Margo, Thank you so much for taking care of this "nuisance"! Judy

Now don't lets all turn into the same type of person. Delleen -----Original Message----- From: Paul Plante <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, June 18, 1999 11:38 AM Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Larry Brasfield >Would the powers that be please remove this ignorant, uneducted (spells >like my cat does) slob from the list or at the very least have a black >witch put a spell on him. >Thank you >

Hello all! First let me apologize to the list members for this sudden spate of postings from a disgruntled person on this list. I have unsubscribed him, and he will not be able to post anything else to the list. He subscribed to the Digest version of the list on June 11, just a week ago, when he was automatically sent full instructions about how to unsubscribe, and who to contact directly (me!) if there was ever a problem, so I don't know why this was such an issue. I found his message rude, and his method of getting my attention about wanting to get off the list pretty over the top: I'm sorry you were all subjected to it, and if anyone receives any harassing mail from this guy personally because your e-mail address was in one of the digests, please let me know. Cheers, Margo Margo Burns, Webweaver [email protected] http://www.ogram.org Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously." -- Chomsky

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larry brasfield wrote: > if you can't quit sending this to me i will just keep sending it back > every chance i get.. > i will also give copies to serveral other people and let then send you > shit back to you... > when the golden dawn meets again i will give each member a disk with > your messages on it and tell them to get a hotmail.com acct. so that > you can't tie up their computer... do you know that they are trying to > make e-mail long distance now or all of you living in the dark > ages...... i don't want to pay long distance rates to receive this > junk mail....... > > [email protected] wrote: > >> Subject: >> >> SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 53 >> >> Today's Topics: >> #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonig ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #2 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch T ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #3 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #4 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #5 Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Wit [[email protected]] >> #6 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part [[email protected]] >> #7 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists ["flora newby" >> <[email protected]>] >> >> Administrivia: >> To unsubscribe from SALEM-WITCH-D, send a message to >> >> [email protected] >> >> that contains in the body of the message the command >> >> unsubscribe >> >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your >> software >> requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonight PBS >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:06:51 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> OK, I was off line so this has probably already been posted ten >> times, >> but Salem Witch Trials tonight on PBS at 8. >> >> Sue >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:07:40 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Oops, that show is on the History Channel at 8. Sorry. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:53:51 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:56:11 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> In the long and bitter winter of 1691-1692, several young girls >> frequently >> gathered >> at the parish house of Reverend Samuel Parris where they enjoyed the >> palmistry >> and black magic of a black servant woman named Tituba. She and her >> husband, >> John Indian, had been slaves who were bought by Rev. Parris while he >> was a >> merchant in the West Indies. >> >> These sessions apparently fired the imaginations of the girls, >> several of whom >> later started performing nightmarish fits and telling tales of >> witchcraft and >> of being >> possessed of evil spirits amongst them in Salem. >> >> The primary instigators were Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Parris, >> daughters >> of Rev. Parris, along with Ann Putnam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary >> Warren, >> Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Booth and Susan Sheldon. Ann >> Putnam was 12 years old, the others were in their mid to late teens. >> >> By the time the hysteria had subsided, many of their neighbors had >> paid the >> ultimate price. >> >> The following is a list of those hanged at Gallows Hill, Salem, >> Massachusetts >> for witchcraft: >> >> Name/Village or Town/Date >> Bridget Bishop ---- Salem ---- June 10, 1692 >> Sarah Good ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 >> Susanna Martin ---- Amesbury ---- July 19, 1692 >> Elizabeth Howe ---- Ipswich ---- July 19, 1692 >> Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, >> 1692 >> Sarah Wildes ---- Topsfield ---- July 19, 1692 >> George Jacobs ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Carrier ---- Andover ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Reverend George Burroughs ---- Wells, Maine ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Proctor ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Willard ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Corey ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Easty ---- Topsfield ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Alice Parker ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Parker ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Ann Prudeater ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Wilmot Reed ---- Marblehead ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Margaret Scott ---- Rowley ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Samuel Wardwell ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In addition, 80 year old Giles Corey was pressed to death on Sep. >> 19, 1692 >> for the "crime" of witchcraft. Giles Corey's execution was dictated >> because he >> stood mute in court. He refused to plead either innocent or guilty. >> He simply >> stood in silence. Many of Corey's friends believed he remained >> silent in court >> because, by doing so under English law, he could leave his property >> to >> whomever >> he pleased. Otherwise, the Sheriff would confiscate it. >> >> Giles reportedly was a stubborn, fiery man who realized that he >> would not get >> a >> fair trial. By not pleading one way or the other, English law >> dictated that a >> person >> could not be tried, but the penalty for standing mute was "slow >> crushing under >> weights" until a plea was forthcoming or the person died. >> >> On Monday, September 19, 1692, 80-year-old Giles Corey was led naked >> to a >> pit in the open field beside Salem Jail. He was made to lie down in >> the pit, >> then >> six men lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach >> and >> chest. >> Giles Corey did not cry out, which perplexed Sheriff Corwin whose >> duty it was >> to >> squeeze a confession from the old man. >> >> "Do you confess?" the Sheriff cried over and over. More and more >> rocks were >> piled onto him, and the Sheriff, from time to time, would stand on >> the >> boulders >> staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a >> witness along >> with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's >> tongue was >> pressed >> out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again." >> >> Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during >> his many >> hours >> of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out at Sheriff Corwin, "Damn >> you. I curse >> you >> and Salem!" Giles Corey died a few seconds later. Giles' wife Martha >> was hung >> at Gallows Hill three days later. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In the spring of 1693, Sir William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts, >> >> liberated 168 people in Salem's Witch Dungeon who awaiting the >> hangman's >> noose. Several of these people died shortly thereafter from their >> neglect and >> abuse >> in the dungeon. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> While the term "Salem Witches" is common nowadays, it ignores the >> fact that >> most of the accused were not from Salem. The jail and site of >> executions were >> in >> Salem, but the accused were mostly from other towns and villages in >> the area. >> Only 10 the 134 who were accused and were held in Salem's Jail were >> from >> Salem Towne. The complete count was: >> Andover..........38 >> Boxford.............2 >> Boston...............1 >> Amesbury..........1 >> Billerica..............6 >> Beverly...............6 >> Charlestown.......3 >> Chelmsford.........1 >> Gloucester..........3 >> Haverhill.............3 >> Great Island........1 >> Marblehead........2 >> Lynn...................7 >> Malden................1 >> Reading...............4 >> Rowley................1 >> Romney Marsh >> (today called >> Revere)...............1 >> Salisbury.............1 >> Salem.................10 >> Salem Village >> (today this is part >> of Danvers and >> of Peabody).........30 >> Topsfield & Ipswich...7 >> Wells, Maine..........1 >> Woburn................3 >> >> In addition to the 134 above, another 34 were accused and in various >> jails >> awaiting trial when Governor Phips released all the prisoners. >> >> Part II >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:54:31 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> I don't think this is all totally right.... >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:57:41 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches - part II >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem - Part II >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> Miscellaneous notes: >> >> Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. >> >> Ann Foster was the mother of Mary Lacy. >> >> Mary Lacy of Andover was accused of witchcraft and admitted to it. >> She said >> "me and Martha Carrier did both ride on a stick or pole when we went >> to witch >> meetings at Salem Village." Ironically, those who confessed to being >> witches >> were >> not executed, but many of those who denied witchcraft were hung. >> Mary Lacy >> was allowed to go free after her "confession" but she had damned >> Martha >> Carrier >> in the process. Martha was hung a few weeks later. >> >> Mary Lacy's mother, Ann Foster, died in a Salem Dungeon due to ill >> treatment >> from Sheriff George Corwin. >> >> Sarah Osborne and Sarah Dustin were both convicted of witchcraft and >> sentenced >> to be hung but both died