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Caleb Towle

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Death: September 20, 1763 (85)
Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Place of Burial: Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Philip Towle; Private; Isabella Leavitt and Private
Husband of Private and Zipporah Towle
Father of Private; Private; Private; Private; Private and 13 others
Brother of Private User; Private; Private; Private; Private and 10 others

Occupation: He was one of the grantees of the first saw-mill (in Hampton), and owned part of it up to the time of making his will in September 1763 when he left it to his sons Anthony and Francis.
Managed by: Private User
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Immediate Family

About Caleb Towle

  • History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire: From Its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892 (1894)
  • http://archive.org/details/historytownhamp01dowgoog
  • https://archive.org/stream/historytownhamp01dowgoog#page/n438/mode/1up
  • Pg.1000
  • V. CALEB TOWLE, son of Philip (1), married Apr. 19, 1698, Zipporah, daughter of Anthony Brackett (1). Children :
    • https://archive.org/stream/historytownhamp01dowgoog#page/n439/mode/1up
    • Pg.1001
    • Philip (14), b. Aug. 18, 1698; m. Lydia Dow; d. Feb. 15, 1785.
    • Elizabeth, b. Dec. 9, 1699; [m. Josiah Brown, son of Thomas (4)?].
    • Caleb, b. May 9, 1701 ; m. Jan., 1729, Rebecca, dau. of James Prescott (8) ; lived in Hawke (now Danville). Had ch. : Anna, b. 1728. Elisha, b. 1730. Mary, b. 1732. James, bp. 1736. Caleb, bp. 1737.
    • Anthony, b. Apr. 30, 1703; m. Nov. 7, 1734, Sarah Hobbs, dau. of Morris (8) ; settled in Chester. Had ch. : Reuben, bp. 1735. Samuel, b. 1737. Jonathan, b. 1739. Phlneas, b. 1742. Morris, b. 1748. Brackett, b. 1746. Sarah. Simon. Mary. Anthony, b. 1752.
    • Zechariah (15), b. Aug. 13, 1705; m. Anne Godfrey; d. Aug. 5, 1787.
    • Matthias (16), b. Aug. 13, 1707; d. before Sept. 16, 1764.
    • Jeremiah (17), b. Dec 5, 1709 ; m., 1st, Hannah Dearborn; 2d, Sarah Tuck; d. Nov. 7, 1800.
    • Francis, b. Jan. 13, 1711 or '12; m. June 4, 1738, Judith Sargent, of Chester ; settled In that town. Had ch. : Elizabeth. Hannah. Mary. Zlpporah, b. ab. 1742 ; m. Capt. John Dearborn (25) ; d. Nov. 11, 1804. Francis.
    • Hannah, b. Mar. 28, 1714.
    • Nathaniel (18), b. May 25, 1716; m. Lydia Tilton; d. Apr. 9, 1803.
    • Samuel, b. Sept. 9, 1722; d. May 14, 1736.
  • The names of the sons of the above family were often strung together thus:
  • Philly, Caley, Anty, Zach, 'Thias, Jerry, Frank and Nat, And long-leg-ged Sam.
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  • TOWLE, Caleb
  • b. 14 MAY 1678 Hampton, Rockingham, NH.
  • d. 20 SEP 1763 Hampton, Rockingham, NH.
  • Parents:
  • Father: TOWLE, Philip
  • Mother: AUSTIN, Isabella
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 19 APR 1698 Hampton, Rockingham, NH.
  • Spouse: BRACKETT, Zipporah
  • b. 28 SEP 1680 Hampton, Rockingham, NH.
  • Parents:
  • Father: BRACKETT, Anthony
  • Mother: DRAKE, Susanna
  • Children:
    • TOWLE, Caleb
    • TOWLE, Anthony
    • TOWLE, Matthias
    • TOWLE, Francis
    • TOWLE, Nathaniel
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_133.htm#211
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  • The Prescott memorial : or, A genealogical memoir of the Prescott families in America, in two parts (1870)
  • http://archive.org/details/prescottmemorial00byupres
  • https://archive.org/stream/prescottmemorial00byupres#page/233/mode/1up
  • Pg.233
  • Issue of James Prescott (3-2) and Maria Marston
    • etc. ...
  • https://archive.org/stream/prescottmemorial00byupres#page/235/mode/1up
  • Pg.235
    • 29. 8. Rebecca,(105) b. Sept. 27, 1711, baptized Feb. 24, 1712; . m. Jan. 18, 1727, Caleb Towle, Jr., son of Caleb, by wife Zipporah Brackett, and grandson of Philip Towle, by wile Isabel Austin, who was among the first settlers of Hampton. Caleb, Jr., was b. May 9, 1701. She was received into the church, April 23, 1727. etc. ...
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Caleb is the sixteen year old son of Philip Towle and Isabella Astin who was killed by Indians.

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Caleb Towle's Timeline

1678
May 14, 1678
Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
1698
August 18, 1698
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
1698
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
1699
December 2, 1699
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
1701
May 9, 1701
Hampton, Province of New Hampshire
1703
April 30, 1703
Hampton, NH, United States
1705
August 13, 1705
Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
1707
August 13, 1707
Hampton, Rockingham, NH
1709
December 12, 1709
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States