Mary Toft ( née Denyer ; c. 1701 -- 1763 ) , also spelled Tofts , was an English woman from Godalming , Surrey , who in 1726 became the subject of considerable controversy when she tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits .
Mary Toft ( née Denyer ) ( c. 1701 -- 1763 ) , also called Mary Tofts , was an English woman from Godalming , Surrey . In 1726 she tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits .