eng. | ||
ii. | George Fairbanks, born Bef. August 2, 1562 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England; married Mary Farrer 1593; born Abt. 1573 in From Erringden, England. |
More About George Fairbanks: Baptism: August 2, 1562, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Residence: 1593, Heptonstal, Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
iii. | John Fairbank, born Abt. 1554 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England; died 1625 in Thornton-in-Craven, England; married (1) Isabel Stancliffe; died July 9, 1597; married (2) Ellen Parker; born in Thorne, Thornton, England. |
5180.John Towne, born December 12, 1568 in Heydour, Lincolnshire, England; died in Braceby, England.He was the son of 10360. Leonard Towne and 10361. Ellen Greene.He married 5181. Elizabeth February 10, 1588/89 in Heydour, Lincolnshire, England.
5181.Elizabeth, born Abt. 1569; died May 10, 1630.
Notes for John Towne:
WILLIAM2 TOWNE (John1) was baptized in the church of St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on March 18, 1598/9. He was married to Jone (Joanna) Blessing on April 25, 1620, in the same church, where, between 1621 and 1634, their first six children werebaptized. Inasmuch as the name Blessing has not been found afterconsiderable search in the Norfolk County records at Norwich and asthe marriage record of "Jone" is the unique instance of the name inthe parish register at Yarmouth during the period searched (1558-1611), it would seem probable that she was a foreigner, many emigrants from Germany and the Low Countries having been attracted to Yarmouth by the herring fisheries in the sixteenth century. A general search for the name in records covering all England has been fruitless, and families named Blessing now living in the United States claim a German origin. The first record of William Towne in America appears in the town book of Salem in 1640 when he was granted "a little neck of Land right over against his house on the other side of the river." In thesame year he sued John Cook in what seems to have been a boundary dispute and obtained a verdict and costs. It is probable that Towne was in Salem some years before 1640, however. The list of grants by the town to that portion of its territory called the North Fields is undated and the best opinion seems to indicate that the grants were made before 1635, when the town records begin. William Towne's name appears on this list, and it was in the North Fields that he lived. In 1651 Towne purchased land in the neighboring town of Topsfield from William Paine of Ipswich. This farm contained forty acres "part of which is plow land, another part is meaddow, another part is upland unplowed, all lying together," bounded by William Howard toward the east, Walter Roper on the north and a "Sertaine River"toward the south or southwest. There were also included two acres on the south side of the river.He sold his Salem property to Henry Bullock in 1652 and bought additional land at Topsfield in 1656. In 1660 in testifying in alawsuit his age was estimated at three score years.(*) He was made acommoner of Topsfield in 1661, and his wife was dismissed from the Salem church to that of Topsfield in 1664. On the occasion of themarriage of his son, Joseph, to Phebe Perkins, daughter of DeaconThomas Perkins, in 1663, William Towne deeded two-thirds of his real property to Joseph, with whom he and his wife doubtless lived for the remainder of their days.
