1. | ANN ALCOCK was born on 7 May 1617 in Leicestershire, England; died on 3 Dec 1692 in Salem Jail, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. 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
ANN married Andrew FOSTER II on 5 Aug 1673 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonies. Andrew (son of Andrew FOSTER OF HUNSDON, Yeoman of Gilston) was born in 1579 in Wickham Market, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England; died on 7 May 1685 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Hannah Foster THOMPSON
was born in 1633 in Kittery, York, Maine, British Colonies; died in 1703 in Kittery, York, Maine, British Colonies.
- 3. Edward FOSTER
was born in 1636 in Suffolk, England; died in in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
- 4. Andrew FOSTER\ II
was born in 1640 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA,; died on 7 May 1697 in Massachusetts, British America.
- 5. Abraham FOSTER
was born in 1640 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1697 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
- 6. Sarah FOSTER KEMP
was born on 23 May 1642 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; died in 1697 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America; was buried in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
- 7. Hannah FOSTER
was born on 23 May 1642 in Essex, England; died in 1683 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
- 8. Fifth FOSTER
was born in 1647 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; and died.
- 9. Abraham FOSTER
was born in 1648 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 9 Oct 1723 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
- 10. Mary FOSTER (ACCUSED SALEM WITCH), *
was born on 9 Jul 1652 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 18 Jul 1707 in Andover, Essex Co., Mass.
- 11. William FOSTER
was born in 1653 in Massachusetts; died on 29 Jun 1654 in Massachusetts.
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