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in our Database | |  | | | | Suzanna Towne Sex: Female | | | |  | | Birth Date | 1602 Aylesford, Kent, England | | | | | Father | Peter Towne | Born: 1570 Aylesford, Kent, England | | | Mother | | Born: | | | Suzanna Towne
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| | Notes: | homas Hayward married by about 1624 Susanna _____. They had nine children: Thomas, John, Elizabeth Ames, Susanna Richmond, Martha Howard, Nathaniel, Elisha, Joseph, & Mary Mitchell. Either Thomas Hayward or his wife was related in some way to Peter Town of Cambridge. In his will of 28 May 1705, "Peter Town of Cambridg[e]" ordered that "when my wife dies or ceases to be my widow then the whole of my real estate shall be divided among my five first cousins living at Bridgwater, viz: my cousin John Howard, my cousin Nathaniel Howard, my cousin Joseph Howard, my cousin Elisha Howard & my cousin Mary Mitchell." As Waldo Chamberlain Sprague pointed out in 1960, the disposal of the legacy from Peter Town provides us with much of our information on the children and grandchildren of Thomas Hayward. (Unfortunately, Sprague misreported some of the deed citations.)
| | Notes: | Susanna (Towne) Hayward was not a daughter of William and Joanna (Blessing) Towne of Topsfield. She is incorrectly listed as such on several genealogical website. William and Joanna did have a daughter named Susan(nah) Towne who was baptized 26 Oct 1625 at the St. Nicholas parish church in Great Yarmouth, Co. Norfolk, England, however she was very likely the Susannah Towne was was buried there 29 Jul 1630. Furthermore, there is no mention of William and Joannas daughter Susanna after the family immigrated from England to Massachusetts and she is not named among the heirs of William Towne in the division of his estate. The Susanna Towne who married Thomas Hayward was born prior to 1607 in England and was a sister of the William Towne who was a resident of Cambridge, MA in 1635 (this William Towne was not the same man as the William Towne of Topsfield). She was possibly the daughter of Peter Towne of Aylesford, England. In about 1622 Susanna married Thomas Hayward in Aylesford, Co. Kent, England. Susannas relationship to the William Towne of Cambridge is substantiated by the fact that Peter Towne, only son of William Towne of Cambridge, MA, died childless in 1705 and left his estate to his first cousins who were the five living children of Susanna (Towne) Hayward as of that date. It is possible that Susanna and William were the children of Thomas Towne and Elizabeth Hayward m. at Tonbridge, Kent, England on May 29, 1604. There is also a George Towne of Maidstone, Kent, who had a son William b. 1604.
| |  | | Birth Date | 1600 Aylesford, Kent, England | | Death Date | 1681 | | Father | | Born: | Died: | | Mother | | Born: | | | Thomas Hayward Notes: | Thomas Hayward migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640) | | Individual Notes: | Born by about 1599 (based on estmated date of marriage). Thomas Hayward came from Aylesford, Kent to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Hercules." (On 14 March 1634/5, "Tho[ma]s Hayward of Aylesford in Kent, tailor, & Susanna his wife," with children "Thomas," "John," "Elizabeth," "Susan" and "Martha," were enrolled at Sandwich as passengers for New England on the Hercules). First settled in Cambridge; moved to Duxbury by 1638, & Bridgewater by 1658. Died between 29 June 1678 (date of will) and 8 March 1680/1 (date of inventory). Married by about 1624 Susanna _____. They had nine children: Thomas, John, Elizabeth Ames, Susanna Richmond, Martha Howard, Nathaniel, Elisha, Joseph, & Mary Mitchell. Either Thomas Hayward or his wife was related in some way to Peter Town of Cambridge. In his will of 28 May 1705, "Peter Town of Cambridg[e]" ordered that "when my wife dies or ceases to be my widow then the whole of my real estate shall be divided among my five first cousins living at Bridgwater, viz: my cousin John Howard, my cousin Nathaniel Howard, my cousin Joseph Howard, my cousin Elisha Howard & my cousin Mary Mitchell." Savage stated that "he had perhaps been here as early as 1632, coming with Winslow in the William and Francis, and satisfied with prospects, went home to bring them" [Savage 2:394]. There is no evidence for or against this position, and it is more likely that the 1632 passenger, THOMAS HAYWARD {1632, Unknown}, died or removed soon. Thomas Hayward was at a very early date granted land in the region which would become Bridgewater, so he may have resided there, perhaps on a seasonal basis, at a relatively early date. | | More Notes: | | | |
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b.1570 Aylesford, Kent, England
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