Born in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edmund Towne
and Mary (Browning) Towne
Sister of
Thomas Towne, William Towne, Joseph Towne, Abigail (Towne) Perley, Benjamin Towne, Rebecca (Towne) Bayley, Elizabeth (Towne) Wilkins and Samuell Towne
Wife of
John How
— married
about 1678 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph How, Mary How, Elizabeth How, Lydia How, Benjamin How, Hannah How, Abigail How and Joseph How
Died
at age 73
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Mar 2011
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Biography
Birth Record: TOWNE, Sarah, d. Edmond, Apr 26, 1657. CT. R.[1]
Marriage Record: TOWNE, Sarah, and Capt. John How, bef. 20 Dec. 1686,[2] probably about 1678, based on the death of his first wife in 1677 and the birth of his first son with Sarah in 1679.
Children of John How and Sarah Towne:
- Joseph, b. 28 April, 1679, died young
- Mary, b. 31 Jan, 1680-1, not mentioned in will
- Elizabeth, b. 22 March, 1682-3, not mentioned in will
- Lydia, b. 20 Dec, 1686, mentioned in will along with her son, Isaac Cummings
- Benjamin, b. 5 Jan, 1688, married Alice Bridges of Ipswich
- Hannah, b. 1 March, 1690-1, died 1 Nov, 1695
- Abigail, b. 6 Aug, 1692; not mentioned in will
- Joseph, b. 30 Sept, 1697, married Phebe (Perkins) Goodhall, widow of Thomas Goohall and daughter of Elisha and Katherine (Towne) Perkins, He died 27 Feb, 1742 [3]
Sources
- ↑ Vital records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Topsfield Births; Page 107
- ↑ Vital records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Topsfield Marriages, p 194; Page 194
- ↑ Howe Genealogies, Daniel Wait Howe, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1929. Viewed and Searchable at Ancestry.com
- Towne, William B., Notes and Memoranda Relating to Persons of the Name of Towne The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1867) Vol. 21, Page 16. "Sarah b. April 26, 1657; m. ___ Pritchett"
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Walter Howe
Walter Howe
The death date of 6 May 1730 is probably for his third wife, Mrs. Sarah Dennis, the widow of Thomas Dennis, not Sarah Towne.
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