The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination (Vol. 3 of 3)Mather, Cotton
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The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination (Vol. 3 of 3)
Mather, Cotton
Witchcraft -- New England
After his Dismission from Salem Village he removed to Concord,
Massachusetts, where he lived in 1705; and 1711, preached six Months
in Dunstable. He died at Sudbury, February 27th, 1720; Mrs. Dorothy
Parris, his second Wife, died there on the 6th of September, 1719. The
following are the Children of Mr. Parris:--Elizabeth, who was married
to Benj. Barnes, at Concord, January 13th, 1710; Dorothy, married
Hopestill Brown, of Sudbury, 1718, and died March 4th, 1725; Samuel,
who was a Deacon of a Church in Sudbury, died November 22d, 1792, aged
91 Years; Noyes, graduated at Harvard College, 1721, was deranged, and
supported by the Town; Mary, married Peter Bent, of Sudbury, April
18th, 1727.
[Eleven Years after the Death of Mr. Parris, the following
Advertisement appeared. Whether his Descendants acted upon the
Suggestion contained in it, the Editor is not informed.]
"Any Person, who knew Mr. Samuel Parris, formerly of Barbadoes,
afterwards of Boston, in New-England, Merchant, and after that,
Minister at Salem Village, &c., deceas'd, to be a Son of Thomas
Parris, of the Island afore said, Esqr,--who deceased 1673, or sole
Heir by Will to his Estate in said Island,--are desired to give or
send Notice thereof to the Printer of this Paper; and it shall be
for their Advantage."
[_Boston News-Letter, No. 1433, July_ 15_th_, 1731.
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FOOTNOTES:
[178] As will be seen, Mr. Pulsifer modernized the Orthography, while
we have corrected the Punctuation, in a few Instances, and capitalized
it agreeable to our previous uniform Old Style.
[179] It does not appear that these Minutes of Examination were read to
the Accused; or that any Opportunity was afforded him to correct any
Misstatements which the biassed Scribe might have made, carelessly or
purposely; while, viewing the Case as it stands, it seems incredible
that the Accused could have been thought deserving of even a lenient
Reprimand. Too humiliating for Contemplation!
[180] Satan.
[181] This Opinion of the Doctor may be questioned, so long as we do
not know by what Standard he measured Wealth at that Time.
[182] Mr. English was arrested by Jacob Manning, the Deputy Marshal,
31 May, 1692. Mrs. English was committed on April 22d, preceding. The
Time of their Transfer to Boston, I do not find; but Mr. English was
in Prison about nine Weeks. Hence it is inferred that their Escape was
about the first of August following. See Felt, _Annals of Salem_, ii,
479.
[183] Of this Person, I have not attempted to add anything to what is
contained in Lewis's _Lynn_ and Savage's _Dictionary_. Perhaps he was
wise enough to keep out of the Way of Philip English after his Return.
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