I collect books and like to frequent used book stores and book fairs. I have just purchased a book published in 1966 published by BEACON PRESS. The Title of the book is: CRIME and PUNISHMENT in EARLY MASSACHUSETTS 1620 - 1692, a Documentary History. The author is Edwin Powers. I have thus far only skimmed through it but it is a book I don't think I would want to read at bedtime. It may be available through interlibrary loan or obtainable through an antiquitarian book dealer. I paid $35 for my copy which is in excellent condition. Janet Yates

Debra Branigan wrote: > > I have read that Ann Pudeator (a butchered Poindexter) was Anna > Greenleaf who was married to a John Averill (she was 1st a > daughter-in-law to William Averill whose sister Sarah Wild(e) was also > an accused witch). > > Does anyone have documentation of this information. Ann(a) Green"leaf" > Averill is a great(???)-grandmother of mine. > > Debra Hi Debra! Ann ______"Greensleet" Pudeator is my 9th GGrandmother! She was married to Thomas Greenslade/sleet/slit in 1648, before being widowed in 1674, and then marrying Jacob Pudeator. I am descended through the Averill line you mention above! I have precious little actual documentation from a few sources that I can share with you. John Averill married Anne Greensleet, grand daughter of the above Anne ______ Greensleet! I first learned of the connection in the Averill book, which is fairly well referenced The history of Salem, page 64, gives an account of "Thomas Greensleet, who died in July of 1674, and his wife and children John, Thomas, Ruth, Samuel, and James, and that his widow married secondly Jacob Pudeator, who died in 1682" The Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, page 289, has a pretty full account of the Thomas Greenslade family and Ann's second marriage to Jacob Pudeator. (Thomas first came to Falmouth, Maine in 1643, with the crew of the "Marjory"). It even mentions her son John Greenslade/Greensleet (my ancestor) being with her when she was hanged, 22 SEP 1692! No one has ever discovered Ann's maiden name, and I have not seen any quesses at it either! If you have trouble finding any of these references, write me and I will mail some photocopies to you! -- Bill Semeyn [email protected] “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” -Mahatma Gandhi

I have read that Ann Pudeator (a butchered Poindexter) was Anna Greenleaf who was married to a John Averill (she was 1st a daughter-in-law to William Averill whose sister Sarah Wild(e) was also an accused witch). Does anyone have documentation of this information. Ann(a) Green"leaf" Averill is a great(???)-grandmother of mine. Debra

Does anyone know of a site where the trial transcripts of John Proctor can be located? Or does anyone have them that could send them to me? I am working on my report for school & thought this would be an excellent piece of evidence to show my american lit teacher that John was not accused by Abigail Williams as in the crucible. I have read the devil in Massachusetts, which showed his accusers, but wondered if there was something besides a book to quote from. Thanks in advance for any help. Kelly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Below are a few sites you may want to check out: <A HREF="http://ide.ed.psu.edu/ide/INSYS497/FTP/Students/Hallberg/salem/trials.html #petition">Excerpts from the Trial Transcripts</a> <A HREF="http://ide.ed.psu.edu/ide/INSYS497/FTP/Students/Hallberg/salem/Perceptions .html">Just Who Was a Witch</a> <A HREF="http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_E&P.HTM">Petiti on of John Proctor</a> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2770/salem.htm">Massachusetts Genealogy -- Welcome to Salem!</a> I hope that this helps. I have an interest in this, because the petition for John Proctor was signed by several of my ancestors. Samuel Endecott and Hannah his wife, Samuel Gaskill & his wife, George Smith, Edward Gaskill. Happy hunting! ____________________________________________________________________ Rita D. Swanson Visit my Genealogy Web Sites http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9931 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/w/a/Rita-D-Swanson ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1

Does anyone know of a site where the trial transcripts of John Proctor can be located? Or does anyone have them that could send them to me? I am working on my report for school & thought this would be an excellent piece of evidence to show my american lit teacher that John was not accused by Abigail Williams as in the crucible. I have read the devil in Massachusetts, which showed his accusers, but wondered if there was something besides a book to quote from. Thanks in advance for any help. Kelly

