The legacy of the Salem witch trials is complicated. Some writers allege that Nurse thus incurred his hostility, and that this was one of the incentives to the subsequent prosecution of Rebecca Nurse. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. CENOTAPH FOR REBECCA NURSE: A cenotaph was erected in July 1885 in Rebecca's memory. Back then it wasnt a big deal in my family, or in Salem. A petition from 39 neighbors was presented on Nurse's behalf, and several neighbors and relatives testified for her. I once lived in Danvers Mass and of all places on Putnam Street. Rebecca Beatrice Brooks is the author and publisher of the History of Massachusetts Blog. Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2021. Rebecca Towne was born in 1621 in England and moved to Salem, MA circa 1635 with her family. 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. The dispute culminated in John Putnam and members of his family meeting the Eastys and the Townes on the disputed land where they got into a heated argument. Cheryl, I see the pm hasnt been here lately. Rebecca(Preston) then had 1715.Charles A Towns of Park Ridge , IL, who is collecting records of the descendants of William and Joanna Blessing Towne, parents of Rebecca Nurse, now has a record of 15,203 descendants of Rebecca Nurse and believes that these are at least 30,000 descendants of this worthy woman. She was born on February 21, 1621 and her birthplace is England. I want to visit the house at night or dark hours. I am a direct descendant of Rebecca Towne Nourse and Francis Nourse. In 2021, the 400th anniversary of Nurse's birth, the first full biography of her life was published, Daniel A. Gagnon's A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse.[14]. It is always preferable to locate primary records where possible. I must tell a story. 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. On July 3, just days after Nurse was convicted, she was taken to the church and publicly excommunicated, according to the book Salem-Village Witchcraft: 1692, July 3 After sacrament, the elders propounded to the church, and it was, by unanimous vote, consented to, that our sister Nurse, being a convicted witch by the court, and condemned to die, should be excommunicated; which was accordingly done in the afternoon, she being present.. My maternal great grandfather was (Joseph) Josiah Nourse, his wife, Edith Sprague Please reply. She is likewise a major character in Robert Wards Pulitzer Prize-winning operatic adaptation of Miller's play. I descend from their son Samuel. Witch Trials. Please include para on the "Towne" Sisters, . How very terrified she and her sisters must of been. I thought Thomas was the son of ROGER and Martha Preston. Youre welcome Kayla! Visit this site's About page to find out more about Rebecca. Shortly afterwards, the Towne family immigrated to Topsfield, Massachusetts. 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. My great grandma was Edith May Russell. His famous parents were Pilgrims John Alden (c. 1599-1687) and Priscilla Mullins of the Mayflower. Mom is Mary Ellen, a very fair shinned, blue eyed redhead (copper) and an extremely pretty lady, mom is an artist. Elizabeth CLARKE , John TOWNES. . The world redeemed from Superstition's sway. [15] In Howe's novel, Nurse is used as a character foil for the main character, Deliverance Dane. George Romney. In the early 1850s, there was no formal school where one could become licensed as a nurse (the first one opened in 1873), so . Rebecca Towne Nurse of Salem Village, Massachusetts was probably the most famous of the "witches" of the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria.. Rebecca was one of three sisters accused and imprisoned for witchcraft. After emigrating to Salem MA, two additional children, Joseph and Sarah were born. Ben Wheatley's new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's acclaimed novel Rebecca has an ending that differs considerably from the original story - though it stays true to the circumstances of Rebecca de Winter's death. Nicholas Noyes the minister who accompanied the accused persons to their deaths, was a distant uncle, as I am descended from his sister Hannah Noyes. In 1712, Salem Church reversed Nurse's excommunication. [11] In 1711, her children petitioned the government for a reversal of attainer and were granted compensation for Rebecca's wrongful death. 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. Jone Johnson Lewis is a women's history writer who has been involved with the women's movement since the late 1960s. As with all family trees on this website, the sources for each ancestor are listed on the family group pages so that you can personally judge the reliability of the information. The Rebecca Nurse Homestead is a historic house museum in Danvers, Massachusetts.The home once belonged to Rebecca Nurse, who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials, and it is the only home of a person executed during the trials that is open to the public.. Rebecca Nurse Homestead in the 17 th Century:. She is my friends 9th Great-grandmother which is how I learned they were hanged the same day. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Through my brother, I have learned that we are 6th 7th or 8 generation of her grandchildren through my father who was a Tracy. [citation needed] Fatally, Rebecca, who was hard of hearing, did not hear the question: she later explained to her children that she was referring to this woman as a fellow "accused" witch. 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. 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. You are the (8? On April 3, Nurse's younger sister, Sarah Cloyce (or Cloyse), came to Nurse's defense. and sourcing their bios. 