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Francis was one of 8 adult males living in No. Reading, Mass. in 1685. The family property was between Bear Meadow and the Ipswich River in the area called "Sadler's Neck"
His estate was settled 8 Oct 1716

Francis married Sarah CRAGGEN on 15 Jan 1685 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Sarah (daughter of John CRAGGEN and Sarah DAWES) was born on 10 Aug 1664 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died about 1746 in North Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: tray maker in England
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Came to New England before 1638. Lived some 40 years "near Skerry's" on the North River in Mass. Purchased the Bishop farm at Salem Village on 29, April 1678. (now known at the Nurse Homestead., Salem Village is now Danvers)

Film # 1433986 Nurse, Francis, "A genealogy of the Nurse Family" by John D. Ames.

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Francis Nurse
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1618
Birth Place: Bristol, England
Death Date: 22 Nov 1695
Death Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouse: Rebecca Nurse
Children: John Nurse
Rebecca Preston
Samuel Nurse
Francis Nurse Jr
Benjamin Nurse
Mary Tarbell
Sarah Bowden
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Birth: Jan. 18, 1618
Bristol, England
Death: Nov. 22, 1695
Salem
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA

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"On account of the witchcraft delusion in Salem, [Francis] and his wife became historical characters. The name of Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) is perhaps the best known of all of its unfortunate victims.

Francis Nourse was an early settler in Salem, and was a proprietor of the town 1647. He lived for forty years near Sperry's, on North River Street, between the main village and the ferry to Beverly. He was a woodworker, called a tray-maker. In those days, wooden trays and dishes were the rule; there was little pewter, less silver and china, and the plates, trays and trenchers of wood were the ordinary dishes.

He was a skilled workman, and a respectable man of great stability and strength of character. He was called frequently as umpire and arbitrator in cases of dispute over land boundaries. He served on local committees to lay out grants and highways, and on juries. He bought the Bishop farm of some three hundred acres at Salem village, April 29, 1678, and settled there. His sons all built their homes and lived on it, and were men of influence in town and church; were prosperous, and it is believed that their success in acquiring a large estate, paying for it and prospering, was the cause of the charges against wife and mother, Rebecca Nourse.

The story of her trial is well known. She was arrested and protested her innocence on the charge of witchcraft. With steadfast dignity and unwavering patience she bore the ordeal of her trial. Thirty-nine of her friends among the highest and most respectable in the town, signed a statement testifying to her blameless character and faithfulness to the church. These names have been inscribed on a tablet on the memorial recently erected over her grave in Danvers.

They jury found her not guilty, but the court reversed the verdict and condemned her to death. She was hanged on Witch Hill, and buried in the little cemetery at Danvers.

Francis Nourse married [Rebecca] on August 24, 1644...She and her husband were members of the First Church of Salem, and he was a deacon."

--- "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts"; William Richard Cutter Published in 1908 (Page 1489).

--- Provided by Gone Too Soon [47644196]

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Parents:
Edward Norris (1580 - 1659)

Spouse:
Rebecca Towne Nurse (1622 - 1692)

Children:
John Nurse (1645 - 1719)*
Rebecca Nurse Preston (1647 - 1719)*
Samuel Nurse (1649 - 1715)*
Sarah Nurse Bowden (1651 - 1754)*
Elizabeth Nurse Russell (1656 - ____)*
Mary Nurse Tarbell (1657 - 1749)*
Francis Nurse (1660 - 1716)*
Benjamin Nurse (1666 - 1748)*

Sibling:
John Norris (1617 - 1667)*
Francis Nurse (1618 - 1695)

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Specifically: Unknown
Created by: Ed Poulin
Record added: Apr 04, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50647036

Francis married Rebecca TOWNE on 24 Aug 1644 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Rebecca (daughter of William TOWNE and JoAnna BLESSING) was born on 21 Feb 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; was christened on 21 Feb 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; died on 19 Jul 1692 in Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in unknown where in Salem Village, now Danvers. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rebecca was christened at St. Nicolas Church.

Rebecca was arrested pm 23 March 1692 during the Salem witch trials. She was hanged at Gallows Hill, 19 July 1692. She was buried in a common grave, but her family took her body and buried her in a secret place. In 1885 a monument was errected to her. In 1910 she was cleared of all charges. John Tarbell was her son in law. Samuel nurse a son and Widow Preston her daughter.

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lived mostly in Woburn, Massachusetts, Scotish origin, cane in 1651

John married Sarah DAWES on 4 Nov 1661 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Sarah was born about 1642 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 23 Dec 1725 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married JoAnna BLESSING on 25 Mar 1620 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England. JoAnna (daughter of John //BLESSING BLYSSYNGE and Joane PREASTE) was born about 1595 in Somerlayton, Suffolk, England; was christened on 22 Jun 1595 in Caister-On-Sea, , Norfolk, England; died about 1682 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried about 1682 in Topsfield, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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