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Rebecca TOWNE

Rebecca TOWNE

Female 1621 - 1692  (71 years)


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  • Name Rebecca TOWNE 
    Birth 21 Feb 1621  Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 21 Feb 1621  St. Nicholas Church., Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Jul 1692  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 22 Jul 1692  Nurse Family Burying Ground, Danvers, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18391  Coombs
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2022 

    Father William TOWNE,   b. 18 Mar 1597, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1685, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Joanna BLESSING,   b. Abt 1599, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown (Age > 76 years) 
    Marriage 28 Apr 1620  Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis NURSE,   b. 18 Jan 1618, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1695, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 24 Aug 1644  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Francis NURSE,   b. 1645, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1719, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Sarah NURSE,   b. 1648, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Rebecca NURSE,   b. Abt 1648, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1719, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. Samuel NURSE,   b. 3 Feb 1649, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1715, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     5. Nathaniel Michael NURSE,   b. 1651, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1717, , , Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     6. Sarah NURSE,   b. 1656, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Mary NURSE,   b. Abt 1657, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN
     8. Francis NURSE,   b. 3 Dec 1660, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1716, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F7331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 
    • Salem Witch Trials
      June 30 through early July, grand juries endorsed indictments against Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor, Martha Carrier, Sarah Wilds and Dorcas Hoar. Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin and Sarah Wildes, along with Rebecca Nurse, went to trial at this time, where they were found guilty. All five women were executed by hanging on July 19, 1692.