William Nurse (1696-1778)

In this generation my direct ancestor was William Nurse. He was born March 08, 1696, in Framingham, Middlesex County., Massachusetts and died on April 15, 1779, in Westborough, Massachusetts. He married Rebecca Fay on December 12, 1723, Shrewsbury, Worcester County., Massachusetts. She died June 22, 1776, in Westborough, Massachusetts.

They also had eight children, Abraham, Benjamin, Daniel, Lydia, Mary, Priscilla, Samuel and Zerviah. This is the fourth generation in a row to have eight children.

In this family Daniel Nurse was my direct ancestor. He was born June 15, 1729 and died May 25, 1805. On Feb. 25, 1759 he married Sarah Ball who had been born August 29, 1734, the daughter of Nathaniel Ball and Mary Weston (Wesson).

References:

 * http://www.peraugust.com/nurse_witch_project.htm - Nurse Witch Project