Some observations I have made concerning my Grandfather  Anson G. THURSTON's 
ancestors and the gift that he has given me and all his descendants


	Before the 1692 Witchcraft Delusion started in Salem, Mass., as well as during it, our
family was involved in witchcraft.  Some books that I have used for background for this
claim are as follows.

	According to Hoyt's book,  "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass."  about
1660, Susanna Martin was accused of bewitching William Brown's wife, Elizabeth.    They
had a day of humiliation and the troubles ceased.      In 1661 Elizabeth Brown and
Goodwife Osgood were summonded to give evidence before the grand jury.   	 Later
Elizabeth Brown told her husband William Brown, that Susanna Martin said   "she would
make her the miserablest creature for defaming her name in the court".  About 2 months
after that she (Elizabeth Brown) went into a strange kind of distemper and frenzy, 
incapable of any rational action.

Goodwife OSGOOD was the wife of William OSGOOD (10GGP) and mother of Joanna (OSGOOD)
JONES (9GGM)

	According to Hoyt's book,  in April of 1669,  Geo. Martyn sued William SARGENT for
slander in saying said Martyn's wife was a witch.  The jury found for the defendant but
the Court     "concurred not with the jury".   George Martin gave bond that his wife
Susanna should appear at the next court to answer to the charge concerning suspicion of
witchcraft.
	Note for Martin  suing Sargent from Pages  # 240, 75, & 269 of Hoyt’s book: 	In Oct.
of 1669, she was required in open court to acknowledge  that she wronged Christopher
Bartlett in charging him with lying and stealing.  	Christopher Bartlett was the first
husband of George and Susanna (North) Martin’s son, Richard Martin's wife,  Mary Hoyt.
  Mary Hoyt is the half sister of John HOYT (9GGF)   	William SARGENT (8GGF) is the
husband of Elizabeth PERKINS who is the sister of Mary (Perkins) Bradbury,  another
woman accused  in 1692.  

	In the book by Dow,  "History of HAMPTON,  N.H. Vol. I"   Grace (SWAIN) BOULTER (9GGM)
and her daughter,  Mary (BOULTER) PRESCOTT,(8GGM) were both accused of witchcraft in
1680 in Hampton, NH. by Rachell Fuller.   We are related to both thru Sophia BEAN, our
2nd Great-Great-Mother,  wife of Joel M. THURSTON

	In the book by Coffin,  “A Sketch of the History of Newbury, etc.
There is a report of Elizabeth Morse, who was accused of witchcraft after Caleb Powell
was found not guilty in December of 1679.   Elizabeth Morse was found guilty and
sentenced to be hung,  but was reprieved by the Governor in 1680.   Elizabeth Knight 
who was 1st Cousin to John KNIGHT (8GGF)  married Anthony Morse, Jr. in 1670.   Anthony
Morse, Jr. was the nephew of William and Elizabeth Morse making Elizabeth (Knight)
Morse a niece by marriage.  We are related thru Mary KNIGHT, (6GGM) wife of Stephen
THURSTON.


	I used the book by Charles A. Upton  "Salem Witchcraft" on the Salem Witchcraft Trials
and various other sources like the "Genealogical Dictionary of New England" by Savage,
to see whom else might be related to us.

	Our 7th Great-Grandmother, Ann PELL (wife of Danial THURSTON), who died about 1680 did
not have anything to do with the occurrences that I can find.

 	I found that we are related to Nathanial Ingersoll  who was the Deacon in Salem at
whose house where at least nine of the trials were held) and a sister,  Alice
Ingersoll, who married William Walcott,  and had a son Jonathan Walcott who married
Mary Sibley and had a daughter, Mary Walcott, who was an accuser.  (Note: The brother
of Mary Sibley, Samuel Sibley's wife, Mary,  was the Mary Sibley who instigated the
"witch cake" in the case.)  thru our 6th Great-Grandmother, Mary KNIGHT, (wife of
Stephen THURSTON.)
	 Thru Mary KNIGHT,  we are also related to  Nicolas Noyes, the minister at Salem.  
who was a 1st Cousin of Rebecca (NOYES) KNIGHT.   Upton had some very harsh words about
Nicholas Noyes on page 485 of his book,  "the person, who, more than any other
inhabitant of the town, was responsible for the blood that was shed."

	We are related to Ann Dudley, who married Simon Bradstreet.  Among their children were
 Simon Bradstreet and John Bradstreet who were accused.  They fled.  John was accused
of bewitching a dog.  After he fled, the dog was hung.  This was thru our 5th
Great-Grandmother, Sarah LEAVITT (wife of Robert THURSTON).  

