Ann Alcock

1617 - 1692  (75 years)

• Name	Ann Alcock
  Birth	7 May 1617	Leicestershire, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Ann Alcock  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Death	3 Dec 1692	Salem Jail, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I10396	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Deacon George Alcock, MD *,   b. 25 Mar 1581, Impington, Cambridgeshire, England d. 30 Dec 1640, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrew Foster,   b. Aft 1585, Wickham Market, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England d. 7 May 1685, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age < 98 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1673	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonies
  Children	1. Edward Foster,   b. 1636, Suffolk, England d. Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Fifth Foster,   b. 1647, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Abraham Foster,   b. 1648, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 9 Oct 1723, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Hannah Foster Thompson,   b. 1633, Kittery, York, Maine, British Colonies d. 1703, Kittery, York, Maine, British Colonies (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Sarah Foster Kemp,   b. 23 May 1642, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America d. 1697, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Hannah Foster,   b. 23 May 1642, Essex, England d. 1683, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Andrew Foster, II *,   b. 1640, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, d. 7 May 1697, Massachusetts, British America (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Mary Foster (Accused Salem Witch), *,   b. 9 Jul 1652, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 18 Jul 1707, Andover, Essex Co., Mass (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  She was one of the first females convicted of being a witch in the Salem witch trials. Here is an account of her on Find-A-Grave. Ann Foster BIRTH 7 May 1617 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 3 Dec 1692 (aged 75) Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA CENOTAPH Salem Village Witchcraft Victims' Memorial Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT MEMORIAL SITE* Salem Village Witchcraft Victims' Memorial MEMORIAL ID 17330119 Convicted in Salem Witch Trials. A careful reading of the trial transcripts reveals that Ann resisted confessing to the 'crimes' she was accused of having committed, despite being "put to the question" (i.e., tortured) multiple times over a period of days. However, her resolve broke when her daughter Mary Lacey, similarly accused of witchcraft, accused her own mother of the crime in order to save herself. The transcripts reveal the anguish of a mother attempting to shield her (undeserving) child by taking the burden of guilt upon herself. Convicted, Ann later died in the jail in the winter of 1693. Ann was more fortunate in her son, Abraham, who later petitioned the authorities to clear her name ("remove the attainder") and reimburse the family for the expenses associated with her incarceration and burial, doubtless at some risk to himself. Bio by: Michael Smith

  
  

• Sources

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