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     Russell M. Adams, son of Alvin A. Adams and Hattie A. Saulmer, was born circa 1925 at Maine.¹

     Ruth Ella Adams, daughter of John Adams and Manilla Erma Engstrom, was born on 2 February 1922 at Belfast, Waldo, Maine.¹

     Ruth, at age 24, daughter of John Adams and Manilla Erma Engstrom, married Richard Erwin Busenhart at age 22 on 3 August 1946 at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.²

     Ann Alcock, daughter of George Alcock and Anne Hooker, was born in 1617 at Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.

     Ann, daughter of George Alcock and Anne Hooker, married Andrew Foster in 1640 at Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.

     Ann was part of the Salem Witch Trials. Below is some abstracts of the trial.

Verbatim Transcripts of the Legal Documents of the Salem Witchcraft Outbreak of 1692. Edited by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum
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View the individual case document in which the name appears Ann Foster Died in Prison (See also: Mary Lacey, Jr. -- Examination.)
(Mary Walcott v. Ann Foster ) Mary Walcot affirmed to the Jury of Inquest: that Ann Foster: of Andover: has afflicted her: both: before her examination: and at her examination & since: that time by biting pinching & choaking of her s'd Walcot also sayth she has:seen her s'd Foster afflict: Eliz Hubbert : at the time of her examination: by choaking & pinching of her: & #[that] she beleeved Foster is a witch: & that: she hath afflicted me & Eliz Hubbard by witchcraft #[ Sept'r 13: 16] upon her oath
Sept'r 13: 1692 ( Boston Public Library -- Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts [ 1939 acquisition ])
(Elizabeth Hubbard v. Ann Foster ) Eliz Hubbert. Affirmed to the Jury of Inquest: th't Ann Foster: both before: and at her examination & after hath afflicted her: she also affirmed: that she saw s'd Ann Foster or her apperition afflict Mary Walcot & Ann putnum: & she ses she verily beleeves: An Foster is a witch & that she s'd Foster: did afflict her & the above named persons by witchcraft upon her oath: Sept't 13 1692
( Boston Public Library -- Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts [ 1939 acquisition ])
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 342- (Mary Warren v. Ann Foster ) Mary Warin affirmed to the Jury of Inquest: that she saw Ann Foster or her Apperition: afflict: Mary Wallcot & Eliz Hubbert : & she also: afflicted me s'd Warin: before the Jury of Inquest: & I veryly believe s'd Foster is a witch & th't she --
Afflicted me & the persons mentioned: by Witchcraft upon her out Sept'r ( Boston Public Library -- Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts [ 1939 acquisition ])
(Examinations of Ann Foster ) The Examination and Confession of Ann Foster at Salem Vilage 15 July 1692 after a while Ann foster confessed that the divill apered to her in the shape of abird at several Times, such abird as she never saw the like before, & that she had had this gift (viz of striking the aflicted downe w'th her eye ever) since, & being ask't why she thought that bird was the divill she answred because he came white and vanished away black & that the divill told her that she should have this gift & that she must beleive him & told her she should have prosperity & #[that] she said that he had apeared to her three times & was always as a bird & the last time was about halfe a year since, & sat upon atable had two legs & great eyes & that it was the second time of his apearance that he promised her prosperity & that it was Cariers wife about three weeks agoe that came & perswaded her to hurt these people.
16. July. 1692 . Ann Foster Examined conffesed that it was Goody Carier that made her a witch that she came to her in person about Six yeares agoe & told her if she would not be awitch the divill should tare her in peices and Cary her away at w'ch. time she promised to Serve the divill, that she had bewitched a hog of John Lovjoyes to Death & that she had hurt Some persons in Salem Vilage that goody Carier came to her & would have her bewitch two children of Andrew Allins & that she had then two popets made and stuck pins in them to bewitch the said Children by which one of them dyed
