Of Nurse's two sisters who also were charged with witchcraft, Easty was hanged on Sept. 22 and Cloyce's case was dismissed in January 1693. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/640804/nurse-homestead-cemetery. Biden claims he had an ICU nurse who would whisper in his ear and BREATHE on him to make sure there was a 'human connection' President Joe Biden awkwardly gushed about the good treatment he . She was the wife of Francis Nurse, and had several children. She was accused by townspeople Mary Walcott, Mercy Lewis, and Elizabeth Hubbard as well as by Ann Putnam Sr., who "cried out" during the proceedings to accuse Nurse of trying to get her to "tempt God and dye." Nurse was also the sister of accused witches, Mary Easty and Sarah Cloyce, and the daughter of suspected witch Joanna Blessing Towne. Interestingly, 12 year old accuser Ann Putnam Jr. formally apologized by age 26, saying she had been under Satan's delusion and the providence of God.bringing "the guilt of innocent blood" upon the community. They raised their family in Salem village (modern day Danvers, Massachusetts). The notes about merging at the top of this profile are from March 2019. Yet I see notes on WikiTree from people declaring they "cleaning up" the descendants' line. This also makes sense, as the soil on the ledge is too thin to make a shallow grave for even one person, much less a pit for nineteen convicted witches] not deserving of a Christian burial due to the charge of witchcraft. I was shocked to learn of her history. The abuses of the Salem witch trials contributed to changes in U.S. court procedures, including the guarantee of the right to legal representation, the right to cross-examine ones accuser, and the presumption of innocence instead of guilt. ", Tradition has long said that the sons of convicted and executed witch Rebecca Nurse came back to the execution site under cover of darkness and removed their mothers body for burial in the family cemetery. John Nurse born about 1645; his death, if this is the same man, appears in Reading, Massachusetts Vital Records on 26 Nov 1717. Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Rebecca (Towne) Nurse William Towne (c1598/9 - c1673) Great Migration Immigrant 1639 Father Francis Emroy Warren 1st Governor of Wyoming 5th great-grandson Mary (Towne) Eastey Executed for Witchcraft, Salem 1692 Sibling via William Towne Grace (Goodhue) Coolidge Ann Putnam Jr. Is my 2nd cousin 10x removed and Captain John Putnam was my 10 Great Grandfather. Have you taken a DNA test? Christopher Child, senior genealogist at New England Historic Genealogy Society in Boston also traces his family to Rebecca Nurse through her brother. Despite being a fervent churchgoer and an upstanding member of the communitya newspaper of the day referred to her as "saint-like" and "a perfect example of good Puritan behavior"she was accused, tried, and convicted of witchcraft and put to death without the legal protections Americans would come to enjoy. Greenwood Press, 2008. Famous Kin of Mitt Romney . New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 2 vv., v. 1 p.80, v. 2 pp. [4], This occurred during a time when the Massachusetts colony was seized with hysteria over witchcraft and the supposed presence of Satan within the colony. Anyone who is a descendant is invited to leave the familys story on the productions website, www.punctuate4.org, and get a discount on a ticket. Would it be possible to somehow mention that her main accuser, Ann Putnam,Jr., recanted in 1706. The Nurse family remained in the home for many generations. Salem, Mass., 1692.O Christian Martyr who for Truth could dieWhen all about thee owned the hideous lie!The world redeemed from Superstition's swayIs breathing freer for thy sake today. I read the script and I see modern relevance in the play to the issues on our minds today.. The trees are majestic and you could almost go back in time just stand under one. "Biography of Rebecca Nurse, Victim of the Salem Witch Trials." [4] Thirty-nine of the most prominent members of the community signed a petition on Nurse's behalf. History Lesson Plans History Class Us History Family History American Literature, Discover the family tree of Rebecca Nurse for free, and learn about their family history and their ancestry. Who is Rebecca Nurse in the Crucible?She was a real person living in Salem, MA, during the 17th century. Both women were church members and respected, prominent members of the community. ABC-CLIO, Inc, 2004.Goss, K. David. Fiske waited briefly, then returned to the jury, and soon came back with a verdict of guilty. W. Elliot Woodward, 