Ensign Jacob Towne

1632 - 1704  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Jacob Towne
  	to New England
  Christening	11 Mar 1632	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England   [2, 3]
  Freeman	1686 (~ 53 years)	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Military	1687 to 1704 (~ 54 years)
  He was an Ensign in the militia.
  Will	24 Nov 1704 (~ 72 years)	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He mentions his wife, Catherine, and his children: John, Jacob, Edmund, Catherine, Deliverance, and Ruth.
  Death	27 Nov 1704	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Probate/Proved	1 Jan 1704/05 (~ 72 years)
  Inventory	Abt Feb 1704/05 (~ 72 years)	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  The inventory of his estate was valued at £196 2/6.
  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, Norfolk, 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, Norfolk, England   3. Susannah Towne,   c. 20 Oct 1625, Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Saint Nicholas Church,  Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, 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, Norfolk, 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, Norfolk, 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)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Towne   (Grandfather)  unknown wife  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I581	Roy Line
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

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)
Mother	Joanna Blessing,   b. 1599/1600, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. 1682, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)
Family ID	F581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	Catherine Simonds,   c. 18 Apr 1630, Saint Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Saint Nicholas Church,  Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Marriage	26 Jun 1657	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 3]
Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 3 months - She : 27 years and 2 months.
Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
+   1. Deacon John Town,   b. 2 Apr 1658, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1740, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years) ▻ Mary Smith  m. 2 Feb 1680     2. Jacob Towne,   b. 13 Feb 1660, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Oct 1741, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Catherine Towne,   b. 25 Feb 1662, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Deliverance Towne,   b. 5 Aug 1664, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 May 1705 (Age 40 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Ruth Towne,   b. 5 Aug 1664, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Aug 1739 (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Edmund Towne,   b. 21 Jul 1666, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Dec 1736 (Age 70 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
Family ID	F539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	13 Apr 2025




Spouse / Partner 2	Phebe French
Marriage	1684
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 51 years and 9 months - She : ??.
Family ID	F584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	17 Jul 2019




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ensign Jacob Towne(1632 – 1704) 2William Towne(18 Mar 1598/99 – Abt 1673) 4John Towne 8 9 5Elizabeth Clarke(1569 – ) 10John Clarke( – 1610) 11Rose Fenne( – 1619) 3Joanna Blessing(1599/1600 – 1682) 6John William Blyssinge(1575 – ) 12 13 7unknown wife 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 11 Mar 1632 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Marriage - 26 Jun 1657 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Freeman - 1686 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 24 Nov 1704 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 27 Nov 1704 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - Abt Feb 1704/05 - 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 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1646] Farrow, Charles. "The Walcott Connection", (Olympia, Washington: About Towne, volume XXXII, number 1, 2012). [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).