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.

My Mayflower Ancestors

1. John Tilley* m. Joan Hurst*
2. Elizabeth Tilley* m. John Howland*
3. Desire Howland m. John Gorham
4. Desire Gorham m. John Hawes
5. Elizabeth Hawes m. Thomas Daggett
6. Benjamin Daggett m. Margery Homes
7. Benjamin Daggett m. Elizabeth Hathaway
8. Love Dagget m. Elijah Luce
9. William S. Luce m. Huldah Rogers
10. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley
11. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd
12. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller
13. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong
14. James D. Miller

1. Richard Warren* m. Elizabeth (--?--)
2. Sarah Warren m. John Cooke
3. Sarah Cooke m. Arthur Hathaway
4. John Hathaway m. Patience Hunnewell
5. Benjamin Hathaway m. Elizabeth Richmond
6. Elizabeth Hathaway m. Benjamin Daggett
7. Love Dagget m. Elijah Luce
8. William S. Luce m. Huldah Rogers
9. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley
10. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd
11. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller
12. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong
13. James D. Miller

1. Francis Cooke* m. Hester le Mahieu
2. John Cooke* m. Sarah Warren
3. Sarah Cooke m. Arthur Hathaway
4. John Hathaway m. Patience Hunnewell
5. Benjamin Hathaway m. Elizabeth Richmond
6. Elizabeth Hathaway m. Benjamin Daggett
7. Love Dagget m. Elijah Luce
8. William S. Luce m. Huldah Rogers
9. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley
10. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd
11. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller
12. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong
13. James D. Miller

1. Thomas Rogers* m. Elsgen (--?--)
2. Joseph Rogers* m. Hannah (--?--)
3. John Rogers m. Elizabeth Twining
4. John Rogers m. Priscilla Hamblin
5. Ebenezer Rogers m. Hannah Cooke
6. Joshua Rogers m. Elizabeth Cole
7. Joshua Rogers m. Mercy Higgins
8. Richard Rogers m. Thankful Cahoon
9. Huldah Rogers m. William S. Luce
10. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley
11. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd
12. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller
13. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong
14. James D. Miller

1. Stephen Hopkins* m. (--?--)
2. Giles Hopkins* m. Catherine Wheldon
3. Deborah Hopkins m. Josiah Cooke
4. Richard Cooke m. Hannah (pos. Smith?)
5. Hannah Cooke m. Ebenezer Rogers
6. Joshua Rogers m. Elizabeth Cole
7. Joshua Rogers m. Mercy Higgins
8. Richard Rogers m. Thankful Cahoon
9. Huldah Rogers m. William S. Luce
10. Alonzo Luce m. Catherine Finley
11. Alonzo E. Luce m. Mary Alice Byrd
12. Edna Luce m. Percy Miller
13. Larry Miller m. Janet DeLong
14. James D. Miller

1. William Brewster* m. Mary (--?--)*
2. Patience Brewster m Thomas Prence
3. Rebecca Prence m. Edmund Freeman, Jr.
4. Rebecca Freeman m. Ezra Perry, Jr.
5. Mary Perry m. Isaac Bumpas
6. Deborah Bumpas m. Uriah Savery
7. Isaac Savery m. Deliverance Clifton
8. Isaac Savery m. (--?--)
9. Eloisa Matilda Savery m. Allen Thrasher
10. Angelina Thrasher m. Marcus S. Gleason
11. Edith L. Gleason m. David W. DeLong
12. Leonard DeLong m. Gladys Hall
13. Darrell Delong m. Betty Osborn
14. Janet DeLong m. Larry Miller
15. James D. Miller

