Hi Sandra! Here is what is written in the Barnes book: Mary was convicted of witchcraft and executed. The records at a Particular Court of Connecticut held 6 Jan. 1662/63 indicted Mary Barns of Farmington, CT for witchcraft. A jury found her guilty and she was executed. She was one of the last people to be executed as a witch in Connecticut. Thomas had to pay the costs of keeping his wife in jail prior to her witchcraft trial..."and at the quarter court held in Hartford March 5th 1662/63 following allowance was made to Daniel Garret, the jail keeper, for keeping goodwife Barns three weeks, twenty-one schillings, besides her fees, which goodman Barns is to see discharged." The records of the Farmington Church show that Thomas Barnes was the twentieth member to join the congregation...Perhaps the darkest side of colonial church life was the universal belief in witchcraft...The universal belief in witchcraft was destined to lay its cruel hand heavily on the life of Thomas Barnes of Farmington. In 1662 his wife, Mary, was indicted for witchcraft. She was "convicted of entertaining familiarity withSatan" and put to death. Not only did Thomas Barnes lose his wife, but he had to pay Daniel Garrett, jailkeeper at Hartford, twenty one shillings besides fees which, the old record says, "goodman Barnes is to see discharged." Without doubt Thomas Barnes was crushed by his unexpected tragedy that entered his life in 1662, but in his grief he could not ignore the fact that a wife was essential on any colonial farm...during the same year in which the first Mary Barnes was hanged, he entered into an agreement with John Andrus of Farmington to marry his daughter, Mary...two children were born, the sencond of whom, Ebenezer, born about 1675, was later to become the first permanent settler of Bristol." (from "Ten Generations of the Barnes Family in Bristol, Connecticut", by Fuller F. Barnes, 1946. ) Hope you enjoy this info. JB :-) -------------------------- >J.B. >This is what I have: >Thomas and Mary Needham (first Mary) had the following children: >Sarah b.-1650 Farmington, Hartford,CT d.- Nov. 17, 1800 Haddam, Middlesex >County,CT >Joseph b.-May 26, 1651 >Benjamin b.- July 24, 1653 >Hannah b.-1657 Farmington, Hartford, CT d.-1663 > >Thomas Barnes and Mary Andrews/Andrus (2nd Mary) had the following children: >Thomas 'Deacon' Barnes,JR. b. 1665 >Ebenezer b.-1676 > >If you have any additional info on this family, I would >love to have it. I would really like to have >the info on Mary's conviction. >My info came from a GEDCOM I received from John Scovill, >and the Haddam Page. >Hope to hear from you soon, >Sandra >-- >Researching, >DAVIS,BATES,FELPS,WAGGONER,ROBERTSON,EVES,JACOBSON >WANSLEY,CATHEY,MOORE,COMPTON,ELLENBURG,OSBORNE, >ERWIN,WARDLOW,WALKER,EGGLESTON,MCELROY,GALLAHER >ANDERSDOTTER,FREDRIKSDOTTER > >> I am of that same line, but I descend from Thomas of Hartford through his >> son Ebenezer. Do you have any other brothers or sisters for his daughter >> Sarah. One,of course, would be my Ebenezer. I also show a son, Thomas. JB >> Wilson, Beaverton, OR :-) >> >> -------------------------------- >> >> >> >Someone asked me about my Barnes & Osbornes. >> >The Osbornes I'm searching came from Tennessee and Texas, >> >Joshua Brile Osborne >> >The Barnes family I'm looking for is Thomas Barnes and >> >daughter Sarah. Her mother Mary was convicted of >> >Witchcraft in the middle 1600's. >> >> >> >> ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== >> Become a RootsWeb Sponsor >> http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> Where else can you get so much value for so little? >> > > >==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== >Welcome to the Middlesex County, CT Mailing List >List Owner - Jane Devlin JaneDevlin@netquest.com