ID: I1827
Name: John Dods
Sex: M
Birth: 1588 in Yorkshire, England
Death: ABT 1652 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
Occupation: Immigrant Ancestor, Jamestown Colonist
Note: THE MUSTER OF JOHN DODS
Note:
Note: JOHN DODS aged 36 yeares in the SUSAN CONSTANT April 1607.
Note: JANE his wife aged 40 yeares.
Note:
Note: PROVISIONS: Corne, 10 barrells; Pease, 1/2 bushell; Fish, 1/2
Note: hundred. ARMES AND MUNITION: Powder, 4lb; Lead and bulletts,
Note: 30lb; Peeces fixit, 2; Coat of Male, 1 and head peece; Sword, 1.
Note: SWINE & POULTRIE: Sow piggs, 2; Poultrie, 25.
Note:
Note: SOURCE: The Muster of the Inhabatants of the Neck-of-Land in the
Note: Corporation of Charles Cittie in Virginia Taken the 24th of
Note: January 1634. in Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia,
Note: 1607-1624/5, Edited by Virginia M. Meyer (1974-1981) & John F.
Note: Dorman, F.A.S.G. (1981-1987). Pub. by Order of First Famalies of
Note: Virginia, 1607—1624/5, third edition, 1987, page 9.
Note:
Note: John Dodson came over to America from England with Capt. John
Note: Smith in 1607. There were a hundred and five men in this
Note: company that founded the first permanent English Colony in
Note: America.
Note:
Note: They reached the capes of Virginia, April 1607, and sailed up
Note: the broad river, thirty-two miles from the river's mouth. They
Note: named the river, James and their settlement, Jamestown, in honor
Note: of their King.
Note:
Note: The colonists soon erected cabins out of poles and branches and
Note: some dug caves to live in.
Note:
Note: The site of the colony was unhealthy, and the deaths, especially
Note: during the first few years of the colony, were horrifying. From
Note: 1606 to 1618, a period of twelve years, eighteen hundred
Note: immigrants sailed from England for Virginia. At the end of that
Note: time only six hundred were living.
Note:
Note: Attacks by Indians, starvation, and the system of holding
Note: property in common added to the difficulties of the colonists.
Note: But in 1612 they began to grow tobacco and they fared better.
Note:
Note: The year 1619 brought three important events to Virginia and the
Note: colonists, Virginia was permitted to enjoy a measure of self
Note: government; a ship load, eighty, prospective wives arrived from
Note: England (probably Jesse Dodson and William Dodson married two of
Note: these women). The colonist could secure a wife, with her
Note: permission, and by paying her transportation, in the amount of
Note: one hundred and twenty pounds of tobacco--about $500 dollars
Note: worth; and the first Negro slaves landed in Virginia.
Note:
Note: In spite of all the hardships, John Dodson survived and was
Note: reported to have been a mighty hunter and fur trader and in his
Note: dealings with the Indians became the possessor of large bodies
Note: of land. He was a good citizen.
Note:
Note: We find descendants of this early Jamestown settler in every
Note: emigrant western movement.
Note:
Note: Children:
Note:
Note: A. Jesse - Very little information
Note: B. William - No more information on him.
Note:
Note:
Note: SOURCE : "Ancestors of Robert Dodson and his descendants " by
Note: Mrs. C. T. Dodson, copyright, 1965, with permission from Mrs.
Note: Dodson, Mrs. E. O. Price, Knob Noster, MO. Also, descendency
Note: data is from the ancestral file, copyright 1987, August 1993 by
Note: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Note:
Note:
Note:
Note: The following note is not proven:
Note:
Note: John Dods is listed as a labouror in the original 105 settlers
Note: of Jamestown with Capt. John Smith, and also a soldier in
Note: expeditions against the Indians. The Tax List of James City 16
Note: Feb. 1623 lists John Dods and Mrs. Dods as living at the Neck of
Note: Land near James City, now Chesterfield, Va. in 1627.
Note:
Note: John Dods was born in England 1588 and came to Jamestown in 1607
Note: at the age of 18 years. John married the Indian maiden Jane,
Note: daughter of Chief Eagle Plume of Colorado, of the Iroquois
Note: Indian Nation, and became the parents of William and Jesse
Note: Dodson. Jesse and William took brides from the Bride Ships about
Note: 1630. This gives some early background of the first of this line
Note: to enter the American Colonies.
Note:
Note: Direct Descendants of John Dods...
Note:
Note: 1 John DODS b: 1588 in England
Note: .. +JANE Father: Cheif Eagle PLUME
Note: .. 2 Jesse DODSON b: 1620-1623 in Richmond Co, VA d: in Richmond
Note: Co, VA
Note: ...... +Judith HAGGER b: Abt. 1627 in Wakefield, Yorkshire,
Note: England
Note: ...... 3 Charles I. DODSON b: Abt. 1649 in England d: 6 Feb
Note: 1704/05 in Richmond Co, VA
Note: .......... +Anne ELMORE b: Abt. 1654 m: Abt.
Note:
Note: SOURCE: "Marsh and Related Families" p. 55.Marriage 1 Jane Eagle Plume b: 1584 in Virginia, USA
Children
Jesse Dodson b: 1623 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
William DodsonID: I1827
Name: John DODS
Sex: M
Birth: 1588 in England
Death: in Virginia, USA
Occupation: Emigrant Ancestor, Jamestown Colonist
Note: THE MUSTER OF JOHN DODS
Note:
Note: JOHN DODS aged 36 yeares in the SUSAN CONSTANT April 1607.
Note: JANE his wife aged 40 yeares.
Note:
Note:
PROVISIONS: Corne, 10 barrells; Pease, 1/2 bushell; Fish, 1/2 hundred.
ARMES AND MUNITION: Powder, 4lb; Lead and bulletts, 30lb; Peeces fixit,
2; Coat of Male, 1 and head peece; Sword, 1. SWINE & POULTRIE: Sow
piggs, 2; Poultrie, 25.
Note:
Note:
SOURCE: The Muster of the Inhabatants of the Neck-of-Land in the
Corporation of Charles Cittie in Virginia Taken the 24th of January
1644. in Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5, Edited
by Virginia M. Meyer (1974-1981) & John F. Dorman, F.A.S.G. (1981-1987).
Pub. by Order of First Famalies of Virginia, 1607—1624/5, third edition,
1987, page 9.
Note:
Note:
Note:
Note:
Note:
John Dodson came over to America from England with Capt. John Smith in
1607. There were a hundred and five men in this company that founded
the first permanent English Colony in America.
Note:
Note:
They reached the capes of Virginia, April 1607, and sailed up the broad
river, thirty-two miles from the river's mouth. They named the river,
James and their settlement, Jamestown, in honor of their King.
Note:
Note:
The colonists soon erected cabins out of poles and branches and some dug
caves to live in.
