Bio of JOSEPH TOWER 4 (1721-1761) RI>NS
There seems to be a lot of questions about Joseph Tower (1721-1761).
"Tower Genealogy" has the following on Joseph Tower:
50. Fifth Generation. Tower
11. JOSEPH4, BENJAMIN3. JOHN2, JOHN1.
Joseph4, son of Benjamin3 and Deborah (Whipple) Tower, b.
Sept.13, 1721; mar. Judith Briggs, of Taunton, Mass. int. pub.
April, 1743.
Childr. born in Cumberland, R.I.
I. BENJAMIN5 born Sept.22, 1744.
107. II. JOSEPH5 born April 28, 1746.
108. III. NATHANIEL5 born June 28, 1748.
IV. JOSUAH5 born June 30, 1750
V. LUCY5 born oct.13, 1752.
VI. WILLIAM5 born March 6, 1755.
Joseph Tower4 died at sea about 1761.
"Tower Genealogy" has about 1 page on Joseph and follows 6 of his children. It has about 1 1/2 pages on Nathaniel and follows 8 of his children.
The book seems to ignore anything that happened after the family left New England and entered Nova Scotia.What is not covered in the book is what happened to the other children and his wife, Judith.
In'Return of the state of the Township of Sackville Jan 1 1770' lists among others Joseph Tower and Benjamin Tower.Joseph Tower is listed in the 'List of Subscribers for the Township Lying on the Tantimar River etc. from Providence in Rhodeisland', dated 1760 or 1761.
Joseph Tower, Sr. was a grantee of Sackville but never took possesion of his grant. The Joseph Tower in 1770 would have been Joseph, Jr. This Joseph subsequently left for Vermont.
Benjamin remained in Sackville, NB and was the progenitor of all the Tower's in the area. He and his wife Anne Finney had 10 children.
Josuah died in 1753 in RI.
Lucy married Gideon Smith in Sackville. They had 10 children.
William was lost at sea about 1783, apparently unmarried and without children. There was a letter of administration granted to his brother Benjamin, Aug 1, 1783.
A 7th child, Nancy, was born either enroute to Nova Scotia or shortly after. Nancy married Gersham Maxwell and had 9 children. These were my ancestors.
It's not known where or when Judith died, nor is it known who her parents were.
Other information:
RETURN OF THE STATE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SACKVILLE (1770)
Joseph Tower (1 man, 1 woman, 1 boy)
500 acres of land, 2 young neat cattle, 4 sheep.
Benjamin Tower (1 man, 1 woman, 3 boys)
500 acres of land, 2 oxen, 2 cows, 7 young neat cattle, 8 sheep, 1 swine.
FROM THE SACKVILLE TOWN BOOK:
MAXWELL
- Gershem m. Nancy Tower, 19 Jan 1778
- Dolly b. 7 May 1779
- Mary b. 17 Mar 1782
- Lucy b. 20 May 1786
- Sarah b. 5 Sep 1788
- Ruth b. 25 Apr 1792
- Zilpha b. 19 Feb 1795
- Gideon b. 17 Feb 1797
- James b. 4 Apr 1800
- Gershom b. 5 Oct 1804
SMITH
- Gideon m. Lucy Tower, 18 Oct 1770
- Ruth b. 29 Feb 1772
- Zilpha b. 8 Nov 1773
- Gideon, Jr. b. 13 June 1777
- Joseph b. 18 July 1781
- Henry b. 18 July 1781
- Stephen b. 3 Nov 1783
- Gideon, Sr. d. 3 Aug 1784
- Gideon, Jr. d. 18 Apr 1816
TOWER
- Benjamin m. Ann Finney, 1 May 1766
- Joshua b. 2 May 1763
- Benjamin b. 3 May 1770
- George b. 30 Apr 1772
- Nathaniel b. 31 Oct 1774
FROM THE 1803 CENSUS OF SACKVILLE
Benjamin Tower
(1 man, 3 women, 2 children over 10, 0 children under 10)
Benjamin Tower Jr.