1. Isaac Allerton* m. Mary Norris*
2. Mary Allerton* m. Thomas Cushman
3. Eleazer Cushman m. Elizabeth Coombs
4. John Cushman m. Joanna Pratt
5. Charles Cushman m. Mary Harvey
6. Isaac Cushman m. Lois (--?--)
7. Sibilla Cushman m. Asa Walker
8. Lois Walker m. Noah Stevens
9. Lois Stevens m. Henry L. Hatch
10. Eunice E. Hatch m. Ephraim H. Low
11. Edna Ann Low m. Grover C. Osborn
12. Betty J. Osborn m. Darrell A. DeLong
13. Janet J. DeLong m. Larry G. Miller
14. James D. Miller

1. Degory Priest* m. Sarah Allerton (Sister Mayflower Passenger of Isaac Allerton)
2. Sarah Priest m. John Coombs
3. John Coombs m. Elizabeth Royall
4. Elizabeth Coombs M. Eleazer Cushman
5. John Cushman m. Joanna Pratt
6. Charles Cushman m. Mary Harvey
7. Isaac Cushman m. Lois (--?--)
8. Sibilla Cushman m. Asa Walker
9. Lois Walker m. Noah Stevens
10. Lois Stevens m. Henry L. Hatch
11. Eunice E. Hatch m. Ephraim H. Low
12. Edna Ann Low m. Grover C. Osborn
13. Betty J. Osborn m. Darrell A. DeLong
14. Janet J. DeLong m. Larry G. Miller
15. James D. Miller

* = Mayflower Passengers

Gladys DeLong Dies Thursday

Funeral Services were held Monday, April 1, for Gladys Lucille DeLong, 68, who died at the Clarke County Public Hospital on Thursday, March 28, 1974. The Rev. George V. Neal conducted the 2 p.m. funeral from the Webster-Kale Funeral Home in Osceola. Interment was in Maple Hill Cemetery, Osceola.

Gladys Lucille Delong was born February 22, 1906, in Decatur County, Iowa, daughter of Roy Hall and Mary Sales Hall. She attended schools in Weldon and was married to Leonard D. [sic] (Peck) Delong in Ottumwa on October 1, 1927. Four children were born to this union.

She was a life time resident of this area and worked as a cashier at the Osceola Hy-Vee Store. She was affiliated with the Christian church.

Survivors include son Darrell DeLong and wife, Betty of Osceola; daughter Alice June Mason and husband Danny of Osceola; son, Richard DeLong and wife, Louella of Osceola; and daughter Dixie Lee Binns and husband John of Osceola; 14 grand children; eight great grandchildren; one sister Bess McLain of Osceola; three brothers Ralph Hall of Waterloo; Robert Hall of State Center and Olin Hall of Washington D. C.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Neil and Burdette; and one sister in infancy.

—Published in the Osceola Tribune, Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa on Tuesday, April 2nd, 1974, p. 8

Roy Earnest Hall: Obituary

Roy Earnest Hall, son of Ed and Flora Nell Hall, was born August 8, 1882, near Weldon and departed this life March 1, 1956 in Des Moines, at the age of 73 years, 6 months and 7 days.

On August 10, 1902, he was united in marriage to Mary Sales of Leon. To this union eight children were born.

He was preceded in death by his wife in 1951, an infant daughter in 1911, his father, mother, three sisters and two brothers. He leaves to cherish his memory five sons and two daughters: Burdette Hall of Glidden, Mrs. Gladys DeLong and Mrs. Bess McLain of Osceola, Ralph Hall of Tama; Neil Hall of Des Moines; Robert Hall of Williams, and Olin Hall of Sioux Falls, So. Dakota. Also nineteen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, an aunt, Della Keeler of Osceola, and other relatives and friends.

With the exception of a few years spent in New Mexico and Oklahoma, Roy lived in Clarke and Decatur Counties as a farmer and auctioneer.

He was a most devoted father and grandfather, and will be sadly missed in the family circle.

Funeral services were held at Leon Friday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m. from the Stewart funeral home with Rev. Cecil Murrow of Des Moines and Rev. Geo. Lam of Leon officiating. Burial was in the Leon cemetery.

