Hi Paul & Rob
I've only just picked up on this link. TOWELL is the lineage of my paternal grandmother; her great grandfather x 2 was Simon TOWELL, who was born in Bringhurst, Leicestershire, in 1768. Simon was married in Great Oakley, Northamptonshire, during 1791, his immediate descendants were all born in Northamptonshire.
I believe that Simon was one of three siblings, the other two were Hannah (1767) & Sarah (1770). It now becomes a bit tenuous, the parents were Thomas (1) TOWELL & Anne Peak, married at Bringhurst in 1766 and I do believe that Thomas (1) was born in BRAUNSTON, Rutland, on 28/03/1737, The son of Thomas (2) TOWELL & Ann Heally, who were married at BRAUNSTON 21/06/1736. There were three younger children, Mary, Simon & Hannah. I also believe that this Thomas (2) TOWELL was the son of Thomas (3) TOWELL & Ann Pitts, married in 1692, and that they had another son, who was yet another Simon.
Do either of you have any connection with this TOWELL branch?
Andrew