	I have not found the maiden name of our 4th Great-Grandmother

	George Curwen, who was the Sheriff of Salem during the trials, was married to a
daughter of Bartholomew Gedney,  one of the Judges or Magistrates in the trials, and
was the grandson of George Curwen, who also had another son,  Jonathan Curwen,  who was
 also one of the Judges or Magistrates.  George had a daughter, Abigail Curwen, who
married Eleazur Hathorne, whose brother,  John Hathorne,  was another one of the Judges
or Magistrates in the trials.  George Curwen has a brother,  Matthias Curwen who
married  Margaret Shatswell , a sister of Mary SHATWELL.  This line is from our 3rd
Great-GrandMother. Polly BERRY, (wife of Jonathan THURSTON)

	We knew we were related to Mary (PERKINS) Bradbury,  (who was accused, tried and
convicted of witchcraft, but escaped) . thru her sister  Elizabeth (PERKINS) SARGENT 
(8GGM)   We also have thru the line, another related woman,   Joanna (OSGOOD)
JONES,(8GGM)  whose 1st cousin, John Osgood,  was married to Mary (Clement) Osgood, 
who also was accused, tried and convicted of Witchcraft, but by confessing the alleged
crime, saved her life.  Another of  Joanna's 1st cousin, Christopher Osgood,  had a
daughter,  Mary Osgood,  who married John Marston and was accused and imprisoned as
Mary (Osgood) Marston.   thru our 2nd Great-Grandmother,   Sophia BEAN. (wife of Joel
M. THURSTON) 

 	Thru our 1st Great-GrandMother, Sarah PRESBY, (wife of Eben R. THURSTON.)   I have
found out that we are related to quite a few of participants in the 1692 Delusion. 
	One was   Ann Carr, who married Thomas Putnam and had a daughter, Ann,  thus making
her Ann Putnam, the notorious accuser on about seven trials for witchcraft in 1692 and
a niece of Richard CARR (8th Great-Grandfather) who also was an accuser against Mary
(PERKINS) Bradbury. Their brother, George, was one of her defenders.

	I have found that we are also related thru our 1st Great-GrandMother, Sarah PRESBY to
Rev. Francis DANE, (Minister of Andover) and his father, John DANE.  ) who came in 1636
from co. Essex, Eng. with two sons, John and Francis, and a daughter, Elizabeth. 

    John Dane married Eleanor Clark and had a son, John Dane, who was a juror in the
witchcraft trials.       Elizabeth Dane married James How and they had a son, James
How, Jr. who married Elizabeth Jackson.   James How, Jr.  was blind.  	Elizabeth
(Jackson) How was accused, tried, convicted and hung on June 19, 1692.

	Francis DANE married Elizabeth INGALLS,  who was the daughter of Edmund INGALLS. (9th
Great-GrandFather)

	Edmund INGALLS had besides Elizabeth INGALLS,   a son, Henry Ingalls, who married Mary
Osgood, and another daughter,   Faith Ingalls, who married Andrew Allen.
	Mary (Osgood) Ingalls had a brother, John Osgood who married Mary Clement.   Mary
(Clement) Osgood was accused of witchcraft, confessed and was spared.   Mary Osgood
also had a 1st cousin, Christopher Osgood,  who had a daughter,  Mary Osgood, who
married John Marston.   Mary (Osgood) Marston was also accused of witchcraft.

	Andrew and Faith (Ingalls) Allen had two daughters, Martha Allen, who married Thomas
Carrier.  and Mary Allen,  who married Roger Toothaker.
	 Thomas and Martha (Allen) Carrier had five children, Richard,(16 yrs) Andrew, (10
yrs) Tom, (13 yrs) Sarah, (9 yrs)  and Hannah (3 yrs).   	Martha (Allen) Carrier was
accused, tried, convicted and hung 19 Aug. 1692.   Some of her children were witnesses
against her.
	Roger and Mary (Allen) Toothaker had three children,  Margaret,(14 yrs) Henry,(15 yrs)
and Allen (20 yrs).  	Mary (Allen) Toothaker  was accused and imprisoned with her
younger  children.   

	Francis and Elizabeth (INGALLS) DANE had besides our 7th Great-Grandfather Francis,
Nathanial, Elizabeth, and Abigail.  They had two daughters and a daughter-in-law, plus
five Grandchildren  that were involved in the witchcraft trials; 
      Abigail (Dane) Faulkner, (wife of Francis Faulkner the son of Edmund Faulkner)
who was accused, tried, found guilty, but because she was pregnant,  was not hung, and
her two daughters, Dorothy, (10 yrs,), and Abigail, (8 yrs,). both accused and imprisoned.
      Elizabeth (Dane) Johnson {wife of Stephen Johnson and mother of Francis Johnson,
 Elizabeth (12 yrs.) and Abigail (11 yrs.) and Stephen Johnson (13 yrs. ) all accused
and imprisoned.
      Deliverance (Hazeltine) Dane, wife of Nathanial Dane. accused and imprisoned.
 
	I have found we are related to another of the women who were accused, tried, convicted
and hung,  Susanna (North) Martin, by marriage.  A half-sister of John HOYT, Mary Hoyt,
who married Richard Martin, the son of Susanna (North) Martin, is her daughter-in-law. 

	Recently I have found we are related to another of the accused women, Elizabeth
Fosdick,  by marriage.   She was the 2nd wife of John Fosdick, the brother of Martha
FOSDICK,  8th Great-GrandMother.  

This is what I have found  as of 12-23-08