Mary AYER

Abt 1634 - 1692  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Mary AYER
  Born	Abt 1634	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Noteworthy	Executed during Salem Witch Trials
  Health	Subject to catalepsy
  Immigrant?	Y
  Witchcraft connection?	Y
  Witch Description	Executed for witchcraft, she was a 55 year old widow. She was afflicted with catalepsy seizures throughout her life, which fueled suspicions.
  Cause of Death	Hanged as a witch
  Died	22 Sep 1692	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I35129	Main
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	John AYER,   b. 2 Sep 1582, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 31 Mar 1657, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Hannah MNU,   b. 1598, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 8 Oct 1688, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Abt 1620	Cockfield, Durham, England
  Family ID	F2436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nathan PARKER,   b. 1622, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 25 Jun 1685, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 63 years)
  Married	Abt 1653	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Sarah PARKER,   b. 3 Apr 1670, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1692, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2016
  Family ID	F26176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1634 - Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Married - Abt 1653 - Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Died - 22 Sep 1692 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Mary (Ayer) Parker of Andover, Mass., the d/o John AYER, was executed September 22, 1692, with several others, for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. She was 55 years old and a widow. Mary's husband, Nathan, died in 1685. Nicholas Noyes officiated. Her daughter, Sarah Parker, was also accused. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Parker_(Salem_witch_trials).