Born about in Easthampstead, Berkshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Swain
and Basselle (Saunders) Swain
Sister of
William Swaine, Francis Swain, Nicholas Swain, Richard Swain, John Swain, Elizabeth (Swain) Weare and Richard Swain [half]
Wife of
Nathaniel Boulter
— married
before 1648 in Hampton, New Hampshire
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Boulter) Prescott, Nathaniel Boulter, Hannah Boulter, Elizabeth (Boulter) Fanning and John Boulter
Died
at about age 66
in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
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Biography
Grace (Swaine) Boulter immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
Grace (Swaine) Boulter descends from Richard Swain, a Nantucket founder.
Grace Swaine was the daughter of Richard and Bassill (Saunders) Swaine, born February 23, 1627 and baptized in Easthamstead, England, February 25, 1627/8.[1]
Grace Swaine married Nathaniel Boulter by 1648, in Hampton, New Hampshire and together they had ten children.[2] Grace and Nathaniel's oldest child was born in Hampton, New Hampshire May 15, 1648.[3]
Witchcraft Accusation
Grace (Swaine) Boulter was accused of witchcraft in Hampton, Massachusetts (now New Hampshire)
In 1680, Grace Swain Boulter and her daughter, Mary Prescott, were accused of witchcraft in Hampton, Massachusetts (now part of New Hampshire). By this time, many local authorities were becoming reluctant to pursue claims of witchcraft. Most still believed in the phenomenon of witchcraft but had lost confidence in their methods for separating the guilty from the innocent. The accusations against Grace and her daughter were not pursued, although two other accused women were jailed indefinitely by the means of a high bail bond. [4]
Grace's case is far from the most dramatic instance of the epidemic of witchcraft in 17th century New England. Rather, its mundane nature invites us to examine the general characteristics of the outbreak. In the 105-year period beginning in 1620, at least 344 persons were accused of witchcraft in New England. We can ask the question — what sort of person was accused as a witch? The answer is surprising and may be particularly interesting to those interested in feminist history.
See Demographics of New England Witches.
Sources
- ↑ The American Genealogist 74:249, New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)"English Origin of Richard Swaine of New Hampshire and Nantucket"
- ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference page 169
- ↑ Great Migration Immigrants to New England 1634-35, Volume VI R-S, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
- ↑ Carol F. Karlsen, The Devil in the Shape of a Woman
See also:
- Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire (Salem, MA, 1893) Vol. 2, Page 612
- World Family Tree, Volume 1, pre-1600 to present
- Karlsen, Carol F.. The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England. 2013 Kindle edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1998. The book is the published version of her PhD dissertation.
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