Associated Daughters of Early American Witches

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Associated Daughters of Early American Witches
Founded1985;38 years ago (1985)
1986 (incorporation)
Type Non-profit
Focus Historic preservation, education, genealogy
Website Website

The Associated Daughters of Early American Witches is a lineage-based membership organization for women who are directly descended from a person accused of witchcraft in the witch trials of Colonial America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Founding

The society was established in 1985 in Washington, D.C. and formally incorporated in 1986. [5] The first organizational meeting of the society was held in April 1987 at the Mayflower Hotel with 35 charter members. [6] The organization received its 501(c)(3) organization status in 1990. [7] The society is listed in the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America. [8] [9]

Structure

Membership in the society is by invitation only. [10] [11] To become a member, a woman must be at least sixteen years of age and able to prove lineal bloodline descent from an ancestor who was accused, tried, and/or executed for the practice of witchcraft prior to December 31, 1699, in Colonial America. [12] [13] [14]

The society is led by 8 officers, including a President General, First Vice President General, Second Vice President General, Recording Secretary General, Corresponding Secretary General, Treasurer General, Registrar General, and Historian General. [8] [15]

The society maintains a Roll of Ancestors which currently includes the full names of over 300 ancestors. [16]

List of qualifying ancestors

As of 2012, the below named individuals are listed as qualifying ancestors in the society's Roll of Ancestors. They are listed in the full registry by name, spouses (if applicable), colony, and the year of their first accusation or trial. The full registry also includes partial names and surnames if no first name is available. [16] [17]

