NURSE: Francis Nurse appeared in Salem about 1640
at age 19, and lived there all his life. He was born about 1621 and was a tray maker
and yeoman. Francis married Rebecca Towne, who was executed as a witch on 19
July 1692. He died 22 November 1695. Children: (1) Rebecca Nurse married Thomas
Preston. (2) Sarah Nurse married Michael Bowden. (3) John Nurse [see below]. (4)
Samuel Nurse, married Mary Smith, 5 April 1677. (5) Mary Nurse married John
Tarbell. (6) Elizabeth Nurse married William Russell. (7) Francis Nurse, born 3
February 1661, of Reading as of 1697. (8) Benjamin Nurse, born 26 January 1665, married Sarah Boston of Lynn.
John Nurse, yeoman, married
Elizabeth Smith 1 November 1672. She died 22 October 1673. He married Elizabeth
Very 17 August 1677. John died about 1 December 1719. She was living in 1723.
Children: John Nurse, born 12 October 1673, livrd in Framingham in 1719. (2)
Elizabeth Nurse, born 18 March 1677/8, married _____ Douty. (3) Samuel Nurse,
born 20 August 1679, mariner and yeoman, wife Elizabeth _____ in 1699, had
daughter Deborah and died before 1719. (4) Sarah, born 10 November 1680, married
Peter Twist 20 December 1699. (5) Jonathan, born 3 May 1682, husbandman,
married Martha Twist [published 13 March 1714], living in 1743. (6) Joseph
Nurse, born 20 September 1683. (7) Benjamin Nurse, born 20 February 1685/6. (8)
Hannah Nurse, born 22 June 1687, married John Very. [p.143]
No comments:
Post a Comment