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Abigail Hobbs was referenced in the 2010 song "Abigail" by
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1578:Ann Pudeator
1573:John Proctor
1563:Alice Parker
1528:Martha Corey
1472:Martha Tyler
1467:Joanna Tyler
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1239:Sarah Phelps
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1069:Rebecca Dike
1054:Francis Dane
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893:John Wilkins
888:Bray Wilkins
868:Mary Walcott
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718:Henry Kinney
683:Mary Herrick
658:John Emerson
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1219:Sarah Morey
1179:Dorcas Hoar
1139:Eunice Frye
1049:Mary Colson
878:Mary Warren
858:Moses Tyler
853:Peter Tufts
833:Mercy Short
743:Sarah Nurse
728:Mercy Lewis
703:John Indian
678:Mary Fuller
648:John DeRich
643:Mary Daniel
193:Salem Story
128:Mercy Lewis
86:Mary Warren
82:Giles Corey
1759:Categories
1734:Mary Green
1704:John Alden
1695:Escaped or
1666:Ann Foster
1538:Sarah Good
1339:Job Tookey
1289:Sarah Root
1284:Sarah Rist
1149:Mary Green
1059:Phoebe Day
964:Mary Black
939:John Alden
179:References
78:witchcraft
1314:Ann Sears
1304:Mary Rowe
1249:Mary Post
1158:John Hale
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688:John Howe
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354:Timeline
138:Governor
110:Wabanaki
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