Mary Clements

[David Quarterman <dlq@mail.rath.peachnet.edu>]

>A while back I referred to a John Osgood m. Mary Clements, and you said Mary was not in your database.  I went back and looked at my material, and I can see why--this John Osgood was not in your direct ancestor line from Christopher Osgood b.1615.  Go back a generation to Christopher's father, Christopher Osgood b. 1569, m. Elizabeth Brockwell.  They had your Christopher and also a son, John Osgood, b. July 23, 1595 England, m. Sarah Booth.  This John also had a son, John Osgood b. 1631 m. Mary Clements.  Mary is of interest because she was falsely accused of witchcraft in 1692 and John subsequently died in 1693.  Although she offered a quite flowery confession (no doubt to save her life), she was later cleared of charges.

Turns out I had the son who married Mary Booth, but not his children. Thanks
for the update.

					David Quarterman
>
>I found this information on a family tree at genealogy.com, and the "genealogist" cites  "A Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, showing The Generations of Thos who came before May 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register."  
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