Thankful Towsley

'According to "The Brunsons of South Carolina" page 9 - Isaac Brownson (1672-1739) second son of John and Hannah Brownson, was born in Weathrsfield, Conn in 1672. He first married Thankful Dibble while he was still living in Connecticut and they were said to have had two sons - Samuel and Joseph. He then came to South Carolina where he remained for some time, improving his land and building a house. When he returned to Connecticut, he divorced his wife and married Margaret (whose last name is not known). They were the parents of five sons, all of whom it seems were born in Connecticut but came to South Carolina. They are listed in St. George's parish in 1726. The boys were George, Isaac, Jr. James, William, and David. There is no other information about Thankful - only their half-siblings.' - http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.bronson/344/mb.ashx

Thankful's story is found in the records of Suffield CT. She remained behind while her husband was in South Carolina, and found solace with John Towsley, with whom she is alleged to have had an illegitimate daughter, Abiah Towsley, b. 1715. After the eventual divorce, the couple married and had five more children. ---Carolyn Adams 12/12/2015

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Thankful (Dibble) Towsley (1685 - 1735)

Thankful Towsley formerly Dibble aka Bronson, Brunson

Born 19 Jun 1685 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Daughter of Samuel Dibble and Hephzibah (Bartlett) Dibble

Sister of Abigail (Dibble) Hayes [half], Hepzibah Dibble, Susanna (Dibble) Burt, Samuel Dibble, Samuel Dibble, Samuel (Daboll) Dibble, Mindwell (Dibble) Barnes and Patience Dibble

Wife of Isaac Bronson Sr. — married 30 Jan 1707 (to about 1711) in Wethersfield CT

Wife of John Towsley — married 3 Jul 1719 in Suffield CT

Mother of Samuel Bronson, Joseph Bronson, Abiah Towsley, John Towsley, Samuel (Towsley) Tousley Sr, Thankful Towsley, Rachel Towsley and Gideon Towsley

Died 11 Feb 1735 at age 49 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticu

Profile last modified 23 Nov 2021 | Created 14 Sep 2010

Biography

'According to "The Brunsons of South Carolina" page 9 - Isaac Brownson (1672-1739) second son of John and Hannah Brownson, was born in Weathrsfield, Conn in 1672. He first married Thankful Dibble while he was still living in Connecticut and they were said to have had two sons - Samuel and Joseph. He then came to South Carolina where he remained for some time, improving his land and building a house. When he returned to Connecticut, he divorced his wife and married Margaret (whose last name is not known). They were the parents of five sons, all of whom it seems were born in Connecticut but came to South Carolina. They are listed in St. George's parish in 1726. The boys were George, Isaac, Jr. James, William, and David. There is no other information about Thankful - only their half-siblings.' - http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.bronson/344/mb.ashx
Thankful's story is found in the records of Suffield CT. She remained behind while her husband was in South Carolina, and found solace with John Towsley, with whom she is alleged to have had an illegitimate daughter, Abiah Towsley, b. 1715. I note Mr. Brunson had several sons with Margaret from 1711 on. After the eventual divorce, Thankful and john Towsley married and had five more children.

Sources

Suffield CT vital records. [1]
Lamb, VanBuren. Dibble Family, Your Ancestors (1948) Vol. 2, Page 179.