Richard GOULD's grand daughter Mary Gould Reddington accused her ex-brother-in-law's second wife of witchcraft.
After Priscilla Gould Wildes' death and his remarriage to Sarah Averill, John Wild was no longer a member of the Gould family. Mary Gould Reddington, started spreading rumors as early as 1686 that Sarah practiced witchcraft. During this period, the husband was totally responsible for anything and everything his wife did. Therefore, John Wild threatened to sue John Reddington for liable as a result of Mary's gossiping if her accusations were not retracted. John Reddington begged him not to as he would surely lose everything. John Reddington assured John Wild that no further rumors regarding Sarah and witchcraft would come from Mary. The damage, however was already done.
Sarah (Averill) Wildes (wiki) (1627 - July 19, 1692) was executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. She was one of seven children born to William Averell. She married English immigrant John Wildes (born 1616) and had a son, Ephraim. Ephraim held the positions of town treasurer and constable during the period of the conspiracy. Constable Ephraim Wildes was ordered by the Marshall, George Herrick, to arrest Deliverance Hobbs. Hobbs, whether through coercion or not, made a jailhouse confession and implicated Sarah Wildes as a witch. Perhaps she made the accusation for spite of her arrest by Ephraim. She also accused several of John's children. This opened the door for the power hungry leaders of Salem church to target John and descimate his family. The official complaint was made, of course, by Thomas Putnam.
As this thing quickly blossomed with further jailhouse confessions with the hope of saving themselves, most of John Wild's children were accused and it was by order of Marshall Herrick that Constable Ephraim Wild arrest them. Ephraim was probably not terribly popular at family barbecues from then on.
The Marshall had some pity on Ephraim, however, and spared him from arresting his own mother. The Marshall did that job himself. John's daughter Sarah and her husband Edward Bishop were arrested but Edward's son paid off Sheriff Corwin to enable their escape from the jail to Rehoboth.
All Priscilla's living children were accused of witchcraft and arrested by their half brother Ephriam the town constable.
Family enmity had deep roots. In 1686, John Wildes had turned in his brother-in-law, John Gould, son of Zaccheus, and grandson of Richard GOULD as a traitor for seditious speech against Edmund Andros. John Gould eventually apoligized and was released with a 50 pound fine. (See Richard GOULD's page for John Gould's story)
"John Redington of Topsfield, Maassachusetts, and Some of His Descendants; compiled by J. Granville Leach and communicated by Cornella M. Redington Carter, of Philadelphia."
It is possible that John REDINGTON and his brother, Abraham REDINGTON were from Hertfordshire, England, and of the parish of Hunsden. The named REDINGTON is found in this parish and those surrounding it about the time of Richard III.
Henry REDYNGTON appears as one of the Collectors of the Guild of St. John the Baptist, St. Michael's Parish, Bishop's Stortford, Herts., 8 Richard III.
The tradition in various branches of the family is that they were of Hemel-Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, some twenty-four miles northward from London.
The origin of this is "in fact" of the baptism in that parish of Mary GOULD, the wife of John REDINGTON, of Topsfield, but in the sacramental registers of Hemel-Hempstead the name REDINGTON does not appear.
Few names are more infrequent in the English counties than that of Redington; indeed it is almost confined to those of Hertshire, Essex and Berks.
After Priscilla Gould Wildes' death and his remarriage to Sarah Averill, John Wild was no longer a member of the Gould family. Mary Gould Reddington, started spreading rumors as early as 1686 that Sarah practiced witchcraft. During this period, the husband was totally responsible for anything and everything his wife did. Therefore, John Wild threatened to sue John Reddington for liable as a result of Mary's gossiping if her accusations were not retracted. John Reddington begged him not to as he would surely lose everything. John Reddington assured John Wild that no further rumors regarding Sarah and witchcraft would come from Mary. The damage, however was already done.
Sarah (Averill) Wildes (wiki) (1627 - July 19, 1692) was executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. She was one of seven children born to William Averell. She married English immigrant John Wildes (born 1616) and had a son, Ephraim. Ephraim held the positions of town treasurer and constable during the period of the conspiracy. Constable Ephraim Wildes was ordered by the Marshall, George Herrick, to arrest Deliverance Hobbs. Hobbs, whether through coercion or not, made a jailhouse confession and implicated Sarah Wildes as a witch. Perhaps she made the accusation for spite of her arrest by Ephraim. She also accused several of John's children. This opened the door for the power hungry leaders of Salem church to target John and descimate his family. The official complaint was made, of course, by Thomas Putnam.
