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HeiressofBickworth

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33. My 8th Great Grandmother,

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:10 AM

Oct 2012

Susannah North Martin, was hanged as a witch July 19, 1692.

"In 1669, William Sargent accused Susannah of witchcraft. George Martin sued Sargent for slander against Susannah and a higher court dismissed the witchcraft charges. George Martin died in 1686 and Susannah remained in Amesbury. In 1692, at the age of 71, she was accused of being a witch by several residents of Salem Village (now the Town of Danvers), which is located about 25 miles south of Amesbury. Susannah was arrested and tried for witchcraft. None of the accused were represented by council and during her trial, she defended herself defiantly. She was found guilty and hanged on July 19, 1692, along with four other women."
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The Genealogy Thread. =) [View all] AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 OP

Job's Lane in Southampton Long Island is named for one of my 10th great grandfathers. n/t HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #1

Apparently, my South Carolinian ancestor, Yearby Land, may have lived thru the New Madrid quake..... AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #2

we may have common ancestors grasswire Sep 2012 #5

Thomas Sayre has scores of thousands of living descendants...we certainly could share him. HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #13

Interesting! It's great that you frogmarch Sep 2012 #3

where is that trunk now? grasswire Sep 2012 #8

Many of my earliest maternal ancestors were Southerners. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #9

Pressed leaves from the old trees frogmarch Sep 2012 #16

Apparently, one of my earliest ancestors was a Dutchman. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #11

It would be neat if you could frogmarch Sep 2012 #15

Some tidbits of my own... pipi_k Sep 2012 #4

have you been to Old Deerfield? grasswire Sep 2012 #6

I have, and in fact pipi_k Sep 2012 #12

nice grasswire Sep 2012 #17

If you're ever pipi_k Oct 2012 #43

I didn't know about S. Hadley's sale grasswire Oct 2012 #47

I have Southern roots too! mia Sep 2012 #7

No prob. It's a favorite subject of mine. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #10

I know my father's side goes back to at least my great grandfather in Iowa. Mom's is longer... HopeHoops Sep 2012 #14

I've had family in Iowa, too, I think. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #18

Here's another interesting piece of trivia about my family: AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #19

Started some research on my dad's family, too. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #20

I got lucky! Here's the Springer family. And boy, what a treasure! AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #30

the exodus of Loyalists to Ontario was huge grasswire Oct 2012 #35

Very interesting. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #36

My dad's family is part of the Diasopra, so I only know it a few generations back. pink-o Oct 2012 #21

My Great-great-....-grandmother was rescued revolution breeze Oct 2012 #22

as I get older handmade34 Oct 2012 #23

Someone has traced one branch of our family back to 15th Century England Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #24

Searching for where one came frorm is Cool...and thanks for the links...I woulda' thought KoKo Oct 2012 #25

Not a problem. I thought you guys would like it. =) AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #32

I'm a cousin of George Washington. trof Oct 2012 #26

You're related to George Washington's great-grandfather? Awesome. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #29

My son-in-law is a descendant of one of Thomas Jefferson's daughters. trof Oct 2012 #27

I've confirmed my Great x 7 grandfather benld74 Oct 2012 #28

I may have a French ancestor, too: AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #31

My 8th Great Grandmother, HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #33

Interesting. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #34

Maternal Grandmother also traces back to Salem witch trials "The Crucible" Fla Dem Oct 2012 #48

Would that be Rebecca Nurse? HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #50

Yes, it was. I should have stated that. Her last name has also been spelled as Nourse. n/t Fla Dem Oct 2012 #51

You probably already have this information, but HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #53

You might want to check out the DU Ancestry/Genealogy Group: Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #37

Really? Cool! nt =) AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #38

Lots of folks there are really into genealogy and can be quite helpful Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #55

Here's one of my other relatives. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #39

After having a mitochondrial DNA test, I decided to investigate my matrilineage. Fridays Child Oct 2012 #40

Wessington Springs, sometime in 1900. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #41

My husband's family had a Mehitable in Massachussetts around that time, I think. And a Hate Evil. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #54

Neo-Puritans? LOL. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #56

My maternal grandfather's family goes back in America to before the Revolution deutsey Oct 2012 #42

One of my great-uncles died fighting the Japanese. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #49

During TuxedoKat Oct 2012 #44

yeah I didn't feel too good about being related to George Bush. grasswire Oct 2012 #45

French Huguenots from Virginia on my Mom's side. Hessian Merc captured at Trenton on Dad's side. davsand Oct 2012 #46

Thanks. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #52