Individual Details

Capt. Israel Towne

(24 Mar 1705 - 22 Nov 1791)

[[Category: Topsfield, Massachusetts]]
== Biography ==
Israel Towne was born on March 24, 1705, in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph 3rd and Margaret/Margrit Towne.[http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Topsfield/aBirthsT.shtml Topsfield - Births - Massachusetts Vital Records] [https://books.google.com/books?id=5_QUAAAAYAAJ&q=Margaret+case#v=snippet&q=Margaret%20case&f=false The Descendants of William Towne, who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass.], p26-26. Compiled by Edwin Eugene Towne. Newtonville, Mass. 1901."The Descendants of William Towne, who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. Compiled by Edwin Eugene Towne. Newtonville, Mass. 1901." Page 25
Israel died in 1791. He is buried in Amherst, Massachusetts. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed MAR 2020), memorial page for Capt Israel Towne, }

From The History of the Town of Amherst:Capt. Israel Towne was descended from William Towne, one of the first settlers of Topsfield, Massachusetts. He was born at Topsfield 24 March, 1705; died in Amherst (New Hampshire) 22 November 1791. He married Grace Gardner 23 May 1729. She died 3 Sept 1803, aged 96. Prior to 1741 they settled in Souhegan West [Amherst], on the farm recently occupied by their great-grandson Luther Towne. They had eight children. [https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofa00seco/page/792/mode/2up History of the town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire] by Secomb, Daniel F., Concord, NH, Printed by Evans, Sleeper & Woodbury, 1883. (Page: 792)

=== Marriage ===He married Grace Gardner "of Middleton" in 1729 in Topsfield. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTT-WXB : 9 February 2018), Israel Towne and Grace Gardner, 23 May 1729; citing reference p. 143; FHL microfilm 887,762.


=== Residence ===
: Residence BET 1734 AND 1791:: Place: Amherst, New Hampshire "The Descendants of William Towne, who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. Compiled by Edwin Eugene Towne. Newtonville, Mass. 1901." Page 33

== Sources ==


See also:
* Tarbox, Rev. Increase N., ''Necrology of The New-England historic genealogical Society'', [[Space:NEHGR|The New England Historical & Genealogical Register]] (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1886) Vol. 40, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_P1v1mqnsOYC&pg=PA119 Page 119]
* WikiTree profile Towne-326 created through the import of Towne-Weeden.ged on May 29, 2011 by [[X-3368 | J X]].
* Source: S00618 Title: Joanne McKenney NOTEJoanne McKenney.

    Events

    Birth24 Mar 1705Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
    Death22 Nov 1791Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
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    Families

    FatherJoseph Towne (1673 - 1757)
    MotherMargaret Case (1683 - 1707)
    SiblingMargaret Towne (1700 - 1757)
    SiblingJoseph Towne (1701 - 1786)
    SiblingArchelaus Towne (1703 - 1792)
    SiblingIsrael Towne (1705 - )