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Jane Walford

Birth
South Yorkshire, England
Death
7 Sep 1681 (aged 82–83)
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
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Married by about 1624 Jane _____, born about 1598 (deposed 27 June 1667 aged sixty-nine. She was deceased by 7 September 1681 when her daughters petitioned the probate court.
They had six children: Jane Peverly Goss, Jeremiah, Hannah Walford, Mary Brookings Walker, Elizabeth Savage, & Martha Hinkson Westbrook.
Jane was more than likely not a member of the Guy family (although a person of that name did exist at roughly the same time). Specific location of birth is unknown, although it is virtually certain she was born in England. The exact date of death may not be correct, however it is generally accepted that she died in 1681 in Rockingham County, NH. It is generally accepted that Jane and Thomas married while still in England and made the crossing to the new world together. Jane is featured in many written references concerning accusations of witchcraft, as she had been accused of the same. However, she seems to have escaped conviction. (Some researchers have mistakenly listed her as a Salem witchcraft trials victim, which is not the case. Jane's cases took place several decades earlier.) For more information on Jane and her husband, click on the link on this page for Thomas Walford.
Married by about 1624 Jane _____, born about 1598 (deposed 27 June 1667 aged sixty-nine. She was deceased by 7 September 1681 when her daughters petitioned the probate court.
They had six children: Jane Peverly Goss, Jeremiah, Hannah Walford, Mary Brookings Walker, Elizabeth Savage, & Martha Hinkson Westbrook.
Jane was more than likely not a member of the Guy family (although a person of that name did exist at roughly the same time). Specific location of birth is unknown, although it is virtually certain she was born in England. The exact date of death may not be correct, however it is generally accepted that she died in 1681 in Rockingham County, NH. It is generally accepted that Jane and Thomas married while still in England and made the crossing to the new world together. Jane is featured in many written references concerning accusations of witchcraft, as she had been accused of the same. However, she seems to have escaped conviction. (Some researchers have mistakenly listed her as a Salem witchcraft trials victim, which is not the case. Jane's cases took place several decades earlier.) For more information on Jane and her husband, click on the link on this page for Thomas Walford.


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