REGISTRY

--OUR PROMISE
--NOTABLE DESCENDANTS AND RELATIVES
--BECOME A MEMBER OR A DESCENDANT MEMBER
--EPHEMERA

+ OUR PROMISE

"[W]e justly fear that we were sadly deluded and mistaken --
for which we are much disquieted and distressed in our minds, and do therefore humbly beg forgiveness."
--Petit Jurors, "Declaration of Regret"

We remember the Salem Witch Trials and its participants by associating their families and preserving their lineages. We share commercial, genealogical and historical information about the trials and its participants. We educate others about our group and promise.

+ NOTABLE DESCENDANTS AND RELATIVES

"Because I am falsely accused. I never did it."
--George Jacobs

County of Berkshire, Mass. (USDA-NRCS Photo)

U.K. Lord Louis Frederick John SPENCER, the Viscount Althorp (b. 1994) -- Actor Thomas Andrew "Tom" FELTON (b. 1987) -- U.K. HRH Prince Henry Charles Albert David "Harry" MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR of Wales (b. 1984) -- U.K. HRH Prince William Arthur Philip Louis "Wills" MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR, M.A. of Wales (b. 1982) -- Fashion designer Sir Lee Alexander MCQUEEN, CBE (b. 1969) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Joseph KENNEDY (b. 1967) -- Melissa Usher Meyer RUTSTEIN (b. 1966) -- Massachusetts Rep. John D. KENNAN (b. abt. 1965) -- Capt. Michael Howard RUTSTEIN (b. 1964) -- U.K. the Right Honourable Charles Edward Maurice SPENCER, the 9th Earl Spencer, DL (b. 1964) -- Researcher David Keith NELSON (b. 1962) -- Colonial genealogist and actor James Kevin RAYWALT (b. 1960) -- Writer Eve LAPLANTE (b. abt. 1959) -- Writer and militarian Gary WILKINS (b. abt. 1958) -- Educator and researcher Margo BURNS, M.A. (b. 1957) -- Filmmaker and philanthropist Lavinia M. CURRIER (b. 1957) -- Researcher Martin FENIMORE (b. 1957) -- Colonial genealogist Andrea Gail HAJDUCKO (b. 1957) -- Philanthropist Andrea Bruce CURRIER (b. 1956) -- Writer Diana Lee JOHNSON (b. 1955) -- Actor Desiderio Alberto "Desi" ARNAZ IV (b. 1953) -- U.S. Sen. John Forbes KERRY (b. 1953) -- Actress Lucie Desiree ARNAZ (b. 1951) -- Medieval genealogist Douglas Charles "Doug" RICHARDSON (b. 1951) -- U.S. Circuit Judge Leslie H. SOUTHWICK, J.D. (b. 1950) -- Danvers, Mass., Town Archivist Richard B. TRASK (b. 1947) -- Writer and cult researcher Rev. George A. MATHER, M.Div. (b. abt. 1946) -- Writer Stephen Hawley MARTIN (b. 1944) -- U.S. Vice President Richard Bruce "Dick" CHENEY, M.A. (b. 1941) -- Former civil engineer Arthur TOWNE (b. abt. 1938) -- Football player and filmmaker Ronald William MILLER (b. 1931) -- Filmmaker Sir Roy Edward DISNEY, KCSG (b. 1930) -- Writer Ray Douglas BRADBURY (b. 1920) -- Editor and researcher Pamela Clark CERUTTI (b. unk.) -- Diane FOWLES (b. unk.) -- Writer Kathleen KENT (b. unk.) -- Writer Carma WADLEY (b. unk.) -- U.S. President Gerald Rudolph FORD (d. 2006) -- U.K. Lady Diana Frances SPENCER, Princess of Wales (d. 1997) -- Comedienne Lucille Desiree "Lucy" BALL (d. 1989) -- Pillsbury Co. Chairman Emeritus Philip Winston PILLSBURY (d. 1984) -- Nebraska publisher Walter Lee GREENSLIT (d. 1979) -- U.S. Sen. Leverett A. SALTONSTALL (d. 1979) -- U.S. Undersecretary of State David Kirkpatrick Este BRUCE (d. 1977) -- University of Chicago President Robert Maynard HUTCHINS (d. 1977) -- Filmmaker Roy Oliver DISNEY (d. 1971) -- Philanthropist Ailsa MELLON-BRUCE (d. 1969) -- Filmmaker Walter Elias "Walt" DISNEY (d. 1966) -- Genealogist Walter Goodwin DAVIS Jr. (d. 1963) -- Philanthropist Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Vanderbilt GERRY (d. 1958) -- U.S. First Lady Grace Anna Goodhue COOLIDGE (d. 1957) -- U.S. Sen. Peter Goelet GERRY (d. 1957) -- Writer Lt. Kenneth Lewis ROBERTS (d. 1957) -- Historian and writer John Clagett PROCTOR, LL.D. (d. 1956) -- Writer Edgar Rice BURROUGHS (d. 1950) -- Air-conditioning inventor Willis Haviland CARRIER (d. 1950) -- Sculptor Alexander Phimister PROCTOR (d. 1950) -- U.S. President Franklin Delano ROOSEVELT (d. 1945) -- U.S. First Lady Lou Henry HOOVER (d. 1944) -- Railroad manufacturer Alonzo Clarke MATHER (d. 1941) -- U.S. National Park Service founder Stephen Tyng MATHER (d. 1930) -- Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Inc. Co-Founder Josiah Kendall PROCTOR (d. aft. 1920) -- U.S. Secretary of State Richard OLNEY (d. 1917) -- Biltmore Estate founder George Washington VANDERBILT Jr. (d. 1914) -- U.S. President William Howard TAFT (d. 1913) -- American Red Cross founder Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" BARTON (d. 1912) -- U.S. Civil Service Commission President John Robert PROCTER (d. 1903) -- Poet John Greenleaf WHITTIER (d. 1892) -- Astronomer Richard Anthony PROCTOR (d. 1888) -- U.S. President Chester Alan ARTHUR (d. 1886) -- Procter & Gamble Co. Co-Founder William PROCTOR (d. 1884) -- Tufts University founder Charles TUFTS (d. 1876) -- U.S. President Millard FILLMORE (d. 1874) -- Father of American Pharmacy William PROCTOR Jr. (d. 1874) -- Republic of Texas Interim President David Gouverneur BURNET (d. 1870) -- Writer Nathaniel "Hawthorne" HATHORNE Jr. (d. 1864) -- U.S. Sen. Rufus CHOATE (d. 1859) -- U.S. Rep. Leverett SALTONSTALL (d. 1845) -- Architect Ithiel TOWN (d. 1844) -- American Antiquarian Society founder Isaiah THOMAS (d. 1831) -- U.S. President John Quincy ADAMS (d. 1829) -- U.S. President John ADAMS (d. 1826) -- U.S. Continental Army Brig. Gen. Rufus PUTNAM (d. 1824) -- U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Joseph Bradley VARNUM (d. 1821) -- U.S. Continental Congress President Pro Tempore Samuel HOLTEN (d. 1816) -- U.S. Rep. Samuel SEWALL (d. 1814) -- Clockmaker Benjamin WILLARD Jr. (d. 1803) -- U.S. Constitution Massachusetts ratifier Dr. Samuel WILLARD (d. 1801) -- Dismissed U.S. Continental Navy Cdre. Dudley SALTONSTALL (d. 1796) -- U.S. Continental Army Maj. Gen. Israel PUTNAM (d. 1790) -- U.S. Continental Congress Del. James Mitchell VARNUM (d. 1789) -- Kingdom of Great Britain Lord Thomas FAIRFAX, 6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron (d. 1781) -- Boston Old South Church pastor and baptizer of Founder Benjamin Franklin Rev. Samuel WILLARD (d. 1707) -- et sua liberi