in the Salem Dungeon from exposure, ill >> treatment and >> lack of adequate food before the sentences could be carried out. >> >> Rebecca Nurse was first granted a reprieve by the jury in her >> witchcraft case. >> Judge John Hathorne refused to accept the verdict and he convinced >> the jury to >> change their verdict. Judge Hathorne is now known as Salem's "witch >> hanging >> judge" and also was the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel >> Hawthorne, author >> of the "House of Seven Gables." >> >> Rebecca Nurse was 70 years old when executed. >> >> Martha Corey was 60 years old when executed. She was generally >> disliked >> by her neighbors, something that may have been a contributing factor >> to her >> being >> accused. Years earlier she had given birth to an illegitimate child >> which >> apparently >> had not been well-received by the Puritans of Salem. >> >> Reverend George Burroughs had earlier been pastor of the Salem >> Village >> church but had left for a parish in Wells, Maine after arguments >> with Ann >> Putnam, the mother of the 12-year-old of the same name. In 1692, >> daughter >> Ann Putnam testified that Rev. Burroughs had appeared before her in >> an >> apparition one night asking her to sign the Devil's books. Two women >> also >> appeared in this apparition, Ann Putnam reported that they were the >> Rev. >> Burroughs' first and second wives. These wives "told" Ann Putnam >> that Rev. >> Burroughs had murdered both of them. >> >> Based upon this apparition, Rev. Burroughs was brought back to >> Salem, >> tried for witchcraft, found guilty and executed. >> >> John Alden, son of the couple John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was >> a resident >> of Boston when accused by the young girls of Salem of witchcraft. >> Alden was >> arrested and brought to Salem to face the girls. When Alden >> approached them >> in court, the girls who had accused him all fell to the floor in a >> faint. >> Alden then >> turned to Judge Hathorne and said, "What's the reason you don't fall >> when I >> look >> at you?" Hathorne had no answer, but he imprisoned Alden anyway. >> Three months >> later John Alden managed to escape from jail and he was never >> apprehended. >> >> Mary Bradbury of Salisbury was found guilty of witchcraft, but >> managed to >> escape >> the jail before execution. She apparently had assistance in this >> from her >> friends and >> relatives, she was never re-captured. >> >> Bridget Bishop was the first to be hung for witchcraft. There is >> still debate >> today >> as to whether or not she should be included in the list of Salem >> witches of >> 1692. >> Bridget Bishop had been tried for witchcraft in 1679 and acquitted. >> She was a >> twice-widowed tavern owner, owning "an ordinary" on the road between >> Salem >> and Beverly. She served a new and powerful drink called "rum" to >> many of the >> sailors who frequented her place. The sailors also played an evil >> new game >> called >> "shuffleboard" that upset many of the neighbors. Bridget wore bright >> clothes, >> a >> major offense in the eyes of the Puritans of Salem. Bridget >> apparently was >> condemned more for her lifestyle and for the veiled accusations of >> prostitution >> that cannot be proven or disproven today. >> >> During this time, two dogs were also hung by the neck at Gallows >> Hill because >> one of the girls said they had appeared to her as the >> Devil'sdisciples and >> gave her >> the evil eye. >> >> There is a popular theory today that mouldy rye was the real cause >> of the >> Salem hysteria. An article in "Science Magazine," April 2, 1976, by >> Linda, >> Caporael, a University of California graduate student, reveals that >> the >> physical >> afflictions of the accusing girls might have been caused by >> "Convulsive >> Ergotism", >> a disorder resulting from the ingestion of contaminated rye grain. >> "Rye, which >> grows in low, wet ground, yields ergot," wrote Miss Caporael. Rye >> was known >> to be a staple in the diets of the Salem Puritans. Rye was a common >> ingredient >> of bread and was eaten as a cereal. Judge Sewall's diary for the >> summer of >> 1692 >> states that the rye harvest was during a time that was "rainy and >> warm, hot >> and >> stormy." Ergot (claviceps purpura) is spread by a fungus that causes >> symptoms >> of >> hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling >> sensation >> in the skin >> and muscular contractions. Linda Caporael adds that "females and >> children are >> more likely to get ergot poisoning than the males. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Several young girls and a black servant were the primary instigators >> of the >> witchcraft hysteria. Of these, Ann Putnam confessed her fraud 14 >> years later >> at >> the age of 26. She had her minister read the confession at Sunday >> service "It >> was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time >> whereby I >> justly >> fear I have been instrumental to bring upon myself and this land the >> guilt of >> innocent blood." >> >> The primary instigator apparently was the black servant Tituba. She >> was >> then accused of witchcraft herself, spent 14 months in jail and was >> finally >> sold >> into slavery. >> >> The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria >> was >> Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees >> collected >> from the accused and their relatives. