John Tower Hingham, England d. 13 Feb 1702: Our Family History

1609 - 1702 (~ 92 years)

Name	John Tower [1]
Birth	Hingham, England
Christening	17 May 1609	Hingham, England
Gender	Male
Death	13 Feb 1702
Person ID	I6256	Cecilie Family
Last Modified	12 Sep 2004

Father	Robert Tower, b. 1582, Hingham Parish, Norfolk, England bur. 1 May 1634, Hingham Parish, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 52 years)
Mother	Dorothy Damon, b. 1590, Hingham Parish, Norfolk, England bur. 10 Nov 1629, Hingham Parish, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 39 years)
Marriage	31 Aug 1607	Hingham, England
Family ID	F3692	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Margaret Ibrook, b. 3 Sep 1620, Southwold, Suffolk Co, England d. 15 May 1700, Hingham, Mass. (Age 79 years)

Marriage 16 Feb 1639 Hingham, Plymouth Co., Mass.

Children

	1. John Tower, Jr, c. 13 Dec 1639 d. 30 Aug 1693, Braintree, Mass. (Age ~ 53 years)
	2. Jonathan Tower, c. 1 Aug 1641 d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Ibrook Tower, c. 7 Feb 1644 d. 22 Nov 1731, Cohassset, Mass. (Age ~ 87 years)
	4. Jeremiah Tower, c. 9 Mar 1646 d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Elizabeth Tower, b. 4 Jun 1648, Hingham, Mass. d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Sarah Tower, c. 16 Jul 1650 d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Hannah Tower, c. 17 Jul 1652 d. Nov 1722 (Age ~ 70 years)
	8. Benjamin Tower, b. 3 Nov 1654, Hingham, Mass. d. 24 Mar 1722, Hingham, Mass. (Age 67 years)
	9. Jemina Tower, b. 25 Apr 1660, Hingham, Mass. d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Samuel Tower, b. 26 Jan 1662, Hingham, Mass. d. 21 Mar 1724, Hingham, Mass. (Age 62 years)

Family ID F3103 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Feb 2009

Event Map

Birth - - Hingham, England

Christening - 17 May 1609 - Hingham, England

Marriage - 16 Feb 1639 - Hingham, Plymouth Co., Mass.

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Notes

was a planter in Hingham in 1637. Was before the general court in 1640. Moved to Lancaster in 1654. Served in the garrison house in King Phillip's War. Upon his arrival in Hingham he had a grant of three acres of land for a house on Bachelor Street (now Main Street) nearly opposite what is now Water St. His home place is called "The Old TOWER Estate", near Tower's Bridge in Hingham.

In 1645 he was one of seven men "chosen out of the body of the town, as well non-freeman, as freeman," to order the prudential affairs of the town. He was a Farmer, Planter as well as a "Fence Viewer" in 1669.

Much of the TOWER Family information is from "The TOWER Genealogy" by Charlemagne Tower - 1891.

from Massachusetts Pioneers - TOWER, TOWERS

John, planter, Hingham, propr. 1637; frm. 13 March, 1638-9. Before Gen. Court 1640 and 1645. He deposed 9 Jan. 1676, ae. about 69 years.

He m. Feb. 13, 1638, Margaret, dau. of Richard Ibrook; she d. 15 May, 1700. Ch. John b. Dec. 13, 1639, Jonathan b. Aug. 1, 1641, Ibrook b. Feb. 1643, Jeremiah b. March 9, 1645-6, Elizabeth b. June 4, 1648, (m. Wm. Roberts,) Sarah b. July 16, 1650, Hannah b. July 17, 1652, (m. David Whipple,) Benjamin b. Nov. 5, 1654, Jemina b. April 25, 1659, Samuel b. Jan. 26, 1661.

He d. 13 Feb. 1701-2.

For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

Sources
[S907] Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts.
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