Does anyone know of a site where the trial transcripts of John Proctor can be located? Or does anyone have them that could send them to me? I am working on my report for school & thought this would be an excellent piece of evidence to show my american lit teacher that John was not accused by Abigail Williams as in the crucible. I have read the devil in Massachusetts, which showed his accusers, but wondered if there was something besides a book to quote from. Thanks in advance for any help. Kelly

A little while ago, I posted a message asking for help with the John Proctor/crucible question & got many wonderful responses & alot of help for a contradiction from my school teacher. I got alot of addresses for great websites as suggestions. My problem now is, that somehow I wiped out all the addresses & wondering if all the great people that first responded to my query if you could once again help me by giving me those addresses again. I wanted to print out some information to help me with my report! By the way, I'll let all of you know what my final grade is since you all helped me. With thanks & gratitude again! Kelly

Dear Bonnie: Yes, I have Francis Bowden in my husband's family file. According to my records, your records are correct in placing him as the grandson of Francis and Rebecca Nurse and the son of their daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Michael Bowden. Lile your records, I have Francis Bowden's birth in 1678 and death in 1759 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts. However, I do not have a marriage or children for him. Your information for his wife and descendants is probably on target. Keep on searching! :-) Joyce Rarick

Yes, I watched it and taped it and that is the exact quote. Sarah Good did say it and Rev Noyes did die by drowning in his own blood. [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 129 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] need help on quote [Tami Barton <[email protected]>] > #2 [SALEM-WITCH-L] need help on quote [Mike Taimi <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from SALEM-WITCH-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] need help on quote > Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 18:03:05 -0800 > From: Tami Barton <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Hi everyone, > I missed the History Channel eposide on Friday the 13th, but was told that this quote was > said but they didn't say who said it. > "If you take my life, then God shall give you blood to drink" > Thanks for the help. > Tami Barton > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] need help on quote -Reply > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 13:41:33 -0500 > From: Mike Taimi <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > go to http://witchcraft.simplenet.com/salem5.htm > Sarah Good is said to have told Rev Nicholas Noyes that if he > took her life, God would give him blood to drink.

Hi, There's a fairly good chance that I'm a descendant of Rebecca Nurse, but I need to tie down some loose ends to be sure. I'm wondering if anyone has information about the descendants of Rebecca's daughter Sarah and her husband Michael BOWDEN. They had a son Francis (born 1678 and died 1759). From Essex vital records, I've gotten that a Francis BOUDEN (variation of BOWDEN) married a Mary BOOBYER (BUBIER) 22 Sept 1707. Joseph, the son of Francis and Marey, was born in Marblehead 23 April 1725. Joseph is the ancestor that I'm sure of. Does anyone have any information that Francis BOUDEN who married Mary BOOBYER is the grandson of Rebecca Nurse? Thank you. Bonnie Kearley, Ottawa, Canada

Hi everyone, Thanks for writing to help out with the quote "If you take my life, then God shall give you blood to drink". The answer that came back the most was Sarah Good. Tami Barton 7th G-Grandaughter to Sarah (Towne) Bridges (Cloyce)

go to http://witchcraft.simplenet.com/salem5.htm Sarah Good is said to have told Rev Nicholas Noyes that if he took her life, God would give him blood to drink.

Is the John Proctor hanged during the witch trials the son of John Proctor b. c 1595 d. Oct 1672 and Martha b. c 1607? I have their son b. c 1632. I was unable to see the History Channel program. How was it and does anyone know if a tape is available for sale? Thanks, Steve

Does anyone have the ancestry of Rev. George BURROUGHS of Falmouth ME and executed in 1692? Thanks Bob White Davidson NC

Hi everyone, I missed the History Channel eposide on Friday the 13th, but was told that this quote was said but they didn't say who said it. "If you take my life, then God shall give you blood to drink" Thanks for the help. Tami Barton

Tami and Stephanie- Thanks for your quick replies to my BARTON query! I am just beginning to work on my Barton line, and am on the Barton list, where I got some really good help from someone there. He is the one who has my gg-gfr in his database, and as I followed the line back, Samuel is a direct ancestor. Needless to say, I was thrilled to find a potential ancestor so prominently involved in such an important part of our history! Okay, now how about Elizabeth Booth? I have a Booth line that goes back through NH to England (my immigrant brother was Robert), and would like to see how I am related to her... Thanks everyone! -Tamara ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

