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Abigail Lamson (Faulkner)

Also Known As: "Accused Witch"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colony
Death: December 26, 1746 (63)
Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts, British Crown Colony
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Lieut. Francis Faulkner and Abigail Faulkner
Wife of Thomas Lamson, Sr. 14
Mother of Abigail C. Whipple; Thomas Lamson, Jr. 46; Martha Knowlton; Sarah Forbush; Elizabeth Fiske and 1 other
Sister of Elizabeth Maran Buttrick; Dorothy Nurse; Frances Faulkner; John Faulkner; Edmund Faulkner and 2 others

Occupation: Homemaker
Managed by: Edward Leo Neary
Last Updated:

About Abigail Lamson

Charged with witchcraft at age 8 {not a typo}. Released on bond. Mother convicted; sister also charged.

Witchcraft in Andover (wikipedia)

Daughter of Francis Faulkner and Abigail Dane Faulkner.

(At age 8, young Abigail was made to testify in court that her mother had made her a witch, thereby assisting in her mother's conviction. Fortunately, her mother's death sentence was revoked.)

Children: Abigail Lamson Whipple, Thomas Lamson Jr, Paul Lamson, Martha Lamson Knowlton, Sarah Lamson Forbush, and Elizabeth Lamson Fisk.

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Abigail Lamson's Timeline

1683
August 12, 1683
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colony
1708
February 15, 1708
Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
1710
April 8, 1710
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British North America
1713
1713
Ipswich, Essex, MA
1721
August 20, 1721
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
August 20, 1721
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1723
January 12, 1723
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1746
December 26, 1746
Age 63
Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts, British Crown Colony