Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameCapt. Richard Carr
Birth2 Apr 1659, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Death11 Sep 1727, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
OccupationShipwright
FatherGeorge Carr (~1615-1682)
MotherElizabeth Dexter (<1623-1691)
Spouses
Birth1672, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Death3 Aug 1694, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Notes for Capt. Richard Carr
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire page 129:
Richard,Capt., bro. of [George], b. 2 Apr. 1659, shipwright and mariner, Amesbury and Salisbury. D. 11 Sep. 1727. 4 ch. by 1st w. [Dorothy], 2 sons by 2d w. Sarah wid. of Thomas Haley, who d. 8 June 1726-7. James, b. 30 Nov. 1702. John, b. Aug. 1706. Both liv. 1731.
From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op...noble66&id=I8423
There are some interesting articles about his testimonies in the Salem Witchcraft trials where he states that he was with his father on a Sabbath morn, and saw a Miss Bradbery go into her gate and then immediately afterwards a blue boar came out and went for his father, George's, legs, causing him to stumble. He and another witness stated that they thought that it was Miss Bradbery who had appeared as the blue boar. [http://blurringartandlife.com/vb/blueboar.html'''link'''] :). See Essex County Archives, Salem--Witchcraft Vo. 2, pg 38 link
From http://blurringartandlife.com/vb/blueboar.html
Long before the witch trials, the Carr and Bradbury families of Salem had a history of contention. The discord was based on land disputes, broken love affairs and social allegiances common to a small town. For years, the Carrs conjured tales about Mary, the Matriarch of the Bradbury Family. The accusations included Mary having brought illness upon the sick, appearing menacingly near the windlass of a ship bound for Barbados, and turning herself into a blue boar. Upon her conviction, Mary was 75 years old and a well-respected member of the Salem church. Despite her piety, the Carrs' stories were enough to lead to her sentencing. It was young Richard Carr who claimed that he, his father, and Zerubabel Endicott were traveling down the road one day on horseback, when the blue boar incident occurred.
Richard,Capt., bro. of [George], b. 2 Apr. 1659, shipwright and mariner, Amesbury and Salisbury. D. 11 Sep. 1727. 4 ch. by 1st w. [Dorothy], 2 sons by 2d w. Sarah wid. of Thomas Haley, who d. 8 June 1726-7. James, b. 30 Nov. 1702. John, b. Aug. 1706. Both liv. 1731.
From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op...noble66&id=I8423
There are some interesting articles about his testimonies in the Salem Witchcraft trials where he states that he was with his father on a Sabbath morn, and saw a Miss Bradbery go into her gate and then immediately afterwards a blue boar came out and went for his father, George's, legs, causing him to stumble. He and another witness stated that they thought that it was Miss Bradbery who had appeared as the blue boar. [http://blurringartandlife.com/vb/blueboar.html'''link'''] :). See Essex County Archives, Salem--Witchcraft Vo. 2, pg 38 link
From http://blurringartandlife.com/vb/blueboar.html
Long before the witch trials, the Carr and Bradbury families of Salem had a history of contention. The discord was based on land disputes, broken love affairs and social allegiances common to a small town. For years, the Carrs conjured tales about Mary, the Matriarch of the Bradbury Family. The accusations included Mary having brought illness upon the sick, appearing menacingly near the windlass of a ship bound for Barbados, and turning herself into a blue boar. Upon her conviction, Mary was 75 years old and a well-respected member of the Salem church. Despite her piety, the Carrs' stories were enough to lead to her sentencing. It was young Richard Carr who claimed that he, his father, and Zerubabel Endicott were traveling down the road one day on horseback, when the blue boar incident occurred.