Joanna Towne figured in a series of suits brought by and againstRev. Thomas Gilbert, the Topsfield minister, in 1670. Gilbert, byhis own testimony and that of his wife, was a sick man and he was
doubtless of erratic temperament, but some of his principal parishioners laid his acts and eccentricities to overindulgence in drink, and the court seems to have considered their suspicions credible. Most of the evidence produced dealt with a dinner at the parsonage between two Sunday services at which Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert had Capt. John Gould, Mr. Thomas Perkins, and their wives, and old Mrs. Towne as their guests. A gold cup (surely a rare treasure in seventeenth-century New England) filled with wine was passed aboutthe table and Mr. Gould alleged that Mr. Gilbert drank too freelytherefrom. Joanna Towne (her age being given at seventy-five)testified that on Sunday Mr. Gilbert had administered the "sacramentswetly unto us" and that after the service "I was att dinner attMter Gilberts table ... and sat next to him on his right hand, andthough some report that he drank too much of the sacrament wyn ... I
believe he is wronged, for I that then sat next him saw no suchmatter ... And I can saifly take my oath that though our ministerhad the cup twyce in his hand, yet the first tyme he drank not onedrop of it, but gave it out of his hand to Thomas Perkins, biddinghim give it to me, for I needed it mor than he, being older. Whenthe cup had gone about, it came into his hand the second time and Iam sure ther could not be much in it then (it may be two or three spoon-ful) and that he drank."(*)At the June term of court, 1673, Joanna Towne was appointed toadminister the estate of her late husband, which fixes theapproximate date of William Towne's death. The property was probablyretained by her until her death, and it was not divided until 1682,when Mary, widow of Edmund Towne, Jacob Towne, Joseph Towne, FrancisNourse, Mary Estey and Sarah Bridges addressed to the court "theHumbell peticion of us whos names are under wrighten in way of theseatellment of a small esteat left to us by our Honered ffatherdeceased about tenn yers agoo who died and leaft no will," andrequested that the real estate be assigned to the sons and thepersonal property to the daughters.(+)Children, the first six baptized in Great Yarmouth:--
i.REBECCA, bapt. Feb. 21, 1621; m. Francis Nourse of Salem;shewas executed for witchcraft on July 19, 1692, having beenacquittedon her first trial, but later rearrested and convicted,
her attitude throughout demonstrating the highest nobility ofcharacter; Francis Nourse distributed his estate among their children in 1694, his sons being John, Samuel, Francis and Benjamin Nourse, and his sons-in-law Michael Bowden, Thomas Preston, John Tarbell and William Russell.(*)
ii.JOHN, bapt. Feb. 16, 1623/4; d. s. p.
iii.SUSANNAH, bapt. Oct. 20, 1625; d. s. p.
3. iv.EDMUND, bapt. June 28, 1628.
v.JACOB, bapt. March 11, 1632; husbandman; m. Catherine Symonds,daughter of John and Elizabeth Symonds of Salem, June 26, 1657; d. Nov. 27, 1704; his will, dated three days before his death, names his wife Catherine, sons Jacob, John and Edmund, and daughters Catherine Perkins, Deliverance Stiles and Ruth Towne.(+)
vi.MARY, bapt. Aug. 24, 1634; m. Isaac Estey, son of Jeffrey Estey of Salem; exccuted for witchcraft Sept. 22, 1692, her petition to the court being the outstanding note of high fortitude and
understanding charity which has come down to us from Salem's black days; he d. in 1712 in Topsfield; his will, made March 26, 1709, mentions his sons Isaac, Joseph, John, Benjamin, Jacob and Joshua, and his daughters Sarah Ireland and Hannah Abbot.
vii.SARAH, bapt. Sept. 3, 1648, in Salem; m. (1) Edmund Bridges, son of Edmund and Alice Bridges, Jan. 11, 1659/60; he d.about 1682,and she m. (2) Peter Cloyes, son of John and Abigail
Cloyes, as his second wife; accused of witchcraft in 1692, primarily becauseof her courageous protest against blackening of her sister's name by the Salem Village clergyman, Mr. Parris, but escaped
execution; removed to Sudbury and d. before 1704, when Cloyes m. as his third wife Susanna Beers; he d. July 18, 1708.
viii. JOSEPH, bapt. Sept. 3, 1648, in Salem; m. Phebe Perkins, daughter of Thomas and Phebe (Gould) Perkins of Topsfield, about 1663, in which year his father conveyed to him a part of his house and land in Topsfield in view of the contemplated marriage;freeman March 22, 1690; d. 1713; administration granted to eldest son, Joseph, Feb. 21, 1714; his children yielded their rights in his
household goods to their mother on May 27, 1715, thenamessigned to the instrument being Joseph, Sarah, Martha and Phoebe Towne, John Cummings (husband of Susannah Towne)and Thomas Nichols (husband of Joanna Towne).??