Note:
Note:
The site of the colony was unhealthy, and the deaths, especially during
the first few years of the colony, were horrifying. From 1606 to 1618,
a period of twelve years, eighteen hundred immigrants sailed from
England for Virginia. At the end of that time only six hundred were
living.
Note:
Note:
Attacks by Indians, starvation, and the system of holding property in
common added to the difficulties of the colonists. But in 1612 they
began to grow tobacco and they fared better.
Note:
Note:
The year 1619 brought three important events to Virginia and the
colonists, Virginia was permitted to enjoy a measure of self government;
a ship load, eighty, prospective wives arrived from England (probably
Jesse Dodson and William Dodson married two of these women). The
colonist could secure a wife, with her permission, and by paying her
transportation, in the amount of one hundred and twenty pounds of
tobacco--about $500 dollars worth; and the first Negro slaves landed in
Virginia.
Note:
Note:
In spite of all the hardships, John Dodson survived and was reported to
have been a mighty hunter and fur trader and in his dealings with the
Indians became the possessor of large bodies of land. He was a good
citizen.
Note:
Note:
We find descendants of this early Jamestown settler in every emigrant
western movement.
Note:
Note: Children:
Note:
Note: A. Jesse - Very little information
Note: B. William - No more information on him.
Note:
Note:
Note:
SOURCE : "Ancestors of Robert Dodson and his descendants " by Mrs. C.
T. Dodson, copyright, 1965, with permission from Mrs. Dodson, Mrs. E. O.
Price, Knob Noster, MO. Also, descendency data is from the ancestral
file, copyright 1987, August 1993 by The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
Note:
Note:
Note:
Note: The following note is not proven:
Note:
Note:
John Dods is listed as a labouror in the original 105 settlers of
Jamestown with Capt. John Smith, and also a soldier in expeditions
against the Indians. The Tax List of James City 16 Feb. 1623 lists John
Dods and Mrs. Dods as living at the Neck of Land near James City, now
Chesterfield, Va. in 1627.
Note:
Note:
John Dods was born in England 1588 and came to Jamestown in 1607 at the
age of 18 years. John married the Indian maiden Jane, daughter of Chief
Eagle Plume of Colorado, of the Iroquois Indian Nation, and became the
parents of William and Jesse Dodson. Jesse and William took brides from
the Bride Ships about 1630. This gives some early background of the
first of this line to enter the American Colonies.
Note:
Note: Direct Descendants of John Dods...
Note:
Note: 1 John DODS b: 1588 in England
Note: .. +JANE Father: Cheif Eagle PLUME
Note: .. 2 Jesse DODSON b: 1620-1623 in Richmond Co, VA d: in Richmond Co, VA
Note: ...... +Judith HAGGER b: Abt. 1627 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Note:
...... 3 Charles I. DODSON b: Abt. 1649 in England d: 6 Feb 1704/05 in
Richmond Co, VA
Note: .......... +Anne ELMORE b: Abt. 1654 m: Abt.
Note:
Note: SOURCE: "Marsh and Related Families" p. 55.Marriage 1 Jane EAGLE PLUME b: 1584 in Virginia, USA
Children
Jesse DODSON b: 1623 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
William DODSON: I83208493
Name: John DODSON
Given Name: John
Surname: Dodson
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1580 in England
Death: in Virginia, USA
Occupation: Immigrant Ancestor, Jamestown Colonist
Note:
PEDI: birth
GIVN John. SURN Dodson. John Dodson came over to America from
England with Capt. John Smith in1607. There were a hundred and five
men in this company that foundedthe first permanent English Colony in
America.They reached the capes of Virginia, April 1607, and sailed up
thebroad river, thirty-two miles from the river's mouth. They named
theriver, James and their settlement, Jamestown, in honor of their
King.The colonists soon erected cabins out of poles and branches and
somedug caves to live in.The site of the colony was unhealthy, and
the deaths, especiallyduring the first few years of the colony, were
horrifying. From 1606to 1618, a period of twelve years, eighteen
hundred immigrants sailedfrom England for Virginia. At the endof
that time only six hundred were living.Attacks by Indians,
starvation, and the system of holding property incommon added to the
difficulties of the colonists. But in 1612 theybegan to grow tobacco
and they fared better.The year 1619 brought three important events to
Virginia and thecolonists, Virginia was permitted to enjoy a measure
of selfgovernment; a ship load, eighty, prospective wives arrived
fromEngland (probably Jesse Dodson and William Dodsonmarried two of
these women). The colonist could secure a wife, withher permission,
and by paying her transportation, in the amount of onehundred and
twenty pounds of tobacco--about $500 dollars worth; andthe first
Negro slaves landed inVirginia.In spite of all the hardships, John
Dodson survived and was reportedto have been a mighty hunter and fur
trader and in his dealings withthe Indians became the possessor of
large bodies of land. He was agood citizen.We find descendants of
this early Jamestown settler in every emigrantwestern
movement.Children:A. Jesse - Very little informationB. William -
No more information on him.SOURCE : "Ancestors of Robert Dodson and
his descendants " by Mrs. C.T. Dodson, copyright, 1965, with
permission from Mrs. Dodson, Mrs. E.O. Price, Knob Noster, MO. Also,
descendency data is from theancestral file, copyright 1987,
August1993 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The
following note is not proven:John Dods is listed as a labouror in the
original 105 settlers ofJamestown with Capt. John Smith, and also a
soldier in expeditionsagainst the Indians. The Tax List of James City
16 Feb. 1623 listsJohn Dods and Mrs. Dods as living at theNeck of
Land near James City, now Chesterfield, Va. in 1627.John Dods was
born in England 1588 and came to Jamestown in 1607 atthe age of 18
years. John married the Indian maiden Jane, daughter ofChief Eagle
Plume of Colorado, of the Iroquois Indian Nation, andbecame the
parents of William and JesseDodson. Jesse and William took brides
from the Bride Ships about 1630.This gives some early background of
the first of this line to enterthe American Colonies.Direct
Descendants of John Dods...1 John DODS b: 1588 in England.. +JANE
Father: Cheif Eagle PLUME.. 2 Jesse DODSON b: 1620-1623 in Richmond
Co, VA d: in Richmond Co,VA...... +Judith HAGGER b: Abt. 1627 in
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England...... 3 Charles I. DODSON b: Abt. 1649
in England d: 6 Feb 1704/05 inRichmond Co, VA.......... +Anne ELMORE
b: Abt. 1654 m: Abt.SOURCE: "Marsh and Related Families" p. 55.
