Individual Details

Rebecca Towne

( - 19 Jul 1692)

Wikipedia: She was executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England in 1692, during the Salem witch trials. She was the wife of Francis Nurse, with several children and grandchildren, and a well-respected member of the community. Although there was no credible evidence against her, she was hanged as a witch on July 19, 1692. This occurred during a time when the Massachusetts colony was seized with hysteria over witchcraft and the supposed presence of Satan within the colony. Her sisters Mary Easty and Sarah Cloyce were also accused of witchcraft, with Mary found guilty and executed.

Exact Location of Hangings of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 has been Identified Monday, January 18th, 2016.
Proctor’s Ledge has now been identified as the exact location of the gallows used to execute 19 innocent people during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The site was confirmed as the hanging site last week by the Gallows Hill Project, a group of seven scholars who spent the past five years pinning down the exact spot. The rocky, wooded area has grabbed attention from not only visitors who want to grab a picture, but news crews and even direct descendants of some of the victims.
Proctor’s Ledge is situated behind the present Walgreens on Boston Street and just down from Gallows Hill Park.
You can read more in an article in the Salem (Massachusetts) News at http://goo.gl/xbNJ7U.

Events

Christen21 Feb 1621St. Nicholas church, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
MarriageFrancis Nurse
Fact 124 Mar 1692sent to prison for being a witch - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
Fact 230 Jun 1692tried and convicted of being a witch - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
Death19 Jul 1692executed by hanging for being a witch - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
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Families

SpouseFrancis Nurse ( - 1695)
FatherWilliam Towne ( - 1672)
MotherJoanna Blessing ( - 1673)
SiblingJohn Towne ( - )
SiblingSusannah Towne ( - )
SiblingEdmund Towne ( - 1678)
SiblingJacob Towne ( - 1704)
SiblingMary Towne ( - 1692)
SiblingSarah Towne ( - )
SiblingJoseph Towne (1639 - 1713)

Endnotes

1. Edwin Hubbard, compiler, The Towne Family Memorial (Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1880), pages 18 & 20; digital images, Google Books ( : accessed .

2. Edwin Eugene Towne, Compilor, The Descendants of William Towne: Who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. (Newtonwille, Mass.: The author, 1901), page 21; digital images, Google Books (my digital books), ( : accessed .

3. Edwin Hubbard, compiler, The Towne Family Memorial (Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1880), page 20; digital images, Google Books ( : accessed .

4. Edwin Eugene Towne, Compilor, The Descendants of William Towne: Who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. (Newtonwille, Mass.: The author, 1901), page 21; digital images, Google Books (my digital books), ( : accessed .

5. Edwin Eugene Towne, Compilor, The Descendants of William Towne: Who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. (Newtonwille, Mass.: The author, 1901), page 17; digital images, Google Books (my digital books), ( : accessed .

6. Edwin Eugene Towne, Compilor, The Descendants of William Towne: Who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. (Newtonwille, Mass.: The author, 1901), page 17; digital images, Google Books (my digital books), ( : accessed .

7. Edwin Hubbard, compiler, The Towne Family Memorial (Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1880), page 20-21; digital images, Google Books ( : accessed .

8. Edwin Eugene Towne, Compilor, The Descendants of William Towne: Who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. (Newtonwille, Mass.: The author, 1901), page 17; digital images, Google Books (my digital books), ( : accessed .