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'''Do NOT merge with John Towne (son of Jacob and Phoebe (Smith) Towne) who was also married to the same Abigail Stanley. The cousins each named John Towne, born in Feb. eight years apart in Topsfield, both have a mother named Phebe/Phoebe (different mothers). The two John Towne profiles are easy to confuse but they are two different men.'''
== Biography ==: John Towne, son of Joseph and Phebe (Perkins) Towne, was born 20 Feb 1678 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 331
: John Towne married (1) Elizabeth Rae in January 1707 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. John and Elizabeth had two children, both born in Topsfield: :: John Towne, born 23 Feb 1709, died 1754 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
:: Elizabeth Towne, born 22 Nov 1711
: Elizabeth (Rae) Towne died 14 Dec 1711 in Topsfield.
: John Towne married (2), on 8 July 1712, Abigail Stanley, in Topsfield. They had a son::: Bartholomew Towne, born 4 April 1713 in Topsfield, and died 9 May 1783 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
: John Towne died 28 March 1714 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.
: John Towne's widow Abigail (Stanley) Towne married (2) his cousin of the same name, John Towne, on 11 May 1715 in Topsfield. See ''Towne Family'' by Lois Payne Hoover page 205 for Abligail's second marriage.

== sources ==
* ''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 331 for this John Towne. See also page 205 for his cousin John Towne who also married the same Abigail Stanley.::: This Towne book was commissioned by the Towne Family Association. ''Towne Family'' won the 2011 Grand Prize from the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, and in the same year received the 2011 Award of Excellence for a Genealogy and Family History from the National Genealogical Society.

=== Source ===
: Source: [[#S155]]
:: Page: Ancestry Family Trees::: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid=-106302434

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'''Do NOT merge with John Towne (son of Jacob and Phoebe (Smith) Towne) who was also married to the same Abigail Stanley. The cousins each named John Towne, born in Feb. eight years apart in Topsfield, both have a mother named Phebe/Phoebe (different mothers). The two John Towne profiles are easy to confuse but they are two different men.'''
== Biography ==: John Towne, son of Joseph and Phebe (Perkins) Towne, was born 20 Feb 1678 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 331
: John Towne married (1) Elizabeth Rae in January 1707 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-S94D : 17 October 2017), John Towne and Elizab. Rae, Jan 1708; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,448.
John and Elizabeth had two children, both born in Topsfield: :: John Towne, born 23 Feb 1709, died 1754 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
:: Elizabeth Towne, born 22 Nov 1711
: Elizabeth (Rae) Towne died 14 Dec 1711 in Topsfield. "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1Y-2NP : 10 February 2018), Elisabeth Town, 14 Dec 1711; citing Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v A p 106; FHL microfilm 887,762.
: John Towne married (2), on 8 July 1712, Abigail Stanley, in Topsfield. They had a son::: Bartholomew Towne, born 4 April 1713 in Topsfield, and died 9 May 1783 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
: John Towne died 28 March 1714 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.
: John Towne's widow Abigail (Stanley) Towne married (2) his cousin of the same name, John Towne, on 11 May 1715 in Topsfield. See ''Towne Family'' by Lois Payne Hoover page 205 for Abligail's second marriage.

== sources ==
* ''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 331 for this John Towne. See also page 205 for his cousin John Towne who also married the same Abigail Stanley.::: This Towne book was commissioned by the Towne Family Association. ''Towne Family'' won the 2011 Grand Prize from the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, and in the same year received the 2011 Award of Excellence for a Genealogy and Family History from the National Genealogical Society.

=== Source ===
: Source: [[#S155]]
:: Page: Ancestry Family Trees::: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid=-106302434

Birth	20 Feb 1678	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
Death	28 Mar 1714	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
Reference No		1044054
Reference No		1065949
Reference No		60

Father	Joseph Towne (1639 - 1713)
Mother	Phebe Perkins (1644 - 1715)
Sibling	Joseph Towne (1673 - 1757)
Sibling	Phebe Towne (1666 - 1668)
Sibling	Joanna Towne (1668 - 1736)
Sibling	Mary Towne (1670 - )
Sibling	Susannah Towne (1671 - 1766)
Sibling	Sarah Towne (1675 - 1760)
Sibling	Martha Towne (1680 - 1753)
Sibling	Phebe Towne (1685 - 1771)