Daniel Eames

Daniel was accused of being a witch during the infamous Salem Witch Trails. It was alleged that his mother, Rebekah, gave his soul to the Devil when Daniel was a baby. Click on 'media' to read his trial.

Sydney Blake

Event: deserted his wife and had a child with Mary Case Misc (no was)

notes

He later had a daughter, Kezia, with Mary Case. The child was baptised on 1 Mar 1695/6 in Hartford, CT.

"Mary Case of Hartford comlayned of Daniel Eames late of boxford for begetting her with child whoe being examined the sayd Eames & Mary Case both in court acknowledged that they had committed folly together sometime in January last by which the sayd Mary Case is with child as she sayth & that sayd Daniels wickedness is aggravated in that he had a wife of his owne at that time he committed that folly. We seize & sentence him the sayd Daniel Eames to be severly whipt upon the naked body on Wednesday imediately after the lecture And the sayd Mary Case for her committing fornication with the sayd Eames whoe is a marryed person & his wife now Liveing we doe sentence her to pay a fine of six punds or be severly whipt on the naked body as soon as she shall be in a capacity to receive her punishment & we doe order the sayd Eames to depart the colony forthwith & to return to his wife and famaly as the law requires." "Session of the hartford County Court, 18 June 1695, Lt Col John Allyn, Mr Nath, Stanly and Capt Jacob Stanly, presiding." Vol. 5, p. 87
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Sources

1. TORREY: EIMES/EAMES?, Daniel (he deserted his wf) & Lydia WHEELER, prob m/2 John KELLY 1716; 15? Apr, 25 Apr 1683; Andover/ Boxford {Boxford Hist. 30; Eames-Ames (ms) 5; R. Wheeler 49; Essex Ant. 3:88; Wheeler 1080}

Links

• (Examination of Daniel Eames 13 August 1692)
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pjmpjm&id...

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GEDCOM Source

New England Historic Genealogical Society Massachusetts Town Birth Records Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Year; @R1@

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Ancestry.com Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; @R1@

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Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; @R1@

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Source number: 1877.008; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

GEDCOM Source

New England Historic Genealogical Society Massachusetts Town Birth Records Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Year; @R1@

GEDCOM Source

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry.com Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; @R1@

GEDCOM Source

GEDCOM Source

Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; @R1@

GEDCOM Source

Source number: 1877.008; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1