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STEPHENSON, Margaret

STEPHENSON, Margaret

Female 1616 - 1692  (75 years)

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  • Name STEPHENSON, Margaret  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 25 Dec 1616  Gateshead, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Differentiator Convicted as a witch and hanged in the Salem witch trails 
    Witch Trials Connection 1692  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Convicted as a witch and hanged in the Salem witch trails 
    Residence USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 22 Sep 1692  Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Executed by hanging; convicted of witchcraft
    Burial Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I16536  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father Living 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Living 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F12567  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family SCOTT, Benjamin Sr,   b. 16 Oct 1611, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1671, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 28 May 1642  USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. SCOTT, Mary A.,   b. 16 Jan 1651, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1700, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. SCOTT, Joseph,   b. 14 May 1644, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1644, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. SCOTT, Benjamin,   b. 1646   d. 7 Feb 1724, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. SCOTT, John,   b. 2 May 1648, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 1715, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. SCOTT, William,   b. 1649, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1718, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. SCOTT, Samuel,   b. 7 Mar 1655, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1655, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. SCOTT, Sarah,   b. 1 Nov 1656, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1660, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F12538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Dec 1616 - Gateshead, Durham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 May 1642 - USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWitch Trials Connection - Convicted as a witch and hanged in the Salem witch trails - 1692 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Sep 1692 - Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Burying Point Cemetery
    An indictment for Margaret Scott
    Inscription on Memorial Bench
    Scott, Margaret Stephenson headstone - 1692
    Salem Witch Trials Death Toll
    Benjamin Scott's wife, Margaret (Stephenson) Scott was hanged as a witch on 22 Sep 1692 Scott in Rowley Town Records

    Documents
    Margaret Scott Salem Witch Trials    		Margaret Scott Salem Witch Trials

    Histories
    Massachusetts Clears 5 From Salem Witch Trials    		Massachusetts Clears 5 From Salem Witch Trials

    Albums  Living
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  • Notes 
    • Convicted and hanged in the Salem witch trials

  • Sources 
    1. [S1767] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S2081] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Mary Decker
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=207933634&indiv=try

    3. [S1370] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Mary Scott
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2495&h=7376558&indiv=try
      Massachusetts, US, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - Mary A Scott      		 Massachusetts, US, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - Mary A Scott


    4. [S2476] Ancestry.com, New England, Salem Witches and Others Tried for Witchcraft, 1647-1697, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).


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