1864.Kimball, Henrietta D. Witchcraft Illustrated. Includes citations for all sources. ", The Nurse family accepted Ann's apology and were reconciled with her:[10] by contrast, they never forgave Samuel Parris, the village minister, whom they held personally to blame for their bereavement "none can know what we suffered by the loss of such a mother" and they did not rest until Parris was removed from office in 1697. CENOTAPH FOR REBECCA NURSE: A cenotaph was erected in July 1885 in Rebecca's memory. He then proceeded to say, Well then maybe you will find the next bit of news good news then. I am also a descendant of Rebecca, very interesting to find out. I cant tell you how much horror and shame I have felt knowing what my ancestors did. Rebecca Nurse is a central character in Arthur Miller 's play The Crucible. Many historians believe that the Putnam family was behind the accusations against Nurse. I thought Thomas was the son of ROGER and Martha Preston. ThoughtCo. Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 04:05, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Cultural depictions of the Salem witch trials, "Map: Sites in the Life of Rebecca Nurse", "Petitions relating to the trial of Rebecca Nurse for witchcraft", "Salem Witch Trials: Court Examination of Rebecca Nurse", "Celebrating The 400th Birthday Of Salem Witch Trials Victim Rebecca Nurse", Appletons' Cyclopdia of American Biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rebecca_Nurse&oldid=1141255675, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 04:05. Hi Era, she said that during her pre-trial examination on March 24. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. By dint of her respectability, many members of the community testified on her behalf, including her family members. Thomas Satterwhite Noble painted "The Salem Martyr" in 1869. John, we hope you will continue to watch over this profile. Doing our family tree I found out Rebecca was my 8th great grandmother. Nurses numerous accusers testified that she regularly appeared at their homes in spirit form to torment and attack them. As with any good genealogical research, if you discover a link to your own family tree, consider it a starting point for further research. https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Putnam-1362-2. [citation needed]. After all, all of Rebecca Nurses accusers, including Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Jr, Ann Putnam, Sr., Edward Putnam, Thomas Putnam, Henry Kenney, Mary Walcott, and Elizabeth Hubbard were either Putnam family members or friends of the family. Sometime around 1644, she married Francis Nurse (or Nourse; 16181695), who was also born in England. Born February 13, 1621, her baptism is recorded as February 21, 1621. RebeccaNurse.org. Rebecca (Towne) Nurse Family Tree along with family connections to other famous kin. Gagnon, Daniel A., A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse. Massachusetts Gov. A B Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/rebecca-nurse-biography-3530327. Torrey in "New England Marriages to 1700" is equivocal about their marriage date and location, saying this: NURSE, Francis (-1695, ae 77) & Rebecca [TOWNE] (1621-1692); 24 Aug 1646, ca 1645? Rebecca Beatrice Brooks is the author and publisher of the History of Massachusetts Blog. A plaque commemorating this family, donated by TFA hangs in St. Nicholas Church. I am a direct descendant of Rebecca Towne Nourse and Francis Nourse. A warrant issued on March 23 for Nurse's arrest included complaints of attacks on Ann Putnam Sr., Ann Putnam Jr., Abigail Williams, and others. Im also a descendant of Rebbeca Nurse on my mothers side of the family .. Shes my 10 great grandmother too! There is certainly a headstone for her in the family cemetery today, though it was erected long after the execution, in July 1885. Since my Mother is a Noyes her Great x 12 Grandfather was Nicholas Noyes (The Minister giving Sarah her last rites) Its amazing how each one of us have cross over each others path throughout the ages. She is my ninth great grandmother, Im 62. There is some new evidence that her family removed the body and had it buried elsewhere, perhaps near the location of this cenotaph: Find A Grave: Site of Salem Witch Trial Hangings Discovered: Why Its Important to Genealogists: The Towne Family Memorial: Compiled from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Towne Manuscripts, Public and Family Records; for A.N. Are we never to point out errors which common sense should have prevented in the first place? The descendants of Salem's 'witches' are all around