 1634 - 1692 (~ 58 years) Submit Photo / Document
Has 31 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Mary Towne |
| Christening |
24 Aug 1634 |
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
22 Sep 1692 |
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Burial |
25 Sep 1692 |
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
18 May 1922 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
LBMP-LLG |
| Person ID |
I3948 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
William Towne, b. 18 Mar 1599, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. 30 Apr 1685, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 86 years) |
| Mother |
Joanna Blessing, c. 22 Jun 1595, Holy Trinity Church, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England d. 22 Jun 1675, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 80 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Mar 1620 |
Minster Church of St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England |
| Family ID |
F2669 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Isaac Estey, c. 17 Feb 1627, Freston, Suffolk, England bur. 11 Jun 1712, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 85 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Isaac Estey, Jr, b. 1656, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1714, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 58 years) |
| | 2. Joseph Estey, b. 5 Feb 1658, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Oct 1739, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 81 years) |
| | 3. Sarah Estey, b. 30 Jun 1660, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 29 Jun 1749, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 88 years) |
| | 4. John Estey, b. 2 Jan 1662, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1720, Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 57 years) |
| | 5. Hannah Easty, b. 1667, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Nov 1741, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 74 years) |
| | 6. Benjamin Estey, b. 29 Apr 1669, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 28 Mar 1750, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years) |
| | 7. Samuel Estey, b. 25 Mar 1672, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Abt 1708 (Age 35 years) |
| | 8. Jacob Estey, b. 24 Jan 1674, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 3 Oct 1732, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 58 years) |
| | 9. Joshua Estey, b. 2 Jul 1678, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Apr 1718, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 39 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2673 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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| Notes |
- Death: Convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials of 1692 in colo n ial Massachusetts. She was executed by hanging in Salem.
Mary Towne Estey was the daughter of William Towne and Joanna Blessin g o f Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England, where she was baptized on Augus t 24 , 1634.
She was married to Isaac Estey. They were the parents of nine children : I saac, Sarah, Joseph, John, Hannah, Benjamin, Samuel, Jacob and Joshu a .
Mary, along with two of her sisters (Sarah and Rebecca) were accused o f w itchcraft during the Salem outbreak, and all three were innocent. Reb ecc a and Mary did not escape a martyr's death during this time.
Mary was sentenced to death on 9 September 1692. She accepted her fate w i th calm resignation. After her sentencing, Mary bravely addressed the c ou rt and the governor with an eloquent and keenly distressing petition:
"Your poor and humble petitioner, knowing my own innocence (blessed be t h e Lord for it)...and seeing clearly the wiles and subtlety of my accuse rs ... I petition to your honors not for my own life, for I know I must d i e and my appointed time is set. But the Lord he knows that if it is pos si ble no more innocent blood may be shed, which undoubtedly cannot be av oid ed in the way and course you go in."
"I question not but your honors does to the utmost of your power in th e d iscovery and selection of witchcraft and witches, and would not be gu ilt y of innocent blood for the world."
"But by my own innocence I know you are in the wrong way. The Lord in h i s infinite mercy direct you in this great work. If it be his blessed wi l l that no more innocent blood be shed I would humbly beg of you that yo u r honors would be pleased to examine these afflicted persons strictly a n d keep them apart some time, and likewise to try some of these confessi n g witches, I being confident there is several of them has belied themse lv es and others, as well appear if not in this world, I am sure in the w orl d to come whither I am now going."
"And I question not but you'll see an alteration of these things, they m y self and others having made a league with the Devil we cannot confess."
"I know and the Lord knows, as will shortly appear, they belie me an d s o I question not but they do others...The Lord knows that... I know n ot t he least thing of witchcraft, therefore I cannot, I dare not belie m y ow n soul."
"I beg your honors not to deny this as my humble petition from a poor dy i ng innocent person and I question not but the Lord will give a blessin g t o your endeavors."
Mary's parting communications with her husband and children were sai d b y those present to have been as "serious, religious, distinct, and af fect ionate as could be expressed, drawing tears from the eyes of almos t all p resent."
She was hanged on Sept. 22, 1692.
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