William Towne 1599 List of Famous Descendants

Famous descendants of immigrants William Towne (1599-1685) and wife, Joanna Blessing (1595-1682). They settled in Salem, Massachusetts where three of their daughters were persecuted as witches in 1692.

Family Trees

 * Moses Warren Immigrant Ancestors

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 *  Prentiss, Sophia (1828-1888) ( AWilcox,  PNurse,  8-DNurse,  9-WNurse,  10-BNurse,  11-RTowne, WTowne) - ) - wife of Dr Willard Bliss (1825-1889) - a physician and they resided in Washington DC. Dr Bliss was one of the attending Presidential Physicians to Pres Garfield when he died from his assasination. He was also Surgeon General of the Army and the doctor who treated Gen Zachary Taylor for malaria.

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 *  Reid, Almira Jane (1840-1912) - ( SPrentiss, PWarren, PNurse,  8-DNurse,  9-WNurse,  10-BNurse,  11-RTowne, WTowne)  - Mormon Wagon Train Pioneer and Journalist in 1861 traveled from Iowas to Utah.

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 *  Warren, Daniel (1786-1862) - ( PNurse,  8-DNurse,  9-WNurse,  10-BNurse,  11-RTowne, WTowne) - led a large part of the Warren family to settle a new town of Warrensville in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in the early 19th century.