us. Some writers allege that Nurse thus incurred his hostility, and that this was one of the incentives to the subsequent prosecution of Rebecca Nurse. An Undergraduate Course, University of Virginia"As land became scarcer, quarrels regarding boundaries between the settlement to become known as Topsfield and Salem went on for a century. Born in Yarmouth, England in 1621 to William Towne and Joanna Blessing, her entire family immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony sometime between the years 1638 and 1640. As a direct descendant of Rebecca Nurse, I appreciate the depiction of her as dignified and the court proceedings as unconscionable. Just one grandparent can lead you to many In the original Broadway production in 1953 she was played by Jean Adair, who died shortly afterwards. Benjamin born January 22 1666; died in 1748; married first Tomasin/Tamesin/Thamesin Smith on February 21, 1688. Sources:Nevins, Winfield S. Stories of Salem Witchcraft. New England Magazine, September 1891 February 1892, New England Magazine Corporation, pp: 717Towne, Abbie Peterson and Marietta Clark. An error has occured while loading the map. "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane", Hyperion, 1401340903. It would seem that Putnam, if anything, was united with Allen and Nurse in fighting Endicott. Upon hearing of the accusations, the frail 71-year-old Nurse, often described as an invalid, said, "I am innocent as the child unborn, but surely, what sin hath God found out in me unrepented of, that He should lay such an affliction on me in my old age. During these years my sisters (3) and I have been asking dad if he has found our ROYAL linage yet so we can go to England and claim our rightful place (LOL)? Key notable descendants are former Massachusetts Governor and current Utah Senator Mitt Romney, actor Zach Braff, and actress Lucille Ball. However, Rebecca and her sister Mary Towne Easty were hanged. Three Sisters all accused of witchcraft. Rebecca (Towne) Nurse migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640). Salem, Mass., 1692. I want to visit the house at night or dark hours. Wadsworth Publishing Co, 1972.Records of Salem Witchcraft: Copied from the Original Documents, Volume 1. [13] In 1892, the community erected a second monument recognizing the 40 neighbors, led by Israel and Elizabeth (Hathorne) Porter, who took the risk of publicly supporting Nurse by signing a petition to the court on her behalf in 1692. Visitors walk by the Salem Witch Memorial. In 1712, the Salem Towne church reversed the verdict of excommunication it had passed on her: "that it be no longer a reproach to her memory or an occasion of grief to her children".[12]. She was hanged on July 19, 1692, for witchcraft. We suspect, from an examination of the charges brought against her at the courts, that she had several times severely rebuked the accusing girls for their folly and wickedness, when meeting in their circles. Executed for Witchcraft, Salem 1692. Rebecca Nurse is my 10th great grandmother. [3], Rebecca Towne Nurse (or Nourse) (February 21, 1621 July 19, 1692) was executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England in 1692, during the Salem Witch Trials. Rebecca Nurse. John Nurse (1645-1719) 3. aj Growing up, my family never spoke about our connection to the witch trials. [11] In 1711, her children petitioned the government for a reversal of attainer and were granted compensation for Rebecca's wrongful death. Rebecca Towne Nurse (1621-1692) - Find a Grave Memorial. Topsfield in the Witchcraft Delusion. The Historical Collections of the Topsfield Historical Society, vol. Rebecca was portrayed by actress Shirley MacLaine in the 2002 CBS miniseries, Salem Witch Trials. John Nurse (1673-1747) 4. She also had three brothers, Edmund (baptized June 1628), Jacob (baptized March 11, 1631 or 1632) and Joseph (born c. 1639). Cheryl, I see the pm hasnt been here lately. Claudia, I started looking into your Josiah Nourse-131 (which had no sources) and added some sources, including father Ira (who did not initially have a profile here on wikitree). This cemetery is referred to as GR2 Nurse private burial ground, off Pine Street in the "Vital Records of Danvers, Massachusetts to the end of year 1849, Volume II, Marriages and Deaths". She and the Putnam family had fought in court several times over land. Francis Nurse died on Nov. 22, 1695, two years after the trials had ended. Anyone who is a descendant is invited to leave the familys story on the productions website. .. Rebecca passed away on July 19 1692, at age 71 in Salem, Essex Co. .. 