> >Hello! I am new to this list, and have recently found out that I may be >descended from Samuel Barton, who was a witness for one of the accused. >I haven't proved the connection yet, but would like to. > >Can anyone tell me what role he played in the trials? > >Thanks! >-Tamara Tamara Samuel BARTON d. 13 Mar 1727 Oxford MA was the son of Matthew BARTON d. ca. 1729 and 1st wife "Martha" and was the grandson of the immigrant Edward BARTON d. 1671 first at Marblehead MA 1643 and wife "Elizabeth" . REF: GDMNH by Noyes/Libby&Davis p. 79 Hope this helps. Bob White Davidson NC

Tamara, I am a descendant of Samuel and Hannah (Bridges) Barton. (Hannah was a daughter of Sarah (Towne) and Edmund Bridges Jr) I am the 11th generation of Bartons of my line, starting with Edward. You can see my family report at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/a/r/Tami-K-Barton/ I would also invite you to join the Barton mailing list. There are several other people with sites for this Barton line. Welcome to the family and look at my page and see if you can tell where your line might be. It's not complete, but then whose is? Tami Barton Ronald James, Harley Walter, Horace Byron, Ozias Preston, Alpheus, Timothy, Joshua, Samuel, Matthew, Edward Barton > >Hello! I am new to this list, and have recently found out that I may be > >descended from Samuel Barton, who was a witness for one of the accused. > >I haven't proved the connection yet, but would like to. > > > >Can anyone tell me what role he played in the trials? > > > >Thanks! > >-Tamara >