Marriage 1 Jane EAGLE PLUME
Children
Benjamine DODSON b: Abt 1624 in England
Jesse DODSON b: Abt 1623 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
William DODSON
ID: I3120
Name: Jane Eagle Plume
Sex: F
Birth: 1584 in Virginia, USA
Death: in Virginia, USA
Occupation: Indian maidenFather: Eagle Plume
Marriage 1 John Dods b: 1588 in Yorkshire, England
Children
Jesse Dodson b: 1623 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
William Dodson
ID: I4049
Name: John Hagger
Sex: MMarriage 1 Alice Walker
Children
Judith Hagger b: 1627 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, EnglandID: I62134822
Name: John HAGGER
Given Name: John
Surname: Hagger
Sex: M
Birth: 1591 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, EnglandMarriage 1 Alice WALKER b: 1595 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Children
Judith HAGGAR b: 1627 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
ID: I3202
Name: Alice WALKER
Given Name: Alice
Surname: WALKER
Sex: F 1
Birth: ABT 1595 in Of, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Endowment: 3 MAR 1961 Temple: SLAKE
LDS Baptism: 8 FEB 1961
Ancestral File #: 1R4M-KZKMarriage 1 John HAGGER b: ABT 1591 in Of, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Married: 1 NOV 1616 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Sealing Spouse: 17 JUN 1961 in SGEOR
Children
Judith HAGGER b: 1627 in EnglandSources:
Abbrev: Ancestral File (TM)
Title: Ancestral File (TM)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996
Repository:
Name: Family History Library
Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
ID: I15926
Name: Anders OLSSON
Sex: M
Birth: in SwedenMarriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
Peter ANDERSSON b: BEF. 1620
ID: I07483
Name: WILLIAM READ
Sex: M
Birth: 1535 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
Death: 20 JAN 1565/66 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLANDFather: WILLIAM READ b: 1510 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
Mother: ELIZA MENNIS b: 1516 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLANDMarriage 1 REBECCA MENNIS b: 1540 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
Married: in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
Children
CECILIA READ
RICHARD READ b: 1560 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
MATTHEW READ b: 1561 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
SON READ b: 1562 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
JOHN READ b: 1563 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
WILLIAM READ b: 1565 in CANTERBURY, FOLKSTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
MILDRED READ b: 1566 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
RICHARD READ b: 1567 in FOLKESTONE, KENT, ENGLAND
ID: I0352
Name: Lucy Heneage\Heanage
Sex: F
Birth: 24 FEB 1585/86 in London, England
Death: 17 SEP 1621 in Canterbury, Kent, EnglandFather: Michael Heneage , Esq.\Heanage b: 27 SEP 1540 in London, England
Mother: Grace Honywood b: 1556 in Charing, Kent, EnglandMarriage 1 William Read b: 1565 in Canterbury, England
Married: 26 APR 1613 in S., England
Children
John Read b: 1604 in St. Peter's, C., England
ID: I1824
Name: George Martin
Sex: M
Birth: 1618 in Ramsey, England
Death: BEF. 24 NOV 1686 in Salisbury, Essex Co., MA
Emigration: ABT. 1639 From England or Wales
Occupation: Blacksmith indentured servant to Samuel Winsley .
Religion: 1669ID: I16247
Name: George (Martyn) MARTIN
Surname: Martin
Given Name: George (Martyn)
Sex: M
Death: 1684/1686 in Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Reference Number: 579.14
_UID: 1360CAC25A66D511B4DE99B85F718F392041
Note:
! (1) "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts," by David W. Hoyt (New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, 1981) p.139-240.
(2) "The Pioneers of Massachusetts," by Charles Henry Pope (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1969; reprint 1900) p.303.
(3) "Notable Women Ancestors: Susanna North Martin," by Bonnie Johnson. Posted on http://www.rpptsweb.com/`nwa/sm.html (1999). Cites: (a) "The American Genealogist," Apr 1993, "The English Origina of Richard North and His Daughter, Susanna (North) Martin, Executed for Witchcraft in 1692," by David L. Greene. (b) "The American Genealogist," OCt 1982, "Salem Witches 111: Susanna Martin," by David L. Greene. (c) "The Devil in the Shape of a Woman," by Carol F. Karlsen. (d) "The Salem Witchcraft Trials," by Karen Zeinhert. (e) "The Devil Discovered, Salem Witchcraft 1692," by Enders A. Robinson. (f) "Salem Witchcraft," by Charles Upham. (g) "The History of Amesbury," by Merrill (1880). (h) "Witch's Breed; The Peirce-Nichols Family of Salem," by Susan Nichols Pulsifer (Cambridge, MA, Chapman & Grimes).Marriage to Hannah __: (1,2)
Marriage to Susanna NORTH: (1,2,3) 11 Aug 1646, Salisbury, MA.
Death: (1) About 1686. (1,2) Will dtd 19 Jan 1683/4, proved 23 Nov 1686.(1,2) Blacksmith.
(1) There were MARTINs in Ipswich, Andover, Dover and Portsmouth before 1700, but have not found them to be related to the Amesbury family.
(1,2) c.1639: According to a deposition of Robert PIKE in 1695, "George MARTINE came over a servant to Mr. Sam. WINSLEY, about the time of the beginning of the town of Salisbury. then called Colchester, and was no commoner in Salisbury... till he bought John COLE's first wright... in the year 1643 or thereabout, at the time said COLE went to Andover on somer (one summer)." COLE returned to Salisbury, and was admitted a townsman and commoner in 1650; so that MARTIN was commoner by COLE's first right, and COLE by his own second right.
(1) 1642: Received land in Salisbury, MA.
(2) 1642-1664: Proprietor, Salisbury, MA.
(1) 1643: Received land in Salisbury, MA.
(1,2) 1646: Took oath of fidelity and allegiance.
(1) 1648: His petition to the General Court was referred to Hampton court.
(1) 1650: Taxed, Salisbury, MA.
(1) c.1649: He probably lived west of the Powow as early as 1649.
(1) 1654/5: An original commoner and lot layer of Amesbury, MA.
(1) 1654-1664: Received land, Amesbury, MA.
(1) 1667: Had a meeting house seat.
(1) 1669, Apr: Suit of George MARTIN against William SARGENT, for slander, in saying MARTYN's wife was a witch. The jury found for the defendant, but the court "concurred not with the jury." George Martyn gave bond that his wife Susanna should appear at the next court to answer to the charge concerning suspicion of witchcraft. (3) George MARTIN sued William SARGENT, Jr., for slander for saying that "MARTYN's wife had a child at Capt. WIGGINS and was wringing its neck in Capt WIGGINS' stable, when a man entered, and she took him by the collar and told him she would be the death of him if he told." He sued William SARGENT "for saying his wife was a witch and he would call her a witch." George also sued Thomas SARGENT for "saying that his son George MARTIN was a bastard and that Richard MARTIN was Goodwife MARTIN's imp," (a witch's familiar). Charges were dropped against Thomas SARGENT, William SARGENT Jr. was found guilty of accusing Susanna of "fornication and infanticide" and George was awarded ( in what appears to be a public insult) the amount of "a white wampam peague (colonial currency) or the eigth part of a penny damage" by magistrates. William SARGENT (Sr?) was acquitted of witchcraft slander, although "the Court did not agree."
