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John Sawdy (abt. 1679 - 1702)

John Sawdy
Born about in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Baymap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
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Died at about age 23 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

John Sawdy was accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials

John Sawdy was born about 1679, the son of John Sawdy and Elizabeth Peters.[1]

Salem Witch Trials

On 6 Oct 1692, age 13, having earlier confessed to witchcraft and jailed, he was released from Salem Jail on bond of 500 pounds in the custody of Walter Wright and Francis Faulkner.[2]

He died on 13 Aug 1702 in Andover, Massachusetts Bay.[1] [3]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online($) at [Ancestry.com]
  2. [http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/n118.html The Salem Witchcraft Papers (SWP No. 118) John Sawdy
  3. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Online($) at Ancestry.com

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