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Much of the above information was obtained from: >> >> "Witches and Wizards" >> by Robert Ellis Cahill >> former Essex County (Mass.) Sheriff >> and Keeper of the Salem Jail. >> >> Supplemental material came from >> a number of other sources. >> >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:34:39 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> In a message dated 6/18/99 4:56:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> <<I don't think this is all totally right....>> >> >> You are right. >> Abby >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:59:46 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> To Jenn: >> >> At first glance, there is definitely an error......Rebecca Nurse was >> a sister >> to Mary Estey and Sarah Cloyce. Rebecca and Mary were hung and Sara >> was >> later released. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:41 -0500 >> From: "flora newby" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for >> the >> people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have >> a few >> relatives on that list thanks Flora > >

larry brasfield wrote: I HAVE REQUESTED SERVERAL TIME FOR YOU TO TAKE MY NAME OFF OF YOUR MAILING LIST.. IS ALL OF YOUR MINDS SO SCREWED UP ON THIS SUBJECT THAT YOU DON'T READ THE RESPONSE FROM PEOPLE NOT WISHING TO RECEIVE IT.. I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE DRUG TASK FORCE MEMBERS LAST NIGHT AND WAS TOLD SHE WAS HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE GETTING OFF THIS LIST.... HATE AND DARKNESS TO YOU. IF YOUR ANSESTORS WERE LIKE YOU THEY GOT WHAT THEY DESERVED.......... > if you can't quit sending this to me i will just keep sending it back > every chance i get.. > i will also give copies to serveral other people and let then send > your shit back to you... > when the golden dawn meets again i will give each member a disk with > your messages on it and tell them to get a hotmail.com acct. so that > you can't tie up their computer... do you know that they are trying to > make e-mail long distance now or all of you living in the dark > ages...... i don't want to pay long distance rates to receive this > junk mail....... > > [email protected] wrote: > >> Subject: >> >> SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 53 >> >> Today's Topics: >> #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonig ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #2 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch T ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #3 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #4 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #5 Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Wit [[email protected]] >> #6 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part [[email protected]] >> #7 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists ["flora newby" >> <[email protected]>] >> >> Administrivia: >> To unsubscribe from SALEM-WITCH-D, send a message to >> >> [email protected] >> >> that contains in the body of the message the command >> >> unsubscribe >> >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your >> software >> requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonight PBS >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:06:51 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> OK, I was off line so this has probably already been posted ten >> times, >> but Salem Witch Trials tonight on PBS at 8. >> >> Sue >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:07:40 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Oops, that show is on the History Channel at 8. Sorry. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:53:51 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:56:11 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> In the long and bitter winter of 1691-1692, several young girls >> frequently >> gathered >> at the parish house of Reverend Samuel Parris where they enjoyed the >> palmistry >> and black magic of a black servant woman named Tituba. She and her >> husband, >> John Indian, had been slaves who were bought by Rev. Parris while he >> was a >> merchant in the West Indies. >> >> These sessions apparently fired the imaginations of the girls, >> several of whom >> later started performing nightmarish fits and telling tales of >> witchcraft and >> of being >> possessed of evil spirits amongst them in Salem. >> >> The primary instigators were Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Parris, >> daughters >> of Rev. Parris, along with Ann Putnam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary >> Warren, >> Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Booth and Susan Sheldon. Ann >> Putnam was 12 years old, the others were in their mid to late teens. >> >> By the time the hysteria had subsided, many of their neighbors had >> paid the >> ultimate price. >> >> The following is a list of those hanged at Gallows Hill, Salem, >> Massachusetts >> for witchcraft: >> >> Name/Village or Town/Date >> Bridget Bishop ---- Salem ---- June 10, 1692 >> Sarah Good ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 >> Susanna Martin ---- Amesbury ---- July 19, 1692 >> Elizabeth Howe ---- Ipswich ---- July 19, 1692 >> Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, >> 1692 >> Sarah Wildes ---- Topsfield ---- July 19, 1692 >> George Jacobs ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Carrier ---- Andover ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Reverend George Burroughs ---- Wells, Maine ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Proctor ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Willard ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Corey ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Easty ---- Topsfield ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Alice Parker ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Parker ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Ann Prudeater ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Wilmot Reed ---- Marblehead ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Margaret Scott ---- Rowley ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Samuel Wardwell ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In addition, 80 year old Giles Corey was pressed to death on Sep. >> 19, 1692 >> for the "crime" of witchcraft. Giles Corey's execution was dictated >> because he >> stood mute in court. He refused to plead either innocent or guilty. >> He simply >> stood in silence. Many of Corey's friends believed he remained >> silent in court >> because, by doing so under English law, he could leave his property >> to >> whomever >> he pleased. Otherwise, the Sheriff would confiscate it. >> >> Giles reportedly was a stubborn, fiery man who realized that he >> would not get >> a >> fair trial. By not pleading one way or the other, English law >> dictated that a >> person >> could not be tried, but the penalty for standing mute was "slow >> crushing under >> weights" until a plea was forthcoming or the person died. >> >> On Monday, September 19, 1692, 80-year-old Giles Corey was led naked >> to a >> pit in the open field beside Salem Jail. He was made to lie down in >> the pit, >> then >> six men lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach >> and >> chest. >> Giles Corey did not cry out, which perplexed Sheriff Corwin whose >> duty it was >> to >> squeeze a confession from the old man. >> >> "Do you confess?" the Sheriff cried over and over. More and more >> rocks were >> piled onto him, and the Sheriff, from time to time, would stand on >> the >> boulders >> staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a >> witness along >> with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's >> tongue was >> pressed >> out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again." >> >> Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during >> his many >> hours >> of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out at Sheriff Corwin, "Damn >> you. I curse >> you >> and Salem!" Giles Corey died a few seconds later. Giles' wife Martha >> was hung >> at Gallows Hill three days later. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In the spring of 1693, Sir William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts, >> >> liberated 168 people in Salem's Witch Dungeon who awaiting the >> hangman's >> noose. Several of these people died shortly thereafter from their >> neglect and >> abuse >> in the dungeon. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> While the term "Salem Witches" is common nowadays, it ignores the >> fact that >> most of the accused were not from Salem. The jail and site of >> executions were >> in >> Salem, but the accused were mostly from other towns and villages in >> the area. >> Only 10 the 134 who were accused and were held in Salem's Jail were >> from >> Salem Towne. The complete count was: >> Andover..........38 >> Boxford.............2 >> Boston...............1 >> Amesbury..........1 >> Billerica..............6 >> Beverly...............6 >> Charlestown.......3 >> Chelmsford.........1 >> Gloucester..........3 >> Haverhill.............3 >> Great Island........1 >> Marblehead........2 >> Lynn...................7 >> Malden................1 >> Reading...............4 >> Rowley................1 >> Romney Marsh >> (today called >> Revere)...............1 >> Salisbury.............1 >> Salem.................10 >> Salem Village >> (today this is part >> of Danvers and >> of Peabody).........30 >> Topsfield & Ipswich...7 >> Wells, Maine..........1 >> Woburn................3 >> >> In addition to the 134 above, another 34 were accused and in various >> jails >> awaiting trial when Governor Phips released all the prisoners. >> >> Part II >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:54:31 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> I don't think this is all totally right.... >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:57:41 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches - part II >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem - Part II >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> Miscellaneous notes: >> >> Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. >> >> Ann Foster was the mother of Mary Lacy. >> >> Mary Lacy of Andover was accused of witchcraft and admitted to it. >> She said >> "me and Martha Carrier did both ride on a stick or pole when we went >> to witch >> meetings at Salem Village." Ironically, those who confessed to being >> witches >> were >> not executed, but many of those who denied witchcraft were hung. >> Mary Lacy >> was allowed to go free after her "confession" but she had damned >> Martha >> Carrier >> in the process. Martha was hung a few weeks later. >> >> Mary Lacy's mother, Ann Foster, died in a Salem Dungeon due to ill >> treatment >> from