Hello,

Here's is your Greenslit/Greenslet/Greensleet and Averill/Avery connection.

1-Thomas Greenslade (d. July 1674 in Salem, MA) married Ann (maiden name unknown). An old unfounded myth that never dies is that her maiden name was Poindextre or Poynter. When that started, I don't know. I have looked for 20 years, but have never found any documentation whatsoever for Ann's maiden name.

Note: Between March 1677-1679, Ann married #2 Jacob Pudeator. As Ann Pudeator, she was accused, arrested, and convicted of witchcraft, and hung in Salem in Sept. 1692.

2. John Greenslet/Greenslit (c. 1650-1689/90) married Abigail Curtis/Curtice, daughter of Salem blacksmith William Curtis/Curtice and his wife Alice Rumball (daughter of Salem blacksmith Daniel Rumball).

3. Ann Greenslet/Greenslit/Greensleet (spelled many ways) married John Avery/Averill in 1710 in Topsfield, MA.

Helen Greenslit Graves
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