3. SERGT. EDMUND3 TOWNE (William2, John1) was baptized in the church
of St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, June 28, 1628. He
came to New England when he was nine years old as an apprentice of
Henry Skerry on the ship "Rose" which sailed from Great Yarmouth in
1637. Skerry settled in Salem.
Edmund Towne married Mary Browning, daughter of Thomas and Mary
Browning, about the year 1652, when he was twenty-two and she
fourteen years of age, and settled in Topsfield. He served on the
trial jury of the County Court in 1655, was made a commoner in 1661,
sat on the grand jury in 1663 and took the oath as freeman in 1664.
He was appointed corporal of the Topsfield military company in June,
1666, and in 1675, during King Philip's War, he was one of the
committee from the town that presented a petition to the General Court asking permission to form a military guard to protect the settlers at theirwork. He was a selectman in 1673, town constable in 1675, andtythingman in 1677, when he is called Sergeant Towne.(*)
Sergt. Towne died in 1678. He left no will, but his widow, Mary,
proved a statement covering his "Intent and purpose," saying "The
minde of the deceased was as is mine allsoe; and is consented too by
all partys conscernd that the four sonns shall have all the Lands
Equally devyded amongst them, And the rest of the estate to be
Equally devyded amongst the 5 : garles only Sarah the second
Daughter is already marryed and Hath rescieved to the vallue of
twelve pounds already." Administration was granted to Mary Towne on
27 : 4 : 1678. The inventory, taken by Francis Peabody and Thomas
Baker, lists real estate, exclusive of the Browning lands, worth
£292, books worth £1, etc.(+)
Mary (Browning) Towne made her will February 1, 1709/10. She
confirmed her gift of the land at Topsfield, over which she had
power of disposal by the will of her father, to her four sons
Thomas, William, Joseph and Samuel, left personal property to her
five daughters Mary, Sarah, Abigail, Rebecca and Elizabeth, and
appointed Joseph her executor. On the same date as the will, stating
that "our mother Mrs. Mary Towne hath given to us her share of Land
which did belong to our Grandfather Thomas Browning," the four sons
divided this property and the large farm inherited from their
father.?? Mrs. Towne survived her son Joseph and her will was
probated December 16, 1717, Thomas and William being appointed
executors c.t.a. The inventory of personal belongings included a
silver cup and spoon.§
Children, born in Topsfield:--
i.MARY; m. John2 Prichard of Topsfield, son of William1 Prichard of Brookfield, March 1, 1680/1, as his second wife; he d.Feb. 7, 1730/1, and she d. on the following March 5.
ii.THOMAS, b. about 1655; m. Sarah French, daughter of John and Phebe (Keyes) French of Topsfield, March 17, 1685; with Capt. Lothrop and the "flower of Essex" in 1675, and one of the few to escape the massacre at Bloody Brook; his will, dated Jan. 20and proved March 7, 1719/20, mentions his wife Sarah,sons Edmund, Thomas and Richard, and daughters Experience, Sarah, Ednah and Mercy.¶
iii.SARAH, b. April 26, 1657; m. Capt. John Howe before 1686
as his
second wife; five children; she d. before 1706, when he
made a
prenuptial agreement with Mrs. Sarah Dennis.
iv.WILLIAM, b. March 13, 1659; m. (1) Eliza (???); m. (2)
Margaret
((???)) Willard, widow of that John Willard who was
executed
in the witchcraft delusion of 1692, Aug. 22, 1694; his
will, dated
April 24, 1744, mentions his wife Margaret, son-in-law
(step-son)
John Willard, daughters-in-law (step-daughters) Hannah
and
Margaret Willard, sons Isaac and Jeremiah, daughters
Lydia
Fitts and Mary Towne;(*) he d. Jan. 30, 1749/50; widow
Margaret
Towne made her will Dec. 26, 1750, mentioning her son
John
Willard, granddaughter Mary Kenney, and daughters Mary
Towne and Kezia Fitts, both of Sutton;(+) she d. Nov. 5,
1751.
v.A DAUGHTER; d. Sept. 7, 1661.
