Rebecca Nurse (Salem witch trials)

Rebecca Towne Nurse (or Nourse) (February 21, 1621 – July 19, 1692) was executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England in 1692, during the Salem witch trials. She was the wife of Francis Nurse, with several children and grandchildren, and a well-respected member of the community. Although there was no credible evidence against her, she was convicted and hanged as a witch on July 19, 1692. This occurred during a time when the Massachusetts colony was seized with hysteria over witchcraft and the supposed presence of Satan within the colony. Her married sisters Mary Eastey and Sarah Cloyce were also accused of witchcraft, with Mary found guilty and executed.

Early life

The daughter of William and Joanna Towne (née Blessing), Rebecca was born in Great Yarmouth, England in 1621. Her family emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, settling in 1640 in Salem Village, which is now known as Danvers. She had three sisters, Susan (baptized 26 October 1625 – died 29 July 1630), Mary (baptized 24 August 1634; died 1692) and Sarah, and three brothers, Edmund (baptized June 1628), Jacob (baptized 11 March 1631/32) and Joseph (born abt 1639).

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