—Published in the Osceola Sentinel, Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa on Thursday, March 15th, 1956, p. 8

Harry Claude Hall: Obituary

Harry Claude Hall, Oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hall was born Sept. 8, 1880 in Decatur county, Iowa, and departed this life at his home in Lucas, Jan. 21, 1954, at the age of 73 years, 4 months and 13 days.

His boyhood days were spent on a farm near Van Wert. He then went to Oklahoma and New Mexico where he remained a number of years. He was united in marriage to Essie Wells on June 3, 1903, in Catoosa, Okla., and most of their married life was spent in Lucas, Iowa. He was a member of the Christian church in Weldon.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, three sisters and one brother. Besides the sorrowing wife, he leaves to mourn their loss one brother Roy Hall of Osceola and several nieces and nephews.

During the years of his active life he made many friends over the county and was respected as an honest, upright citizen. He will be sincerely missed by all who knew him.

Pallbearers were Ralph Hall, Nell Hall, Burdette Hall, Morris Keeler, Wayne Keeler and Bob Hall.

Funeral services were held at the Lucas Presbyterian church Sunday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. They were conducted by Rev. A. E. Beals, assisted by Rev. Cecil Morrow of Des Moines. Burial was in the Green Bay Cemetery in Clarke county.

—Published in the Osceola Sentinel, Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa on Thursday, January 28th, 1954, p. 2

Luscious Mandarin Orange Cake

1 box yellow cake mix  

½ cup vegetable oil

½ cup chopped walnuts, if desired  

1 can (11 oz) mandarin orange segments, drained (reserve 1/3 cup liquid)

4 eggs

1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained  

1  box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix  

½ to 1 teaspoon grated orange peel, if desired

1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or lightly spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.

In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, walnuts, orange segments, reserved 1/3 cup orange liquid, and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

To make pineapple frosting, stir together pineapple, dry pudding mix and orange peel. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread on cake. Store tightly covered in refrigerator. 

The Twitterer

In the late hours of the night,

and the early hours of the morning,

a large broad-chested bird,

with uncoiffed, overhanging

orange plumage atop his head,

defiantly struts across the ground.

He chirps frequently and loudly,

in short, simple digital messages –

one hundred forty characters or less.

Crowing, he broadcasts his thoughts,

unfiltered into the atmosphere;

unsupported alternative facts,

and lies believed to be true.

Gregg's Top Secret Spinach Dip

1- 8 oz. pkg. thawed CHOPPED spinach

1- 8 oz.. pkg. cream cheese

1- 16 0z. container sour cream

1 box (2 pkgs.) regular Lipton Onion soup mix

3 tsps. of low sodium Wyler's Chicken bullion

I/2 c, Planters Sunflower Seeds (or, mix it up with differing types!)

1/4 c. lemon juice

Blend wet ingredients together, liberally sprinkling with lemon juice, Fold in dry ingredients until dip is complete; garnish with fresh parsley and Spanish paprika. Serving options include home-made croutons, flavored crackers, breads (including bread torn from the serving bowl), pretzels, or whatever suites your sense of occasion. The ease of the recipe allows you to make it fun or fancy; all of these works are meant be "jumping off" places. Make it YOUR recipe and don't be afraid to play.

Pickled Eggs

2   T Prepared Mustard
2   C Apple Cider Vinegar
½ C Water
1   C Granulated Sugar
1   T Salt
1   T Celery Seed
1   T Mustard Seed
6   Whole Cloves
2    Medium Onions, sliced
12   Hard Boiled Eggs

In saucepan, blend mustard with a little vinegar.  Add remaining vinegar, water and next 5 ingredients.  Cover and heat to boiling.  Simmer 10 minutes.  Cool and pour over onions and eggs.  Cover and refrigerate overnight.  After setting dump liquid and place eggs in a 1 to 1 vinegar & water solution for storage.  Serve on relish tray or in salad.  Makes 12.