(1 man, 1 woman, 0 children over 10, 4 children under 10)
George Tower
(1 man, 1 woman, 0 children over 10, 2 children under 10)
Following are the children and grandchildren of Joseph Tower and Judith Briggs:
1-Joseph TOWER (1721-1761) married 1743
Judith BRIGGS (1721-)
2-Benjamin TOWER (1744-1804) married 1766
Ann FINNEY (1747-1804)
3-Joshua TOWER (1768-)
3-Benjamin TOWER (1770-) married 1795
Mehitable (-)
3-Benjamin TOWER (1770-) married
Zilpha COLE (-)
3-George TOWER (1772-) married 1797
Sarah (-)
3-Nathaniel TOWER (1774-1804)
3-Pheobe TOWER (1777-1822) married 1792
Edward BUCK (1763-1826)
3-William TOWER (-1804)
3-Anne TOWER (1785-) married 1805
Charles H. DELESDERNIER (1780-1860)
3-Ruth TOWER (1787-) married 1807
Israel THORNTON (1787-1885)
3-Joseph TOWER (1788-1857) married 1822
Mary WARD (1801-1879)
3-Joseph TOWER (1788-1857) married 1808
Sarah MAXWELL (1788-1822)
3-Gideon TOWER (1790-) married 1815
Catherine MACFARLANE (-)
2-Joseph TOWER (1746-1822) married 1768
Ellen MASON (1748-1816)
3-Joseph TOWER (1769-)
3-Lucy TOWER (1771-1772)
3-Nathaniel TOWER (1774-)
3-Ruth TOWER (1776-1827)
3-Eleanor TOWER (1779-)
3-Elizabeth TOWER (1781-)
3-Lydia TOWER (1783-)
3-Mason TOWER (1785-)
3-Deborah TOWER (1789-1790)
2-Joseph TOWER (1746-1822) married 1818
Zereviah EDDY (-)
2-Nathaniel TOWER (1748-1836) married 1774
Lucy TINGLEY (1748-1840)
3-Parnek TOWER (1776-1794)
3-Nancy TOWER (1777-1803)
3-Otis TOWER (1779-1854)
3-Lucy TOWER (1783-1786)
3-Thomas TOWER (1784-1863)
3-Lucy TOWER (1786-1883)
3-Cynthia TOWER (1788-1805)
3-Charlotte TOWER (1791-1875)
3-Welcome TOWER (1793-1830)
3-Parnek TOWER (1795-1797)
3-Cephas TOWER (1797-1827)
3-Rial TOWER (1799-1878)
2-Joshua TOWER (1750-1753)
2-Lucy TOWER (1752-1820) married 1770
Gideon SMITH (1748-1784)
3-Ruth SMITH (1772-) married 1793
Thomas ESTABROOKS (1767-)
3-Zelpha SMITH (1773-) married 1791
Obadiah AYER (1764-1856)
3-Judith SMITH (1775-)
3-Gideon SMITH (1777-1850) married 1803
Mary LAMB (1783-1869)
3-Joseph SMITH (1779-) married 1803
Eliza THORNTON (1785-)
3-Henry SMITH (1781-) married
Sarah (-)
3-Stephen SMITH (1783-) married 1813
Sarah PECK (-)
3-Jonathon SMITH (1788-1868) married 1816
Rebecca SNOWDON (1796-1881)
3-Charles SMITH (-) married
Charlotte SNOWDON (-)
3-Jotham SMITH (-) married
Mary SNOWDON (1789-1876)
2-William TOWER (1755-1783)
2-Nancy TOWER (-) married 1778
Gersham MAXWELL (1758-1828)
3-Dorothy MAXWELL (1778-) married 1796
Jonathon WARD (1770-1857) (my line)
3-Mary MAXWELL (1782-) married
William TAYLOR (-)
3-Lucy MAXWELL (1786-) married 1809
William TAYLOR (-)
3-Sarah MAXWELL (1788-1822) married 1808
Joseph TOWER (1788-1857)
3-Ruth MAXWELL (1792-) married 1811
James DAVISON (-)
3-Zilpha MAXWELL (1795-)
3-Gideon MAXWELL (1797-1859) married 1823
Jemima WHEATON (1797-)
3-James MAXWELL (1800-1871) married 1824
Mary COOK (1799-1878)
3-Gersham MAXWELL (1804-) married 1831
Lucy MACFARLANE (1806-)
I have much more on many of these lines. I also have a lot of questions. If anyone want's to corresond about any of these lines, I'd like to hear from them. If anyone has any corrections or additions to the above, please let me know.
(Note that Sackville was in Nova Scotia until 1784 at which time the province of New Brunswick was created which is why I switch back and forth between NS and NB.)
My e-mail address is [email protected]
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