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Tag: Braybrook

Mehitable Braybrook, who burned down Jacob and Sarah Perkins’ house, married John Downing and was arrested for witchcraft

August 27, 2021October 19, 2022 Gordon Harris3 Comments
Thatched cottage by a River by Augustus Spencer

She was charged with burning down her master's house and was arrested years later during the witchcraft trials. Her husband had been captured and indentured by Cromwell's forces in Ireland.

Posted in People, StoriesTagged Braybrook, Chebacco, Downing, Essex, Mehitable, Perkins, Whitteridge
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