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     John Prichard was born about 1651.¹ He married, as his second wife, Mary Towne, daughter of Edmund Towne and Mary Browning, on 1 March 1680/81 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 He died on 7 February 1730/31 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     John How was born about 1637.¹ He married first Mary Cooper about 1662.¹ He married, probably as his third wife, Sarah Towne, daughter of Edmund Towne and Mary Browning, before 20 December 1686 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He married Sarah (?) (her second marriage and (probably) his fourth), intentions published on 7 December 1706 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 16 December 1728 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He and his first wife Mary had the following known children: Sarah (b 12 August 1665), Mark (b 17 December 1666), John (b 3 March 1669/70), Ann (b 6 March 1672/73), Samuel (b 27 March 1676).^3,1
     He probably had a second marriage, apparently to a woman named Sarah, sometime between 1677 and 1686. In the Topsfield vital records, "Mary, w. John" died 2 March 1676/77. And, the date of his marriage to Sarah Towne is listed as "bef. Dec. 20, 1686," which is the birth date of their daughter Lydia, implying that she was their first child. But there are three children listed as being born to John How between those dates - Joseph (b 28 April 1679), Mary (b 31 January 1680/81), and Elizabeth (b 22 March 1682/83, "d. John and Sarah").^4,1
     His will was dated 19 May 1725, and names his wife Sarah, children Sarah, John, Anne, Lydia, Benjamin, and Joseph, plus Isaac Cummings, a son of his unmarried daughter Lydia.¹

     (?) Towne died on 7 September 1661.²

     (?) Towne was born on 7 March 1662/63 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He died on 7 March 1662/63 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.²

     Thomas Perley was born about 1669.¹ He married Abigail Towne, daughter of Edmund Towne and Mary Browning, on 14 January 1695/96 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 24 October 1740 in Boxford, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He served as a representative to the General Court in 1727.² He and Abigail had the following known children, all born in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts: John (b 13 February 1696/97, d 23 June 1700), Amos (b 3 May 1699, d March 1747/48), Lois (b 23 April 1702), Asa (b 9 May 1704, d 14 April 1706), Abigail (b 26 April 1708).¹

     Joseph Hutchinson was baptized on 26 September 1666 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married as his second wife Rebecca Towne, daughter of Edmund Towne and Mary Browning, on 30 January 1700/1 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^2,1 He died before 29 July 1751 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He and Rebecca had one known child, Elizabeth (bap 19 April 1702, d bef 1 February 1779).¹

     Deborah Browning was baptized on 31 January 1646/47.¹ She married first John Perkins, son of Thomas Perkins and Phebe Gould, on 28 November 1666.¹ She married second Isaac Meacham, son of Jeremiah Meacham and Deborah Brown, on 28 December 1669.¹
     She was appointed administrator of her first husband's estate in June 1668.² She and her second husband Isaac moved from Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, to Enfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, about 1683.¹

     John Perkins was born in 1641 (Davis says abt 1644) in Topsfield, Massachusetts.^2,3 He married Deborah Browning, daughter of Thomas Browning and Mary Haines, on 28 November 1666.¹ He died on 19 May 1668.¹
     His widow was appointed administrator of his estate in June 1668.³

     Thomas Perkins was born on 4 November 1667 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He was named in the will of his grandfather Thomas Perkins, dated 11 December 1685 and proved 10 Sep 1686, and was to receive a 30-acre lot across the river, or £30, when he married or came of age.²