Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Witches In The Family: Rebecca Nurse, Mary Esty & Sarah Cloyce

My line of descent from Rebecca (Towne) Nurse:

1. William Towne m. Joanna Blessing
2. Rebecca Towne1 m. Francis Nurse
3. Samuel Nurse m. Mary Smith
4. Rebecka Nurse m. Jonathan Kinney
5. Eunice Kenney m. Aaron Gleason
6. Thomas Gleason m. Sarah Streeter
7. Thomas Gleason m. Mary Mellen
8. Aaron Gleason m. Eunice Kenney
9. Henry Gleason m. Hannah (--?--)
10. Amasa Gleason m. Aner Griffith
11. Emmett Gleason m. Mary Foster
12. Marcus S. Gleason m. Angeline "Anna" Thrasher
13. Edith Lillian Gleason m. David William DeLong
14. Leonard Everett DeLong m. Gladys Lucille Hall
15. Darrell DeLong m. Betty Jean Osborn
16. Janet Jeanette DeLong m. Larry Gerald Miller
17. James Dean Miller

1. William Towne m. Joanna Blessing
2. Mary Towne2 m. Isaac Esty

1. William Towne m. Joanna Blessing
2. Sarah Towne3 m. Peter Cloyce
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1  Accused of witchcraft and executed by hanging on July 19, 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts.

2 Accused of witchcraft and executed by hanging on September 22, 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts.

3 Accused of witchcraft, held without bail and released after the  witch trials were ended by Governor Phips in 1693.

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