(3) 1669, Oct: George MARTIN was sued by Christopher BARTLETT because Susanna had called him a liar and a thief. The verdict came against George and Susanna. At the same court session, their son Richard was "presented by the grand jury at the Salisbury Court, 1669, for abusing his father and throwing him down, taking away his clothes and holding up an axe against him." The court found him guilty and sentenced Richard to be "whipped ten stripes."
(1) 1677: Took oath of fidelity and allegiance.
Change Date: 21 Jun 2001 at 01:00:00Marriage 1 Hannah
Children
Hannah MARTIN b: 1 Feb 1643/1644 in Salisbury, Essex Co., MassachusettsMarriage 2 Susanna NORTH
Married: 11 Aug 1646 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Children
Richard MARTIN b: 29 Jun 1647 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
George MARTIN b: 21 Oct 1648 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
John MARTIN b: 26 Jan 1650/1651 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Esther MARTIN b: 7 Apr 1653 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Jane MARTIN b: 2 Nov 1656 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Abigail MARTIN b: 10 Sep 1659 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
William MARTIN b: 11 Dec 1662 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Samuel MARTIN b: 29 Sep 1667 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/sm.html
ID: I16249
Name: Susanna NORTH
Surname: North
Given Name: Susanna
Sex: F
Christening: 30 Sep 1621 Olney, Buckinghamshire, England
Death: 19 Jul 1692 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts
_UID: 1560CAC25A66D511B4DE99B85F718F392261
Note:
! (1) "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts," by David W. Hoyt (New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, 1981) p.239-240,266,1070.
(2) "Notable Women Ancestors: Susanna North Martin," by Bonnie Johnson (http://www.rpptsweb.com/`nwa/sm.html, 1999). Cites: (a) "The American Genealogist," Apr 1993, "The English Origina of Richard North and His Daughter, Susanna (North) Martin, Executed for Witchcraft in 1692," by David L. Greene. (b) "The American Genealogist," OCt 1982, "Salem Witches 111: Susanna Martin," by David L. Greene. (c) "The Devil in the Shape of a Woman," by Carol F. Karlsen. (d) "The Salem Witchcraft Trials," by Karen Zeinhert. (e) "The Devil Discovered, Salem Witchcraft 1692," by Enders A. Robinson. (f) "Salem Witchcraft," by Charles Upham. (g) "The History of Amesbury," by Merrill (1880). (h) "Witch's Breed; The Peirce-Nichols Family of Salem," by Susan Nichols Pulsifer (Cambridge, MA, Chapman & Grimes).
(3) "The Salem Witchcraft Papers; Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases, 1648-1706," Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library in conjunction with Danvers Archival Center (http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft, 1999). "The Tryal of Susanna Martin, At the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Held by Adjournment at Salem, June 29, 1692." Cites: (a) "Records of Salem Witchcraft, I.193-233. (b) Hutchinson, "History of Massachusetts," II, ch. I, as published from an earlier draft, with notes by W.F. Poole, in "NEHGS REGISTER," XXIV.Birth: (1) d/o Richard NORTH/Ursula. (2) d/o Richard NORTH/Joan BARTRAM.
Baptism: (2) 30 Sep 1621, Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
Death: (1,2) 19 Jul 1692, Salem, MA. Executed for witchcraft.
Burial: (2) The bodies of those executed for witchcraft were thrust into a shallow grave in a crevice of felsite.(2) Her mother died while she was still young.
(2) Came to America with her father, stepmother, and at least one sister.
(2) 1647/8: Fined 20 shillings for an unnamed offense.
(1) 1660: If the testimony of William BROWN is conclusive as to date, she was accused of witchcraft as early as 1660.
(1,2) 1667: Goodwife MARTIN assigned a seat in the meeting house, Amesbury, MA. (2) Her husband George MARTIN objected to her seat placement.
(1) 1669, Apr: Suit of George MARTIN against William SARGENT, for slander, in saying MARTYN's wife was a witch. The jury found for the defendant, but the court "concurred not with the jury." George MARTYN gave bond that his wife Susanna should appear at the next court to answer to the charge concerning suspicion of witchcraft. (2) In 1669 Susanna was required to post 100 pounds bond to appear in court on a charge of witchcraft, a capital offese. At the same time George MARTIN sued William SARGENT, Jr., for slander for saying that "MARTYN's wife had a child at Capt. WIGGINS and was wringing its neck in Capt WIGGINS' stable, when a man entered, and she took him by the collar and told him she would be the death of him if he told." He sued William SARGENT "for saying his wife was a witch and he would call her a witch." George also sued Thomas SARGENT for "saying that his son George MARTIN was a bastard and that Richard MARTIN was Goodwife MARTIN's imp," (a witch's familiar). Charges were dropped against Thomas SARGENT, William SARGENT Jr. was found guilty of accusing Susanna of "fornication and infanticide" and George was awarded ( in what appears to be a public insult) the amount of "a white wampam peague (colonial currency) or the eigth part of a penny damage" by magistrates. William SARGENT (Sr?) was acquitted of witchcraft slander, although "the Court did not agree." The records of Susanna's first trial for witchcraft have not survived, but as she was around for another 23 years, we might assume that she was acquitted. (3b) In 1669 she was bound over to the Superior Court, but was discharged without trial.
(1) 1669, Oct: She was required to acknowledge in open court that she wronged Christopher BARTLETT in charging him with lying and stealing. (2) George MARTIN was sued by Christopher BARTLETT because Susanna had called him a liar and a thief. The verdict came against George and Susanna.
(2) 1671: George and Susanna MARTIN became involved in lengthy litigation over Richard NORTH's estate. Her sister Mary JONES would join them later.
(1) 1674: Called John HOYT and his 2nd wife Frances "brother" and "sister" and their daughter Naomi HOYT "cousin" because her son, was then husband of their daughter Mary (HOYT) (BARTLETT). These expressions of relationship were in Susanna MARTIN's testimony in court, wherein she rehearsed a spirited conversation between herself and HOYT's wife and daughter Naomi about Thomas TUXBURY of Boston and Newbury, who was presented at court Apr 1673 for living away from his wife.
(2) 1674, Oct: Her inheritance was lost when the court found against her in the litigation over Richard NORTH's estate.
(1,2) 1692, 30 Apr: A warrant was issued for her arrest as a witch. (2) The warrant, addressed to the Marshall of the County of Essex or to the Constable of Amesbury, read, "You are in their Majests names hereby required forthwith or as soon as may be to apprehend and bring (before us) Susanna MERTIN of Amesbury in ye county of Essex Widdow at ye house of Lt. Nathaniel INGERSALLS in Salem Village in order to her examination Relating to high suspicion of sundry acts of Witchcraft donne or committed by her upon ye Bodys of Mary WALCOT, Abigail WILLIAMS, Ann PUTNAM and Mercy LEWIS of Salem village or farmes whereby great hurt and damage hath been donne to ye bodys of said persons according to complt of Capt. Jonathan WALCOT & Serg. Thomas PUTNAM in behalf of their Majests this day exhibited before us for themselves and also for several of their neighbors and here you are not to fail at your peril." Signed John HATHORN, Jonathan CORWIN, Assistants.