4.vi.JOSEPH, b. Sept. 2, 1661.
vii.A SON, b. and d. March 7, 1662/3.
viii. ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 6, 1664; m. (1) Jacob Peabody, son of
Lieut.
Francis and Mary (Foster) Peabody, Jan. 12, 1686; three
children;
he d. Nov. 24, 1689; m. (2) Thomas Perley, son of John
Perley of Boxford, Jan. 14, 1695/6; five children; Perley
was
representative to the General Court in 1727; she d. Feb.
14, 1712.
ix.BENJAMIN, b. May 26, 1666; d. before 1678.
x.REBECCA, b. Feb. 2, 1668; m. (1) Philip Knight, son of
Philip and
Margery Knight of Topsfield, before Aug. 20, 1693; two
children;
he d. Aug. 19, 1696, and she was appointed to administer
his
estate March 22, 1696/7;?? m. (2) Joseph Hutchinson of
Salem,
Jan. 30, 1701.
xi.ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 2, 1669; m. Thomas Wilkins of Salem
Dec. 19,
1694; he was of Boxford when he made his will on Nov. 28,
1726,
mentioning his wife Elizabeth, sons Thomas, Hezekiah,
Jonathan
and David, and daughters Elizabeth Upton, Mary Upton, and
Mercy Wilkins.§
xii.SAMUEL, b. Feb. 11, 1673; m. Elizabeth Knight, daughter of
Philip
and Margery Knight of Topsfield, Oct. 20, 1696; d. May
22, 1714;
administration granted to widow Elizabeth May 3, 1714,
and
estate divided between her and eldest son Samuel, son
Philip,
daughters Elizabeth and Rebecca;¶ she m. Elisha Perkins
April
4, 1715.
4. JOSEPH4 TOWNE (Edmund3, William2, John1) was born in Topsfield
September 2, 1661. He married Amy Smith, daughter of Robert and Mary
(French) Smith of Boxford, on August 10, 1687.
There were three contemporary Joseph Townes in Topsfield in the
latter part of the seventeenth century, Joseph3 being the eldest,
Joseph4 (Edmund3) being designated Joseph, Jr., and Joseph4
(Joseph3) being called Joseph third or Corporal Joseph. "Joseph
Towne Jr. the widows son" was elected surveyor of highways in
1691/2, and he served as selectman in 1694 and as constable in 1697.
Joseph Towne made his will on May 18, 1717, and it was proved on the
following December 16. To his wife "Emmy" he left his household furniture, a cow and one-third of his real estate, and his son Daniel, who had the homestead, was to allow his mother a living-room and a chamber above it during her life. To his son Benjamin he left other real property, while the younger
children, Nathan, Jesse, Nathaniel, Amos and Amy, received £30
apiece. Benjamin and Daniel were appointed executors, and the
witnesses were William Towne, Jacob Towne and John Curtis.(*)
Amy (Smith) Towne survived until February 22, 1756, when she died in
her eighty-eighth year.
Children, born in Topsfield:--
i.JOSEPH, bapt. May 30, 1703; d. before 1717, s. p.
ii.BENJAMIN, b. May 10, 1691; m. (1) Catherine Towne,
daughter of
Jacob4 and Catherine (Symonds) Towne; m. (2) Susanna
Wildes,
daughter of Ephraim and Mary (Howlett) Wildes, April 12,
1722; m. (3) Mary Perkins May 2, 1738; m. (4) widow Mary
Clark, April 15, 1761; a man of local prominence and
wealth; d.
