Rebecca Blessing Towne, Hung for Witchcraft at age 71

1621 - 1692  (71 years)

• Name	Rebecca Blessing Towne  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Hung for Witchcraft at age 71
  Birth	1621  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1692	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I9894	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Francis Nurse,   b. 18 Jan 1618, Yarmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom d. 22 Nov 1695, Salem Village, Essex, American Colonies, Massachusetts, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	New England, USA   [1]
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Elizabeth Nurse,   b. 1655, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S354] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. [S185] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Russell families of seventeenth century New England.