(2) 1692, 2 May: She was arrested by Orland BAGLEY, Contable of Amesbury. "When she saw Orlando BAGLEY approaching on the morning of her arrest, little did she dream of his errand. He was a personal friend of long standing, and we can but faintly imagine her surprise when" he read the warrant. During her preliminary examination the same day, she pled not guilty and vigorously answered the charges against her. The indictment against Susanna MARTIN of Amesbury in the County of Essex, widow, was issued for "witchcrafts and Sorceries wickedly and Feloniously" practiced in Salem upon Mary WALCOTT of Salem Village, singlewoman, who was "Tortured Afflicted Pined wasted and Tormented," and was signed by Sarah VIBBER, Mary WALCOTT, Mr. Samuel PARRIS, Elizabeth HUBBARD and Mercy LEWIS. As soon as she came in, the "afflicted girls" began having fits. When asked, "Do you know this woman?", Abigail WILLIAMS said "It is Goody MARTIN, she hath hurt me often." Eliza HUBBARD said she had not been hurt by her. Mercy LEWIS pointed to her and fell into a fit. Ann PUTNAM threw her glove in a fit at her. Susanna laughed out loud. When the magistrates asked why she laughed, she responded, "Well I may at such folly." She refused to express any thoughts on what may have ailed the girls but bluntly stated that she didn't think they were bewitched. Her further testimony showed that she realized the seriousness of her situation and she adamantly maintained her innocence.
(2) 1692, 11 May: John PRESSEY of Amesbury, aged 53, deposed at his house in Salisbury that about 24 years ago, he was at Amesbury Ferry upon a Saturday in the evening near about the shutting in of the daylight, which was about three miles from his house. As he was going home a little beyond the field of George MARTIN at a hill called Goodal's hill he was bewildered and lost his way. Having wandered a while he came back again to the same place, and setting out again by the light of the moon which shone bright, he was again lost and came back to the same place. A third time he set out and came back, but not so far as before, and he knew where he was, so he set himself his way. In less than half a mile he saw a light stand on his left hand about 2 rod out of the way. It seemed to be about the bigness of a half bushel. Seven or eight rods further is appeared again at the like distance from him as before, and so it did again a third time. In less than 20 rod, another light lay in his way, and he having a stick in his hand, he endeavorded to stir it out of the place and to to give it some small blows. The light seemed to brush up and move from side to side. As he tried to go away, his heels were struck up and he laid on his back on the ground, and was sliding into a deep place (as it seemed to him), but taking hold of some brush or brushes and so recovered himself. Having lost his coat which he had upon his arm, he went back to the light, saw his coat and took it up and went home without any more disturbance there. When he had gone about 5 or 6 rod he saw Susanna MARTIN then wife of George MARTIN of Amesbury standing on his left hand as the lights had done. When he reached his house, he "over went" his own house, but knowing the ground that he was upon, returned and found his own house. Being then seized with fear, he could not speak until his wife spoke to him at the door, and was in such condition that his family was afraid of him. The next day in town he heard that Goodwife MARTIN was in such a miserable case and in such pain that they swabbed her body. John PRESSEY and Mary his wife, aged 46 or thereabouts, further testified that some years after that John PRESSEY had given his evidence against Susanna MARTIN, and she came and "took these deponents to do about it and reviled them with many foul words saying we had took a false oath and what we should never prosper..., particularly that we should never have but two cows." They further testified that from that time to this they have never exceeded that number, but something or other has prevented it, thought they had used all ordinary means for obtaining it by hiring cows of others for the space of twenty years.
(2) 1692, 11 May: Bernard PEACH, aged 43 or thereabouts, deposed that about six or seven years past, he was living at the house of Jacob MORELL in Salisbury. Being in bed ion a Lord's Day night, he heard a scrabbling at the window and saw Susanna MARTIN wife of George MARTIN of Amesbury come in at the window and jump down upon the floor. She was in her hood and scarf and the same dress that she was in before a meeting the same day. She was coming towards his face, but turned back to his feet and took hold of them and drew his body into a hoop and lay upon him about an hour and half or two hours, during which time he could not stir or speak. Feeling himself beginning to be loosened or lightened he strove to put out his hand among the clothes and took hold of her hand and brought it up to his mouth and but three of the fingers to the breaking of the bones. Then MARTIN went out of the chamber down the stairs and out of the door. As soon as she went away, he called to the people of the house and told them what was done. He also followed her but the people did not see her. Outside the door there was a bucket on the left hand side and there was a drop of blood on the handle, more upon the snow, and her footprints about a foot without the threshold, but no more footing did appear. About three weeks later, Susanna desired him to come and husk corn at her house the nest Lord's Day night, saying that if he did not come it were better that he did, but he did not go, being then living with N__ OSGOOD of Salisbury. That night he lodged in the barn upon the hay, and about an hour or two in the night, Susanna MARTIN and another came towards him. He having a quarter staff made a blow at them but the roof of the barn prevented it and they went away. He followed them and as they were going toward the window he made another blow at them and struck them both down, but away they went out at the shop window and he saw no more of them. And the rumor was that MARTIN had a broken hand.
(2) 1692, 11 May: William BROWN of Salisbury aged 70 years or thereabouts deposed that about one or two and thirty years ago Elizabeth his wife was a very rational woman and sober and one that feared God as was well known to all that knew her and as prudently careful in her family. She was going from her own house towards the mill in Salisbury and met there with Susanna MARTIN the then wife of George MARTIN of Amesbury. Just as they came together Susanna MARTIN vanished away out of her sight, which put Elizabeth into a great fright. After this time MARTIN appeared many times to her at her house and did much trouble her in any of her occasions and this continued till about February following. When she did come it was as birds pecking her legs or pricking her with the motion of their wings and then it would rise up into her stomach with pricking pain as nails and pins of which she did bitterly complain and cry out like a woman in travail. After that it would rise up to her throat in a bunch like a pullet's egg, and then she would turn back her head and say, witch you shan't choke me. At the time of this extremity the church appointed a day of humility to seek God on her behalf and thereupon her trouble ceased and she saw Goodwife MARTIN no more for a considerable time, for which the church instead of the day of humiliation gave thanks for her deliverance. She came to meeting and went about her business as before. This continued till April following at which time summonses were sent to Elizabeth BROWN, Goodwife OSGOOD by the court to give their evidences concerning MARTIN, and they did before the Grand Jury gave a full account. After which time Elizabeth told her husband William BROWN that as she was milking of her cow, Susanna MARTIN came behind her and told her that she would make her the miserablest creature for defaming her name at the court and wept grievously as she told it. About 2 months after this he came home from Hampton and his wife would not own him, but said they were divorced and asked him whether he did not meet with one Mr. BENT of Abbey in England by whom he was divorced. From that time to this very dayshe has been under a strange kind of distemper frenzy incapable of any reasonable action through strong of body and healthy of body. He further testified that when she came into that condition he procured Doctor FULLER and CROSBY to come to her for her relief, but they did both say that her distemper was supernatural and no sickness of body but that some evil person had bewitched her.
