Sargent Edmund Towne

1628 -

• Name	Edmund Towne
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Christening	28 Jun 1628	Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, England   [1, 2]
  Immigration	1637 (~ 8 years)  [2]
  He came to New England on board the Rose as an apprentice of Herny Skerry.
  Married	Abt 1652 (~ 23 years)	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Mary Browning, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Browning. She was christened on 7 January 1638 in Salem, Massachusetts. She left a will on 1 February 1709/10 in Topsfield, Massachusetts. She died in 1717 in Topsfield, Massachusetts. Her estate was probated on 16 December 1717 in Topsfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Towne (c1654-1731) 2. Thomas Towne (c1655-1720 3. Sarah Towne (1657-____) 4. William Towne (1659-1750) 5. baby girl Towne (1661-1661) 6. Joseph Towne (1661-1717) 7. baby boy Towne (1663-1663) 8. Abigail Towne (1664-1712) 9. Benjamin Towne (1666-____) 10. Rebecca Towne (1668-____) 11. Elizabeth Towne (1669-____) 12. Samuel Towne (1673-1714)
  Freeman	1664 (~ 35 years)	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Offices Held	1673 (~ 44 years)	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  1637 - Selectman 1675 - Constable 1677 - Tythingman
  Inventory	3 May 1678 (~ 49 years)	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Probate/Proved	27 Jun 1678 (~ 49 years)	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Rebecca Towne,   c. 21 Feb 1621, Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, England d. 19 Jul 1692, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 71 years)   2. John Towne,   c. 21 Feb 1624, Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, England   3. Susannah Towne,   c. 20 Oct 1625, Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, England d. Before 1672  (Age ~ 46 years)   4. Sargent Edmund Towne,   c. 28 Jun 1628, Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, England + 5. Ensign Jacob Towne,   c. 11 Mar 1632, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. 27 Nov 1704, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 72 years) ▻ Catherine Simonds,  m. 26 Jun 1657 ;   Phebe French,  m. 1684   6. Mary Towne,   c. 24 Aug 1634, Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, England d. 22 Sep 1692, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 58 years)   7. Joseph Towne,   b. Abt 1639, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1713, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years)   8. Sarah Towne,   c. 3 Sep 1648, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1704, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: John Towne Maternal Line: unknown wife
  Person ID, Branch	I20612
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	William Towne,   c. 18 Mar 1598/99, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. Abt 1673, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Joanna Blessing,   b. 1599/1600, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. 1682, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Marriage: Annett (1934) states they were married about 1664. This is 10 years after the birth of their first child. [1]

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 28 Jun 1628 - Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Married - Abt 1652 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 1664 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1673 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 3 May 1678 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 27 Jun 1678 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S635] Annett, Albert and Alice E. E. Lehtinen. The Generations of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, (Jaffrey, New Hampshire: The Town of Jaffrey, 1934). [S653] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume III, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996). [S651] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume I, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995).