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1731:17th-century African-American women
869:Frances Wycom or Wycome or Wycombe
714:Samuel and Ruth Perley (or Pearly)
424:convicted of witchcraft and hanged
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1627:Mercy, infant child of Sarah Good
1591:Mercy, infant child of Sarah Good
197:Ray, Benjamin C. (May 29, 2015).
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864:Daniel Wycom or Wicom or Wycombe
1330:Mary Whittredge (or Witheridge)
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1285:Mary Harrington Taylor
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1075:Abigail Faulkner Jr.
955:John Busse (or Buss)
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1050:Rebecca Blake Eames
664:Nathaniel Ingersoll
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1368:William Barker Jr.
1300:Margaret Toothaker
985:Bethiah Carter Sr.
980:Bethiah Carter Jr.
975:Thomas Carrier Jr.
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689:Abigail Martin Jr.
554:William Barker Sr.
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343:Bartholomew Gedney
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1265:Elizabeth Scargen
1220:Elizabeth Proctor
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1388:Sarah Churchwell
1383:Mary Bridges Jr.
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1335:Sarah Wilson Jr.
1290:Margaret Thacher
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1130:Sarah Hawkes Jr.
1110:Sarah Noyes Hale
1085:Dorothy Faulkner
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940:Mary Bridges Sr.
859:Abigail Williams
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784:Susannah Sheldon
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