Roll of Ancestors
NameColonyYear
Arthur AbbottMassachusetts1692
Nehemiah AbbottMassachusetts1692
Capt. John Alden Jr. Massachusetts1692
Daniel AndrewsMassachusetts1692
Ann Austin Massachusetts1656
Elizabeth AyersConnecticut1662
William AyersConnecticut1662
Elizabeth Dearing BaileyMaine1660
Mrs. George BarkerVirginia1641
Abigail BarkerMassachusetts1692
Mary BarkerMassachusetts1692
William Barker Sr.Massachusetts1692
William Barker Jr.Massachusetts1692
Mary BarnesConnecticut1662
Margery BassettConnecticut1651
Sarah Hood BassettMassachusetts1692
Nicholas Bayley (and wife)Connecticut1655
Alice BeamonMassachusetts1677
Winifred King BenhamConnecticut1697
Elizabeth BennettMaryland1665
Sarah Bibber Massachusetts1692
Bridget Bishop Massachusetts1692
Edward Bishop Jr.Massachusetts1692
Sarah BishopMassachusetts1692
Mary Black Massachusetts1692
Elizabeth BlackleachConnecticut1662
John BlackleachConnecticut1662
Grace Swaine BoulterNew Hampshire1680
Mary Perkins Bradbury Massachusetts1692
Dudley Bradstreet Massachusetts1692
John Bradstreet Massachusetts1692
Mary BridgesMassachusetts1692
Sarah BridgesMassachusetts1692
William BrowneMassachusetts1657
Hannah BrumidgeMassachusetts1692
Sarah BuckleyMassachusetts1692
Rev. George Burroughs Massachusetts1692
Ann BurtMassachusetts1669
Rev. John BussMassachusetts1692
John BuxtonMassachusetts1692
Anne ByrdVirginia1698
John ByrdVirginia1698
Nell CaneVirginia1693
Andrew CarrierMassachusetts1692
Martha Allen Carrier Massachusetts1692
Richard CarrierMassachusetts1692
Sarah CarrierMassachusetts1692
Thomas Carrier Jr.Massachusetts1692
Joanne CarringtonConnecticut1651
John CarringtonConnecticut1651
Hannah CarrollMassachusetts1692
Bethiah CarterMassachusetts1692
Paul CarterVirginia1678
Alice CartwriteVirginia1678
Elizabeth CaryMassachusetts1692
Rebecca ChamberlainMassachusetts1692
Sarah ChurchillMassachusetts1692
Mary ClarkMassachusetts1692
Elizabeth ClawsonConnecticut1692
Rachel Clinton Massachusetts1687
Sarah Cloyce Massachusetts1692
Eunice ColeNew Hampshire1656
Sarah Davis ColeMassachusetts1692
Collins surname (male)Rhode Island1640
Jane CollinsMassachusetts1653
Elizabeth ColsonMassachusetts1692
Mary ColsonMassachusetts1692
Giles Corey Massachusetts1692
Martha Corey Massachusetts1692
John CowmanMaryland1674
Mary CoxMassachusetts1692
Edith CrawfordMassachusetts1667
Hugh CroshaConnecticut1692
Deliverance Dane Massachusetts1692
Dane (male slave)Massachusetts1692
Phoebe DayMassachusetts1692
Mary DerichMassachusetts1692
Sarah DibbleConnecticut1669
Elizabeth DicerMassachusetts1692
James DikeMassachusetts1692
Rebecca DikeMassachusetts1692
Nicholas DisbrowConnecticut1683
Mercy DisbrowConnecticut1692
Ann DolliverMassachusetts1692
Mehitabel DowningMassachusetts1692
Joseph DraperMassachusetts1692
Elizabeth DunkinVirginia1695
John DunkinVirginia1695
John DurrantMassachusetts1692
Lydia Dustin Massachusetts1692
Sarah Dustin Massachusetts1692
Grace DutchMassachusetts1653
Thomas DyerMassachusetts1692
Daniel EamesMassachusetts1692
Rebecca Eames Massachusetts1692
Mary Eastey Massachusetts1692
Anna EdmundsMassachusetts1673
Hannah EdwardsMaryland1686
Esther Dutch ElwellMassachusetts1692
Martha Toothaker EmersonMassachusetts1692
Joseph EmonsMassachusetts1692
Mary Hollingworth EnglishMassachusetts1692
Phillip EnglishMassachusetts1692
Agnes EvansMassachusetts1653
Thomas FarrarMassachusetts1692
Edward FarringtonMassachusetts1692
Abigail Faulkner Massachusetts1692
Dorothy FaulknerMassachusetts1692
Mary IsherMassachusetts1656
John FloydMassachusetts1692
Elizabeth FosdickMassachusetts1692
Ann Foster Massachusetts1692
Rebecca Fowler Maryland1685
Nicholas FrostNew Hampshire1692
Eunice Potter FryeMassachusetts1692
James FullerMassachusetts1683
Rachel FullerNew Hampshire1680
Elizabeth GarlickNew York1657
Margaret GiffordMassachusetts1680
Lydia GilbertConnecticut1654
Gleason surname (female)Massachusetts1665
Mary GloverMassachusetts1688
John GodfreyMassachusetts1658
Elizabeth GodmanConnecticut1653
Dorcas Good Massachusetts1692
Sarah Good Massachusetts1692
Katherine Grady Virginia1654
Grant surname (female)Connecticut1662
William GravesConnecticut1666
Mary GreenMassachusetts1692
Nathaniel GreensmithConnecticut1662
Rebecca GreensmithConnecticut1662
Anna GriswoldConnecticut1667
Mary HaleMassachusetts1681
Sarah HaleMassachusetts1692
Hales surname (male)Rhode Island1640
Mary HallNew York1665
Ralph HallNew York1665
William HamNew Hampshire1656
William Harding Virginia1656
Thomas HardyMassachusetts1692
Katherine Harrison Connecticut1668
Elizabeth HartMassachusetts1692
Hannah HarveyConnecticut1692
Mary HarveyConnecticut1692
Candy (female slave)Massachusetts1692
Margaret HawkesMassachusetts1692
Sarah HawkesMassachusetts1692
Jane HawkinsMassachusetts1637
Gertrude HendricksonPennsylvania1683
