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About Quartermaster Moses Tyler, Sr.
It is unclear from the information I have found, which wife was 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. (NOTE: the book "15 Generations of American Stories: Notable Descendants of Immigrant Job Tyler" by Norman Tyler 2019 mentions "...first wife, Prudence,.." and "...by his second wife, Sarah" p51. There is no mention of a third wife Martha.)
If one look at the death dates of Moses (1727), Prudence (1689) Sarah (1714) and Martha (1736) the marriage order was probably Prudence first, Sarah second and then Martha.
Sarah's husband died a year after Prudence died. Sarah was then 43 yrs old (and could possibly still have had children) Martha outlived Moses and Sarah. If she was the second wife, there would have had to be a divorce for him to marry Sarah. The question is, are some of the children Sarah's?
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092510894/cu31924092510894_djvu.txt
Quartermaster Moses Tyler: Scoundrel and witch hunter
Moses Tyler's public life began in 1685, when he was on the committee to lay out several highways. In 1689, he became Quartermaster (custodian of ancient munitions of war), and a year later he became a "freeman". Within the year, he was both a selectman and leader of the Puritan church in Rowley Village, the current old Boxford.
During his career, he was a selectman, committeeman, surveyor and constable, and considered to be a dignified, community pillar (his extensive activities in the Salem/Andover witch trials outlined below refute that by today's standards, however). He amassed large land holdings and left a large inheritance to his children.
His tombstone in the old North Andover burying ground reads: "Here lyes buried the body of Mr. Moses Tyler who died October ye 2nd 1727 & in the 86 year of his age."
He was a leading member of the accusers in the witchcraft trials in Salem and Andover (November 1691 - October 1692) which were sparked by the malicious accusations of a few adolescent girls, fueled by superstition and greed, and enabled by the Puritan fanaticism prevalent at the time--ironically, the same type of religious intolerance and persecution that the Puritans had come here to escape sixty years earlier. It led to the brutal torture and imprisonment of over 170 people, the execution of 20 and the death of several more from maltreatment in prison.
Moses had learned an important lesson from his father's misfortunes: witchcraft accusations were a powerful weapon to use against enemies. He eventually succeeded in sending 11 members of his siblings' families to prison. No hint survives as to his motivation other than what Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in "The House of the Seven Gables": His "judgement was embittered by one of those family feuds which render hatred the more deadly by the dead and corrupted love that they intermingle with its native poison."
His second wife's daughter (Martha Sprague--age 13 at the time) was an ideal tool to use and became the leader of the Andover "afflicted" girls. His sister Mary Tyler Post Bridges was accused on July 28th; his sister-in-law, Rebecca (Blake) Ames, was accused about August 1st; his niece Mary Post was accused on August 2nd; his nephew Daniel Ames was accused on August 10th; and his brother's sister-in-law, Sarah Parker was accused August 15th.
On August 15th, he started a long list of witchcraft complaints in retaliation. First was against Samuel Wardwell for afflicting his stepdaughter, Martha Sprague. Next was against his own nieces Mary Bridges and Hannah Post and his stepnieces Sarah Bridges and Susannah Post. Between August 25th and 31st, he filed complaints against eleven more people, including Mary (Ayer) Parker (his brother John's mother-in-law), and as a result, she was hanged three weeks later.
On September 7th, his stepdaughter Martha Sprague (the leader of the afflicted circle) filed complaints against his sister-in-law Mary (Lovett) Tyler and his nieces Hannah, Martha and Joanna Tyler.
Highly recommended book that gives history, accurate details, and traces several ancestors' involvement: "Salem Witchcraft and Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables" by Enders A. Robinson
Moses Tyler's stone is worn. He is buried in the historic cemetery which was laid down by the First Parish Church in 1660.
Inscription
HERE LYES BURIED
the BODY OF MR.
MOSES TYLER WHO
DIED OCTOBER Ye 2nd
1727 & IN the
86 YEAR OF HIS AGE
. . . . . . . . . .
References
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*http://whitsettandwall.com/Tyler/Tyler_Salem_Witch_Trials.htm
GEDCOM Note
It is unclear from the information I have found, which wife was 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
If one look at the death dates of Moses (1727), Prudence (1689) Sarah (1714) and Martha (1736) the marriage order was probably Prudence first, Sarah second and then Martha.
Sarah's husband died a year after Prudence died. Sarah was then 43 yrs old (and could possibly still have had children) Martha outlived Moses and Sarah. If she was the second wife, there would have had to be a divorce for him to marry Sarah. The question is, are some of the children Sarah's?
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092510894/cu31924092510894_djvu.txt
Quartermaster Moses Tyler: Scoundrel and witch hunter
Moses Tyler's public life began in 1685, when he was on the committee to lay out several highways. In 1689, he became Quartermaster (custodian of ancient munitions of war), and a year later he became a "freeman". Within the year, he was both a selectman and leader of the Puritan church in Rowley Village, the current old Boxford. During his career, he was a selectman, committeeman, surveyor and constable, and considered to be a dignified, community pillar (his extensive activities in the Salem/Andover witch trials outlined below refute that by today's standards, however). He amassed large land holdings and left a large inheritance to his children.
His tombstone in the old North Andover burying ground reads: "Here lyes buried the body of Mr. Moses Tyler who died October ye 2nd 1727 & in the 86 year of his age."
He was a leading member of the accusers in the witchcraft trials in Salem and Andover (November 1691 - October 1692) which were sparked by the malicious accusations of a few adolescent girls, fueled by superstition and greed, and enabled by the Puritan fanaticism prevalent at the time--ironically, the same type of religious intolerance and persecution that the Puritans had come here to escape sixty years earlier. It led to the brutal torture and imprisonment of over 170 people, the execution of 20 and the death of several more from maltreatment in prison.
Moses had learned an important lesson from his father's misfortunes: witchcraft accusations were a powerful weapon to use against enemies. He eventually succeeded in sending 11 members of his siblings' families to prison. No hint survives as to his motivation other than what Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in "The House of the Seven Gables": His "judgement was embittered by one of those family feuds which render hatred the more deadly by the dead and corrupted love that they intermingle with its native poison."
His second wife's daughter (Martha Sprague--age 13 at the time) was an ideal tool to use and became the leader of the Andover "afflicted" girls. His sister Mary Tyler Post Bridges was accused on July 28th; his sister-in-law, Rebecca (Blake) Ames, was accused about August 1st; his niece Mary Post was accused on August 2nd; his nephew Daniel Ames was accused on August 10th; and his brother's sister-in-law, Sarah Parker was accused August 15th.
On August 15th, he started a long list of witchcraft complaints in retaliation. First was against Samuel Wardwell for afflicting his stepdaughter, Martha Sprague. Next was against his own nieces Mary Bridges and Hannah Post and his stepnieces Sarah Bridges and Susannah Post. Between August 25th and 31st, he filed complaints against eleven more people, including Mary (Ayer) Parker (his brother John's mother-in-law), and as a result, she was hanged three weeks later.
On September 7th, his stepdaughter Martha Sprague (the leader of the afflicted circle) filed complaints against his sister-in-law Mary (Lovett) Tyler and his nieces Hannah, Martha and Joanna Tyler.
Highly recommended book that gives history, accurate details, and traces several ancestors' involvement: "Salem Witchcraft and Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables" by Enders A. Robinson
Moses Tyler's stone is worn. He is buried in the historic cemetery which was laid down by the First Parish Church in 1660. Inscription
HERE LYES BURIED the BODY OF MR. MOSES TYLER WHO DIED OCTOBER Ye 2nd 1727 & IN the 86 YEAR OF HIS AGE . . . . . . . . . .
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Quartermaster Moses Tyler, Sr.'s Timeline
| 1641 |
February 16, 1641
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Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1667 |
February 16, 1667
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Rowley Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1669 |
September 14, 1669
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Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1671 |
September 18, 1671
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Rowley, MA, United States
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| 1673 |
September 18, 1673
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Rowley, MA, United States
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| 1675 |
December 16, 1675
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Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1678 |
May 2, 1678
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Boxford, MA, United States
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| 1680 |
August 14, 1680
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Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1683 |
March 8, 1683
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Rawley Village,Essex,Massachusetts,USA
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