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Blessing, Joanna

Female Abt 1595 - (pet) 17 Jan 1682/3


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  • Name Blessing, Joanna  
    Birth Abt 1595  of Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death (pet) 17 Jan 1682/3  Salem,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • BIRTH: No birth/chr rec found. Joanna deposed in May 1670 she was about 70 yrs old (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 2:249 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). The name Blessing is extremely rare in England. The late Walter Goodwin Davis made an extensive search for Joanna's ancestors. He suggests that Joanna is the sister of three other Blessing women who married: Margaret Blessing, who married Robert Buffam at Gt. Yarmouth, 23 Aug 1613; Alice Fermace or Firmage, whose will, proved at Boston, Mass., 24 Apr 1656, mentions her sister Joanna Towne; and Julian Blessing, who married Thomas Goose at Gt. Yarmouth, 31 Jul 1622 (Walter Goodwin Davis, THE ANCESTRY OF DUDLEY WILDES, 1759-1820 [Portland, ME, 1959], 119-25 [FHL #929.273 W646d]).
      MAR: Gt. Yarmouth par reg (FHL #1526327 item 16).
      DEATH: No death rec found. See the petition of heirs of William Towne, 17 Jan 1682/3, for settlement of estate. The document shows that their mother, Joanna Towne, was dead (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:358 [FHL #974.45 P2p]). Joanna was administratrix to the estate of William Towne. The estate remained unsettled until her death.

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      BES: IGI
    Person ID I9950  Our Generations Ancestors
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2000 

    Family Towne, William,   c. 18 Mar 1598/1599, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng Find all individuals with events at this locationd. (adm) 24 Jun 1673, Salem,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1620  Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Towne, Rebecca,   c. 21 Feb 1620/1621, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1692, Salem,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years)
     2. Towne, John,   c. 16 Feb 1622/1623, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Towne, Susannah,   c. 26 Oct 1625, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Towne, Edmund,   c. 22 Jun 1628, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng Find all individuals with events at this locationd. (inv) 3 May 1678, Topsfield,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 49 years)
     5. Towne, Jacob,   c. 11 Mar 1631/1632, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1704, Topsfield,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
     6. Towne, Mary,   c. 24 Aug 1634, Great Yarmouth,Norfolk,Eng Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1692, Salem,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years)
     7. Towne, Sarah,   b. Abt 1636, Salem,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 2 Jan 1704 (Age < 68 years)
    +8. Towne, Joseph,   b. Abt 1639, Salem,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1713, Topsfield,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F4421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart