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The sister of Rebecca Nurse and Mary Estey, both of whom were convicted of witchcraft and hanged during the Salem Witch Trials. Sarah was accused herself and condemned and jailed.
Sarah's parents, William and Joanna Towne, were married in St. Nicholas' church. "In this church, founded in A.D. 1123, dedicated to St. Nicholas, in 1251, and still retaining the name were married, March 25, 1620, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, and here their six first children were baptised." William and Joanna (Blessing) Towne emigrated to Salem, Massachusetts in 1635. They had two more children in Salem.
Birth/Baptism: 3 day, 7 month, 1648 (3 Sept, their calendar began in March)
Sarah Towne first married Edmund Bridges, son of Edmund and Alice Bridges, at Salem, Massachusetts, on 11 Jan 1659/60. He died by 1682, and Sarah married second Peter Cloyes, son of John and Abigail Cloyes.
On April 4, 1692, a conspiracy complaint was filed against Sarah Cloyse. On April 11, 1692, she was arrested. She was examined before Thomas Danforth (the deputy governor), Issac Addington (the secretary of the province), John Hawthorne, Major Samuel Appleton, James Russell, Captain Samuel Sewall, and Jonathan Corwin. The last five were Assistants to the Governor and were members of the upper legislative chamber. She refused to confess. In response to testimony by John Indian, she said: "Oh! You are a grievous liar." She was imprisoned at Salem and was later moved to Boston.
Sarah's sister, Rebecca (Towne) Nurse, was executed for witchcraft by the government on July 19, 1692 at Salem. Sarah's sister Mary (Towne) Estey (or Eastey) was hanged on September 22, 1692, with seven others accused of witchcraft. Sarah defended her sisters, and was accused herself of witchcraft but was never indicted. On January 3, 1693, the Superior Court of Judicature at Salem dismissed the charges against her. Her husband paid the prison fees. They left Salem and moved to Marlborough, Massachusetts. The later moved to Sudbury, Massachusetts. Years later, after the mania had passed, the preachers involved asked forgiveness, and the government made restitution to the families. | TOWNE, Sarah (I3719)
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Will: Will probated 16 Feb 1865.
Name: His sir name is also shown as Vanderveer.
Sources: Record in Bible formerly belonging to Bert Vandiver, Novelty, Mo.
2. Will of Garret Vandivier, Sr., Franklin, Indiana
3. Marriage reocrds, Franklin, Johnson Co., Indiana and Mercer Co.,, Ky.
4. Nat Archives-Pension application file of Sarah Tilton Vandivier
5. G.S. Film #016,557-Baptisms-Hillsborough (New Millstone) Reformed Dutch
Church, Somerset Co., New Jersey.
6. A printed biographical sketch of #5 James, names the childen of this
family.
7. A clipping from a Franklin, Inc. newspaper calls #5, James and wife oldest
couple in Ind., he being 108 and she 101.
8. 1850 census of Johnson Co., Ind.
9. Correspondence with Evelyn V. Alexander, grand daughter of #8, Ann V.
Monroe.
10. GS Film #013,709 or #3371 pt. 3- Land records of Charles Co., Md.-Deed from
Luckett family to Elizabeth Keith shows that Elizabeth Luckett was wife of
James Chatham. | VANDIVER, Garret Cornelius Sr (I837)
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William known as "Cock" was a victim of mustard gas in WWI. | WILLIAMS, William "Cock" (I662)
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Worked in ammunition factory during WWI
Married GI & came to US May 1919
Stanley met her in Chicago and came by train to Utah
Judith Ellen, more commonly known as "Nell" married an American GI (Stanley G. Smith) and came to the USA as a war bride in May 1919. They first came to Stanley's home town in Utah then later settled in Fairfield, Camas, Idaho. She died Sep. 1964 of Uterine cancer. | PYE, Judith Ellen "Nell" (I9)
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