Just in time for Halloween, I finished writing a short, three-part series on the Salem witch hunts, influenced by reading Katherine Howe's novel, Conversion, this summer. I definitely recommend her book. I'm currently reading the new book by Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft, also recommended. http://www.examiner.com/article/descendants-of-witch-hunt-victims-turn-to-fi ction-to-reimagine-history http://www.examiner.com/article/psychological-stress-1692-salem-village http://www.examiner.com/article/ann-putnam-jr-and-the-aftermath-of-the-salem -witch-trials I'd be interested in comments. Thanks! Happy Halloween! -Robin M Boston Genealogy Examiner <http://www.examiner.com/genealogy-in-boston/robin-c-mason> | BGE on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston-Genealogy-Examiner/149502468313> NJUnionGenWeb <http://njuniongenweb.com/> | NJ-Union Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Union-county-New-Jersey-USGenWeb-NJUnionGenW eb/184059304982258> ** please update my email address to rlcww3@gmail.com

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Hi Jenny, I'm very sorry about the loss of your grandfather. Please don't give the sources another thought. I've been busy researching and have come up with several historical sources which I believe will suffice. So don't worry about it, and if the ones I have don't pan out, then I'll write you and let you know. I think they will though. :-) In Friendship, Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Gibbons" <jenny@panix.com> To: <witch-hunting@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [WITCH-HUNTING] Katherine palmer 1624 CT > Dear Sara, > > I know I have not yet looked at those sources, as I said I would. I > apologize -- it's been an awful month. I wanted to let you know I haven't > forgotten you, however. I'll be away the next week for my grandfather's > funeral, but I will look at those sources once I'm home. > > Jenny > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WITCH-HUNTING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear Sara, I know I have not yet looked at those sources, as I said I would. I apologize -- it's been an awful month. I wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten you, however. I'll be away the next week for my grandfather's funeral, but I will look at those sources once I'm home. Jenny

Jenny, I've corrected that death date. It should have read; "aft 07 Apr 1650" since that's the date when her last child was born so she was obviously living at that time. No death date has been found for her. Thanks so much for bringing that to my attention so I could correct it. Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Gibbons" <jenny@panix.com> To: <witch-hunting@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [WITCH-HUNTING] Katherine palmer 1624 CT > Oops, sorry Sarah -- one correction. > > If the death date you have is correct, then your ancestor was definitely > not > the Goody Palmer, wife of Henry, who was accused of witchcraft. The > Hartford trials took place between 1662 and 1665. > > Sorry, didn't catch that early death! > > Jenny > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WITCH-HUNTING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Jenny, That's very considerate of you, and I appreciate it. Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Gibbons" <jenny@panix.com> To: <witch-hunting@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [WITCH-HUNTING] Katherine palmer 1624 CT > Sarah, > > I'm sure they have much better information that I do! I'm no longer in > college so I have to rely on my own personal library. There were enough > records in early Connecticut that I'm positive a dedicated researcher > could > figure out Goody Palmer's first name. > > For instance, the Hall book I cited only contains excerpts from the trial. > Hall focused on the testimony against the people we know were killed. > Goody > Palmer, who appears to have survived, received less attention. However > I'm > sure the original court documents still exist, or transcripts of them, > which > might very well have more information on her. > > I've got a subscription to the NEHGR on-line, and when I get a moment I'll > see if they have any articles on Goody Palmer. > > I looked at Donald Line Jacobus' _Hale, House, and Related Families_, > which > covers many early families of the Connecticut River Valley. There was one > brief reference to Henry Palmer (regarding the sale of land) but nothing > detailed, and nothing on his wife. I thought Jacobus did a study of the > early families of Wethersfield, CT -- but for the life of me, I can't find > a > reference to it! I may be confused. > > I'll let you know if I find anything! > > Jenny > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WITCH-HUNTING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sarah, I'm sure they have much better information that I do! I'm no longer in college so I have to rely on my own personal library. There were enough records in early Connecticut that I'm positive a dedicated researcher could figure out Goody Palmer's first name. For instance, the Hall book I cited only contains excerpts from the trial. Hall focused on the testimony against the people we know were killed. Goody Palmer, who appears to have survived, received less attention. However I'm sure the original court documents still exist, or transcripts of them, which might very well have more information on her. I've got a subscription to the NEHGR on-line, and when I get a moment I'll see if they have any articles on Goody Palmer. I looked at Donald Line Jacobus' _Hale, House, and Related Families_, which covers many early families of the Connecticut River Valley. There was one brief reference to Henry Palmer (regarding the sale of land) but nothing detailed, and nothing on his wife. I thought Jacobus did a study of the early families of Wethersfield, CT -- but for the life of me, I can't find a reference to it! I may be confused. I'll let you know if I find anything! Jenny