(2) 1692, 13 May: Jarvis RING of Salisbury deposed that about seven or eight years ago he had several times been afflicted in the night time by somebody or something coming up upon him when he was in bed and did sorely afflict by laying upon him and he could neither move nor speak while it was upon him, but sometimes made a kind of noise that folks did hear him and come up to him as soon as anybody came, it would be gone. He never did see anybody clearly, but one time in the night it came upon him and he did see the person of Susanna MARTIN of Amesbury. He did perfectly see her and she came to him and took him by the hand and bit him by the finger by force and then came and lay upon him awhile as formerly, and after a while went away. The print of the bite is yet to be seen on the little finger of his right hand for it was hard to heal.
(2) 1692, 13 May: Joseph RING at Salisbury, aged 27 years, deposed that about the latter end of September last, being in the wood with his brother Jarvis RING hewing of timber, his brother went home with his team and left him alone to finish the hewing of a piece for him for his brother to carry when he came again. As soon as his brother was gone, there came to him the appearance of Thomas HARDY of the great Island at Patascataway, and by some impulse he was forced to follow him to the house of __ TUCKER which was deserted and was about half a mile from the place he was at work in. In that house did appear Susanna MARTIN of Amesbury and HARDY and another female person he did not know. There they had a good fire and drink, it seemed to be cider, there continued most part of the night, MARTIN then being in her natural shape and talking as she used to do, but toward the morning MARTIN went from the fire, made a noise and turned into the shape of a black hog and went away, and so did the other two persons. He was strangely carried away also and the first place he knew was by Samuel WOOD's house in Amesbury. In a separate deposition, he states that he had been strangely handled for the space of almost two years. In the month of June next after Casco Bay fort was taken, he was coming between Sandy Beach and Hampton Town when he met with Thomas HARDY of Great Island and a company of several other creatures with him. HARDY demanded two shillings, and with that dreadful noise and hideous shapes of these creatures and fireball, he was almost frightened out of his wits. In about a half an hour, or indeed he could not judge the time, they left him and he came to Hampton. About ten days after, as he came from Boston, he was overtaken by a company of people on horseback who passed by him, and after they had passed by him, Thoams HARDY turned about his horse and came back to him with his horse in hand and desired him to go to Mrs. WHITE's and drink with him, which being refused he turned away to the company and they all came up together such a weth (i.e. with so many horses) that it seemed impossible to escape being trod down by them, but they all went past and then appeared no more. About October following coming from Hampton in Salisbury Pine Plain a company of horses with me and women upon them overtook him, and HARDY being one of them came to him as before and demaned his 2s. of him and threatened to tear him to pieces. He made him no answer, and so he and the rest went away and left him. After this, he had divers strange appearances which forced him away with them into unknown places where he saw meetings and feastings and many strange sights, and from August last he was dumb and could not speak till this last April. He also related that there did come to him a man that did present him a book to which he would have him set his hand with promise of anything that he would have and there were presented all delectable things, persons and places imaginable, but he refusing it, would usually and with most dreadful shapes, noises and screeching that almost scared him out of his wits. One time the book was brought and a pen offered him, to his apprehension there was blood in the ink horn, but he never touched the pen. They never told him what he should write, nor he could not speak to ask them what he should write. In several of their merry meetings he had seen Susanna MARTIN appear among them. The day that his speech came to him again which was about the end of April last as he was in bed she did stand by his bed's side and pinched him.
(2) 1692, 16 May: John KIMBALL, aged 45 or upwards, deposed that about 23 years ago he being about to remove from Newbury to Amesbury had bought a piece of land from George MARTON of Amesbury for which he was to pay in cash or goods upon a certain day in March next following. When the day of payment came, MARTIN and his wife came for pay and KIMBALL offered them the choice of three cows and other cattle, but did reserve two cows which they were not free to part with, they being the first they ever had. MARTIN himself was satisfied with other pay, but Susanna his wife said (you had been as good you had) for she will never do you any good (and so it came to pass) for the next April following that very cow lay in the fair dry yard with her head to her side (but stark dead) and when she was floaed no impediment did appear in her for she was a stout lusty cow, and in a little while after another cow died and then an ox, and then other cattle to the value of 30 pounds that spring. KIMBALL further deposed that the same year after he was come to live at Amesbury and was dwelling in the house of Edmund ELLIOT he was needed to get a dog. Hearing that the wife of George MARTIN had a bitch that had whelps, he went to her to get one, but she not letting him have his choice, he did not absolutely agree for any but said he heard one BLESDELL had a bitch by which he may supply, but if there was no one else he would have heed of her price. Being upon that account at BLESDELL's and marked the whelp he agreed for, George MARTIN came by and asked him whether he would not have one of his wife's whelps, to which KIMBALL made answer in the negative. The same day Edmond ELLIOT said he was at the MARTIN's house and heard MARTIN ask his wife why KIMBALL were not to have one of her puppies. She said he had got one at Goodman BLESDELL's, and he saw him chhose it and mark it, to which his wife said, "If I live I'll give him puppies enough." Within a few days after this, KIMBALL, coming from his intended house in the woods to Edmond ELLIOT's house where he dwelt about the sunset or presently after, there did arise a little black cloud in the N.W. and a few drops of rain and the wind blew pretty hard. In going between the house of John WOOD and the meeting house, KIMBALL came by several stumps of trees by the wayside. He can give no reason of that made him tumble over the stumps one after another, though he had his ax upon his shoulder which put him in danger and made him resolved to avoid the next but he could not. When he came a little below the meeting house there did appear a little thing like a puppy of a darkish color. It shot between his legs forwards and backwards as one that were distract the hay, and KIMBALL being free from all fear used all possible endeavors to cut it with his ax but could not hurt it, and as he was thus belaboring with his ax the puppy gave a little jump from him and seemed to go into the ground. In a little further going there did appear a black puppy somewhat bigger than the first, but as black as a coal, which came against him with such violence as its quick motions did exceed his motions of his ax. Do what he could, it flew at his belly and away and then at his throat and over his shoulder one way, and go off and up at it again another way and with such quickness seized and violence did it assault him as it it would tear out his throat or his belly. Whe he being without fear, but at least he felt his heart to fail and sink under it that he thought his life was going out, and he recovered himself and gave a start up and ran to the fence, calling upon God and naming the name of Jesus Christ. Then it invisibly away. He made it not known to anybody for fretting his wife. The next day Edmond ELLIOT said that he was going toward the house of MARTIN to look his oxen, went in to light his pipe and MARTIN's wife asked him where KIMBALL was. ELLIOT said abed with his wife for aught he knew. She said they say he frightened last night with what ELLIOT she said with puppies. ELLIOT replied that he heard nothing of it and asked where she heard of it, and she said about the town which story said ELLIOT having told it was all the town over when this deponent came home at night, for he had been all day alone in the woods at work at his frame work.
