Martha TOOTHAKER

1668 - 1725  (56 years)

• Name	Martha TOOTHAKER
  Born	23 Jul 1668	Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Female
  Witchcraft connection?	Y
  Witch Description	Accused of witchcraft and falsely confessed, but later found not guilty.
  Died	14 Jan 1725	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
  Buried	unknown   [1]
  Person ID	I47107	Main
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Roger TOOTHAKER,   b. 27 Nov 1634, England ,   d. 16 Jun 1692, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Mary ALLEN,   b. 29 Jul 1644, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Aug 1695, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 51 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1665	Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F32702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph EMERSON,   b. 26 Feb 1669, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Aug 1755, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 86 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1690	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Robert EMERSON,   b. 26 Oct 1693, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 1749, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age < 55 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2023
  Family ID	F32623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jul 1668 - Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Married - 16 Jul 1690 - Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Died - 14 Jan 1725 - Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Martha Emerson was accused of witchcraft and arrested two months after her mother and sister, on July 22, accused by Mary Lacy of Andover (an accused witch herself) and Mary Warren, John Proctor’s servant. While Martha initially refused to confess, she eventually succumbed to the pressure. Says Richard Hite, “Finally Martha Emerson gave up when reminded that her father had said he had taught her to kill a witch by boiling the urine of an afflicted person. She admitted to having collected a woman’s urine in a glass, though she did not indicate if the witch afflicting the woman had died.” She would finally admit she had falsely confessed, and was found Not Guilty on January 10, 1693, due to lack of evidence.

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 64460983. [S47] New England Marriages To 1700, Torrey, Clarence Almon.