Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England)
Danvers is a town in Essex County, located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts. Originally known as Salem Village, the town is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials. Danvers was permanently settled in 1636 as Salem Village, and eventually petitioned the Crown for a charter as a town. According to legend, the King, rather than signing the charter, returned it with the message "The King Unwilling." On June 9, 1757, the town was incorporated anyway, its name changed to Danvers, and the King's rebuff was defiantly given a place on the town's seal.