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Abigail Faulkner (née Dane; October 13, 1652 – February 5, 1730) was an American woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692.〔Lamson, William Judson. ''Descendants of William Lamson of Ipswich, Mass., 1634-1917,'' pp. 32-33 New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1917〕〔Norton, Mary Beth. ''In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692,'' p. 259, 262, 397-398 New York: Vintage Books, 2003〕 In the frenzy that followed, Faulkner’s sister Elizabeth Johnson, her sister-in-law Deliverance Dane, two of her daughters, two of her nieces, and a nephew, would all be accused of witchcraft and arrested.〔 Faulkner was convicted and sentenced to death, but her execution was delayed due to pregnancy. Before she gave birth, Faulkner was pardoned by the governor and released from prison.〔 ==Family== Abigail Dane was born on October 13, 1652, in Andover, Massachusetts, the daughter of Reverend Francis Dane and Elizabeth Ingalls.〔〔Finnell, Arthur Louis. ''The Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry Lineage of Members,''p.108 , 224 Baltimore: Clearfield, 2007〕〔Lamson, William Judson. ''Descendants of William Lamson of Ipswich, Mass., 1634-1917'', p. 32 New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1917〕 Faulkner was the sister of accused witch Elizabeth (Dane) Johnson, and sister-in-law of accused witch Deliverance (Hazeltine) Dane.〔〔 Abigail (Dane) Faulkner's two daughters, Abigail Faulkner and Dorothy Faulkner, were also accused of witchcraft. On October 12, 1675, Abigail married Lieutenant Francis Faulkner.〔〔Robinson, Enders A. ''Salem witchcraft and Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables,'' p. 289 Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1992〕 The Dane and Faulkner families were early settlers who had gained social prominence in Andover.〔〔〔Bailey, Sarah Loring. ''Historical Sketches of Andover,'' p. 82 Boston: Houghton, 1880〕 Francis and Abigail Faulkner had at least eight children: :1. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abigail Faulkner, Sr. (Salem witch trials)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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