Feb. 11, 1772.
iii.NATHAN; m. (1) Phebe Curtis, daughter of John2 and Mary
(Looke) Curtis of Topsfield, Dec. 31, 1715; m. (2) Grace
(???);
will, dated July 15, 1761, mentions wife Grace, daughters
Anna
McIntire, Phebe Varnum and Catherine Curtis (deceased),
and
sons Joseph, Nathan, Jonathan, Asa and Aaron.(+)
iv.DANIEL, b. Aug. 22, 1695; m. Dorothy Dorman Aug. 29, 1721,
in
Topsfield; eight children b. in Topsfield and Middleton.
5.v.JESSE, b. Dec. 5, 1697.
vi.NATHANIEL, b. June 1, 1700; m. Jemima Perkins Aug. 27,
1723, in
Topsfield; seven children.
vii.AMY, b. Feb. 3, 1704; m. William Hobbs of Salem Jan. 10,
1728.
6.viii. AMOS, b. July 2, 1709.
5. JESSE5 TOWNE (Joseph4, Edmund3, William2, John1) was born in Topsfield December 5, 1697. He married Ruth (???). He moved to Arundel, Maine, where there was a Topsfield colony of considerablesize, and was made a proprietor and freeman there in 1728. In 1740he moved to the neighboring town of Wells, where he was active inthe organization of the second parish (Kennebunk) in 1750, being asigner of the petition, an assessor and a member of the committee totreat with Rev. Daniel Little in that year. Ruth Towne was admittedto the church on June 7, 1751. Jesse Towne died before January 28,1754, when the town meeting chose a constable "in room of Mr. JesseTown late of Wells." His son Joseph was appointed to administer his estate on May 21, 1754, but died before completing distribution. Thomas Towne, "eldest son" of Jesse, petitioned thecourt that Abner perkins be appointed administrator in 1763, anddivision was ordered between Thomas Towne and the heirs of his
brother Joseph.(*)
Children:--
i.JOSEPH; m. Rebecca Crediford, daughter of Joseph and Esther (Littlefield) Crediford of Arundel, int. Sept. 8, 1750,at Wells; admitted to full communion at second church of Wells April 7,1754; d. before 1763; she d. Sept. 8, 1808, aged seventy-nine.
Children:--
1. Ruth, bapt. Aug. 31, 1751; d. unmarried.
2. Esther, bapt. March 18, 1753; m. Joseph Haley, son of Thomas and Abigail (Hill) Haley, Feb. 12, 1776;livedin Topsham.
3. Jesse, bapt. March 4, 1755.
4. Jacob, bapt. April 10, 1757; m. Sarah Lewis, daughter of
John and Anna (Carr) Lewis, April 1, 1784; d. April 21, 1836; she d. Dec. 31, 1843, aged eighty-four.
5. John, bapt. April, 1759.
6. Joseph, b. Jan., 1760; m. Elizabeth Woodward; Revolutionarysoldier; d. Aug. 19, 1841; six children.
ii.THOMAS; m. Abigail Crediford, daughter of Joseph andEsther (Littlefield) Crediford of Arundel, int. Nov. 3, 1752;lived in Wells second parish (Kennebunk) when he was admitted to the church May 12, 1754. Children, bapt. in Wells second parish:--
1. Mary, bapt. May 12, 1754; m. William English, Jr.,Dec. 26, 1779.
2. Noah, bapt. June 13, 1756; m. Ruth Burbank June 28, 1787, in Arundel; d. March 10, 1841.
3. Josiah; m. Elizabeth Wakefield April 11, 1784, in Arundel.
4. Joseph, bapt. July 6, 1760; m. Ruth (???);Revolutionary soldier; removed to Bowdoin where he was living in 1790; returned to Kennebunk before 1810 (tax list); d. Aug. 19, 1841; she d. Dec. 20, 1839.
5. Thomas, bapt. Nov. 1, 1765; m. (1) Susan Haley; m.(2) Margaret Douglas; d. in Gardiner in 1813.
6. Israel, bapt. Nov. 1, 1765; m. Ruth Niles; d. on
journey
to Ohio.
