Lt. Francis FAULKNER & Abigail DANE

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Lt. Francis FAULKNER
Abigail DANE

Husband: Francis FAULKNER
Birth: May 1651, Andover, Essex Co., MA
Death: 19 Feb 1731/2, Andover, Essex Co., MA
Father: Edmund FAULKNER
Mother: Dorothy __?__

Marriage: 12 Oct 1675, Andover, Essex Co., MA

Wife: Abigail DANE
Birth: 13 Oct 1652, Andover, Essex Co., MA
Death: 5 Feb 1729/30, Andover, Essex Co., MA
Historical Event: 1692, Salem Witch Trials — tried and condemned as a witch
Father: Francis DANE
Mother: Elizabeth INGALLS

Children — born in Andover, Essex Co., MA:

A reliable source says they only had seven children, yet a gathering from secondary sources produces ten. I have indicated the ones that appear questionable.

1. Elizabeth Dane FAULKNER, b. 1676-8; d. 17 Aug 1678
2? (Col.) Francis FAULKNER, Jr.
3. Elizabeth FAULKNER, b. 7 Dec 1678; d. 11 Jul 1735, Concord, Middlesex Co., MA; m. John BUTRICK
4. Abigail FAULKNER, b. 12 Aug 1683; d. 26 Dec 1746, Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; m. 6 Apr 1708, Andover, Essex Co., MA, Thomas LAMSON
5? Thomas FAULKNER, b. 1685
6. Frances FAULKNER, b. 29 Apr 1686; d. 7 Jan 1735/6; m. 12 May 1724, Andover, Essex Co., MA, Daniel FAULKNER
7? John FAULKNER, b. 1687
8. Edmund FAULKNER, b. 2 Apr 1688; m1. 19 Feb 1714/5, Elizabeth MARSTON; m2. 17 Aug 1730, Dorcus BUCKSTON
9. Dorothy FAULKNER, b. 15 Feb 1689/90
10. Ammi Ruhama FAULKNER, b. 20 Mar 1692/3; m. 7 Jun 1726, Andover, Essex Co., MA, Hannah INGALLS; eldest daughter, Hannah FAULKNER, m. Thomas WHITE, s/o Ens. Mark WHITE

Note: "Ammi" and "Ruhama" are scriptural names, from the book of Hosea. The combination is puzzling because, while Ammi is a male name, Ruhama is a female name.

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Historical Note:

Abigail (DANE) FAULKNER was tried and condemned at the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. She was spared hanging only because she was pregnant at the time and, by the time she had birthed her child, the accusers had recanted their testimony and the witch hunt was over. Their daughter, Dorothy FAULKNER, married Samuel NURSE, grandson of Rebecca (TOWNE) NURSE, who was hanged as a witch in 1692.

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

2. Descendants of Richard Faulkner [link died by Patricia Hanning.

3. Messages in the Faulkner Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

4. Email from Margaret McEuen, descendant of Ammi Ruhama through his daughter, Hannah.

5. WorldConnect (online at RootsWeb.com).

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