However, they had, unfortunately, been involved in a number of land disputes with the powerful Putnam family. The family was regular church members and were held in high esteem by the community. He was also often asked to be an unofficial judge to help settle matters around the village and in 1672, served as Salem’s Constable. He also rented a large 300-acre farm which he gradually bought over his lifetime. Her husband made a variety of wooden household items, a skill that was rare in the area, so he was much esteemed. She married Francis Nurse in about 1644 and the couple would eventually have eight children. Her family later immigrated to the United States, settling in Salem Village in 1640. The daughter of William and Joanna Blessing Towne, Rebecca was born in Great Yarmouth, England in 1621. However, Rebecca and her sister Mary Towne Easty were hanged. One of her sisters, Sarah Towne Cloyce survived. Rebecca was one of three sisters accused and imprisoned for witchcraft. Rebecca Towne Nurse of Salem Village, Massachusetts was probably the most famous of the “ witches” of the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria.
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