(?) iii.SARAH; Sarah Town of Wells m. Joshua Airs of Phillipstown
Nov.
17, 1757; if she was a daughter of Jesse Towne she had
received
her full share of her father's property or had d. s. p.
before
1763, as she is not mentioned in the division of his
estate; Joshua
Ayers was living in the Penobscot district in 1760, and
left
descendants there.(+)
6. AMOS5 TOWNE (Joseph4, Edmund3, William2, John1) was born in
Topsfield July 2, 1709. He married his cousin, Mary Smith, daughter of Samuel2 and Rebecca (Curtis) Smith of Topsfield, May 30, 1732, and soon afterward joined his brother Jesse in
Arundel, Maine. He was a farmer and shipmaster. His first house was
built on a knoll a short distance in the woods on the Saco road, in
the rear of the present poor-house.(*) It is an open cleared space
of about two acres and the cellar is yet to be seen. According to
the local historian he was a member of the expedition which captured
Louisburg from the French in 1745, and in 1747 he was drowned while
on his way to Annapolis, Nova Scotia, with reinforcements against
the return of the French fleet under Duc d'Anville. A rumor was
persistent in Arundel that the captain of the transport, to insure
his own safety, secured the hatches after the vessel struck, leaving
the soldiers to perish. Rev. Mr. Hovey's diary states, under the
date of February 14, 1747, "heard the Averies, Amos Towne, Hues and
Ensign Sampson were cast away at Mt. Desert ... ; ... who were going
down with Capt. Perkins to Annapolis."
Mary (Smith) Towne was living in 1743.(+)
Children:--
i.SAMUEL; m. Hannah Wakefield, daughter of Nathaniel Wakefield, in the second parish of Wells, Sept. 22, 1756.
Children:--
1. Huldah; m. Stephen Webber, Jr., of Wells Sept. 2, 1777.
2. Mary.
3. Samuel.
4. Hannah.
5. Amos, b. May 9, 1772; m. (1) Sally Emery of Wells, Nov. 26, 1796; she d. Oct. 5, 1823; m. (2) Mary (Emery) Cousins, May 4, 1826; nine children.
7.ii.AMOS, b. Oct. 17, 1737.
iii.DANIEL, b. Oct. 28, 1742; m. Elizabeth Dorman, daughter ofLieut.Jesse and Elizabeth (Averill) Dorman, Aug. 22, 1771, inArundel.
Children:--
1. Daniel, b. 1772; d. in infancy.
2. Daniel, b. Aug. 28, 1773.
3. Eunice, b. Oct. 16, 1775; m. Pierce Bickford Dec. 2, 1804.
4. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 20, 1777; d. in 1795.
5. Sarah, b. Feb. 6, 1780; m. Nicholas Huff Oct. 14, 1810.
6. Samuel, b. June 1, 1782.
7. Mary, b. March 30, 1784.
8. Ruth, b. Aug. 17, 1786; m. Nathaniel Lord of Parsonsfield July 12, 1812.
9. William, b. Nov. 2, 1788.
10. Stephen, b. April 17, 1791.
11. Jedediah, b. Oct. 24, 1793; m. Sarah Mitchell March 11,1826.
Notes for Elizabeth: Some sources have Richard Towne's wife as Ann Denton?? |
More About Elizabeth:
Will: May 10, 1630
Children of John Towne and Elizabeth are:
2590 | i. | (immigrant) William Towne, born Bef. March 18, 1598/99 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; died Abt. 1673 in Topsfield, MA; married Joanna Or Jone Blessing April 25, 1620 in St. Nicholas church,G.Y. Eng., founded in 1101. | ||
ii. | Arthur Towne, born Bef. August 28, 1597 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. |
More About Arthur Towne: Baptism: August 28, 1597, Church of St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Eng |