Re: Martha FOSTER, wife of John RICH/DeRICH m. 1698, Salem, MA
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Re: Martha FOSTER, wife of John RICH/DeRICH m. 1698, Salem, MA
Jean Schalck Kimball 2/14/11
Hi Jean,
Nice to hear from you.We also have an ancestor accused of witchcraft.Ann Foster who married Andrew Foster who was forty years older than Ann.They had the following children.
Andrew 1640
Sarah 1643
Hannah 1646
abraham 1648
Mary 7/9/1652
Ann Foster confessed to being a witch and died in prison on 12/3/1692, son Andrew had to pay 2 pounds and 10 shillings to get his mother's body released from prison.
Andrew married Mary russe
Abraham married Ester Foster daughter of Deacon Samuel of Chelmsford.
Sarah married Samuel Kemp.Sarah and Samuel's grandaughter Abigail married James Blood, two years after James died Abigail gave birth to a child out of wedlock and was publically whipped and ordered to pay 50 pounds for child in case she could not care for the child in the furture.
Hannah married Hugh Stone.Hugh murdered Hannah on 4/29/1689.
Mary married Lawrence Lacey.Mary also confessed to being a witch.
I hope you didn't get bored reading this.And yes please send information on Mary Bassett Derich.
Buy the way I forgot to tell you I found a lot of your information on Martha and John on Ancestry.com
Hope to hear from you soon. Will enjoy sharing info and I am always glad to share what I know.
Sincerely,
Mary
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Re: Martha FOSTER, wife of John RICH/DeRICH m. 1698, Salem, MA
Jean Schalck Kimball 2/16/11
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Re: Martha FOSTER, wife of John RICH/DeRICH m. 1698, Salem, MA
Mary Harold 2/16/11
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Re: Martha FOSTER, wife of John RICH/DeRICH m. 1698, Salem, MA