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Mercy Wright (Wardwell)
Also Known As:	"Wardell", "Salem Witch Trials"
Birthdate:	October 03, 1673
Birthplace:	Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death:	February 16, 1754 (80) Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Samuel Wardwell and Sarah Wardwell Wife of John Wright Mother of Mercy Wilson; Susannah Holt; John Wright; Phebe Atherton and Experience Atherton Sister of Thomas Wardwell; Elizabeth Wardell; Samuel Wardwell, II; William Wardwell; Eliakim Wardwell and 1 other; and Rebecca Osgood « less Half sister of Sarah Johnson
Occupation:	Accused witch

Managed by:	Private User
Last Updated:	today

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Immediate Family

John Wright

husband
Mercy Wilson

daughter
Susannah Holt

daughter
John Wright

son
Phebe Atherton

daughter
Experience Atherton

daughter
Samuel Wardwell

father
Sarah Wardwell

mother
Thomas Wardwell

brother
Elizabeth Wardell

sister
Samuel Wardwell, II

brother
William Wardwell

brother

About Mercy Wright

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Mercy Wardwell - (1673-1754) - Daughter of Samuel Wardwell and Sarah Hooper Hawkes, 19 year-old Mercy was charged with witchcraft and arrested shortly after her father was imprisoned for the same crime. Her mother, Sarah Wardwell, and half-sister, Sarah Hawkes, were also charged.

On 15 September 1692, Mercy confessed to having been baptized by the Devil and to having afflicted Martha Sprague, Rose Foster, and Timothy Swan. She was imprisoned, never tried, and was later released.

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Mercy Wright's Timeline

1673	October 3, 1673	Birth of Mercy Wright Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1698	1698	Birth of Mercy Wilson Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
1700	July 24, 1700	Birth of Susannah Holt Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
1702	March 1702	Birth of John Wright Andover, Essex County, MA, United States
1709	1709	Birth of Phebe Atherton Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1711	August 5, 1711	Birth of Experience Atherton Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
1754	February 16, 1754 Age 80	Death of Mercy Wright Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts

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