Mary BLISS

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Family 1: Nathaniel HARMON?

(1) U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 via Ancestry.com

  1. Sarah HARMON?
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Notes

Updated September 1, 2022. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Family Data Collection - Births via Ancestry.com

- Name: Mary BLISS
- Father: Thomas BLISS
- Mother: Dorothy WHEATLEY
- Birth Date: 16 Mar 1617
- City: Daventry
- County: Northants
- Country: England
- Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.

(2) U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 via Ancestry.com

- Name: Mary BLISS
- Gender: Female
- Birth Place: En
- Birth Year: 1616
- Spouse Name: Nathaniel HARMON
- Spouse Birth Place: En
- Spouse Birth Year: 1614
- Marriage State: MA
- Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

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NOTE: Mary BLISS married Cornet Joseph PARSONS after Nathaniel HARMON passed away.

(3) Salem Witches via Ancestry.com

- Name of Accused: Mary [BLISS] PARSONS
- Year: 1651
- Town: Springfield
- Colony: Massachusetts
- Outcome: Acquitted

(4) The Goody Parsons Witchcraft Case: A Journey to 17th Century Northampton via University of Massachusetts

"Mary Parsons is perhaps the most infamous resident of Northampton's early settlement period. She was involved in witchcraft-related trials in 1656 and 1674, and possibly again in 1679. Her story is a fascinating one that sheds light on the workings of the Puritan mind and the complicated social and cultural situation of the period. The Parsonses were one of the first families of Northampton; Historic Northampton's buildings are located on what was once Parsons family land, where Mary and her husband, Cornet Joseph Parsons, started their family in the newly settled town. The Parsonses moved to Northampton in 1654, where the were very successful… the Parsonses would eventually become the wealthiest family in Northampton. But soon after the Parsonses moved to Northampton, rumors of witchcraft began to circulate, implying that the family's success came at the expense of other families, and was the result of Mary's dealings with the devil. To head off the allegations, Joseph Parsons initiated a slander case in 1656, which he won. But eighteen years later, Mary was officially accused of and tried for witchcraft in 1674. She was eventually acquitted, but it seemed that the residents of Northampton, despite any court decrees, were convinced that Mary was a witch. Mary may have been the subject of another witchcraft inquiry in 1679; however, no records remain to prove this theory. Joseph and Mary Parsons left Northampton in 1679 or 1680, amid lingering questions and gossip."

(5) Erlenkotter Family Records.