(2) 1692, 16 May: William BROWN made oath that his deposition given 11 May was a true relation according to his wife's complaint. He testified that she yet remained a miserable creature, and Robert PIKE signed himself as one witness.
(1) 1692, 20 May: Examined by the court for witchcraft. One charge against her was that she went from Amesbury to Newbury afoot, in a "dirty season," without getting her clothing wet. Described as "a short, active woman, wearing a hood and scarf, plump and well developed in her figure, of remarkable personal neatness;" one who "scorned to be drabbled;" "a strong minded woman, as her examination shows."
(2) 1692, 2 Jun: She underwent the indignity of a physical examination, intended to discover whether she had any physical abnormalities, especially anything that could be used to suckle a familiar or even the devil himself. She was examined twice during the same day. At neither examination was any abnormality discovered, but at the first her breasts appeared to be full at at the second slack.
(2) 1692, 7 Jun: Lt. John ALLEN of Salisbury, aged 45 years, deposed that in or about the year ___ he was hauling timber for Mr. George CARR for building a vessel at Amesbury at Mr. GOODWIN's building place and having done and bout to go home, Susanna MARTIN the wife of George MARTIN desired him to cart staves for them, which he refused to do because of his oxen which were weak and need now to get flesh. She seemed to be discontent, and James FREEZE and others then present told him that she said he had been as good as he had, for his oxen should never do him much more service. ALLEN said, dost threaten me thouold witch or words to that effect, resolving to throw her into a brook that was fast by, which to avoid she flew over the bridge and so escaped. But as he was going home one of his oxen tired that he was forced to unyoke him to get him home. After they were come home, put the oxen to Sailsbury Beach where several other oxen and cattle usually are put where they had long range of meadow to feed on and where cattle did use to get flesh, but in a few days all the oxen upon the beach we found by their tracks were gone to the mouth of the River Merrimack but not returned from whence we thought they were run into the river. The next day sending to Plum Island found their tracks there to be come ashore, which tracks they followed to the other end of the island and a considerable way back again, and then sat down,which being apprised by those that sought them they did use all Imaginable Gentleness to them to some acquaintance which some of them seemed to attend. All of a sudden away they all ran with such violence as if they their motionhad been diobolical till they came near the mouth of Merrimack River, and then one of them came back again with such swiftness as was amazing to the beholders who stood ready to __ him and help his tired carcass up, but letting him loose away he ran up into the Island and from there through the marshes up into Newbury town and so up into their woods and there was after a while found about Hartechok river over against Amesbury. So that of 14 good oxen only that was saved, the rest were all cast up some at Cape Ann, some in one place and some in other of they only had their hides. He abserved James FREEZE did often mover the prosecuting of Susanna MARTIN in the case being confident that she was a witch.
(1,2,3) 1692, 29 Jun: (1) Tried for witchcraft at Salem, MA. Found guilty. (2) Susannah pleaded not guilty, but in the end she was found guilty and condemned to death. (3) Susanna MARTIN, pleading Not Guilty to the Indictment of Witchcraft brought in against her, there were produced the evidences of many persons very sensibly and grievously bewitched; who all complaned of the prisoner at the Bar, as the person whom they believed the cause of their miseries. And now, as well as in the other Trials, there was an extraordinary endeavour by Witchcrafts, with Cruel and Frequent Fits, to hinder the poor sufferers from giving in their complaints; which the Court was forced with much patience to obtain, by much waiting and watching for it. [NOTE: Souce 3 gives transcripts of testimonies given by source 2, with slightly different wording. It appears that source 2 transcribed the depositions, and source 3 transcribed a trial record at which the depositions were read.] (2) Joseph KNIGHT, aged about 40 years, testified that on the 20th day of October or thereabouts in the year of our Lord 1686 Nathaniel CLARK Junior of Newbury together with himself going out into the woods together to fetch up horses there met with Susanna MARTIN of Amesbury with a little dog running by her side. In his sight she took up the dog under her arm, but coming up near to her she had a keg or a half firkin under the same arm. KNIGHT then looked her in the face and told her that that keg was a little dog, but now Nathaniel CLARK said so it was. Passing from her they found their horses and brought them to a small causeway but could not get them over, but there being a small knoll of land near their horses ran round about it the greatest part of that day, they often bringing them up to the causeway. Then they turned to that knoll and ran about it the same way, but at length there came a young man with a yoke of oxen to go over the causeway who with some difficulty got them over for although the causeway was very good yet one of the oxen hung back as though he were frightened, but at length was forced over and then we got over with our horses. Elizabeth CLARK who was then the wife of Nathaniel CLARK testified that her husband came home and told her the matter mentioned in Joseph KNIGHT's testimony and related to her the whole of the matter and all the circumstances related in the testimony excepting that he told Joseph KNIGHT that the keg under Goodwife MARTIN's arm was or had been a dog. She further testified that Goodwife MARTIN came to their house the same day mentioned in Joseph KNIGHT's testimony before her husband came home, and coming into the house, their dog bit her by the leg, as she said whereupon she being angry said that he was a churl like his master.
