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An American Family History

Jonathan Putnam, James Darling, Benjamin Hutchinson
and Samuel Braybrook v. Mary Easty
  Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vololume 1, Page 119  

Samuel Braybrook was an assistant constable and a weaver.

Deacon Edward Putnam was about 38 at the time of the trials. He was born on July 4, 1654 in Salem to Thomas Putnam and Ann Holyoke. He married Mary Hale. He died on March 10, 1747 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

His brother was Thomas Putnam.

Ann Putnam was 12 years old at the time of the trials. She was the daughter of Thomas and Ann Putnam. Ann died in 1716 and was the only girl to apologize.

Constable John Putnam. Jr. was born March 26, 1627. His parents were John Putnam and Priscilla Gould. He married Rebecca Prince. John died April 7, 1710.

The deposition of Jonathan Putman, James Darling, Benja.
Hutchinson & Sam Braybrook w'o testify & say that

we together with divers others the 20 May 1692 between eight & eleven aclock at night being with Mercy Lewes whom we found in a dase as if death would have quickly followed, & to whom Eliz Hubbard was brought (said Mercy being unable to speak most of the day) to discover what she could see did afflict said

Mercy heard & observed that these two fell into fits by turns, the one being well whilst the other was ill, & that each of them complained much of Mary Eastie, who brought the book to said Mercy severall times as we heard her say in her trances, & vexed & tortured them both by choking & seemingly breathless fits & other fits, threatning said Mercy with a winding sheet & afterwards with a Coffin if said Mercy would not signe to her book, with abundance more of vexations they both received from her.

Mercy Lewis was a servant in the Thomas Putnam home. She was born in Maine about 1673 and lost both parents in Indian attacks at a young age.

Very little is known about Elizabeth (Betty) Hubbard.

Benjamin Hutchinson was born about 1666 and adopted by Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll when he was an infant. He married Jane Phillips. He died in 1733.

James Darling was the son of George Darling and Katherine Gridley. He was married to Hannah Lewis who was Mercy Lewis' aunt. His brother, Benjamin Darling, married Mary Richards.
     

 

     

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