As this thing quickly blossomed with further jailhouse confessions with the hope of saving themselves, most of John Wild's children were accused and it was by order of Marshall Herrick that Constable Ephraim Wild arrest them. Ephraim was probably not terribly popular at family barbecues from then on.
The Marshall had some pity on Ephraim, however, and spared him from arresting his own mother. The Marshall did that job himself. John's daughter Sarah and her husband Edward Bishop were arrested but Edward's son paid off Sheriff Corwin to enable their escape from the jail to Rehoboth.
All Priscilla's living children were accused of witchcraft and arrested by their half brother Ephriam the town constable.
Family enmity had deep roots. In 1686, John Wildes had turned in his brother-in-law, John Gould, son of Zaccheus, and grandson of Richard GOULD as a traitor for seditious speech against Edmund Andros. John Gould eventually apoligized and was released with a 50 pound fine. (See Richard GOULD's page for John Gould's story)
"John Redington of Topsfield, Maassachusetts, and Some of His Descendants; compiled by J. Granville Leach and communicated by Cornella M. Redington Carter, of Philadelphia."
It is possible that John REDINGTON and his brother, Abraham REDINGTON were from Hertfordshire, England, and of the parish of Hunsden. The named REDINGTON is found in this parish and those surrounding it about the time of Richard III.
Henry REDYNGTON appears as one of the Collectors of the Guild of St. John the Baptist, St. Michael's Parish, Bishop's Stortford, Herts., 8 Richard III.
The tradition in various branches of the family is that they were of Hemel-Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, some twenty-four miles northward from London.
The origin of this is "in fact" of the baptism in that parish of Mary GOULD, the wife of John REDINGTON, of Topsfield, but in the sacramental registers of Hemel-Hempstead the name REDINGTON does not appear.
Few names are more infrequent in the English counties than that of Redington; indeed it is almost confined to those of Hertshire, Essex and Berks.
Richard GOULD's grand daughter Mary Gould Reddington accused her ex-brother-in-law's second wife of witchcraft.
After Priscilla Gould Wildes' death and his remarriage to Sarah Averill, John Wild was no longer a member of the Gould family. Mary Gould Reddington, started spreading rumors as early as 1686 that Sarah practiced witchcraft. During this period, the husband was totally responsible for anything and everything his wife did. Therefore, John Wild threatened to sue John Reddington for liable as a result of Mary's gossiping if her accusations were not retracted. John Reddington begged him not to as he would surely lose everything. John Reddington assured John Wild that no further rumors regarding Sarah and witchcraft would come from Mary. The damage, however was already done.
Sarah (Averill) Wildes (wiki) (1627 - July 19, 1692) was executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. She was one of seven children born to William Averell. She married English immigrant John Wildes (born 1616) and had a son, Ephraim. Ephraim held the positions of town treasurer and constable during the period of the conspiracy. Constable Ephraim Wildes was ordered by the Marshall, George Herrick, to arrest Deliverance Hobbs. Hobbs, whether through coercion or not, made a jailhouse confession and implicated Sarah Wildes as a witch. Perhaps she made the accusation for spite of her arrest by Ephraim. She also accused several of John's children. This opened the door for the power hungry leaders of Salem church to target John and descimate his family. The official complaint was made, of course, by Thomas Putnam.
As this thing quickly blossomed with further jailhouse confessions with the hope of saving themselves, most of John Wild's children were accused and it was by order of Marshall Herrick that Constable Ephraim Wild arrest them. Ephraim was probably not terribly popular at family barbecues from then on.
The Marshall had some pity on Ephraim, however, and spared him from arresting his own mother. The Marshall did that job himself. John's daughter Sarah and her husband Edward Bishop were arrested but Edward's son paid off Sheriff Corwin to enable their escape from the jail to Rehoboth.
All Priscilla's living children were accused of witchcraft and arrested by their half brother Ephriam the town constable.
