Lucy (Ballard) Towne (1758 - 1798)

Born 28 Aug 1758 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Ephraim Towne — married 7 Feb 1778 in Hallowell, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1798 at age 40 in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Biography

LUCY BALLARD, b. at Oxford, MA, 28 Aug 1758 daughter of Ephraim Ballard and Martha Moore;^[1] Lucy d. at Winslow, ME, 8 Nov 1798; m. at Hallowell, 7 Feb 1778, her first cousin, EPHRAIM TOWNE,^[2] b. at Oxford, MA, 23 Aug 1754 son of Thomas and Hannah (Ballard) Town; Ephraim d. at Winslow, ME, 20 May 1837. Ephraim married second at Winslow, 21 April 1800, EUNICE STACKPOLE, b. at Saco, ME, 7 May 1763 daughter of James and Abiah (Hill) Stackpole; Eunice d. at Winslow, 19 Nov 1851.

Lucy Ballard was the second eldest child and eldest daughter of Ephraim Ballard and Martha Moore. Lucy’s mother Martha Moore Ballard was a midwife who kept a detailed diary of life’s events. There are references to Lucy in her mother’s diary.

• The birth of Lucy and Ephraim’s daughter Lucy is noted on 23 April 1785: Clear, hotte morn & very hott Day. Daugt Town unwell all Day. Calld her woming together about two O Clok aftern; was Safely Deliverd of a Dafter at 7 O Clok, but Somewhat weak. I Set up with her all night. mrs Straten Tarid, Slept with Betsy. (transcribed)^[3]
• 27 Aug 1785: Jonon Came home from Son Towns. Enformd yt Lucy had a broken Breast. Dolly Sett out to go up with Shere Town & Saml Stackpool to Son Towns. (transcribed)^[4]
• 28 Aug 1785: I went to meeting. Polly Hamlin here in Intermition. Isaac Savage & wife Came home. This is Daughter Towns Birth Day. (transcribed)^[4]
• 2 Sept 1785: Sheribi Town Came here ys morn. Enforms yt Lucy is much better. this is Dollys Birth Day. (transcribed)^[5]

Lucy married her first cousin Ephraim Towne. Ephraim Towne and his older brother Sherebiah were first in Hallowell, Maine, but after Sherebiah’s death, Ephraim and family moved to Winslow where they were living by 1790. Ephraim kept a farm at Winslow. He served as Justice of the Peace and Deputy Sheriff.^[6]

The family of Ephraim Town was enumerated at Winslow in 1790 with seven persons: one male 16 and over, one male under 16, and five females.^[7] In 1800, the household of Ephraim Town was ten persons at Winslow: one male 45 and over, one female 26 to 44, one male under 10, one male 10 to 15, two males 16 to 25, two females under ten, and two females 16 to 25.^[8] Ephraim’s household was eight persons in 1810: one male 45 and over, one female 45 and over, one male under 10, one male 16 to 25, one female 10 to 15, one female 16 to 25, and two females 26 to 44.^[9]

Children of Ephraim Towne and Lucy Ballard

Lucy Ballard and Ephraim Towne were parents of ten children the eldest four perhaps born at Hallowell and others at Winslow, Maine.^[10] Ephraim had three children with his second wife Eunice Stackpole.

i EZRA TOWN, b. 8 Sep 1778; d. at Farmington, ME, 14 Nov 1811 (estate inventory Jan 1812); m. 9 Oct 1803, SUSANNAH SPRING; Susannah d. at Winslow (burial at Augusta), 27 Jul 1832.

ii JOHN TOWN, b. 14 Feb 1780; d. 10 Apr 1785.

iii MARY “POLLY” TOWN, b. 5 Nov 1781; d. at Winslow, 27 Nov 1871 at age 90 years, 22 days; m. at Winslow, 30 Dec 1811, as his second wife, Maj. ARTEMUS C. SMITH, b. 1782 son of Manuel and Sarah (Raymond) Smith; Manuel d. at Winslow, 12 Jan 1832. Artemus was first married to Remember Gibbs.

iv MARTHA “PATTY” TOWN, b. 13 Aug 1783; d. at Winslow, 29 Jun 1820.

v LUCY TOWN, b. 23 Jul 1785; d. 24 Apr 1802.

vi HANNAH TOWN, b. 14 Nov 1787; d. 8 Feb 1788.

vii HANNAH TOWN, b. 4 May 1789; d. 10 Jul 1793.

viii DOLLY TOWN, b. 24 Nov 1791; d. (burial at Augusta), 9 Aug 1858. Dolly did not marry. She is buried in the same plot as her sister-in-law Susannah Spring Town.^[11]

ix JOHN TOWN, b. 3 Oct 1793; d. at Madison, ME, 29 Mar 1885; m. at Pittsfield, ME, 21 Feb 1822, ABIGAIL WYMAN, b. 1794; Abigail d. at Pittsfield, 25 Apr 1865.

x BETSEY TOWN, b. 13 Apr 1797; d. at East Livermore, 20 Feb 1895 at age 97 years, 10 months; m. at East Livermore, 13 May 1846, TRISTRAM TILTON, b. 29 May 1788 son of Ward and Elizabeth (Chase) Tilton; Tristram d. at East Livermore, 21 May 1861. Tristram was first married to Rebecca Chase.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJJ-2R2 : 20 May 2022), Lucy Ballard, 28 Aug 1758; citing Birth, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009522.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKS-DX5 : 2 March 2021), Ephraim Town and Lucy Ballard, 07 Feb 1778; citing Hallowell, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ Martha Ballard's Diary, 23 July 1785
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Martha Ballard's Diary Online: 27-28 Aug 1785
5. ↑ Martha Ballard's Diary Online: 2 Sept 1785
6. ↑ Kingsbury and Deyo, Illustrated History of Kennebec County, p 566a
7. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Winslow, Lincoln, Maine; Series: M637; Roll: 2; Page: 26; Family History Library Film: 0568142
8. ↑ Year: 1800; Census Place: Winslow, Kennebec, Maine; Series: M32; Roll: 7; Page: 72; Image: 237; Family History Library Film: 218677
9. ↑ Year: 1810; Census Place: Winslow, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 11; Page: 758; Image: Mem252_11-0736; FHL Roll: 0218682
10. ↑ Towne, The Descendants of William Towne, pp 74-75
11. ↑ Maine, Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1718-2014

• "Martha Ballard's Diary Online." Dohistory.org. Created by Film Study Center, Harvard University and hosted by Roy Rosenzweig Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. Accessed 25 Sept 2020.

• Kingsbury, Henry D., and Simeon L. (Eds.) Deyo. 1892. Illustrated History of Kennebec County, Maine. New York, NY: H. W. Blake & Company.

• Towne, Edwin Eugene. 1901. The Descendants of William Towne. Newtonville, MA: Published by the author.

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