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From "The Trail of the Trues" by Chester A. True: "He became enamored of Jane Bradbury...about 1667 and married her March 15, 1668. Unfortunately for the couple, the first child was born two months later in May 1668, and they were hailed in front of the magistrates and fined for their indiscretions; Henry paying a fine of three pounds and Jane a fine of two pounds."
Reversal of Attainder and Restitution (1710-1750) (Account of Henry and Jane True -- Case of Mary Bradbury) Honred, Gentle men we have received your Notification & send this to Signify our Desiers that our good mother Mrs Bradburys name may be inserted in the bill proposed for the takeing off the attainder &c She throu faith obtained a good report among all Christians for her Exemplary piety & vertue & was ever Lookt on as an Innosent in Her Suffrings in that dark & gloomi day & we Doubt not but youl -- se cause as far as Can be in this Method to recover her reputation -- She Indured aboute Six months Imprisonment which putt our Honred father & Sum of her Children upon very great Expence of which we have Indeed no purticuler accounte but are well assured by what we have heard our father Capt Bradbury say of the money he Expended on that account or occasion & by our own observation & Concerne in the Case as well as others of the family that it Could not be Less then twenty pounds at the Lowest calculation besids time & trouble: -- we doubt not but Sum others might Suffer more in their Estates & it Semes very just and reasonable that restitution be in Sum measure made as far as the Case will beare & therefore: we wold not discourage so just & good a desine by any Excessive demands but rather Comply with any thing which your Honers shall think meet to allow therefore we not Expressly fix upon any Sum but leave it to your honers faverable Consideration only pray that we may have that reasonable Consideration & allowance which you make to others of Eaquall Surcomstances & which may be Consistant with & rather Incurrage then Discourage the gen' ll Desine now on foot our buisness is Shuch at home we Cant well attend your Honers at this Juncture but hope our writting may as Efectively Answer the Ende being Confident that Such is your Justice & Cander that you will not Improve
page 981 our Moderation in our Demands to our disadvantage we Subscribe -- your most Humble Servants & petisioners -- Salisbury Sep'r -- 11-1710 Henry & Jane True Executor to the will of Mrs Mary bradbury Condemned for Witchcraft Sep'r 1692 Not Executed: made her Escape (Reverse) Mary Bradbury Condemned Not Executed ( Mass. Archives Vol. 135 No. 120 )
(Report of the Committee on the Reversal of Attainder, and Action of the General Court) To: To the Hon'rd. Genr'll Court Sitting. We whose names are subscribed, In Obedience to yo'r Hon'rs Act at a Court held the ult of May 1710; for Inserting the Names of the severall psons who were Condemned for witchcraft in the year 1692. & of the Damages they susteined by their prosecution. Being Mett at Salem the 13th Sept 1710. for the Ends aforesaid upon Examination of the Records of the Severall psons Condemned: Humbly Offer to yo'r Hon'rs the Names as Follow to be Inserted
Executed for the Reversing of their Attinders: Elizabeth How: Georg Jacob Mary Easty. Mary Parker. Mr. George Burroughs: Giles Core & #[Martha Core] his wife. Rebeccah Nurse. John Willard. Sarah Good. Martha Carrier. Samuell Wardell ..John Procter;Sarah Wild Condemned & not Executed Mrs. Mary Bradbury, Abigail Falker Abigail Hobs.Ann Foster: Rebeccah Eams. Dorcas Hoar, Mary Post Mary Lacey.
And haveing heard the Severall Demaunds of the Damages of the afores'd psons & those in their behalf & upon Conference have soe Moderated their Respective Demaunds that we doubt not but that they will be Readily Complyd w'th by yo'r Hon'rs which Respective demannds are as follow. Elizabeth How 12.£ George Jacob. 79.£ Mary Easty 20.£ Mary Parker. 8.£ Mr. George Burroughs. 50.£ Giles Core. & Martha Core his wife 21.£ Rebeccah Nurse 25.£ John Willard 20.£ Sarah Good. 30.£ Martha Carrier. 7.£ 6'.s Samuel Wardell & Sarah his wife 36.£ 15.s John procter & [] procter his wife 150.£ Sarah Wild 14.£ Mrs. Mary Bradbury. 20£ Abigail Falkner 20.£ Abigail Hobs. 10.£ Ann Foster. 6.£10.s Rebecca Eams. 10.£ Dorcas Hoar. 21.£17.s Mary Post 8.£14.s Mary Lacey 8.£10.s the whole amounting unto. 578.£12.s Salem. the 15th Sept. 1710.
page 1014 Yo'r Honrs most Humble Serv'ts.
\#\[the Acco't. of yo'r servants. Charges 3 days a peic our selves & horses 4. 0. 0 Entertainment at Salem. Mr pratts. 1. 3. 0 Major Sewals attendance & sending Notifications to all Concerned 1-3-0 6-3. 0\] Octor:[23] 17ll. Read & Accepted in the House of Representatives, Sent up for Concurrence.
Octo 26'0. 1711. In Council Read and Concurr'd
(Reverse) The Committies Returne of the Names of persons attained of Witchcraft and Damages Suffered accepted Octob'r. 1711. ( Mass. Archives, Vol. 135 No. 169 )
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The Bradbury family of early New England (Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins) has been traced through the Bradbury line all the way back to my 40th great grandfather, Charlemagne, King of the Franks, born in the year 742. For detailed information, see the book, The Ancestry of Thomas Bradbury and his wife Mary Perkins, by John Brooks Threlfall.
Thomas Bradbury was from Wicken Bonhunt, Essex, England, baptised in 1610/11, the son of Wymond Bradbury and Elizabeth Whitgift. He married Mary Perkins about 1636 and lived in Salisbury, Massachusetts. He was made a freeman in 1640. He was constable, schoolmaster, town clerk, Captain of the military, and a deputy to the general court for seven years. His graceful handwriting appears in many documents in the archives of Essex county, Massachusetts. His wife, Mary Perkins was accused of witchcraft in 1692 and in spite of testimonies to her excellent character, she was convicted at the age of 77, but she was not executed. For more information on the trial, check out Mary Bradbury's Trial. Thomas died in March 1694/95, and Mary died on Dec 20, 1700. Their daughter Jane Bradbury born in 1645 married Henry True, son of Henry True and Israil Pike. Their son William True b. 1670 married Eleanor Stevens. Their son Benjamin True b. 1693 married Judith Morrill. Their son Benjamin True b. 1725 married Mehitabel Osgood. Their son Captain Benjamin True b. 1762 married Mary Locke. Their daughter Hannah True b. 1784 married Isaac Worthen and they settled in Hatley, Stanstead County, Quebec. They are my 3rd great grandparents. More information on the TRUE surname can be found here.
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