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 Who is Rebecca Nurse in the Crucible?She was a real person living in Salem, MA, during the 17th century. Thanks Ellen, that would be great as you mentioned that the Profile Manager hasn't been active for a while. Allrightsreserved. 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. She appears to have been an amiable and exemplary woman, and well educated for the times in which she lived. By dint of her respectability, many members of the community testified on her behalf, including her family members. Sarah Cloyce: Accused in the Salem Witch Trials, Profile of Elizabeth How, Persecuted Salem Witch, Abigail Williams of the Salem Witch Trials, Mary Easty: Hanged as a Witch in Salem, 1692, Biography of Martha Corey, Last Woman Hung in the Salem Witch Trials, Biography of Elizabeth Parris, Accuser in the Salem Witch Trials, A Brief History of the Salem Witchcraft Trials, Rev. Rebecca Nurse (February 21, 1621-July 19, 1692) was a victim of the notorious Salem witch trials, hanged as a witch at 71 years of age. I would love to hear from anyone else who shares some of these ancestors. That was before Nurse and 21 others of the 33 who had been convicted were exonerated in 1711 by the state, which paid compensation to the families of the victims. https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Putnam-1362-2. Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born Rebecca Davis in 1831 in Christiana, Delaware to Absolum Davis and Matilda Webber. Nurse was also the sister of accused witches, Mary Easty and Sarah Cloyce, and the daughter of suspected witch Joanna Blessing Towne. On Ash Wednesday of 2017 I ran into my dad after our respectful services and Mass at Captian Ds restaurant. Another sister, Sarah Cloyce, was also accused of witchcraft. Biography of Rebecca Nurse, Victim of the Salem Witch Trials. In 1672, Francis Nurse served as Salem's Constable. William Phips issued a reprieve, which was also met with protests and rescinded. Executed for Witchcraft, Salem 1692. The Nurse family remained in the home for many generations. thanks. 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." She was the wife of Francis Nurse, with several children and grandchildren, and a well-respected member of the community. John Keenan, a descendant of Rebecca Nurse, at the . 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. On July 3, the Salem Church excommunicated Nurse. [citation needed]. And also it gives a list of the descendants from each child. The Salem Witch Trials Victims: Who Were They. in Great Yarmouth, England , United States, Died on July 19, 1692 At some point in the mid 1700s they migrated to Nova Scotia where i was born. On December 17, 1711, the General Court awarded the Nurse family 25 in restitution for Rebeccas wrongful conviction and death. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/640804/nurse-homestead-cemetery. She is my ninth great grandmother, Im 62. Her trial and death are elements of the Doctor Who novel The Witch Hunters. The way the profile reads now, one would not know that. Towne Esq., San Francisco, Cal. [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. Rebecca Nurse is my 8th great grandmother. She was the wife of Francis Nurse, had several children and grandchildren, and was a well-respected member of the community. Father Rebecca (Towne) Nurse. Sometime around 1644, she married Francis Nurse (or Nourse; 16181695), who was also born in England. Lewis, Jone Johnson. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. The place of the executions is a great connector to the past, said Marilynne Roach, a Watertown author and scholar who was part of the Gallows Hill Project. 8th great-grandmother Francis Nurse (c1618 - 1695) Great . Salem Witchcraft. They raised four sons and four daughters on a farm in Salem Village, nowDanvers, Massachusetts, 10 miles inland from the bustling port community of Salem Town, now Salem. When the verdict not guilty was, the honoured court was pleased to object against it, saying to them, that they think they let slip the words, which the prisoner at the bar spake against her self which were spoken in reply to Goodwife Hobbs and her daughter, who had been faulty in setting their hands to the devils book, as they have confessed formerly; the words were what, do these persons give in evidence against me now, they used to come against us. After the honoured court had manifested their dissatisfaction of the verdict, several of the jury declared themselves desirous to go out again, and thereupon the hounored court gave leave; but when we came to consider the case, I could not tell how to take her words, as evidence against her, till she had a further opportunity to put her sense upon them, if she would take it; and then going into court, I mentioned the aforesaid, which by one of the court were affirmed to have been spoken by her, she being then at the bar, but made no reply, nor interpretation of them; whereupon these words were to me principal evidence against her. The first memorial to anyone accused of witchcraft in North America, the granite obelisk bears an inscription by poet John Greenleaf Whittier, who lived nearby at that time. ABC-CLIO, Inc, 2004.Goss, K. David. Rebecca Nurse (February 21, 1621July 19, 1692) was a victim of the notorious Salem witch trials, hanged as a witch at 71 years of age. This is so interesting! 