The Towne Sisters

In 1692 three of my relatives where accused of witchcraft. Before each of them married they were know as the Towne sisters, Mary, Sarah, and Rebbecca. They all lived around Salem Village during the time of the Witch hunt or the Burning times as it has been called. The Pictures you see here are two of the three sister headstone. I found this picture at the Salem Witch Memoral web page. The link for that is on my main page.

Mary Estey

This is my ninth great grandmother. She was accused and examined

on April 22, 1692. On May 18, 1692 was released to go back home to Topsfield but was arrested again. She hung from the gallows on September 22, 1692. This was her plea to the court that she wrote from prison: "I petition to your honors not for my own life for I know I must die... but if it be possible that no more innocent blood be shed."

Rebbecca Nurse

Rebbecca Nurse is my ninth great aunt. On March 23,1692 she was accused

of being a witch. She was a respected memeber of her church but excommunicated on July 3, 1692 due to the guilty verdict from her trail on June 30, 1692. On On July 19, 1692 she hung from the gallows. This is her qoute from her trail: "I can say before my eternal Father that I am innocent."

Sarah Cloyce

Another ninth great aunt. She was accused and examined on April 11, 1692. She was imprisoned for a time but escaped the execution and lived out her life in Framingham. That is why you do not see a picture of her tomestone on my page.