1. | Daniel Ray (Rea) was born on 30 Mar 1654 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died on 5 Mar 1715 in prob, Boxford, Essex Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Danvers, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Notes:
He also Petitioned for Rebecca Nurse (see notes on Joshua)
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(Return of a Jury of Inquest on the Death of Daniel Wilkins )
We whose names are underwritten being warned by Constable John Putnam of Salem this 17 of may 1692 to view the body of daniell wilknes of Salem village deceased and we find several brussed places upon the back of the said corps and the skinen and many places of the gratest part of his back seemed to be prickt with an instrument about the bigness of a small awl and own side of his neck and ear seemed to be much bruised to his Throat and turning the corps the blood Run out of his nose or mouth or both and his body not swel'd neither did he purge elce where: and to the best of our judgments we cannot but #[think] apprehend but that he dyed an unnatural death by sume cruell hands of witchcraft or diabolicall act as is evident to us both by what we have seen and heard consarning his death.
Salem Village this 17'th of May 1692
* Nathanell Putnam
* Thomas Fuller Sen.
* Jonathan Walcott Sen.
* Nathanail Ingersoll
* Thomas Flint
* William Way
* Thomas Fuller
* Joseph harrick
* Thomas Haynes
* Edward Putnam
* Daniell Rea <<<
* John Putnam Jun.
All the abovenamed twelfe men the Jury of Inquest made oath to the truth of there aboves'd Returne Salem
May the 18'th 1692
Before us
* John Hathorne
* Jonathan Corwin
per ord'r of the Governor & Councill
( Boston Public Library -- Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts [ 1939 acquisition ])
Daniel married Hepsibah Peabody on 10 Apr 1678 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Hepsibah (daughter of Francis Peabody and Mary Foster) was born in 1652 in Hampton, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died before 1708 in prob, Boxford, Essex Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Jemima Ray (Rea) was born on 29 Dec 1680 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died after 1680.
- 3. Daniel Ray (Rea) was born on 23 Nov 1682 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died after 1682.
- 4. Zerobabel Ray (Rea) was born on 12 May 1684 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jan 1739 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts.
- 5. Hepzibah Ray (Rea) was born on 4 Apr 1687 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died on 9 Apr 1716 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts.
- 6. Elizabeth Ray (Rea) was born on 14 Aug 1687 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died after 1687.
- 7. Lemuel Ray (Rea) was born in 1689 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died in 1749.
- 8. Keturah Ray (Rea) was born in 1691 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died after 1691.
- 9. Uzziel Ray (Rea) was born in Mar 1693 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died in 1754.
- 10. Pilgrim Ray (Rea) was born on 30 Nov 1695 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died after 1700.
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Daniel married Mary Tompkins after 1708. Mary was born about 1654; died after 1709. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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