Abigail (Faulkner) Lamson (1683 - 1746)

Born 12 Aug 1683 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Lamson — married 31 Mar 1707 in Ipswich,Essex,Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1746 at age 63 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Abigail (Faulkner) Lamson was accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials

Abigail Faulkner was born on 12 Aug 1683 in Andover, Massachusetts Bay, the daughter of Francis and Abigail Faulkner.^{[1] [2]}

On 31 Jan 1707, she married Thomas Lampson in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay ^[3][4]

Intentions were posted in Ipswich Jan 31 1707-08. ^[5]

Marriage was probably Apr 6 1708, as stated in Vital Records in Andover. ^[6]

She died on 26 Dec 1746 In Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay.^[7] In Ipswich Vital Records, no 1st name is listed, just ____, w Thomas Lampson Dec 26 1746 ^[8]

Children^[9] born / baptized in Ipswich, Massachusetts:

1. Abigail Faulkner, b. 15 Feb 1708, ^[10] m. Francis Whipple May 11 1727 Ipswich ^[11]
2. Thomas Faulkner, b. 8 Apr 1710, ^[10] m Mary Adams, int Aug 11 1732, ^[12] possibly died Aug 31 1751 (Thomas Lampson Jr)^[13]
3. Paul Faulkner, bap. 5 Mar 1714/5, ^[10] d. bef. 1743
4. Martha Faulkner; m. Abraham Knowlton / Knolton of Shrewbury, Mar 11 1734-5 ^[14]
5. Sarah Faulkner, bap. 20 Aug 1721; ^[15] m. Aaron Forbush of Hardwick, intentions Nov 11 1746 ^[16]
6. Elizabeth Faulkner, bap. 12 Jan 1723/4; ^[15] m. Jacob Fisk of Wenham, intentions Nov 3 1743 ^[17]

Salem Witch Trials Abigail, 8 years old, was accused and questioned witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. Abigail and her sister Dorothy, 10 years old, both confessed, and then testified that their mother had brought them into witchcraft. She was jailed and later released on bond.^[18]

Their mother, Abigail (Dane) Faulkner was convicted and sentenced to be executed, but since she was pregnant, her sentence was delayed. She was pardoned by Gov. Phipps and released on 3 Dec 1692.^[19][20]

Massachusetts Remediation

1. 17 October 1710, Convictions Reversed, The General Court of Massachusetts Bay, An act, the several convictions, judgments, and attainders be, and hereby are, reversed, and declared to be null and void.^[21]
2. 17 Dec 1711, Compensation to Survivors, Governor Dudley, GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY, approved compensation to such persons as are living, and to those that legally represent them that are dead '^[21]
3. 28 Aug 1957, No Disgrace to Descendants, General Court of Massachusetts, ...such proceedings, were and are shocking, and the result of a wave of popular hysterical fear of the Devil in the community, and further declares that, as all the laws under which said proceedings...have been long since abandoned and superseded by our more civilized laws, no disgrace or cause for distress attaches to the said descendants or any of them by reason of said proceedings.^[22]
4. 31 Oct 2001, Additional Victims Included, Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives in General Court, AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE WITCHCRAFT TRIAL OF 1692, chapter 145 is hereby further amended by adding Bridget Bishop, Susannah Martin, Alice Parker, Margaret Scott and Wilmot Redd.^[23]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). http://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/7646/142/141259302
2. ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 1, Page 142 Abigail Faulkner, d Francis and Abigall
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-YKMD : 29 November 2018), Thos Lampson and Abigaile Faulkner, 31 Jan 1707; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
4. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. Online($) at Ancestry.com.
5. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 2, Page 159 Abigaile Faulkner, of Andover, and Thomas Lampson int. Jan 31 1707-08
6. ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 2, Page 122 Abigail Faulkner and Thomas Lamson (of Ipswich, int)Apr 6 1708
7. ↑ “AmericanAncestors.org.” American Ancestors. Accessed January 21, 2020. http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-records-1620-1850/transcript?volumeId=7725&pageName=612&rId=141504492.
8. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 2, Page 612
9. ↑ Lamson, William Judson,. Descendants of William Lamson of Ipswich, Mass., 1634-1917. New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1917, page 34. Online($) at Ancestry.com.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 1, Page 233 Lampson Births
11. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 2, Page 271 Abigail Lamson and Francis Whipple
12. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 2, Page 271 Thomas Lampson and Mary Adams
13. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 2, Page 612 Thomas Lampson Jr
14. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 2, Page 271 Martha Lamson and Abraham Knolton
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 1, Page 234 Lamson Births
16. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 2, Page 271 Sarah Lampson and Aaron Forbush
17. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. 2, Page 163 Elizabeth Lampson and Jacob Fisk
18. ↑ Summary of the Examinations of Dorothy Faulkner , Abigail Faulkner, Jr. , Martha Tyler , Johannah Tyler , Sarah Wilson, Jr. , and Joseph Draper
    • Boston Public Library -- Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts
    • Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project Salem Witchcraft Papers - SWP No 57 - Summary of the Examinations of Dorothy Faulkner , Abigail Faulkner, Jr. , Martha Tyler , Johannah Tyler , Sarah Wilson, Jr. , and Joseph Draper
19. ↑ Lewis, Jone Johnson. “Who Was the Historical Abigail Faulkner - Salem Witch Trials Figure?” ThoughtCo. ThoughtCo, July 3, 2019. https://www.thoughtco.com/abigail-dane-faulkner-3528108.
20. ↑ New England, Salem Witches and Others Tried for Witchcraft, 1647-1697. Online($) at Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} “Salem Witchcraft : with an Account of Salem Village, and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Subjects : Upham, Charles Wentworth, 1802-1875, Author : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Wayback Machine Internet Archive, Jul 2021 Vol. 2, Page 479-480
22. ↑ https://www.mass.gov/doc/resolves-of-1957-chapter-145/download
23. ↑ https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2001/Chapter122

• Upham, Charles. Salem Witchcraft, With an Account of Salem Village and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Subjects (Wiggin and Lunt, Boston, 1867)
• Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1912)
• Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1910)

See also:

• Wikipedia: Abigail Faulkner
• Find A Grave: Memorial #42760068
• Warrant for Examinations of Abigail Faulkner, Sr.
  • Boston Public Library -- Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts
  • Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project Salem Witchcraft Papers - SWP No 52.1 -Examinations of Abigail Faulkner, Sr.