1. . It is no coincidence that we see witch hunt in the news today, Baker said. Rebecca Nurse was my 8th great grandmother. She was accused and arrested on April 8. [7], Her trial began on June 30, 1692. During October, tourists flock to the North Shore city from around the world to celebrate the contemporary idea of witchcraft tied to Halloween. She was one of eight children, among them her sisters and fellow Salem defendants Rebecca Nurse and Sarah Cloyce. On June 1, townsperson Mary Warren testified that George Burroughs, Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, and several others said they were going to a feast and that when she refused to eat bread and wine with them, they "dreadfully afflicted her" and that Nurse "appeared in the room" during the taking of the deposition. Rebecca married Francis Nurse in 1640 and raised a family of eight children on a farm in Salem Village. The way the profile reads now, one would not know that. After emigrating to Salem MA, two additional children, Joseph and Sarah were born. In 2017, the Proctors Ledge Memorial was built in Salem, Mass and a marker was established for Rebecca Nurse. Grandmas siblings were siblings were Dora, William & Frances (female). Please try again. Hi to all you new, and old relatives. She is my friends 9th Great-grandmother which is how I learned they were hanged the same day. Rebecca Towne Nurse (21 Feb 1621 19 Jul 1692) was executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Username and password are case sensitive. In doing my family tree I have found that I am a descendent of Rebecca Nurse. [5] At age 71, she was one of the oldest accused. Just finding out that Rebecca Nurse is also a grandmother of mine . In 1672, Francis Nurse served as Salem's Constable. The citizens of Salem doubted that such a pious woman could be guilty of witchcraft. Women In Early America: Struggle, Survival, And Freedom In A New World. Rebecca married Francis Nurse, who also came from Yarmouth, around 1644. [1][2], She and her five siblings migrated with their parents to Salem in New England by 1639. Lewis, Jone Johnson. Elizabeth CLARKE , John TOWNES. descendants. I would love to hear from anyone else who shares some of these ancestors. Rebecca married Francis Nurse, and they settled initially near North River in Salem. Several spectators adopted head motions indicating that they were in Nurse's thrall. Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2021. And particularly, as I was a chief instrument of accusing of Goodwife Nurse and her two sisters, I desire to lie in the dust, and to be humbled for it, in that I was a cause, with others, of so sad a calamity to them and their families; for which cause I desire to lie in the dust, and earnestly beg forgiveness of God, and from all those unto whom I have given just cause of sorrow and offense, whose relations were taken away or accused. They had 9 children: Francis Nurse Jr.. She expressed great remorse for her role against Rebecca and her two sisters, Mary Eastey and Sarah Cloyce, in particular: "I desire to be humbled before God for that sad and humbling providence that befell my father's family in the year about '92; that I, then being in my childhood, should, by such a providence of God, be made an instrument for the accusing of several persons of a grievous crime, whereby their lives were taken away from them, whom now I have just grounds and good reason to believe they were innocent persons. Douglas Grundy / Three Lions / Getty Images. George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials, Biography of Martha Carrier, Accused Witch, M.Div., Meadville/Lombard Theological School. Samuel, born February 3, 1649; died July 3, 1715; married Mary Smith, daughter of John on April 5, 1677. Research devoted solely to this person has either not yet taken place or it is currently in progress. O Christian Martyr who for Truth could die. 5671, 111, 136, 268, 27089, 290, 292, 480, 483. Mom is Mary Ellen, a very fair shinned, blue eyed redhead (copper) and an extremely pretty lady, mom is an artist. Death 19 Jul 1692 (aged 71) . Rebecca Nurse was executed on July 19, 1692 on Proctor's Ledge at Gallows Hill. Will be merging children etc. Yet, historian Winfield S. Nevins doesnt agree and believes it was a different dispute that earned Rebecca Nurse the wrath of the Putnams, as he discussed in an article in New England Magazine in 1891: The first trouble appears to have come to this family after the purchase of the Bishop farm. This made them wonder if any of the other accused witches were possibly innocent. Upham, Charles (1980). , Hey Cuz! She knows its just for laughs, wow