[CARY-L] Martha Cary
by MS DORRIE P TRAFICANTE
Chris et al,
Somewhere I have some information on Martha Cary that I copied a long
time ago. I'll try to dig it out. As I remember the story,
shortly after Martha's husband left for England friends told her that
there were rumors about her being a witch and advised her to leave
Salem. She fled to Boston and got on a ship going to England.
According to the story her ship was faster than the one her husband
left on and she was on the dock waiting for him when he arrived in
England!
The above story certainly indicates that "Cary" was her married name.
According to "Cary Memorials" by S.F. Cary her husband James
settled in the Boston area. There is some possibility that he and
our John, who settled in the Plymouth area, were borthers.
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Dorrie in Lexington, Mass. ZPQM64A(a)Prodigy.com
I used to be indecisive; now I'm not sure.