Capt George CURWIN^[1]

1610 - 1685  (74 years)

• Name	George CURWIN
  Prefix	Capt
  Born	10 Dec 1610	Workington, Cumberland, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1638	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Immigrant?	Y
  Witchcraft connection?	Y
  Witch Description	Was mentioned in a statement about witchcraft that happened the day he was buried
  Died	5 Jan 1685	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I17813	Main
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth WINSLOW,   b. 1630,   d. 21 Apr 1697, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 67 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1669	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Penelope CURWIN,   b. 7 Aug 1670, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Dec 1690, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 20 years)   2. Susanna CURWIN,   b. 10 Dec 1672, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 22 Oct 1696  (Age < 23 years)   3. George CURWIN,   b. 1674,   d. 1674  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F5743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - 1638 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Married - 22 Sep 1669 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Died - 5 Jan 1685 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  m1 Elizabeth HERBERT (died 1 Sep 1668), widow of John WHITE. They came to America with daughter Abigail. They had here John, born 25 or 28 Jul 1638; Jonathan, 1 Nov 1640; Abigail, 30 Nov 1643; Hannah, 1 Jan 1616; and Elizabeth 2 Jul 1648. —— The following was a statement made by a witness against Edward Bishop and his wife, during the Salem witch trials, mentioning the burial of George Curwin as a point of time reference: The Depotion of Elizabeth Balch of Beverly Aged aboute Eight & thirty years & wife unto Benjamin Balch ju'r This Deponant Testifieth hereby & saith that she being at Salem on the very Day that Cap't Georg Curwin was buried & in the evening of s'd Day Cominge from s'd Salem unto s'd Beverly on horse back with her sister then known by the name of Abigaile Woodburie now Abigaile Waldon Living in Wenham wife unto Nathaniell Waldon Rideing behinde her & as they were Rideing as befour & were Come soe far as Crane River Common soe Called Edward Bishop & his wife over tooke us (on horse back) who are both now in prison under suspition of witchcraft & had some words of Difference it seemed unto us. s'd Bishop rideing in to the brooke pretty hastily she finding fault with his soe doing & said that he would throw her in to the water or words to that purpose s'd Bishop Answered her that it was noe matter if he Did or words to that Effect: & soe wee Rode along all together toward Beverly & she blamed her husband for Rideing soe fast & that he would Doe her a mischeife or words to that purpose & he Answered her that it was noe matter what was Done unto her or words to that purpose: And then s'd Bishop Directed his speech unto us as we Rode along & s'd that she had ben a bad wife unto him ever since they were marryed & reckoned up many of her miscarriages towards him but now of Late she was worse then Ever she had ben unto him before (and that the Devill Did Come bodyly unto her & that she was familiar with the Devill & that she sate up all the night Long with the Devill) or words to that purpose & with such kinde of Discourse he filled up the time untill we Came to s'd Bishops Dwelling house & this Deponant Did reproove s'd Bishop for speaking in such a manner unto his wife s'd Bishop Answered it was nothing but what was truth & s'd Bishops wife made very Little reply to all her husbands Discourse Dureing all the time we wer with them & farther said not the mark of elezebeth Balch. the mark of Abigail walden.

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell. [S3] Genealogical Dictionary of, The First Settlers of New England Before 1692, A , Savage, James., Dexter, Orrando Perry., Farmer, John, (Little, Brown and Co, Boston, MA. 1862).