Ipswich, Massachusetts

Mehitabel Braybrooke was born in Ipswich in 1651.  Her father, Richard Braybrook settled in Ipswich sometime in the middle of the 1630’s and the village made him a freeman.  He was a prosperous landowner and gave half of his holdings to his son-in-law, John Downing as part of Mehitabel’s dowry. This dowry contract was one of the most generous in early colonial history, but he had a compelling motivation for doing so.  Read about the details in The Shadows of Salem.

Click here for Donna’s favorite and the most comprehensive website dedicated to the history of Ipswich.  Gordon Harris’ research has been immensely valuable to me as a writer and he recently dedicated a blog post to Mehitable

https://storiesfromipswich.org/

Click here for more information on Ipswich

http://www.ipswichvisitorcenter.org/