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 343- the other very sick, that she was at the meeting of the witches at Salem Villiage, that Goody Carier came & told her of the meeting & would have her goe, so they gat upon Sticks & went said Jorny & being ther did see mr Burroughs the minister who spake to them all, & this was about two months agoe that ther was then twenty five persons meet together, that she tyed a knot in a Rage & thre it into the fire to hurt #[a woeman at Salem Village & that she was hurt by her & that her name is Goody Vibber ] Timo. Swan & that she did hurt the rest that complayned of her by squesing popets like them & so almost choaked them. --
18 July 1692 . Ann Foster Examined confesed that the devill in shape of a #[black] man apeared to her w'th Goody carier about six yeare since when they made her awitch & that she promised to serve the divill two yeares: upon w'ch the Divill promised her prosperity & many things but never performed it, that she & martha Carier did both ride on a stick or pole when they went to the witch meeting at Salem Village & that the stick broak: as they ware caried in the aire above the tops of the trees & they fell but she did hang fast about the neck of Goody Carier & ware presently at the vilage, that she was then much hurt of her Leg, she further saith that she hard some of the witches say that their was three hundred & five in the whole Country, & that they would ruin that place the Vilige, also saith ther was present at that metting two men besides mr Buroughs the minister & one of them had gray haire, she saith that she formerly frequented the publique metting to worship god. but the divill had such power over her that she could not profit there & that was her undoeing: she saith that above three or foure yeares agoe Martha Carier told her she would bewitch James Hobbs child to death & the child dyed in twenty four howers
21. July: 92 . Ann. Foster Examined Owned her former conffesion being Read to her and further conffesed that the discourse amongst the witches at the meeting at Salem village was that they would afflict there to set up the Divills Kingdome This conffesion is true as wittnese my hand:
The marke of Ann: Foster
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Ann Foster Signed & Owned the above Examination & conffesion before me *John Higginson Just'e peace Salem 10th September 1692 (Reverse) Ann Fosters Examination And Conffession ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 22 )
(Indictment v. Ann Foster ) Essex in the Province of the Massachuetts Bay in New England Anno R Rs & Reginae Gulielmi & Mariae Angliae &ca Quarto.Anno'qe Domini 1692
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The Juriors for our Sov'r Lord & Lady the King & Queen doe present that. Ann foster of Andivor In the County of Essex Widdow In & Upon the fifteenth Day of July In the year afores'd. and divers other days and times as well before as after Certaine Detestable arts called Witchcrafts and Sorceries wickedly and Mallitiously and felloniously hath used practised & Exercised at and in the Towne of Salem in the County of Essex-aforesaid in upon & against one Eliza Hobert of Salem in the County of Essex-aforesaid Single Woman by which Said wicked arts the Said Elizabeth Hobert the day & Yeare aforesaid and divers other days and times both before and after was and is Tortured aflicted Consumed Pined wasted and Tormented and also for sundry other acts of withcraft by the said Ann foster -- Comitted and done before and Since that time against the peace of o'r Sov'r. Lord and Lady the King and Queen theire Crowne and Dignity and the forme of the Stattute in that Case made and Provided. (Reverse) Indictm't Agst An foster for bewitching Eliza: Hobert Billa Vera ( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 21 )

on 13 September 1692.¹

     Ann Alcock died on 3 December 1692 She was charged with witchcraft.²

     George Alcock was also known as DrDeacon American colonial immigrant.¹
     George Alcock was born in 1604 at Impington, Cambridge, England.²

     George, married Anne Hooker circa 1626.²

     George Alcock died on 30 December 1640 at Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

     David Alden, son of John Blunden Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was born circa 1646 at Massachusetts.¹ David Alden was married to Mary Southworth, daughter of Constant Southworth. Died sometime during 1718 or 1719. Six children. A man described as 'a prominent member of the church, a man of great respectability and much employed in public business.²'

     David, son of John Blunden Alden and Priscilla Mullins, married Mary Southworth, daughter of Constant Southworth and Elizabeth Collier, between 5 June 1718 and 1 April 1719.¹

     David Alden died at Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