really idk what number she is to me but she is my great grandmother as well!!!! In 1909, Rebecca Nurses home in Danvers, Mass was purchased by the Rebecca Nurse Memorial Association and opened to the public as a historic house museum. On June 2, Nurse, Bridget Bishop, Proctor, Alice Parker, Susannah Martin, and Sarah Good were forced to undergo physical examinations by a doctor with a number of women present. Biography of Rebecca Nurse, Victim of the Salem Witch Trials. [15] In Howe's novel, Nurse is used as a character foil for the main character, Deliverance Dane. Nurse denied all of the accusations, stating during her examination on March 24: I can say before my Eternal Father I am innocent and God will clear my innocencyThe Lord knows I have not hurt them. Yes, I know it is an artifact. The Putnam family remained until about 1905. It is believed that her family came and collected her body that evening, taking her home to be buried in an unmarked grave on the homestead. I have lived in Salem all my life, said John Keenan, Salem States president. She was the wife of Francis Nurse, with several children and grandchildren, and a well-respected member of the community. Rebecca, the daughter of William Towne and Joanna Blessing, was baptized Feb 21, 1621 in England. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Rebecca Nurse is a prominent and respected older woman in Puritan Salem, drawn into the witchcraft trials because of her and her husband's friction with the Putnams.Though she has the least stage time of any of the major characters, Rebecca is important because of the moral ideals she represents. However, after the not guilty verdict was read in court, the afflicted girls began having fits and cried out against Nurse, according to the book The Salem Witch Trials: A Reference Guide: When Thomas Fiske, the jury foreman, announced the verdict the afflicted children raised such an outcry that Chief Justice William Stoughton asked Fiske to reconsider. Salem was a manufacturing town. in journalism. She is my 10 great grandmother on my mothers paternal side of the family. Cummings : Descendants of Isaac Cummings (1601-1677) of Topsfield/Ipswich, his son Isaac Cummings Sr. (1633-1721) and grandson Isaac Cummings Jr. (1664-1746) and his wife Alice Howlett accused Elizabeth (Jackson) Howe (1637-1692) of witchcraft. Thanks you! As was the custom, after she was hanged, her body was buried in a shallow grave near the execution spot. I believe it the 7th generation. This so-called incriminating statement refers to when Nurse called accused witch Goody Hobbs one of us during her trial. A deposition written by Thomas Putnam, signed on May 31, detailed accusations of torment of his wife, Ann Putnam Sr., by Nurse's and Corey's "specters," or spirits, on March 18 and 19. Rebecca Towne (1621-1692) 2. As a result of his search for the truth, he was put on trial and his family placed in peril. I have always enjoyed the puzzle of genealogy, said Child. we call are grandmother a witch ever since we found out as a joke (Shes okay with it though considering I can be called a witch by inheritance/ wizard), Our grandmother* BTW when I mean shes okay with it, I mean the annoyed but not grounded okay with it. (From the poem "Christian Martyr," by John Greenleaf Whittier), In 1706, her accuser, Ann Putnam, Jr., gave a public church confession upon entering the Salem Village congregation. She is a former faculty member of the Humanist Institute. In this way, she probably incurred the displeasure of Ann Putnam and her mother her principle accusers. Rebecca is 16 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 16 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 19 degrees from Candice Bergen, 19 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 15 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 24 degrees from Whitney Houston, 13 degrees from Hayley Mills, 13 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 15 degrees from Lisa Presley, 14 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 17 degrees from Bill Veeck and 17 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. Fergus Printing Company. If not, at least good will eventually triumph over evil 30,000 descendants is quite a legacy ; ). Thanks Ellen, that would be great as you mentioned that the Profile Manager hasn't been active for a while. So many of us are descendants of Rebecca Nurse. She expressed great remorse for her role against Rebecca and her two sisters, Mary Eastey and Sarah Cloyce, in particular: If you take all the people associated with the trial the accused, judges, witnesses, jurors, court