Individual Details
Joanna Blessing
( - Bef 24 Jun 1673)
WikiTree: Blessing-3: Joanna "Jone" Towne
Born before 22 Jun 1595 in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England
Ancestors Daughter of Unknown Blyssinge [uncertain] and [mother unknown] Sister of Margaret Blessing and Alice (Blessing) Firmage Wife of William Towne— married 25 Apr 1620 in St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Descendants Mother of Rebecca (Towne) Nurse,John Towne, Susannah Towne, Edmund Towne, Jacob Towne I, Mary (Towne) Estey, Sarah (Towne) Cloyes and Joseph Towne Died before 17 Jan 1683
in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Joanna (Blessing) Towne migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
Disputed Origins
A previous version of this profile attached William Blyssinge and Joan Preaste as parents. But in 1957, Walter Goodwin Davis published "The Four Blessing Sisters" in The American Genealogist, (Vol 33(1957):199-202).
Born before 22 Jun 1595 in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England
Ancestors Daughter of Unknown Blyssinge [uncertain] and [mother unknown] Sister of Margaret Blessing and Alice (Blessing) Firmage Wife of William Towne— married 25 Apr 1620 in St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Descendants Mother of Rebecca (Towne) Nurse,John Towne, Susannah Towne, Edmund Towne, Jacob Towne I, Mary (Towne) Estey, Sarah (Towne) Cloyes and Joseph Towne Died before 17 Jan 1683
in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Joanna (Blessing) Towne migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
Disputed Origins
A previous version of this profile attached William Blyssinge and Joan Preaste as parents. But in 1957, Walter Goodwin Davis published "The Four Blessing Sisters" in The American Genealogist, (Vol 33(1957):199-202).
Events
| Marriage | 25 Mar 1620 | St. Nicholas church, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England - William Towne |  | ||
| Fact 1 | 24 Apr 1673 | granted administration of the estate of William Towne, her husband, - Probate Court, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | |||
| Death | Bef 24 Jun 1673 | Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | LBMP-X18 | ||||
| WikiTree | Blessing-3 |
Families
| Spouse | William Towne ( - 1672) |
| Child | Rebecca Towne ( - 1692) |
| Child | John Towne ( - ) |
| Child | Susannah Towne ( - ) |
| Child | Edmund Towne ( - 1678) |
| Child | Jacob Towne ( - 1704) |
| Child | Mary Towne ( - 1692) |
| Child | Sarah Towne ( - ) |
| Child | Joseph Towne (1639 - 1713) |
Notes
Death
Source: Wiki Tree Blessing-3Endnotes
1. Willaim Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 3 (Lewis historical publishing Company, 1910), page 1901; digital images, Google Books, http://books.google.com ( : accessed .
2. Edwin Hubbard, compiler, The Towne Family Memorial (Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1880), pages 16, 18-20; digital images, Google Books ( : accessed .
3. Edwin Eugene Towne, Compilor, The Descendants of William Towne: Who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. (Newtonwille, Mass.: The author, 1901), page 21; digital images, Google Books (my digital books), ( : accessed .