> >Hello! I am new to this list, and have recently found out that I may be >descended from Samuel Barton, who was a witness for one of the accused. >I haven't proved the connection yet, but would like to. > >Can anyone tell me what role he played in the trials? > >Thanks! >-Tamara Tamara - Can't give you the information you need related to his role in the trials, but can provide a little information about his family. I am not a descendant of his - but am connected with his family through his wife whose stepfather was my ancestor - so don't have too much on the Barton's. Do have lots on Hannah Bridge's parents families who were extensively connected with the trials - especially the Towne side of the family. Contact me privately if you need Bridge's and Towne info. Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL1 BARTON was born Abt. 1664 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died September 12, 1732 in Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts1. He married HANNAH BRIDGES Bef. 16912, daughter of EDMUND BRIDGES and SARAH TOWNE. Children of SAMUEL BARTON and HANNAH BRIDGES are: 2. i. ELISHA2 BARTON, b. 1701; d. 1776. 3. ii. EDMUND BARTON, b. August 05, 1714, Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. December 13, 1799, Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. iii. MERCY BARTON, b. May 22, 16944; m. DAVID TOWNE5. Notes for DAVID TOWNE: 1740; Bequest in father's will ; Item. To son David, the 60 acres of land and the lot meadow in sd. Oxford Village lying on the plain called Town's Plain, on which he lately dwelt and of which he disposed with my consent, also 5 shillings in money. (George Towne book)1740; Bequest in father's will ; Item. To son David, the 60 acres of land and the lot meadow in sd. Oxford Village lying on the plain called Town's Plain, on which he lately dwelt and of which he disposed with my consent, also 5 shillings in money. (George Towne book)[] On a knoll on th n side of Sutton road near Mill Brook, was the house of David Town. He bought in 1742 of the heirs of Daniel Hovey the whole corner, later Sigourney's, to the main street, and immediately sold 25 acres, the w part, to Daniel Davis. He is supposed to have built the house. In 1768 he sold it, with 60 a lying n of it, to William Davis. The house stood until after 1800 and was soon after that date removed. (History of Oxford page 301) Generation No. 2 2. ELISHA2 BARTON (SAMUEL1) was born 17016, and died 17766. He married BETTY WAITE Bef. 17396. Child of ELISHA BARTON and BETTY WAITE is: 4. i. DAVID3 BARTON, b. 1739. 3. EDMUND2 BARTON (SAMUEL1)7 was born August 05, 1714 in Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died December 13, 1799 in Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married ANNA M. FLINT. Notes for EDMUND BARTON: Other Oxford men known to have been in the service were: Jonas Gleason, Cape Breton expedition, Jan., 1752; Edmund Barton. (History of Oxford - page 122) Child of EDMUND BARTON and ANNA FLINT is: 5. i. STEPHEN3 BARTON, b. June 10, 1740, Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. October 21, 1804, of Hallowell, Maine. Generation No. 3 4. DAVID3 BARTON (ELISHA2, SAMUEL1) was born 17398. He married HANNAH DICKENSON Bef. 17638. Child of DAVID BARTON and HANNAH DICKENSON is: 6. i. DAVID4 BARTON, b. 1763; d. 1849. 5. STEPHEN3 BARTON (EDMUND2, SAMUEL1)9 was born June 10, 1740 in Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died October 21, 1804 in of Hallowell, Maine. He married DOROTHY MOORE, daughter of ELIJAH MOORE and DOROTHY LEARNED. Notes for STEPHEN BARTON: 1766; Dr. Stephen Barton leased the house of Obadiah McIntire of Charlton to run a tavern. (History of Oxford page 233) More About STEPHEN BARTON: Fact 6: lived Vassalboro, ME10 Fact 7: studied with Dr. Green of Leicester, Massachusetts10 Fact 8: leading organizer of Social Library, Oxford, Massachusetts10 Fact 9: Bef. 1775, with Jonathan & Ephraim Ballard, Thomas Towne, Ebenezer Moore, to Maine11 occupation: physician12 Children of STEPHEN BARTON and DOROTHY MOORE are: i. PAMELA4 BARTON. ii. PARTHENIA BARTON. 7. iii. STEPHEN BARTON, b. August 18, 1774, Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. March 21, 1862. Generation No. 4 6. DAVID4 BARTON (DAVID3, ELISHA2, SAMUEL1) was born 176313, and died 184913. He married LYDIA FULLER Bef. 1798. Child of DAVID BARTON and LYDIA FULLER is: i. DAVID LATHROP5 BARTON, b. 179813; d. 186513; m. ALMIRA PECK, Bef. 182413. 7. STEPHEN4 BARTON (STEPHEN3, EDMUND2, SAMUEL1) was born August 18, 1774 in Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died March 21, 1862. He married SARAH STONE. Notes for STEPHEN BARTON: Child of STEPHEN BARTON and SARAH STONE is: i. CLARISSA HARLOWE5 BARTON (Clara Barton), b. December 25, 1821, Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. April 12, 1912, Glen Echo, Maryland. Endnotes 1. History of Framingham, Massachusetts 1640 - 1880; Daily News Record - Harrisonburg, Va. 2. Harrisonburg, VA Daily News Record - 8/19/1993; History of Framingham 3. Salem Vital Records. IGI 4. History of Framingham, Massachusetts 1640 - 1880 5. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #1905, Date of Import: Dec 24, 1997. 6. Harrisonburg, VA Daily News Record - 8/19/1993 7. History of Oxford, MA. 8. Harrisonburg, VA Daily News Record - 8/19/1993 9. Towne Family Association. 10. A Midwife's Tale, Martha Ballard Diary 11. Towne Family Association. 12. A Midwife's Tale, Martha Ballard Diary 13. Harrisonburg, VA Daily News Record - 8/19/1993 Stephanie Shenandoah Valley, VA [email protected] http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/a/l/Stephanie-J-Walker/index.html Currently collecting/sharing these surnames BARTHOLOMEW (<1800, NY), CLAYES/CLOYES, CUPPERNALL, FAIRBANKS, GENT/JENT, PARKHILL, PEPPER, PHIPPS, THOMPSON (VT, CT), WALKER (MA,NY), WATSON (MA) **************************************************************** "Listen to the footsteps that echo behind when you walk alone." *****************************************************************

I am descended from JOHN PROCTOR through my grandmother. Does anyone have information about his children? I have the direct line to me through a friend and descendant, but have no knowledge of the other children. Thank you Catherine Miller