(2) 1602, 30 Jun: Robert DOWNER of Salisbury, aged 52 years, testified that several years ago Susanna MARTIN the then wife of George MARTIN, being brought to court for a witch, the said DOWNER having some words with her, she at the time attending Mrs. LIGHT at Salisbury. He among other things told her he believed that she was a witch by what was said or witnessed against her at which she seemed not well affected, said that a she devil would fetch him away shortly, at which DOWNER was not much moved, but at night as he lay in his bed in his own house alone there came at his window the likeness of a cat and by and by come up to his bed took fast hold of his throat and lay hard upon him a considerable while, and was like to throttle him. At length he minded what Susanna MARTIN had threatened him with the day before. He strove what he could and said avoid thou she devil in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost and then it let him go and slumped down upon the floor and went out at window again. Mrs. Mary ANDREWS aged 40 years testified that she did hear Susanna MARTIN threaten or tell Robert DOWNER that a she devil would fetch him away shortly. She further said that from some of her father's family she did hear that what Susanna MARTIN told them how DOWNER was served that night what he was afflicted as abovesaid. Moses PIKE aged 26 years or more testified that he did hear Susanna MARTIN tell how Robert DOWNER was handled and as he remembers it was the next day after it was done at night. An undated deposition of Tho. PUTNAM, aged 40 years and __ aged 38 years testified that they had been conversant with the afflicted persons or most of them, namely Mary WALCOTT, Mercy LEWIS, Eliz. HUBBARD, Abigail WILLIAMS and Sarah VIBBER, Ann PUTNAM Jun. and had often heard the aforementioned persons complain of Susanna MARTIN of Amesbury torturing them. They have seen the marks of several bites and pinch which they said Susanna MARTIN did hurt them. On the 2 day of May 1692 being the day of the examination of Susanna MARTIN the forenamed persons were most grievously tortured during the time of her examination for upon the glance of her eyes they were stricken down or almost choke and upon the motion of her finger we took notice they were afflicted, and if she did but clench her hands or hold her head aside the afflicted persons aforementioned were most grievously tortured in like manner several times. Sam PARRIS aged about 39 years and Nathaniel INGERSOLL aged about 58 years and also Tho. PUTNAM aged about 40 years all of Salem testified that Abigail WILLIAMS, Mercy LEWIS, Mary WALCOTT, Susanna SHELDON, and John INDIAN were much afflicted at the examination of Susanna MARTIN of Amesbury, Widow, before the honored Magistrates the 2 May 1692, and that Goody VIBBER, who before had not accused her, and some others of the afflicted, then and there testified that there was a black man whispering in her ear and also that the said VIBBER, Abigail WILLIAMS and Mary WALCOTT and John INDIAN could not come near MARTIN, whereupon in all they were ordered by the magistrates to attempt it and their agonies and tortures they charged said MARTIN as the cause of and also they further saw that when MARTIN bit her lips they were bitten and whem the afflicted were ordered to go towards her they were knocked down. Abigail WILLIAMS testified that she had several times seen and been afflicted by the apparition of Susanna MARTIN, Amesbury, widow, at and before 2 May 1692. Ann PUTNAM Junr. testified taht some time in April 1692 there appeared to her the apparition of an old short woman that told her her name was MARTIN and that she came from Amesbury who did immediately afflict her, urging her to write in her book, but on 2 May 1692 being the day of her examination Susanna MARTIN did most grievously afflict her during the time of her examination for when she did but look personally upon she would strike her down or almost choke and several times since the apparition of Susanna MARTIN has most grievously afflicted her by pinching her and almost choking me, urging her vehemently to write in her book. Also on the day of her examination she saw the apparition of Susanna MARTIN go and afflict the bodies of Mary WALCOTT, Mercy LEWIS, Elizabeth HUBBARD and Abigail WILLIAMS. Elizabeth HUBBARD aged about 17 years testified that she had often seen the apparition of Susanna MARTIN among the witches, but she did not hurt her until 2 May during the day of her examination, but then she did afflict her most grievously, for if she did but look personally upon her she would strike her down or almost choke her, and several times since the apparition of Susanna MARTIN had most grievously afflicted her. Also on the day of her examination she saw the apparition of Susanna MARTIN go and afflict and almost choke Mary WALCOTT, Mercy LEWIS, Abigail WILLIAMS and Ann PUTNAM Junr. Mercy LEWIS aged about 19 years testified that in the latter end of April 1692 there appeared to her the apparition of a short old woman which told her her name was Goody MARTIN and that she came from Amesbury, who did grievously torment her by biting and pinching her, urging her vehemently to write in her book. On 2 May 1692 being the day of her examination, Susanna MARTIN did torment and afflict her most grievously, etc. [NOTE: Her testimony was the same as that of the other girls.] Sarah VIBBER aged about 36 years testified that on 2 May 1692 the apparition of Susanna MARTIN of Amesbury did most grievously torment her, etc., and that she believed MARTIN was a witch and that she was bewitched by her. John ATKINSON aged 56 or thereabouts testified that some time about five years since, one of the sons of Susanna MARTIN Senr. of Amesbury exchanged a cow of his with him for a cow which he had bought of Mr. WELLS the minister, which cow he took from Mr. WELLS his house. Anout a week after he went to the house of Susanna MARTIN to receive the cow from her son. When he came to bring the cow home notwithstanding hamstringing of her and halting her she was so mad that they could scarce get her along, but she broke all ropes fastened to her. They put the halter two or three times round a tree which she broke, and ran away, and when she came down to the Ferry we were forced to run up to our waists in water. She was so fierce but after much ado we got her into the boat, she was so tame as any creature whatsoever. Susanna MARTIN muttered and was unwilling he should have the cow. Sarah ATKINSON aged 48 years or thereabouts testified that some time in the spring of the year about 18 years since, Susanna MARTIN came to their house at Newbury from Amesbury in an extraordinary dirty season when it was not fit for any person to travel. She then came on foot. When she came into their house, she asked her whether she came from Amesbury a foot, she said she did. She asked her how she could come in this time a foot and bid her children make way for her to come to the fire to dry herself. "She replied she was as dry as I was and turned her coats on side, and I could not perceive that the sole of her shoes were wet. I was startled at it that she should come so dry and told her that I should have been wet up to my knees if I should have come so far on foot. She replied that she scorned to have a drabbled tail."
(2) 1692, 19 Jul: On Tuesday, Susanna MARTIN, Sarah GOOD, Rebecca NURSE, Sarah WILDE and Elizabeth HOWE were taken from their cells, put into a cart and driven up the rocky road to Gallows Hill.
(2) Descriptions of her say she was short, slightly plump, active, and "of remarkable personal neatness." She was also said to be very outspoken, contemptuous of authority, and defiant in the face of slander which had followed her for years. The Rev. Cotton MATHER said of her, "This woman was one of the most impudent, scurrilous, wicked creatures of this world; and she did now throughout her whole trial discover herself to be such a one. Yet when she was asked what she had to say for herself, her chief plea was that she had led a most virtuous and holy life." Mr. MERRILL, in his "History of Amesbury," said, "The idea of snatching this hardworking, honest woman from her home to be tried for her life by those who never knew her, and witnesses who were prejudiced against her... is almost too much for belief... Allowed no counsel, she was her own lawyer, and her answers are remarkable for independence and clearness. She showed herself to be a woman of more than ordinary talent and resolution."
(1) She is the subject of WHITTIER's poem, "The Witch's Daughter." (2) "Let Goody MARTIN rest in peace, I never knew her harm a fly, - And witch or not - God knows - not I? - I know who swore her life away; - And as God lives, I'd not condemn - An Indian dog on word of them."
Change Date: 4 Jan 2000 at 00:00:00Father: Richard NORTH
Mother: Joan BARTRAMMarriage 1 George (Martyn) MARTIN
Married: 11 Aug 1646 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Children
Richard MARTIN b: 29 Jun 1647 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
George MARTIN b: 21 Oct 1648 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
John MARTIN b: 26 Jan 1650/1651 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Esther MARTIN b: 7 Apr 1653 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Jane MARTIN b: 2 Nov 1656 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Abigail MARTIN b: 10 Sep 1659 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
William MARTIN b: 11 Dec 1662 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Samuel MARTIN b: 29 Sep 1667 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts