“Nay, man, I am not now to repent.” 918: Mary Barrett Dyer One of America’s First Religious Martyrs Born: c.1611, England (Present-day England, United Kingdom) Died: 1 June 1660, Boston, The Colony of Massachusetts (Present-day Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America) Mary converted to Quakerism (or more correctly a member of the Society of Friends)…
“I was packing to go, I didn’t know where; for I knew that if I went back to Virginia, I should never get my liberty.” 916: Ona Judge Staines Martha Washington’s Escaped Slave Born: c.1774, Mount Vernon Plantation, The Colony of Virginia (Present-day Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States of America) Died: 25 February 1848, Greenland,…
910: Annis Stockton One of the First Female Poets to be Published in the Thirteen Colonies of the Future United States Born: 1 July 1736, The Colony of Pennsylvania (Present-day Darby, Pennsylvania, United States of America) Died: 6 February 1801, Fieldsboro, New Jersey, United States of America Full Name: Annis Boudinot Stockton Annis published her…
899: Sarah Shelton Henry Patrick Henry’s First Wife Born: 29 May 1736, Rural Plains, The Colony of Virginia (Present-day Rural Plains, Virginia, United States of America) Died: 19 March 1775, Scotchtown, The Colony of Virginia (Present-day Scotchtown, Virginia, United States of America) Patrick kept Sarah in the cellar to protect her from herself and others….
841: Grace Sherwood, The Last Person Convicted of Witchcraft in Virginia Born: c.1660, The Colony of Virginia, (Present-day Pungo, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States of America) Died: Autumn 1740, Pungo, The Colony of Virginia, (Present-day Pungo, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States of America) Also Known As: The Witch of Pungo or the Virginia Witch Grace…
788: Sybil Ludington Ogden The Real Midnight Rider Born: 5 April 1761, Fredericksburg, The Colony of New York (Present-day Lugintonville, New York, United States of America) Died: 26 February 1839, Catskill, New York, United States of America Also Spelled: Sibbell, Sebal, Sebil, Cybil, or Sibel Sybil was a heroine of the American Revolution; and unlike…
These are the entries who lived during the years before the United States became a country. They interacted and lived in the English Colonies, and sometimes they lived to see the birth of America. Entries: Abigail Williams, One of the First of Salem’s Accusers Anne Bradstreet, The First English Poet to be Published in the…
766: Thomasine Cooper White Talk About Early Family Connections Born: c.1546, Present-day England, United Kingdom Last Known Position*: 1587, Roanoke Colony, (Present-day Roanoke Island, North Carolina, United States of America) Also Spelled: Thomasin or Tomasyn Thomasine was the wife of John White and mother of Elinor—making her the grandmother of Virginia Dare, the first English…
681: Cora the Witch Legend behind the Cora Tree on Hatteras Island in North Carolina Birth and Death Dates Unknown, As Are Locations Reportedly, Cora showed up one day and started living in a little hut not far from the Cora Tree. She lived alone except for this baby she took with her everywhere. Pretty…
676: Hannah Duston Hannah’s Story is Tragic For Both Sides Born: 23 December 1657, Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Present-day Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States of America) Died: 1736, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Present-day Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States of America) Hannah was kidnapped by the Abenaki Native American Tribe (most likely). However, her story is debated on…