Son of Robert and Dorothy (Damon) Tower.
Husband of Margaret (Ibrook) Tower.
John was baptized in May, 1609 in Hingham, England.
John left England and arrived in Massachusetts on June 1, 1637 and married Margaret Ibrook on February 13, 1638 in Charlestown.
He was one of the proprietors of Hingham, Massachusetts were he settled on Bachelor's Row (now Main Street). He initially started out with three acres of land and through the years purchased more acreage. He had also purchased some acres in Cohasset (then part of Hingham).
In 1645 he was one of the seven men chosen to oversee the prudential affairs of the town.
Some of the occupations that he was listed as having were: farmer, planter, way-warden, constable, and fence-viewer.
In 1675, during King Philip's War, John was allowed to fortify his house with a garrison.
His house, today known as the Tower Homestead, near Tower Brook, Tower's Bridge, and Tower Brook Road, still stands. [Although, according to William R. Cutter's Genealogical and Personal Memoirs published in 1908: "Three of his sons built houses on this lot also, and some of the land has remained in the possession of descendants to the present time. The old house was torn down soon after 1800."]
Children of John and Margaret
John bapt Dec 13 , 1639
Jonathan bapt Aug 1 , 1641
Ibrook bapt Feb 7 , 1643-4
Jeremiah bapt Mar 9 , 1645-6
Elizabeth bapt Oct 9 , 1648
Sarah bapt Jul 16 , 1650
Hannah bapt Jul 17 , 1652
Benjamin bapt Nov 5 , 1654
Jemima born Apr 25 , 1660
Samuel born Jan 26 , 1661-2
Husband of Margaret (Ibrook) Tower.
John was baptized in May, 1609 in Hingham, England.
John left England and arrived in Massachusetts on June 1, 1637 and married Margaret Ibrook on February 13, 1638 in Charlestown.
He was one of the proprietors of Hingham, Massachusetts were he settled on Bachelor's Row (now Main Street). He initially started out with three acres of land and through the years purchased more acreage. He had also purchased some acres in Cohasset (then part of Hingham).
In 1645 he was one of the seven men chosen to oversee the prudential affairs of the town.
Some of the occupations that he was listed as having were: farmer, planter, way-warden, constable, and fence-viewer.
In 1675, during King Philip's War, John was allowed to fortify his house with a garrison.
His house, today known as the Tower Homestead, near Tower Brook, Tower's Bridge, and Tower Brook Road, still stands. [Although, according to William R. Cutter's Genealogical and Personal Memoirs published in 1908: "Three of his sons built houses on this lot also, and some of the land has remained in the possession of descendants to the present time. The old house was torn down soon after 1800."]
Children of John and Margaret
John bapt Dec 13 , 1639
Jonathan bapt Aug 1 , 1641
Ibrook bapt Feb 7 , 1643-4
Jeremiah bapt Mar 9 , 1645-6
Elizabeth bapt Oct 9 , 1648
Sarah bapt Jul 16 , 1650
Hannah bapt Jul 17 , 1652
Benjamin bapt Nov 5 , 1654
Jemima born Apr 25 , 1660
Samuel born Jan 26 , 1661-2
Son of Robert and Dorothy (Damon) Tower.
Husband of Margaret (Ibrook) Tower.
John was baptized in May, 1609 in Hingham, England.
John left England and arrived in Massachusetts on June 1, 1637 and married Margaret Ibrook on February 13, 1638 in Charlestown.
He was one of the proprietors of Hingham, Massachusetts were he settled on Bachelor's Row (now Main Street). He initially started out with three acres of land and through the years purchased more acreage. He had also purchased some acres in Cohasset (then part of Hingham).
In 1645 he was one of the seven men chosen to oversee the prudential affairs of the town.
Some of the occupations that he was listed as having were: farmer, planter, way-warden, constable, and fence-viewer.
In 1675, during King Philip's War, John was allowed to fortify his house with a garrison.
His house, today known as the Tower Homestead, near Tower Brook, Tower's Bridge, and Tower Brook Road, still stands. [Although, according to William R. Cutter's Genealogical and Personal Memoirs published in 1908: "Three of his sons built houses on this lot also, and some of the land has remained in the possession of descendants to the present time. The old house was torn down soon after 1800."]
Children of John and Margaret
John bapt Dec 13 , 1639
Jonathan bapt Aug 1 , 1641
Ibrook bapt Feb 7 , 1643-4
Jeremiah bapt Mar 9 , 1645-6
Elizabeth bapt Oct 9 , 1648
Sarah bapt Jul 16 , 1650
Hannah bapt Jul 17 , 1652
Benjamin bapt Nov 5 , 1654
Jemima born Apr 25 , 1660
Samuel born Jan 26 , 1661-2
Husband of Margaret (Ibrook) Tower.
John was baptized in May, 1609 in Hingham, England.
John left England and arrived in Massachusetts on June 1, 1637 and married Margaret Ibrook on February 13, 1638 in Charlestown.
He was one of the proprietors of Hingham, Massachusetts were he settled on Bachelor's Row (now Main Street). He initially started out with three acres of land and through the years purchased more acreage. He had also purchased some acres in Cohasset (then part of Hingham).
In 1645 he was one of the seven men chosen to oversee the prudential affairs of the town.
Some of the occupations that he was listed as having were: farmer, planter, way-warden, constable, and fence-viewer.
In 1675, during King Philip's War, John was allowed to fortify his house with a garrison.
His house, today known as the Tower Homestead, near Tower Brook, Tower's Bridge, and Tower Brook Road, still stands. [Although, according to William R. Cutter's Genealogical and Personal Memoirs published in 1908: "Three of his sons built houses on this lot also, and some of the land has remained in the possession of descendants to the present time. The old house was torn down soon after 1800."]
Children of John and Margaret
John bapt Dec 13 , 1639
Jonathan bapt Aug 1 , 1641
Ibrook bapt Feb 7 , 1643-4
Jeremiah bapt Mar 9 , 1645-6
Elizabeth bapt Oct 9 , 1648
Sarah bapt Jul 16 , 1650
Hannah bapt Jul 17 , 1652
Benjamin bapt Nov 5 , 1654
Jemima born Apr 25 , 1660
Samuel born Jan 26 , 1661-2
Inscription
"IN MEMORY OF
JOHN TOWER
BORN IN HINGHAM
NORFOLK CO. ENGLAND
MAY 14, 1609
AND
MARGARET IBROOK
HIS WIFE
FOUNDERS OF THE
TOWER FAMILY
IN AMERICA
JOHN TOWER
1609 - 1701"
Gravesite Details
The Tower Memorial was constructed in 1913 and dedicated on July 3, 1914.
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