Individual Details
David Towne Sr.
(13 Feb 1714 - 20 Aug 1778)
}
== Biography ==: David Towne, born at Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts 13 Feb 1714/15, is the son of Joseph Towne and his second wife Abigail Curtis.''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis'', by Walter Goodwin Davis, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1996), Vol 1, pages 340-341
: David Towne [Sr], son of Joseph and Abigail (Curtis) Towne, married Mary Moore, 21 Aug 1740 in Topsfield. They had seven children, five sons and two daughters. Source: [[#S117]] page 25,
: Mary died 25 Nov 1801 in Topsfield.
=== Soldier in French and Indian War ===: David Towne [Sr] served in the French and Indian War under the command of Capt. John Wildes in 1745.
=== Revolutionary War Soldier ===: David Towne [Sr] served as a private in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Joseph Gould's Company of militia, Col. John Baker's Regiment, which marched on the alarm of 19 April 1775. His length of service was three days. His sons, David Towne [Jr] and Archeleus served in this same company. ''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), Towne Family Association by Otter Bay Books, Baltimore, Maryland, page 364, #36 David Towne
=== Name ===: Name: David Towne Sr.Source: [[#S161]] ''Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850''Source: [[#S111]] ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988''
=== Birth ===: Birth: 13 FEB 1714/5, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
=== Death ===: Death: 20 AUG 1778, Topsfield, Essex County, MassachusettsSource: [[#S111]] ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988''
=== Marriage of David Towne [Sr] ===
: Husband: '''[[Towne-644|David Towne]]'''
: Wife: Mary Moore
: Child: [[Towne-615|David Towne]]
: Child: [[Towne-614|Archelaus Towne]]: Marriage: 21 AUG 1740, Topsfield, Essex, MassachusettsSource: [[#S111]] ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988''Source: [[#S161]] ''Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850''
=== Parents of David Towne [Sr] ===
: Husband: Joseph Towne
: Wife: Abigail Curtis
: Child: [[Towne-616|Abigail Towne]]
: Child: [[Towne-647|Mary Towne]]
: Child: '''[[Towne-644|David Towne]]'''
: Child: [[Towne-654|Hannah Towne]]: Marriage: 05 NOV 1707, Source: [[#S161]] ''Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850''
=== Research Notes ===: David Towne is the son of Joseph Towne and his second wife Abigail Curtis, (and not Margaret Case, Joseph's first wife). Lois Payne Hoover in Towne Family says on page 364 that the town [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MATownVital&gss=sfs28_ms_r_db&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=David&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Towne&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1714&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=mv9 Vital Records of Topsfield] are in error.
== Sources ==
* Source: S111 Author: Ancestry.com Title: ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988'', Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: [[#R1]]
* Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com
* Source: S161 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp Title: [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=gbr15&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&db=MAmarriages_ga&gss=angs-d&new=1&msT=1&gsfn=David&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Towne&gsln_x=0&msgdy=1740&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=mv9&fh=0&fsk=&bsk=&rank=1&pgoff= ''Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850''], Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: [[#R1]] Also: [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MAmarriages_ga&gss=sfs28_ms_r_db&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Abigail&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Curtis&gsln_x=0&msgdy=1705&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=mv9 for Abigail Curtis]
* Walter Goodwin Davis, [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-MAMEFamiliesI&gss=sfs28_ms_db&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&_F00032DB=340&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=mv9 ''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis''], (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia, Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1996). Volume 1, Page 340
* Source S117: ''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
== Biography ==: David Towne, born at Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts 13 Feb 1714/15, is the son of Joseph Towne and his second wife Abigail Curtis.''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis'', by Walter Goodwin Davis, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1996), Vol 1, pages 340-341
: David Towne [Sr], son of Joseph and Abigail (Curtis) Towne, married Mary Moore, 21 Aug 1740 in Topsfield. They had seven children, five sons and two daughters. Source: [[#S117]] page 25,
: Mary died 25 Nov 1801 in Topsfield.
=== Soldier in French and Indian War ===: David Towne [Sr] served in the French and Indian War under the command of Capt. John Wildes in 1745.
=== Revolutionary War Soldier ===: David Towne [Sr] served as a private in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Joseph Gould's Company of militia, Col. John Baker's Regiment, which marched on the alarm of 19 April 1775. His length of service was three days. His sons, David Towne [Jr] and Archeleus served in this same company. ''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), Towne Family Association by Otter Bay Books, Baltimore, Maryland, page 364, #36 David Towne
=== Name ===: Name: David Towne Sr.Source: [[#S161]] ''Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850''Source: [[#S111]] ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988''
=== Birth ===: Birth: 13 FEB 1714/5, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
=== Death ===: Death: 20 AUG 1778, Topsfield, Essex County, MassachusettsSource: [[#S111]] ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988''
=== Marriage of David Towne [Sr] ===
: Husband: '''[[Towne-644|David Towne]]'''
: Wife: Mary Moore
: Child: [[Towne-615|David Towne]]
: Child: [[Towne-614|Archelaus Towne]]: Marriage: 21 AUG 1740, Topsfield, Essex, MassachusettsSource: [[#S111]] ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988''Source: [[#S161]] ''Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850''
=== Parents of David Towne [Sr] ===
: Husband: Joseph Towne
: Wife: Abigail Curtis
: Child: [[Towne-616|Abigail Towne]]
: Child: [[Towne-647|Mary Towne]]
: Child: '''[[Towne-644|David Towne]]'''
: Child: [[Towne-654|Hannah Towne]]: Marriage: 05 NOV 1707, Source: [[#S161]] ''Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850''
=== Research Notes ===: David Towne is the son of Joseph Towne and his second wife Abigail Curtis, (and not Margaret Case, Joseph's first wife). Lois Payne Hoover in Towne Family says on page 364 that the town [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MATownVital&gss=sfs28_ms_r_db&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=David&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Towne&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1714&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=mv9 Vital Records of Topsfield] are in error.
== Sources ==
* Source: S111 Author: Ancestry.com Title: ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988'', Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: [[#R1]]
* Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com
* Source: S161 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp Title: [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=gbr15&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&db=MAmarriages_ga&gss=angs-d&new=1&msT=1&gsfn=David&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Towne&gsln_x=0&msgdy=1740&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=mv9&fh=0&fsk=&bsk=&rank=1&pgoff= ''Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850''], Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: [[#R1]] Also: [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MAmarriages_ga&gss=sfs28_ms_r_db&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Abigail&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Curtis&gsln_x=0&msgdy=1705&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=mv9 for Abigail Curtis]
* Walter Goodwin Davis, [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-MAMEFamiliesI&gss=sfs28_ms_db&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&_F00032DB=340&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=mv9 ''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis''], (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia, Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1996). Volume 1, Page 340
* Source S117: ''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
Events
| Birth | 13 Feb 1714 | Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Death | 20 Aug 1778 | Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States | |||
| Reference No | 387557 | ||||
| Reference No | 403542 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Joseph Towne (1673 - 1757) |
| Mother | Abigail Curtis (1680 - 1729) |
| Sibling | Elisha Towne (1708 - 1761) |
| Sibling | Bartholomew Towne (1710 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Towne (1712 - ) |
| Sibling | Abigail Towne (1716 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Phebe Towne (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Towne (1720 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Towne (1722 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Towne (1726 - ) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Towne (1728 - 1776) |