Sarah Towne

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• Married: 11 Jan 1660, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; (1) Edmund Bridges, the son of Edmund and Alice Bridges. He was born about 1637 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He died about 1682 in Salem, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Edmund Bridges (1661-1682) 2. Benjamin Bridges (1665-1725) 3. Mary Bridges (1667-____) 4. Hannah Bridges (1669-____) 5. Caleb Bridges (1677-____)
• Legal: 1692; She was accused of witchcraft i 1692, mainly for her protest of the accusations against her sister, Rebecca, by the Salem clergyman, Mr. Parris. She spent much time in prison in Boston, but was not executed.
• Married: 1704, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Peter Cloyes, the son of John and Abigail Cloyes. He was born on 27 May 1639 in Watertown, Massachusetts. About 1663 Peter, married (1) Anne Littlefield, daughter of Edmund and Agnes (Austin) Littlefield, in Wells, Maine. He was imprisoned during the Salem Witchcraft delusion in 1692. After release, he removed to Sudbury, in that part which Framingham. He was the town treasurer and a selectman. After Sarah's death, in 1704 Peter, married (3) Susanna ______, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He died 18 July 1708 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hephzibah Cloyes 2. baby girl Cloyes 3. Alice Cloyes 4. Peter Cloyes