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Woody
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Woody asked in Arts & HumanitiesGenealogy · 1 decade ago

Deborah Barker the Witch of Endor according to the Vital Records of Nantucket.?

Lived 1770 to 1845. Daughter of Samuel Barker and Christian Coffin. I can't find anything on line about why she was called the Witch of Endor. In the Bible this witch brought back the prophet Samuel for King Saul.

Update:

This was an actual person, not a fictional character. I assume others have used the Witch of Endor in literature.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Perhaps you should contact the Nantucket Historical Society. I've tried googling but can't find it. The NHS has written manuscripts by Kezia Coffin Fanning - #MS2 - daughter of John Coffin and Kezia Folger. They also have MS140 - Barker Family Papers, 1720-1853 and that may have some clue as to why she was called the Witch of Endor.

    The address for the research library is:

    NHA Research Library

    7 Fair Street

    P.O. Box 1016

    Nantucket, MA 02554

    Here is the link to the website also as it may be useful to you:

    http://www.nha.org/index.html

    Good luck in your search.

  • magpie
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    1 decade ago

    This really weird and sorry I don't have an answer but on ther tv show "Bewitched" Samanths's mother's name was "Endora"maybre the 2 names are related

  • 1 decade ago

    Are you talking about the Andre Norton books?

  • 1 decade ago

    try google

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