Thoughts and stories, by Pal

I really enjoy history of early New England, and most of Pal's ancestors, and many of Wayne's also lived in New England from the 1630's on.  I will be writing about some of those early ancestors in the days to come.  The stories of their lives are rather sparse and sketchy, but they helped settle this new land, and had all the problems associated with it.  I am so grateful for those ancestors who wanted religious freedom, and gave up what they had in England, and also some from Germany, France, Holland, and other countries, to come and face the unknown. Many of us have heard about the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria in early New England.  On Pal's lines, we had 2 distant great grandmothers who were executed in Connecticut.  Mary Barnes, and Lydia Gilbert, both of whom were treated most unfairly it seems.  The stories below are as much information as we could find.   MARY BARNES EXECUTED AS A WITCH -- Miles Line      Not every family can claim the dubious honor of ha