Was in Captain Lathrop's company at Hatfield, Aug 12, 1675 and was one of the very few of that company of eighty eight men who escaped from the fatal encounter with the indians on the eighteenth of September following at Bloody Brook.

An agreement made between Thomas Towne, William (his W mark) Towne, Joseph Town and Samuel Town, all of Topsfield, that whereas the court settled the lands of our father, Edmond Town of Topsfield upon us, and also our mother Mrs. Mary Town hath given to us her share of the land which belonged to our grandfather Thomas Browning, and we have divided all the said lands amongst ourselves as is here-after expressed (excepting only two acres and a half of medow of said Browning's which our mother hath given by her will to our sisters); "Thomas Town hath two twenty acre lotts in the first Division where he now dwels and about six acres of medow joyning to his Land and to the Rever also about foure acres of medow Lyeing betwen Beverely medows and Wenham medows which he had of our father for Twenti and Two pounds will to him by our grandfather Browning."
William Town's share of upland "is all that which was our fathers on the north side of the Rever where he now dwells as also a peace of medow of about three acres hoyning eastward on Jacob Easte and westward upon Joseph Town and also six acres of medow on the south side of the Rever over against his dore."       Joseph Town's share is "all our fathers second devision where he now swells it being about fifty acres asso Three acres of Rever medow joyning to Jacob Este on the west and William Town on the east, also foure acres of medow on the south side of the Rever joyning upon Joseph Town on the east and on John Curtice on the west."  Samuell Town's share is "all the upland and medow that was our grandfather Brownings on the north side of the Rever In which is included William Towns share of land and (continued on pg. 240) medow which he and Samuell Town bought of our Unkle James Symonds, also about an acre and halfe of Revir medow joyning to Joseph Town to the west and Jacob Town to the east." Signed Feb. 1, 1709-10. Witness: William Porter, Jonathan Putnam.
Acknowledged Dec. 16, 1717, by Thomas Town, Wiliam Towne, Benja. and Daniell Town sons of Joseph Towne, and executors to their father's will.  (Essex County Probate File, Docket 27, 886 pg 239 The Probate Records of Essex County)