Anne HibbinsMassachusetts1655
Dorcas Hoar Massachusetts1692
Abigail Hobbs Massachusetts1692
Deliverance Hobbs Massachusetts1692
William Hobbs Massachusetts1692
Mary HolmanMassachusetts1659
Winifred HolmanMassachusetts1659
Elizabeth HolmesMassachusetts1660
John HowardMassachusetts1692
Elizabeth Howe Massachusetts1692
Frances HutchinsMassachusetts1692
Anne Hutchinson Massachusetts1640
Mary InghamMassachusetts1676
Mary Leach IresonMassachusetts1692
John Jackson Jr.Massachusetts1692
John Jackson Sr.Massachusetts1692
George Jacobs Jr.Massachusetts1692
George Jacobs Sr.Massachusetts1692
Margaret JacobsMassachusetts1692
Rebecca JacobsMassachusetts1692
Jane JamesMassachusetts1650
Jane JenkinsVirginia1675
Margaret JenningsConnecticut1659
Nicholas JenningsConnecticut1659
Abigail JohnsonMassachusetts1692
Elizabeth Dane JohnsonMassachusetts1692
Mary JohnsonConnecticut1648
Rebecca JohnsonMassachusetts1692
Johnson, Stephen JohnsonMassachusetts1692
Hannah Walford JonesNew Hampshire1682
Margaret JonesMassachusetts1647
Thomas JonesMassachusetts1648
Elizabeth Holly KendallMassachusetts1648
Mrs. Roger KnappConnecticut1653
Mary LacyMassachusetts1692
Alice LakeMassachusetts1650
Mary LeeMaryland1654
Jane LillyMassachusetts1692
Mrs. Richard ManshipMaryland1654
Mercy MarshfieldMassachusetts1649
Mary Osgood MarstonMassachusetts1692
Susannah Martin Massachusetts1692
Margaret MattsonPennsylvania1683
William MeakerConnecticut1657
Sarah MerrickMassachusetts1651
Katherine MessengerConnecticut1678
Goodwife MillerConnecticut1692
Joan MitchellMaryland1660
Phyllis MoneyVirginia1694
Sarah Morey Massachusetts1692
Eleanor MorrisVirginia1695
Elizabeth MorseMassachusetts1680
Mrs. Christopher NealVirginia1671
Rebecca Nurse Massachusetts1692
Mary OliverMassachusetts1650
Sarah Osborne Massachusetts1692
Mary OsgoodMassachusetts1692
Elizabeth PaineMassachusetts1692
Catherine PalmerConnecticut1648
Alice Parker Massachusetts1692
Mary Parker Massachusetts1692
Sarah ParkerMassachusetts1692
Hugh ParsonsMassachusetts1651
John ParsonsMassachusetts1674
Mary ParsonsMassachusetts1651
Samuel PassanautonMassachusetts1692
Robert PeaseMassachusetts1692
Sarah PeaseMassachusetts1692
Joanna PennyMassachusetts1692
Elizabeth PerkinsMassachusetts1653
Joanna PostMassachusetts1692
Mary PostMassachusetts1692
Susannah PostMassachusetts1692
Abel PowellMassachusetts1680
Caleb PowellMassachusetts1680
Mary PrescottNew Hampshire1680
Margaret PrinceMassachusetts1692
Benjamin ProctorMassachusetts1692
Elizabeth Proctor Massachusetts1692
John Proctor Massachusetts1692
Sarah ProctorMassachusetts1692
William ProctorMassachusetts1692
Ann Pudeator Massachusetts1692
Mary RandallMassachusetts1691
Margaret ReadMassachusetts1680
Wilmot Redd Massachusetts1692
Sarah RistMassachusetts1692
Welthian RichardsMassachusetts1653
Elizabeth RichardsonMaryland1658
Mistress RobinsonVirginia1659
Susanna RootesMassachusetts1692
Abigail RoweMassachusetts1692
Mary RoweMassachusetts1692
John Sadie Jr.Massachusetts1692
Henry SalterMassachusetts1692
Nathaniel Saltonstall Massachusetts1692
Andrew SanfordConnecticut1662
Mary SanfordConnecticut1662
Elizabeth ScargenMassachusetts1692
Margaret Scott Massachusetts1692
Elizabeth SeagerConnecticut1662
Ann SearsMassachusetts1692
Bessie SewellMassachusetts1651
Grace Sherwood Virginia1698
Henry SomersMassachusetts1692
Abigail SoamesMassachusetts1692
Martha SparksMassachusetts1691
Mary StaplesConnecticut1654
Alice StephensVirginia1668
Ephraim StevensMassachusetts1692
Alice StrattonMassachusetts1650
Mary Harrington TaylorMassachusetts1692
Tituba Massachusetts1692
Margaret Toothaker Massachusetts1692
Mary Toothaker Massachusetts1692
Roger Toothaker Massachusetts1692
Isabella TowleNew Hampshire1680
Joanna TowneMassachusetts1692
Hannah TravallNew York1683
Job TuckeyMassachusetts1692
Hannah TylerMassachusetts1692
Joanna TylerMassachusetts1692
Mary TylerMassachusetts1692
Hezekiah Usher Jr. Massachusetts1692
Judith VarletConnecticut1662
Rachel VinsonMassachusetts1692
Sarah VinsonMassachusetts1653
James WakeleyConnecticut1662
Jane WalfordMaine1648
George WaltonNew Hampshire1682
Mercy WardwellMassachusetts1692
Samuel Wardwell Massachusetts1692
Sarah Wardwell Massachusetts1692
Mary Warren Massachusetts1692
Mary WatkinsMassachusetts1693
Mary Webster Massachusetts1683
Thomas WellsMassachusetts1669
Judith WhiteMassachusetts1692
Mary WhittridgeMassachusetts1692
Sarah Averill Wildes Massachusetts1692
Ruth WilfordMassachusetts1691
John Willard Massachusetts1692
Robert WilliamsMassachusetts1669
Sarah WilsonMassachusetts1692
Barbara WingboroughVirginia1657
Edward WoolandMassachusetts1692
Joan Wright Virginia1626
Mary WrightNew York1660
Alse Young Connecticut1647

Notable members

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