Rebecca Towne

Female8 February 1699–before 1788

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Towne was born on 8 February 1699, in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Samuel Towne, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Knight, was 23. She married Stephen Johnson on 2 December 1730, in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died before 1788, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Johnson
Rebecca Towne
1699–1788
Marriage: 2 December 1730
Ruth Johnson
1731–
Rebeckah Johnson
1733–

Sources (7)

  • Rebecca in entry for Ruth Johnson, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Rebeckah Towne, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Rebeckah Towne, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 December 1730Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (4)

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Town .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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