1658 - 1740 (81 years)
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Name |
John Town |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
2 Apr 1658 |
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts [1] |
Offices Held |
5 Aug 1700 (Age 42) |
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1] |
He was elected a Selectman at the town's first Town Meeting. |
Will |
24 Nov 1704 (Age 46) [2] |
He was mentioned in his father's will. |
Residence |
1708 (Age 50) |
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1] |
Moved to |
1713 (Age 55) |
Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
They moved from Framingham. |
Offices Held |
1714 (Age 56) |
Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
At the first Town Meeting of Oxford, he was chosen a Selectman, and later served in many positions in Oxford. He was also one of the four who started the church there and its first Deacon |
Death |
1740 |
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts [1] |
Siblings |
5 Siblings |
+ | 1. Deacon John Town, b. 2 Apr 1658, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 1740, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) ▻ Mary Smith, m. 2 Feb 1680 | | 2. Jacob Towne, b. 13 Feb 1660, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 4 Oct 1741, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) | | 3. Catherine Towne, b. 25 Feb 1662, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts | | 4. Deliverance Towne, b. 5 Aug 1664, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 16 May 1705 (Age 40 years) | | 5. Ruth Towne, b. 5 Aug 1664, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 1 Aug 1739 (Age 74 years) | | 6. Edmund Towne, b. 21 Jul 1666, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 25 Dec 1736 (Age 70 years) | |
Person ID |
I582 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
27 Aug 2018 |
Father |
Ensign Jacob Towne, c. 11 Mar 1632, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. 27 Nov 1704, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 72 years) |
Mother |
Catherine Simonds, c. 18 Apr 1630, Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England |
Marriage |
26 Jun 1657 |
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 25 years and 3 months - She : 27 years and 2 months. |
Family ID |
F539 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary Smith, b. 28 Oct 1658, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts |
Marriage |
2 Feb 1680 |
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 21 years and 10 months - She : 21 years and 4 months. |
Children |
| 1. Mary Town, b. 23 Jun 1681, Topsfield, Washington County, Maine d. 27 Mar |
| 2. John Town, b. 25 Nov 1682, Topsfield, Washington County, Maine d. 29 Sep 1683, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) |
| 3. Ensign Israel Town, b. 18 Nov 1684, Topsfield, Washington County, Maine d. 27 Oct 1771, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 86 years) |
| 4. Esther Town, b. 13 Dec 1686, Topsfield, Washington County, Maine d. Before 1744, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 57 years) |
| 5. Ephraim Town, c. 22 Apr 1688, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| 6. Deacon Jonathan Town, b. 11 Mar 1691, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 1771, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) |
| 7. David Town, b. 22 Oct 1693, Topsfield, Washington County, Maine d. 20 Sep 1781, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Age 87 years) |
+ | 8. Samuel Town, b. 25 Jan 1695, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 1760, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 64 years) |
| 9. Edmund Town, b. 7 May 1699, Topsfield, Washington County, Maine d. 27 May 1745, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 46 years) |
| 10. John Town, b. 31 May 1702, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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Family ID |
F542 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
27 Aug 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 2 Apr 1658 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 2 Feb 1680 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Mary Town - 23 Jun 1681 - Topsfield, Washington County, Maine |
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| Child - John Town - 25 Nov 1682 - Topsfield, Washington County, Maine |
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| Child - Ensign Israel Town - 18 Nov 1684 - Topsfield, Washington County, Maine |
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| Child - Esther Town - 13 Dec 1686 - Topsfield, Washington County, Maine |
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| Child - Ephraim Town - 22 Apr 1688 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Deacon Jonathan Town - 11 Mar 1691 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - David Town - 22 Oct 1693 - Topsfield, Washington County, Maine |
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| Child - Samuel Town - 25 Jan 1695 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Edmund Town - 7 May 1699 - Topsfield, Washington County, Maine |
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| Offices Held - 5 Aug 1700 - Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - John Town - 31 May 1702 - Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Residence - 1708 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved to - 1713 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1714 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 1740 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
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Sources |
- [S661] Daniels, George F. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts, (Oxford, Massachusetts: by the author, 1892).
- [S653] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume III, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996).
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