Mary Parker (Salem witch trials)

This article is about Mary Parker née Ayer. For other people, see Mary Parker (disambiguation).

Mary (née Ayer) Parker of Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the daughter of John Ayer,[1] was executed September 22, 1692, with several others, for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. She was 55 years old and a widow. Mary's husband, Nathan, died in 1685.[2] Nicholas Noyes officiated. Her daughter, Sarah Parker, was also accused.[2][3]

Parker was an 8th great-grandmother of U.S. President George W. Bush, who is a descendant or relative of up to 217 of the trials' participants.

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, R.C., Reitwiesner, W.A., Roberts, G.B. (1977) "The Matrilinear Line of President Ford" The American Genealogist 53:56
  2. 1 2 Kelly, Jacqueline "The Untold Story of Mary Ayer Parker: Gossip and Confusion in 1692." Revised for presentation at the Berkshire Conference. June 2005.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Enders A. "Salem Witchcraft and Hawthorne's House of Seven Gables", pp. 251-55. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books. 1992.

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