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TOWNE FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC. is a not-for-profit educational genealogical organization founded in 1980. Members are the descendants of William and Joanna (Blessing) Towne who came to America from Great Yarmouth, England and settled in Salem, MA about 1635. The couple had eight children, three of whom, Rebecca Nurse, Mary Esty, and Sarah Cloyse, were caught up in the Witchcraft Hysteria in Salem in 1692. Rebecca and Mary were hanged. TFA includes descendants of both the male and female lines of the TOWNE, NURSE, ESTY, BRIDGES, CLOYSE and associated families.
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As President of Towne Family Association, Inc., I would like to welcome you to our newly revised and upgraded web page. Please explore it and send us your feedback. It is a work in progress and we welcome all ideas to make this a valuable resource for all of our members. We hope you will contribute articles and pictures to the site. .
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A word about our database. It has been developed over the past 31 years based on contributions of lineages from members. Not all of these lineages included source information and as such are presented as unverified. They should be considered as providing direction for you as you develop your own research, but, unless the data is supported by a recognized source, it should not be considered to be definitive. We will be working to verify our data, but this will be a long term project. To help with this, please send any corrections or changes you find in your own line, along with sources to our new genealogist, Gail Garda. Contact her: townefolk@allies.com

Have fun! Explore the site! Send us your ideas!

Elizabeth Hanahan, President, TFA, Inc.

Also visit our Yahoo group site for ongoing discussions, queries, sharing photos, files, member links, etc:

Towne Family Assoc Group: Yahoo site

HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION

Towne Family Association, Inc., was organized in 1980 by William Bradford Towne and Alexandria Deena Towne. Deena, who became the first president, died in 1988. Bill Towne, who died in 1995, became the first editor of the quarterly newsletter, About Towne which is published by the organization.

1981 Charter Members
Compiled by Shirley Drury Patterson from About Towne Vols. I & II On the occasion of the 30th Annual Reunion in Omaha, Nebraska September 25 - 28, 2010

The Association was incorporated in 1989 as a non-profit genealogical organization to be able to give all persons interested in the Towne family a source to find their place in the family. All officers of the Association serve without remuneration. Members donate many hours of work to keep the success of the group going. We have a devoted group who edit and publish the current About Towne newsletter each quarter. Articles are given by many members nationwide, who make the newsletter one of interest for all readers.

The organization of over 500 members holds an annual reunion in various parts of the United States which attracts new members from far and wide. The reunions are coordinated by volunteers each year. New members are recruited by wide advertising, on the TFA website, and by reference to TFA by organizations such as the Nurse Homestead in Massachusetts.

The organization has a Genealogist responsible for receiving and coordinating research from members. A large database has been compiled from submissions by members of their ancestry throughout the years. To contact our genealogist, Gail Garda, contact townefolk@allies.com

Research by Charles Farrow, a professional genealogist, is also funded in England.

Click below for a report of 4 generations of William Towne's family: William Towne Descendents

Please direct inquiries to the TFA President:

Elizabeth P. Hanahan
P.O. Box 367
Bethlehem, CT 06751

Email: townefolk@allies.com

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WHO IS WHO IN TFA

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

BEST COOKS IN TOWNE
Recipes from our 1992 cookbook. Check back each month for a new selection!

TFA MEMBER NEWS

Sunshine: Mary Towne, our Sunshine Person is currently recuperating from surgery. Barry Cass has offered to fill in for her until she is back on her feet. If you know of a member or family member of a member who is ill or deceased, or who has had an addtion to their family, or are celebrating a significant birthday or anniversary you should contact Barry who will send a card or make a phone call on behalf of TFA at:.
townefolk@allies.com

On January 1, 2012 a fire destroyed the Somers Congregational United Church of Christ in CT. Our thoughts and sympathy go out to the church's long-time pastor, Rev. Barry Cass, (TFA parliamentarian, recording secretary and stand-in "sunshine person"). The church was built in 1842, the 3rd church since the congregation was first gathered in Somers in 1727, and an integral part of the history of the town. In the coming weeks and months, may this message speak for all TFA members, extending our support and prayers to Rev. Cass and his congregation. We hope that in rebuilding, they may find a greater strength, hope and renewed faith within their church community. We would also like to take this time to personally thank Barry for all his time, effort and dedication to our TFA family.

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!

Renewals for 2012 are due January 1st. Members receive 4 issues of our newsletter, About Towne, and access to Member's Only areas of the website, including the database and the newsletter archive. Click below to renew.

Click here to print the RENEWAL form

Photography courtesy of Stablegirl Cindy

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