Mary Wildes

Mary (Unknown) Jacobs Wildes (1649 - d.) was born in 1649. Her parents and maiden name are unknown. She became the second wife of George Jacobs, Sr.'s (c.1612 - 1692) in 1673. He had three children with his first wife, whose name is unknown. He and Mary had no children.

In 1692 George Jacobs, Sr. was accused, tried, and convicted of witchcraft, and was executed by hanging. On 23 June 1693, George's widow Mary married John Wilds, whose wife had been hanged as a witch just a month before George's execution.

Sources

• Wildes Family in America PDF document