Rev. Francis DANE

Bef 1615 - 1696  (~ 80 years)

• Name	Francis DANE  [1]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	Bef 20 Nov 1615	England   [1]
  Christening	20 Nov 1615	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LC77-JWN
  Occupation	1648	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [2]
  	Pastor
  Residence	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, British America   [2]
  Death	17 Feb 1696	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [1]
  Burial	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [1]
  Person ID	I594784154	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John DANE, I,   b. 1586, Little Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 14 Sep 1658, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Frances BOWYER,   b. Abt 1585, Hertfordshire, England d. 1642, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1605	Colchester, Essex, England   [3]
  Family ID	F536733809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth INGALLS,   b. Bef 28 Feb 1618, Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England d. 9 Jun 1676, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age ~ 58 years)
  Marriage	1641	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth "Elsbeth" DANE,   b. 16 Mar 1641, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 15 Apr 1722, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 81 years)   2. Nathaniel DANE,   b. 1645, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 14 Apr 1725, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 80 years)   3. Hannah DANE,   b. 1648, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 2 Jun 1711, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 63 years)   4. Phebe DANE,   b. 1651, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 18 Dec 1726, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 75 years)   5. Abigail DANE,   b. 13 Oct 1652, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 5 Feb 1730, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 77 years)   6. Lt Francis DANE, Jr,   b. 1660, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America bur. 12 Nov 1738, South Church Cemetery, Andover, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F536733808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  REV FRANCIS JOHN DANE was born 1615 in England, Christening Place: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and died February 17, 1695/96 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts. He was the son of JOHN DANE and FRANCES BOWYER. He married (1) ELIZABETH INGALLS, daughter of EDMUND INGALLS and ANN TRIPP. She was born 1622 in England, and died June 09, 1676 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. He married (2) HANNAH CHANDLER, daughter of WILLIAM CHANDLER. She died June 1711 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children of FRANCIS DANE and ELIZABETH INGALLS are: i. ELIZABETH3 DANE, b. Abt. 1642, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; m. STEPHEN JOHNSON, November 05, 1661, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. ii. NATHANIEL DANE, b. Abt. 1645; d. April 14, 1725, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; m. DELIVERANCE HAZELTINE, December 12, 1692; b. Abt. 1654; d. July 15, 1735, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. iii. HANNAH DANE, b. 1648; m. WILLIAM GOODHUE, November 14, 1666, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. iv. PHEBE DANE, b. Abt. 1650; m. JOSEPH ROBINSON, May 30, 1671. v. ABIGAIL DANE, b. October 13, 1652, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; d. February 05, 1729/30, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; m. FRANCIS FAULKNER, October 12, 1675, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; b. May 1651, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; d. September 19, 1732, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts. vi. FRANCIS DANE, b. December 08, 1656, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; d. November 08, 1738, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; m. HANNAH POOR, November 16, 1681; b. May 06, 1660, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. In 1658 when the subject of witchcraft first came to his attention, he came down decidedly against the concept. When John Godfrey was charged with injuring the wife of Job Tyler by "Satanic acts", Dane judged against the probability. Around 1680, when Francis Dane was about sixty-five years of age, church members became concerned about his ability to fulfill his role leading the church and requested that a younger minister be sent to them. In January 1682, Rev. Thomas Barnard, a recent graduate of Harvard, arrived. Shortly following Barnard's arrival, Francis Dane's salary was stopped. Dane petitioned the General Court in Boston to have it reinstated. The town complied, but split the salary of 80 pounds a year so that Dane received thirty pounds and Barnard received fifty. Neither man was pleased with the solution. Dane had lived in Andover for forty-four years, and he was seventy-six years old when the Salem Witch Trials began. On October 18, 1692, Francis Dane, Thomas Barnard, and twenty-three others wrote a letter to the governor and to the General Court publicly condemning the witch trials. Dane and his family were in danger as half a dozen family members stood accused, including Francis Dane himself. Another minister, George Burroughs, had been hanged, and thus Dane's status did not guarantee protection. He warned that his people were guilty of blood for accepting unfounded accusations against covenanted members of the church. Two of Francis Dane's daughters, Elizabeth Dane Johnson and Abigail Dane Faulkner, and his daughter-in-law, Deliverance Dane, were all arrested. Abigail Dane Faulkner's two daughters, Abigail Faulkner and Dorothy Faulkner, were also accused of witchcraft. Dane's daughter, Abigail Faulkner Sr., was convicted and condemned in September 1692 but given a temporary stay of execution because she was pregnant. She was later pardoned by the governor and released. Although Dane's extended family had the most accused of any family, none of his immediate family members was executed, except Elizabeth Jackson Howe (executed July 19, 1692), wife of James Howe, Jr. (or How). Martha Carrier, Dane's niece was also executed as a witch August 19, 1692.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2024), entry for Elizabeth Dane, person ID C6NM-T6H. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2024), entry for Francis Dane, person ID LC77-JWN. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2024), entry for John Dane, person ID LZX6-MW2. (Reliability: 3).