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". display: none; Rebecca was a well-respected member of the community. The notes about merging at the top of this profile are from March 2019. What an interesting and in depth article. This work was adapted for films in 1957 and 1996; Nurse was portrayed by actresses Marguerite Coutan-Lambert and Elizabeth Lawrence, respectively. Three Sisters all accused of witchcraft. Yet I see notes on WikiTree from people declaring they "cleaning up" the descendants' line. These sources are attached to each ancestor so that you can personally judge their reliability. Nurse was the subject of Lectures on Witchcraft by Charles W. Upham. [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. I am also a descendant. I am hopeful that sharing these historical events with others will prevent the Putnams of the 21st Century from having the the Nurses and the Martins of the world killed. The court asked the jury to reconsider the verdict; they found her guilty after reviewing the evidence and discovering that she had failed to answer one question put to her (perhaps because she was nearly deaf). Executed for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials, Born on February 21, 1621 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. George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials, Biography of Martha Carrier, Accused Witch, M.Div., Meadville/Lombard Theological School. The jury asked Rebecca to explain her remark that another accused witch, Deliverance Hobbs, was "of her company", the implication being that they had both signed a pact with the Devil. It's not as if this is an abandoned profile of an obscure person. [citation needed]. Benjamins grandmother was Sarah Nourse, great great grandaughter of Rebecca. Rebecca Nurse was blamed for the death of all of Ann Putnam's children, except for one. The debut of a new play, Saltonstalls Trial at the Larcom Theatre in Beverly, just minutes from Gallows Hill, has become a magnet for scholars, descendants, and theater lovers. By Linda Greenstein Globe Correspondent, Updated October 14, 2019, 12:05 p.m. 16. The controversy was a long one, going finally to the General Court for settlement. This so-called incriminating statement refers to when Nurse called accused witch Goody Hobbs one of us during her trial. Her family emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, settling in Salem, although most of the Towne family would eventually move inland to Topsfield. Ann Putnam Jr. Is my 2nd cousin 10x removed and Captain John Putnam was my 10 Great Grandfather. 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? [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 passed away on July 19 1692, at age 71 in Salem, Essex Co. .. 1. . 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. Death 19 Jul 1692 (aged 71) . Cutter claims, without source, that Rebecca Towne married Francis Nurse (various spellings) 24 Aug 1644 in Salem. 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. I Thomas Fisk, the subscriber hereof, being one of them that were of the jury the last week at Salem-Court, upon the trial of Rebecca Nurse, etc., being desired by some of the relations why the jury brought her in guilty, after her verdict not guilty; I do hereby give my reasons to be as follows, viz. she died july 19, 1692, and i was born july 17, 1995 its pretty awesome actually like i was so close. 1857.Roach, Marilynne K. The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege. My great grand father 9th removed, William Russell b.1647, England, d.22 Dec 1733, Essex Co. Mass. Rebecca, the daughter of William Towne and Joanna Blessing, was baptized Feb 21, 1621 in England. Rebeccas great granddaughter Elizabeth Nurse married John Putnams great grandson Caleb. If so, login to add it. John, we hope you will continue to watch over this profile. XIII, 1908, pp: 23- 38.Baker, Emerson W. A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience. 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 . On Aug. 25, 1706, Ann Putnam Jr. publicly apologized "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" She named Nurse specifically. Topsfield in the Witchcraft Delusion. The Historical Collections of the Topsfield Historical Society, vol. In 1885, Nurse's descendants, members of the First Church of Danvers (originally known as The Church of Christ in Salem Village), and local townspeople, dedicated the Rebecca Nurse Monument in her memory. An artists depiction of a witch being led to her death. Rebecca Nurse (February 13, 1621 July 19, 1692) was a woman who was accused of witchcraft and executed by hanging in New England during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Well, somewhere the link has been erased between me and my many-times-over grandparents. Although there was no credible evidence against her, she was hanged as a witch and died on 19 July 1692 at Proctor's Ledge, (named after Thorndike Proctor, a son of witch trial victim John Proctor, who bought the land after the witch trial delusions were over), Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay. I am working on cleaning up this line. I have lived in Salem all my life, said John Keenan, Salem States president. 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. On October 17, 1711, the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill restoring some of the names of the Salem Witch Trials victims, including Rebecca Nurse. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/rebecca-nurse-biography-3530327. As was the custom, after she was hanged, her body was buried in a shallow grave near the execution spot. Martha C. This is the most delightful news to me, how God can bring unity to families over the generations. Rebecca (Towne) Nurse was executed for witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials. Mary married John Tarbell at Salem, on October 25, 1678. She expressed great remorse for her role against Rebecca and her two sisters, Mary Eastey and Sarah Cloyce, in particular: [citation needed]. Greenwood Press, 2008. (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. Mary Ellen (mom) is now 81 and doesnt look her age at all. 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]. Thomas Satterwhite Noble painted "The Salem Martyr" in 1869. [7], Her trial began on June 30, 1692. I am also a descendant of Rebecca, very interesting to find out. 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