SALEM, MASS. WITCH TRIALS
Mary (Perkins) Bradbury (documented on Sept. 9th in the trials) was tried for Witchcraft in 1692 (Salisbury, Mass.), was ably & courageously defended by Maj. Robert Pike, convicted but not executed. The papers pertaining to the case are of deep interest, and show the high estimation in which she was held." Mary was the wife of Capt. Thomas Bradbury, a prominent citizen of Salisbury. (She was my 9th g-grandmother)
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Ann (Carr) Putnam was married to Thomas Putnam. It was Ann’s daughter, Ann Jr., who started the witch hunts of Salem, Mass. Ann (Carr) Putnam was the sister to my ancestor, James Carr. (7th g-grandparent)
Read Ann Putnam's testimony by scrolling down until you get to her testimony (Ann, Jr.)
What became of Ann Putnam, Jr.?
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HANCOCK CO., OHIO 1841
About 1841/42 Indians raided the home of John and Elizabeth (Jones) Meeds, murdering John. Elizabeth quickly hid her little baby under the bed, so the Indians wouldn't find him. She was scalped but miraculously lived. Due to her quick thinking, she became a heroine, saving the life of her baby.
(She was my 3rd g-grandmother)
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Frontier Co., Nebraska
Annis Amelia (McDougal/Brant) Meeds was a frontier woman of the 1880's. Having lost her husband to "quick consumption" while she was pregnant with her last baby, she raised 9 children in a dugout on the Nebraska plains. Her courage, strength, and endurance is to be admired.
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