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Tag: Downing

Mehitable Braybrook, who Burned Down Jacob and Sarah Perkins’ House, Married John Downing and Was Arrested for Witchcraft

September 6, 2025November 8, 2025 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

© Gordon Harris 2025

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