Mary Ross

References

• The Great Migration Project: John Galley "* ii   MARY GALLEY, b. about 1641("Mary, widow Killecross," d. 1 February 1720[/1?], aged 80); m. Ipswich 9 May 1661 Killecross Ross."
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Page 638. “Ross”. AncestryImage Ross, Kiticris (- 1683/4) & Mary Gally (-1720, ae 80); 9 May 1661; Ipswich

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 8 2018, 15:52:59 UTC

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In 1692, during the time of the Witch Trials, Mary Galley Ross (1640-1720) lived in Ipswich, Massachusetts Colony, 12 miles north of Salem. Mary was not involved, but her older sister was right in the middle of it all. • Dorcas Galley Hoar (1635-1711) was a widow accused of witchcraft during the trials. She was found guilty and condemned to hang. But then she confessed, and with the support of several ministers, Dorcas was given a temporary reprieve. By then, the trials had already ended and she lived for another 19 years. • ("Witch Hunt"; 1921, oil on canvas, by American painter Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1863-1930.) • From Wikipedia: "Dorcas Galley ... daughter of John and Florence Galley, she married William Hoar and was the mother of one son, named for his father. Her sisters were Mary Ross and Elizabeth Giles. A fortune teller and accused burglar, it appeared inevitable she would be named as a witch. She was ordered arrested on April 30, 1692 by magistrates John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin, after Jonathan Walcott and Thomas Putnam of Salem Village had made complaints that Hoar, Phillip English of Salem, and Sarah Murrell, also of Beverly, had afflicted Mary Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Jr., Elizabeth Hubbard and Susannah Sheldon. Marshal George Herrick delivered Hoar and Murrell to Ingersoll's tavern in Salem Village on May 2, but was unable to locate English, who had fled Salem. • While imprisoned awaiting trial, Hoar confessed to acts of witchcraft to Jonathan Lovett, son of Jonathan and Bethia (née Rootes) Lovett. Jonathan was visiting his own grandmother, Susannah Rootes, who had also been accused of witchcraft and was awaiting trial. Jonathan testified to this confession at Hoar's trial; she was found guilty."