Abigail Walden

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From http://balchipedia.wikidot.com/elizbalch

Elizabeth Balch, along with her sister Abigail Walden, made testimony against Sarah Bishop and both signed their testimonies with the first letter of their first names. The basic gist of her testimony is that Elizabeth and her sister came across Edward Bishop and his wife Sarah as they were riding on horseback. Edward and his wife were involved in an argument about how fast they were going on their horse when Edward addressed Elizabeth and her sister. Edward accused his wife of entertaining Satan in her kitchen at night and various other allegations. Elizabeth at first scolded Edward Bishop for saying these things about his wife but Edward asserted that these allegations were indeed true. Sarah Bishop apparently made no effort to defend herself against these allegations and Elizabeth evidently took this as an indication that the allegations were correct. When the trial for Sarah Bishop came along Elizabeth Balch testified against her.

Abigall Woodbery in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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• Name: Abigall Woodbery
• Event Type: Birth
• Birth Date: 8 Apr 1660
• Birth Place: Salem, Massachusetts
• Father Name: John Woodbery
• Mother Name: Elizabeth Woodbery

Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Residence: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 1840
• Residence: Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA - 1855
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 25 2023, 16:42:35 UTC