Ruth Towne

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 1684; John Styles.
• Will: 24 Nov 1704; She was mentioned in her father's will.

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Birth:
She was a twin.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Freeman: 1686, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Military: 1687 to 1704; He was an Ensign in the militia.
• Will: 24 Nov 1704, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Catherine, and his children: John, Jacob, Edmund, Catherine, Deliverance, and Ruth.
• Probate/Proved: 1 Jan 1704/05
• Inventory: Abt Feb 1704/05, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts; The inventory of his estate was valued at £196 2/6.

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2ed Marriage: He mentions his first wife, Catherine, in his will 20 years after this supposed marriage.

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Jacob married Catherine Simonds on 26 Jun 1657 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Catherine (daughter of John Symonds and Ruth Fox) was christened on 18 Apr 1630 in Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 24 Nov 1704; She was mentioned in the will of her husband, Jacob Town.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Land/House: 1640, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Moved To: 1652, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Religion: 1664, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts; William and Joanna were dismissed from the Salem Church to the Topsfield Church.

Notes:

Christening: Muse (1995) gives the date of the christening as 21 May 1603.

Death: Muse (1995) gives his death date as 30 April 1685.

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William married Joanna Blessing on 25 Mar 1620 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Joanna (daughter of John William Blyssinge and unknown wife) was born in 1599/1600 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; died in 1682 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved To: 1652, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Deed: 1663; Joanna deeded land to her son, Joseph.
• Religion: 1664, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts; William and Joanna were dismissed from the Salem Church to the Topsfield Church.
• Legal: 1670; She deposed in 1670 giving her age as 70 years.
• Estate Admin: 24 Jun 1673; She was appointed administrator of the estate of her late husband.
• Legal: say 1675; Joanna testified in a series of suits brought against the Rev. Thomas Gilbert who was accused of excessive drinking.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved To: 1625, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; John and Ruth moved to Great Yarmouth after their marriage.
• Immigration: Abt 1635; About 1635 John and Ruth came to America.
• Proprietor: 1636, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; In 1636 he was a proprietor of Salem, Massachusetts.
• Land/House: 1636, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was granted 20 acres of land near North River in 1636.
• Freeman: Mar 1637/38, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; In March of 1637/38 he was admitted as a freeman.
• Occupation: say 1640; John Simonds was a joiner and a cooper. [A joiner is an artisan and tradesperson who builds things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter, including furniture and the "fittings" of a house, ship, etc]
• Legal: 1644, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was in court for allowing his cattle to go at large before the fruits were gathered in 1644.
• Land/House: 8 Jan 1644, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; In the Salem, Massachusetts records on 8 (11) 1643: Granted to John Simonds all the Waste land betweene the Lots of Hughe Laskine & Stukly Wesket & the Watter side, excepting the high Way, [w^th it notwthstanding he may vse any man havein libertie to goe through at all tims]
• Military: 1648, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was freed from training in 1648 because he was lame on the condition that he would attend ordinary training if he sufficiently recovered.
• Miscellaneous: 27 Apr 1654, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; On 27 April 1654 the selectmen of Salem granted him liberty to fence his ground 11 provided that he made two sufficient stiles for a foot way through the lot.
• Legal: 1657, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; He served on a grand jury in 1657.
• Legal: 29 Mar 1669/70, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; On 29:1:1669, aged about 74 years, he deposed in the case of Ingersol vs. Barney in Salem, Massachusetts.
• Will: 16 Aug 1671, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; On 16(7) 1671, he made his will: "I John Symonds do make this my last Will and Testament Imp^r I giue my Soule to the Lord Jesus my Redeemer, and my body to my ffriends decently to be inter'd ffor my Estate which the Lord hath given mee I dispose of as ffolloweth It I Give to my loving Wife Elizabeth Symonds my house Orchard and out houseing and all my Land & my Bed & beding and such vessels and houshold stuffe as shee shall have ocasion to use dureing her naturall life and also Twenty pound to be paid her five pound a year by my Son James Symonds begining the date from the day of my death It I giue my Sonne James Symonds at my wiues decease my dwelling house out houseing Orchard together with all my Laud and I do assigne my servant John Pease to him dureing the term of time expressed in the Indenture paying forty pound in four year ten pound p anum, five p anam to my wife for four year as aforesd, and fine pound p anam for four years unto my son Sam^l and my Daughter Kathren fifty shillings p anam to each of them pvided he soe longe liue if not soe long as he shall line to serue him and noe longer I give the Children of my Deceased Daughter Ruth Swinnerton Twenty pound equally to be divided amongst them and to be paide in part of my movable estate in convenient time after my decease. I giue al the rest of my Estate to my Sonne Samuel Symonds & my daughter, Kathren Town equally to be divided between them in convenient time after my decease except my bed & houshold stufEe giuen my wife during her natural life as aforesd which at her decease my will is shall equally be divided between them two also I giue my son Samuell one oxx now in his hands I giue to Jon. Swinerton one sad cullerd Cloth Cote That this my will be faithfully pformed according to my intent therein I do make my two Sonns before named James Symonds and Samuell Symonds my Executors and doe intreat my Esteemed ffriends Major Hathren and mr. Bartholmew to be Guerseers to see that this my will be truly pformed, and in Special do humbly intreat them to take care of my wife whoe is in an ill condition Further I giue all my workinge tooles belonginge to my trade to my son James Simons : and to this my last will and testament I haue set my hande the 16th of the '6th m». 1671. John Symonds Witness: Henry Bartholmew, John Swinnerton, Samuel Inguls.
• Probate/Proved: 9 Sep 1671; Proved in Salem court, 19: 7br: 1671 by Mr. Hen. Bartholmew and John Swinerton before Mr. Samuell Simonds and Maj. Wm. Hathorne. Inventory taken by Jolm Kitchin and John Pickring : His housing and Land, 23011.; Joyners Tools benches and lare, 51i. 5s. 6d. ; 2 Bedsteds almost finished, 3li.; 3 stools and one halfe of a Box, 12s. 6d. ; 1-2 Grindstone & windlass & a Small grindstone, 5s.; Timber, planke & board, 51i. 12s.; Two beds, a bolster & a p of sheets, a p of blankets, a bed steed & matt that lay in the Chamber, 5li. ; Tubs, 4s., and part of a Chest and 4 Bush, corn, 18s. 6d. ; His wearing Clothes, 61i. os. ; 2yds. & 3-4 of sad colored cloth, 22s. 6d.; and a Table cloth, Hi. 12s. 6d. ; 3 Hollond pillow-beers, 15s,, and a p of sheets, 21i. .5s. ; 3 p of old sheets, 30s., and 3 corse pillowbeers, Hi. 15s.; 3 small peeces of Cloth, 8s,, and 1 Doz, of napkins, 1 Towil, Hi. ; a Feather bed, 2 bolsters, 3 pillows, a rugg, 4 blankets, one p of sheets. Curtains & Bedstead, lOli. ; 2 pound of woolen yarn & som linen yarn & a hat brush, 8s,; 1 great Kettle, 20s,, and 3 Iron pots & 2 p of pot hooks, 21i. 7s. ; 1 Churnn, 3 payls with Iron bayls & 5 Trayes, 13s.; a frying pan, 5s., & a warminge pan, 12s.; a fire pan & Grid Iron, 2s., a ps. of a hawke &, a driping pan, 4s. ; 2 brass puding pans and 3 tinen Lamps, 3s. 6d. ; an Iron Trivit, 4 glass bottles and a spitt, 8s. ; 3 Earthen pots, and 2 panns, 3s.; 2 Jarrs, 1 Sieve and a pitcher, 2s. 6d. ; a broken posnet & a Cod line, 2s.; 3 new pewter platters and a bell mettle Skillet, Hi. 2s.; 4 old pewter platters, a poringer & 2 plates, 8s. ; 2 old quart pots, a bason & a Chamber pot, 7s. ; a beer bowle, a beaker, a wine Cup & a Grater, 4s.; a lattin sarce pan & Tunnil, 4 wooden dishes & 4 Spoons, 2s. 8d. ; a Lanthorne, 2 Doz. Trenchers, a platter & a chafeing dish, 4s.; Two wooden Bowls and a ladle. Is.; a choping knife & 3 brass Candlesticks, 13s.; 3 Chests, 3 Boxes and a wooden Tunnil, 14s.; 5 Barrils and a half baril, a buttor tub & 4 Keelers, 13s.; a halfe bushel & a p of Scales, 2s.; 2 Tables, a forum & Chayers, 16s. ; 32 Cheeses, buttor & meat, Hi. Apples growinge in the orchard, 15s. ; 2 old Bibles, a Booke of Doct. Prestons works and a booke of Mr. Rogers works & a psalm booke, 18s. ; one firelock musket, Hi. 6s. ; one firelock Musquet, worme & Scowerer, Hi. 4s. ; Sword, belt, powder & bullets, 8s. ; 2 Tobacco boxes and a drest Calfe skin, 2s. 6d. ; a meal Sack & a litle bagge, 4s. ; a five shilinge peece of gold & a 6d. in Silver, 5s, 6d, ; a Vice and an old Hatchet, 10s,; nayles, lOd., a Howe, 2s,, and an Ax, 6s, lOd, ; A Mattock, 5s, and halfe a plow chayne, 8s, ; an old Sithe, old Iron & a p of Jemmils, 5s, ; a Eeap hook, 9d., 2 hoops, 2 boxes & an ex pin, lis, 9d, ; a p of pitchfork Tynes, 5 Wedges & old Iron, 12s. ; one halfe of a Crosscut Saw and an ex pin, 5s. ; four lode of Hay in the Yarde, 41i. ; Salt Marsh Grass growinge, Hi. ; 2 Cows and a Cow Calfe, 71i. 10s. ; Two Hoggs & 2 pigs, 31i. 12s,; Indean Come that grew on the Land, 31i, 10s.; 20 Bushels of pease, 4li. ; Timber in the Woods, Hi. 2s.; a p of woosted Stockings, 7s. ; Debts due to the Estate, 241i. 10s. 7d.; total, 342li. 14s. lOd. Estate is debtor, 12li. 7d. Also "an apprentice of 17 years old who hath 3 year and 9 moneths and 2 weekes to serve.
• Last Full Review: 20 May 2020

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John married Ruth Fox on 1 May 1624 in All Saints Church, Walcott, Norfolk, England. Ruth (daughter of John Fox and Catherine Crickemer) was christened on 10 Jan 1601/02 in Walcott, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved To: 1625, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; John and Ruth moved to Great Yarmouth after their marriage.
• Last Full Review: 20 May 2020

John married Elizabeth Clarke on 20 Sep 1597 in Blundeston, Fixton Parish, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John Clarke and Rose Fenne) was christened on 3 Apr 1569 in Blundeston, Fixton Parish, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Katherine Smythe on 16 Dec 1589 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England. Katherine (daughter of Edmund Smythe and Margaret) was christened on 25 Feb 1572/73 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
The baptism was on the 18th, but the month is illegible.

John married Catherine Crickemer on 1 Nov 1588 in Walcott, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]