Jenny, Thank you very much for all that you've sent. The death date I have is handed down from the family without proof so far. I, of course, plan to search for the proof of death date now. lol Do you happen to know why both the first and last names are mentioned for Catherine Palmer in the list of witches at http://www.adeaw.us/ ? If you should come across anything more regarding her, please do write me again. I appreciate any help. Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Gibbons" <jenny@panix.com> To: <witch-hunting@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [WITCH-HUNTING] Katherine palmer 1624 CT > Oops, sorry Sarah -- one correction. > > If the death date you have is correct, then your ancestor was definitely > not > the Goody Palmer, wife of Henry, who was accused of witchcraft. The > Hartford trials took place between 1662 and 1665. > > Sorry, didn't catch that early death! > > Jenny > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WITCH-HUNTING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Oops, sorry Sarah -- one correction. If the death date you have is correct, then your ancestor was definitely not the Goody Palmer, wife of Henry, who was accused of witchcraft. The Hartford trials took place between 1662 and 1665. Sorry, didn't catch that early death! Jenny

Dear Sarah, The woman who came under suspicion in Hartford was the wife of Henry Palmer, so she may indeed be your ancestor. Unfortunately my source (David D. Hall's _Witch-Hunting in 17th Century New England: A Documentary History_) does not give her name or age; it merely calls her Goodwife Palmer. The Hartford witch hunt started with a woman named Ann Cole, who was judged a victim of demonic possession in 1662. She named several witches, including an elderly farmer, Rebecca Greensmith. Rebecca in turn confessed to having familiarity with the Devil and said that Goodwife Palmer attended sabbats with her in the woods. As near as I can tell, Goodwife Palmer was not formally charged with witchcraft -- though court documents mention accusations against her. She does not appear in Richard Godbeer's list of American witch trials (Richard Godbeer, _The Devil's Dominion: Magic and Religion in Early New England_) And I can't find any reference to her case, except in the Hall book I mentioned. The one deposition against Goodwife Palmer that I could find comes from Hanna Robbins (Hall, pg. 157). It reads, "Hanna the daughter of Mrs. Robbins aged about 24 years affirmeth that Goody Palmer and Katherine Harrison were present at Mr. Robbins his house in the time of that sickness whereof her mother departed this life, and Mrs. Robbins very much complained against Goody Palmer as one that caused her afflictions and cried out that she saw her and saith that Mr. Robbins 2 or 3 times forewarned the said Palmer not to come to his house, yet nevertheless the said Palmer would thrust herself into the company, and further Hanna saith that Mr. Robbins had drawn out a writing relating to prove witchcraft occasioning the death of his wife, but now she knoweth not where it is." Hope that helps -- and good luck with your research. Jenny

I have an ancestor whose name is mentioned in the list of witches at http://www.adeaw.us/ but I don't know if it's the same woman or another with the same name. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Ancestor: Catherine Palmer born: 1624 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT married: abt 1640 to Henry Palmer died: 07 Apr 1650 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT Thank you very much for any help with this, Sarah

I'm possibly also a descendant or relative of prosecution witnesses NAME UNKNOWN (NU) (m. Batcheler), Goodwife and Thomas NELSON (as described by Roach, Marilynne K. "The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege." Cooper Square Publishers, 2002.) Goodwife Batcheler served as a prosecution witness against Susannah NORTH (m. Martin). Thomas Nelson served as a prosecution witness Margaret LAST NAME UNKNOWN (LNU) (m. Scott). Does anyone here have more information about Batcheler and Nelson, and their descendants or involvement with the trials? David Nelson Salt Lake City > My trials ancestors include these 14 to 19 people Š among others. I'm a descendant of trials juror John BATCHELER; and a relative of prosecution witnesses Jonathan BATCHELER, Joseph HERRICK Jr. and his wife Elizabeth HAYWOOD (m. Herrick), Zachariah HERRICK, and Phillip NELSON and his wife Sarah VARNUM (m. Nelson); tavern owner and warden Thomas BEADLE; murder victim Jacob GOODALE; county deputy sheriff, marshal and prosecution witness George HERRICK; juror Henry HERRICK Sr.; inquest juror, prosecution witness and village constable Joseph HERRICK; and afflicted accuser Margaret LAZENBY (m. Goodale). I'm possibly also a descendant or relative of jury foreman Thomas FISK; and jurors Thomas FISK Jr. and William FISK (as described by Calef, Robert. "More Wonders of the Invisible World," pp. 144 and 145, 1700. University of Virginia, 2002.).

Hi, Just checking to see if the list is still working as I have not gotten any mail in sometime now. Thanks, Sincerely, Darlene Widger - Brant dabrant1@swns.net

Get your email. I think this is just a smaller list. Martha

Hello fellow listees: Well, I finally decided to make use of Rootsweb freepages to post my lines of descent from "Salem Witch" Susannah Martin. I have always been particularly fond of this line for some reason, and it seemed to me to be a good idea to post the information before it was lost. Not being computer savvy (I think a byte is something a dog does), it is a simple, no frills site. I have tried to accurately document the line, using primary sources whenever possible, and secondary sources whenever necessary. In cases where there was conflicting information, I chose to indicate it, rather than arbitrarily choose one that was "right". The families covered in my own line of descent are as follows: Martin's of Essex County MA Peaslee's of Essex County MA, Rockingham County NH, and Merrimack County NH (which was then part of Rockingham County) Page's (later Paige's) of Rockingham and Hillsborough County NH It is my hope that the information will, in some small way, benefit other descendants of Susannah Martin....cousins past, present, future, known and unknown. You may access the site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~susannahmartin/index.html Rick Turner "In wisdom's ways, five things to know, and always do with care. To whom you speak, of whom you speak, and what, and when and where."

Dorothy, Check out the following online search hits (hope these are not things you have already seen): http://www.witchesway.net/links/adoptawitch/annepudeator.html http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/texts/BoySal3.html http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SALEM-WITCH/1998-12/0912926031 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SALEM-WITCH/2003-06/1054836586 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SALEM-WITCH/1999-06/0930790661 All the best, RH -----Original Message----- From: Dorothy Roberts [mailto:dnroberts@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 6:12 PM To: WITCH-HUNTING-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Lookup Request Do you have any references to Ann Pudeator who was hanged in Salem in September, 1692? I will appreciate any suggested resources. Dorothy ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Do you have any references to Ann Pudeator who was hanged in Salem in September, 1692? I will appreciate any suggested resources. Dorothy

So far I'm not finding a lot on Alice Young Beamon(d), but here's what I've turned up. 1) Carol Karlsen (The Devil in the Shape of a Woman) does mention her, but only briefly and only in the context of Alice Young's execution. Karlsen says Alice Young was probably the mother of Alice Young Beamon, "who would be accused of witchcraft in nearby Springfield, Massachusetts, some thirty years later." For this, Karlsen cites Matthew Grant's diary (a 17th diary in the archives of the History and Genealogy Unite, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT) and John Demos' _Entertaining Satan_, pp. 301, 346 and "especially" pg. 505, note 29. 2) David D. Hall (Witch-Hunting in 17th Century New England: A Documentary History) has another brief reference. On pg. 21 he echos Karlsen and cites that same Demos page: pg. 505, note 29. He also adds that Alice Young had a son who sued a man for slander in 1677 for saying that "his mother was a witch, and he looked like one." If Alice Beamon was Alice Young's daughter, this would be her brother. 3) Richard Godbeer (The Devil's Dominion: Magic and Religion in Early New England) doesn't mention her at all -- which is significant. Godbeer's book has an appendix that lists all of the people tried and judged on witchcraft charges. Alice Young is included in this list; Alice Young Beamon is not. If this is not a mistake, it means that while Alice Beamon was accused of witchcraft, her case did not reach trial. Godbeer says that Demos' _Entertaining Satan_ (pp. 402-409) has a list of the untried cases. So, in summary, all roads seem to lead to Demos! Unfortunately I don't own a copy of Entertaining Satan, so I can't check the references. Henry Whittemore's _Genealogical Guide to the First Settlers of America_ calls the family the Beamonds, not Beamons, and says that Simon Beamond of Springfield, MA married Alice Young in 1655 and had John 1657, Daniel 1659, Thomas, Joseph, Benjamin 1671, and three daughters, whom he does not name. For this, Whittemore cites Savage's Genealogical Dictionary, vol. I, pg. 147; also Henry Stiles' History of Ancient Windsor, CT, vol II, pg. 69. I don't have a copy of Savage, but I double-checked the Stiles citation -- and it doesn't seem to have *anything* to do with these generations of the family. It says that Beamond was also spelled Bemen and Bemend, and then discusses a few 18th century Beamond families. It also appears that Alice Young Beamon's husband Simon (or a relative of the same name) was involved in the trials of Mary (Lewis) Parsons and her husband Hugh, who were accused of witchcraft in Springfield in 1651/1652. If you're interested, let me know; I've got the text of Simon's deposition against Hugh Parsons. Jenny

Hi All, I'm looking for any information on the daughter of Alse Young (first person executed for witchcraft in the New World): Alice Young Beamon, wife of Simon Beamon, who was also tried as a witch in Springfield, MA some thirty years after her mother was hanged. I understand she may be mentioned in "The Devil in the Shape of A Woman", by Carol Karlsen. Any information on Alice Beamon from any source would be *very* much appreciated! Thanks!