officers and you multiply that by nine or 10 generations, you get about one million people around the world that have a family connection, said Baker. She was fully exonerated fewer than twenty years later. The Topsfield controversy Nevins mentions was a dispute that began in 1658 when a portion of disputed land in Topsfield that a number of Topsfield residents had already settled on was made a part of Ipswich by the General Court. Allrightsreserved. LOL nice to meet you all cousins! Lewis, Jone Johnson. Genealogy and finding ancestry through DNA are popular, and many people are surprised when they find a family connection to the trials. View all posts by Rebecca Beatrice Brooks. Again, nine women signed the document. A fanciful representation of Rebecca Nurse's trial from. The Nurses officially remained members to the Salem Towne church until their deaths, despite being very active within the village community. Her trial and death are elements of the Doctor Who novel The Witch Hunters. The Salem Witch Trails were something I read about in school, but never knew I would have such close ties to them. My maiden name is Tracy. Their names were John Nurse (born 1645), Rebecca Nurse (born 1647), Samuel Nurse (born 1649), Elizabeth Nurse (born 1655 or 1656), Mary Nurse (born 1657 28 June 1749), Francis Nurse (born 1660 or 1661), Sarah Nurse (born 1662) and Benjamin Nurse (born in 1665 or 1666). The property was originally established by Townshend Bishop when he was . TOWNE Family Genealogy Rebecca TOWNE was born 21 February 1621 in England. Meticulously researched, Gagnon traces the history and biography of Nurse and her family through their New World settlement; the dramatic . [5], "In most cases, the bodies of those hanged or pressed were cast off into a shallow ditch [ Update September 2021: There is no room to build gallows on Proctors Ledge. Salem has had historical amnesia. Rebecca Nurse was a 71-year-old grandmother and wife of a local artisan when she was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. The family tree for Rebecca (Towne) Nurse should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. His famous parents were Pilgrims John Alden (c. 1599-1687) and Priscilla Mullins of the Mayflower. Lewis, Jone Johnson. Although her exact resting place has never been confirmed her descendants erected a tall granite memorial in the family plot in 1885 at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead cemetery in Danvers (formerly Salem Village), Massachusetts. . In doing research on my Great-Great Great Grandgfather, Benjamin Nourse Fairbanks, I learned that I am a descendant of Rebecca Towne Nurse (her grandson changed spelling to Nourse and moved to Westborough, MA). . Rebecca married Francis Nurse, and they settled initially near North River in Salem. Thank you for adding the Notables tag to her! I descend from their son Samuel. My dad has been working on our linage for many years now and several years ago he connected us as direct descendants of John and Priscilla Alden (their son John Alden was an accused witch but escaped from prison never to be found). The young wife . Mary Eastey was born Mary Towne to William Towne and Joanna Towne ( ne Blessing) in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. By the autumn, the court banned the use of spectral evidence in trial, rendering most of the accusations baseless and eventually brought the trials to an end in 1693. [citation needed]. The daughter of William and Joanna Blessing Towne, Rebecca was born in Great . Rebecca Towne Nourse is my ninth great grandmother on my mothers side. "[3], A public outcry greeted the accusations made against her, as she was considered to be a woman of very pious character, who lived in amity with her neighbours, and had a reputation for benevolence as well as piety: even her neighbor Sarah Holton, who had accused Rebecca of acting quite unreasonably in a quarrel over some trespassing pigs, later changed her mind and spoke in Rebecca's defence. John Keenan, a descendant of Rebecca Nurse, at the . Chicago, Illinois. Often the "afflicted" would break into fits and claim Nurse was tormenting them. I am an innocent person.. I have a book written in 1930 by Charles Sutherland Tapley all about the family and the trial. She is my great grandmother 10th removed. Rebecca Towne Nurse (1621-1692) - (daughter), 1637 immigrant Executed by hanging on 16 July 1692 at the Salem witch trials. Saltonstall, like his peers of the time, believed in witchcraft but questioned the due process and the dependence on spectral evidence. 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