Family enmity had deep roots. In 1686, John Wildes had turned in his brother-in-law, John Gould, son of Zaccheus, and grandson of Richard GOULD as a traitor for seditious speech against Edmund Andros. John Gould eventually apoligized and was released with a 50 pound fine. (See Richard GOULD's page for John Gould's story)
"John Redington of Topsfield, Maassachusetts, and Some of His Descendants; compiled by J. Granville Leach and communicated by Cornella M. Redington Carter, of Philadelphia."
It is possible that John REDINGTON and his brother, Abraham REDINGTON were from Hertfordshire, England, and of the parish of Hunsden. The named REDINGTON is found in this parish and those surrounding it about the time of Richard III.
Henry REDYNGTON appears as one of the Collectors of the Guild of St. John the Baptist, St. Michael's Parish, Bishop's Stortford, Herts., 8 Richard III.
The tradition in various branches of the family is that they were of Hemel-Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, some twenty-four miles northward from London.
The origin of this is "in fact" of the baptism in that parish of Mary GOULD, the wife of John REDINGTON, of Topsfield, but in the sacramental registers of Hemel-Hempstead the name REDINGTON does not appear.
Few names are more infrequent in the English counties than that of Redington; indeed it is almost confined to those of Hertshire, Essex and Berks.
After Priscilla Gould Wildes' death and his remarriage to Sarah Averill, John Wild was no longer a member of the Gould family. Mary Gould Reddington, started spreading rumors as early as 1686 that Sarah practiced witchcraft. During this period, the husband was totally responsible for anything and everything his wife did. Therefore, John Wild threatened to sue John Reddington for liable as a result of Mary's gossiping if her accusations were not retracted. John Reddington begged him not to as he would surely lose everything. John Reddington assured John Wild that no further rumors regarding Sarah and witchcraft would come from Mary. The damage, however was already done.
Sarah (Averill) Wildes (wiki) (1627 - July 19, 1692) was executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. She was one of seven children born to William Averell. She married English immigrant John Wildes (born 1616) and had a son, Ephraim. Ephraim held the positions of town treasurer and constable during the period of the conspiracy. Constable Ephraim Wildes was ordered by the Marshall, George Herrick, to arrest Deliverance Hobbs. Hobbs, whether through coercion or not, made a jailhouse confession and implicated Sarah Wildes as a witch. Perhaps she made the accusation for spite of her arrest by Ephraim. She also accused several of John's children. This opened the door for the power hungry leaders of Salem church to target John and descimate his family. The official complaint was made, of course, by Thomas Putnam.
As this thing quickly blossomed with further jailhouse confessions with the hope of saving themselves, most of John Wild's children were accused and it was by order of Marshall Herrick that Constable Ephraim Wild arrest them. Ephraim was probably not terribly popular at family barbecues from then on.
The Marshall had some pity on Ephraim, however, and spared him from arresting his own mother. The Marshall did that job himself. John's daughter Sarah and her husband Edward Bishop were arrested but Edward's son paid off Sheriff Corwin to enable their escape from the jail to Rehoboth.
All Priscilla's living children were accused of witchcraft and arrested by their half brother Ephriam the town constable.
Family enmity had deep roots. In 1686, John Wildes had turned in his brother-in-law, John Gould, son of Zaccheus, and grandson of Richard GOULD as a traitor for seditious speech against Edmund Andros. John Gould eventually apoligized and was released with a 50 pound fine. (See Richard GOULD's page for John Gould's story)
"John Redington of Topsfield, Maassachusetts, and Some of His Descendants; compiled by J. Granville Leach and communicated by Cornella M. Redington Carter, of Philadelphia."
It is possible that John REDINGTON and his brother, Abraham REDINGTON were from Hertfordshire, England, and of the parish of Hunsden. The named REDINGTON is found in this parish and those surrounding it about the time of Richard III.
Henry REDYNGTON appears as one of the Collectors of the Guild of St. John the Baptist, St. Michael's Parish, Bishop's Stortford, Herts., 8 Richard III.
The tradition in various branches of the family is that they were of Hemel-Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, some twenty-four miles northward from London.
The origin of this is "in fact" of the baptism in that parish of Mary GOULD, the wife of John REDINGTON, of Topsfield, but in the sacramental registers of Hemel-Hempstead the name REDINGTON does not appear.
Few names are more infrequent in the English counties than that of Redington; indeed it is almost confined to those of Hertshire, Essex and Berks.
