Born in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Davis
and Sarah (Clark) Rice
Sister of
Joseph Davis, Hannah Davis, Elizabeth (Davis) Wiley, Mary (Davis) Damon, George Davis, John Davis and Susanna (Davis) Hay
Wife of
Abraham Cole
— married
11 Jun 1670 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Died after
after age 59
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2018
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Biography
Sarah (Davis) Cole was accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials
Sarah Davis Cole (born 1651) - Sarah Davis, daughter of George Davis (1616 - 1667) & Sarah Clark Davis (died 1698) was born on 1 October 1651 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her date of death is unknown. She married Abraham Cole, a tailor of Salem, on 11 January 1670 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, & they had 7 children.
During the witch hysteria, a warrant was issued for Sarah's arrest, as well as Hannah Carroll, on 10 September 1692. Both were accused of having afflicted torture & torment of William Brage, the son of Henry Brage. Sarah was indicted & imprisoned. Her husband was able to bail her out on 14 January 1693, & on 1 February 1693, she was acquitted of all charges. She probably died in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Sources
- The Salem Witchcraft Papers (Scholars' Lab, University of Virginia Library, 2018) SWP No. 035.
- Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
- New England, Salem Witches and Others Tried for Witchcraft, 1647-1697.
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
- Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
- Family copy of The Wells Family Genealogy and Families related, as handed down to Dani Desio.
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Jean (Hannaford) Paradis
Jean (Hannaford) Paradis
Her death date can likely be advanced to after 1715, as she is mentioned in her husband's will that year.
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by Jean (Hannaford) Paradis
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