Mary Oth (d. 1539)
Mary Oth was an Anabaptist martyr, and a widow, from Rees in the territory of Cleves, Germany, was drowned on 11 June 1539 at Utrecht, Netherlands, together with nine other women. Particulars are lacking. She may have been a follower of David Joris.
Bibliography
Berigten Historisch Genootschap Utrecht IV, 2 (1851): 139.
Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954: 237.
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