+ BECOME A MEMBER OR A DESCENDANT MEMBER

"I have no hand in witchcraft."
--Susannah Martin

County of Worcester, Mass. (USDA-NRCS Photo)

A person is eligible to register a membership with Bloodlines of Salem if he or she proposes in writing 1) a desire to register, 2) an agreement with our promise and 3) a name, city of residence and contact information. The person won't be charged a registration fee, may use the postnominal abbreviation "MBoS," and may request at any time to cancel or change the registration.

A person is eligible to register a descendant membership with Bloodlines of Salem if he or she is otherwise eligible to register a membership and proves beyond doubt his or her descent from or relationship to one or more participants of the trials with lineages showing detailed descendancy. The person won't be charged a registration fee, may use the postnominal abbreviation "DBoS," may request at any time to cancel or change the registration, and must include proof of parentage for each generation, beginning with his or her own, so that the person named first in a generation was a child or relative of the couple named in the following generation; for example:

1. (Person Named First) was born on (Date) at (Location) and died on (Date) at (Location); and was married to (Name) on (Date) at (Location), who was born on (Date) at (Location) and died on (Date) at (Location). Proof: (Citation). The said (Person Named First) was a (Son or Daughter, or Relative) of:

2. (Parent or Relative of Person Named First) who was born on (Date) at (Location) and died on (Date) at (Location); and was married to (Name) on (Date) at (Location), who was born on (Date) at (Location) and died on (Date) at (Location). Proof: (Citation). The said (Parent or Relative of Person Named First) was a (Son or Daughter, or Relative) of:

3. (Repeat for Every Generation of Lineage).

A citation should comprise the document-author's name, document title, document-publisher's name and location, document-publication date, and document-page number. If the citation is of a primary-source document such as certificates of birth, death or marriage; government documents of census, deeds or licenses; personal papers of journals, letters or photographs; and records of churches, estates or family Bibles, the citation should include an attached image of the electronically scanned document.

You may send your proposed membership or descendant membership to us by electronic mail or U.S. Postal Service at:

Membership Proposal or Descendant Membership Proposal
Bloodlines of Salem
David Nelson Communications
Post Office Box 521721
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-1721
United States of America

If the lineage you propose is determined to be insufficiently substantiated, your membership will be registered, but your descendant membership will be declined and your lineage returned to you with our request for more information.

+ EPHEMERA

"I am no witch. I am innocent. I know nothing of it."
--Bridget Bishop

A person who registers a membership or descendant membership with Bloodlines of Salem is eligible to download and-or print a corresponding 8.5-inches x 11-inches certificate. A certificate may be personalized with a name and date, and must include a valid membership number.

Membership Certificate

Descendant Membership Certificate

ARMS PER BLAZON: A compass rose eight-point radiant; cardinal points cross ordinary; intercardinal points diminutive cross saltirewise; radiant party per fesse to points; fields alternating each Argent (white) and Sable (black) with edging Sable. The radiant is surmounted by a circle Argent diminutive with edging Sable. The circle is surmounted by the environed group name Sable "BLOODLINES OF SALEM" and the phrase Sable diminutive "~ET SUA LIBERI~" ("And Their Children") and by a circle Argent more diminutive with edging Sable; ensigned by a charge corn-husk dolly Sable.