Tower Family - Ourfolk
John Tower D: 13 Feb 1701-13 Feb 1702
John was born in Hingham, England and died on 13 Feb 1701-13 Feb 1702 .
He was the son of Robert Tower (B: 1582) and Dorothy Damon (Tower) (B: 1590).
John was married to Margaret Ibrook (Tower) on 16 FEB 1639 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., Mass..
Margaret was born on 3 SEP 1620 in Southwold, Suffolk Co, England and died on 15 MAY 1700 (age: 79) in Hingham, Mass. .
She was the daughter of Richard Ibrook (ABT 1580 - 4 NOV 1651) and Margaret Clark (Ibrook) (1589 - 4 APR 1664).
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| ⌊ Dorothy Damon (Tower) (B: 1590) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sources:
S1 The Pioneers of Massachusetts
Son - Tower Coat of Arms - Image courtesy of Thomas Alva Tower Sr. This image may be reused by family members, but is not to be sold.
- Benjamin was born on 3 NOV 1654 in Hingham, Mass. and died on 24 Mar 1721-24 Mar 1722 (age: 66) in Hingham, Mass. 
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.
John: from Massachusetts Pioneers - TOWER, TOWERS
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.
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.
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.
moved to Hingham, Mass with her family about 1635.
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