Sheriff George Corwin. >> >> Sarah Osborne and Sarah Dustin were both convicted of witchcraft and >> sentenced >> to be hung but both died in the Salem Dungeon from exposure, ill >> treatment and >> lack of adequate food before the sentences could be carried out. >> >> Rebecca Nurse was first granted a reprieve by the jury in her >> witchcraft case. >> Judge John Hathorne refused to accept the verdict and he convinced >> the jury to >> change their verdict. Judge Hathorne is now known as Salem's "witch >> hanging >> judge" and also was the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel >> Hawthorne, author >> of the "House of Seven Gables." >> >> Rebecca Nurse was 70 years old when executed. >> >> Martha Corey was 60 years old when executed. She was generally >> disliked >> by her neighbors, something that may have been a contributing factor >> to her >> being >> accused. Years earlier she had given birth to an illegitimate child >> which >> apparently >> had not been well-received by the Puritans of Salem. >> >> Reverend George Burroughs had earlier been pastor of the Salem >> Village >> church but had left for a parish in Wells, Maine after arguments >> with Ann >> Putnam, the mother of the 12-year-old of the same name. In 1692, >> daughter >> Ann Putnam testified that Rev. Burroughs had appeared before her in >> an >> apparition one night asking her to sign the Devil's books. Two women >> also >> appeared in this apparition, Ann Putnam reported that they were the >> Rev. >> Burroughs' first and second wives. These wives "told" Ann Putnam >> that Rev. >> Burroughs had murdered both of them. >> >> Based upon this apparition, Rev. Burroughs was brought back to >> Salem, >> tried for witchcraft, found guilty and executed. >> >> John Alden, son of the couple John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was >> a resident >> of Boston when accused by the young girls of Salem of witchcraft. >> Alden was >> arrested and brought to Salem to face the girls. When Alden >> approached them >> in court, the girls who had accused him all fell to the floor in a >> faint. >> Alden then >> turned to Judge Hathorne and said, "What's the reason you don't fall >> when I >> look >> at you?" Hathorne had no answer, but he imprisoned Alden anyway. >> Three months >> later John Alden managed to escape from jail and he was never >> apprehended. >> >> Mary Bradbury of Salisbury was found guilty of witchcraft, but >> managed to >> escape >> the jail before execution. She apparently had assistance in this >> from her >> friends and >> relatives, she was never re-captured. >> >> Bridget Bishop was the first to be hung for witchcraft. There is >> still debate >> today >> as to whether or not she should be included in the list of Salem >> witches of >> 1692. >> Bridget Bishop had been tried for witchcraft in 1679 and acquitted. >> She was a >> twice-widowed tavern owner, owning "an ordinary" on the road between >> Salem >> and Beverly. She served a new and powerful drink called "rum" to >> many of the >> sailors who frequented her place. The sailors also played an evil >> new game >> called >> "shuffleboard" that upset many of the neighbors. Bridget wore bright >> clothes, >> a >> major offense in the eyes of the Puritans of Salem. Bridget >> apparently was >> condemned more for her lifestyle and for the veiled accusations of >> prostitution >> that cannot be proven or disproven today. >> >> During this time, two dogs were also hung by the neck at Gallows >> Hill because >> one of the girls said they had appeared to her as the >> Devil'sdisciples and >> gave her >> the evil eye. >> >> There is a popular theory today that mouldy rye was the real cause >> of the >> Salem hysteria. An article in "Science Magazine," April 2, 1976, by >> Linda, >> Caporael, a University of California graduate student, reveals that >> the >> physical >> afflictions of the accusing girls might have been caused by >> "Convulsive >> Ergotism", >> a disorder resulting from the ingestion of contaminated rye grain. >> "Rye, which >> grows in low, wet ground, yields ergot," wrote Miss Caporael. Rye >> was known >> to be a staple in the diets of the Salem Puritans. Rye was a common >> ingredient >> of bread and was eaten as a cereal. Judge Sewall's diary for the >> summer of >> 1692 >> states that the rye harvest was during a time that was "rainy and >> warm, hot >> and >> stormy." Ergot (claviceps purpura) is spread by a fungus that causes >> symptoms >> of >> hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling >> sensation >> in the skin >> and muscular contractions. Linda Caporael adds that "females and >> children are >> more likely to get ergot poisoning than the males. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Several young girls and a black servant were the primary instigators >> of the >> witchcraft hysteria. Of these, Ann Putnam confessed her fraud 14 >> years later >> at >> the age of 26. She had her minister read the confession at Sunday >> service "It >> was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time >> whereby I >> justly >> fear I have been instrumental to bring upon myself and this land the >> guilt of >> innocent blood." >> >> The primary instigator apparently was the black servant Tituba. She >> was >> then accused of witchcraft herself, spent 14 months in jail and was >> finally >> sold >> into slavery. >> >> The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria >> was >> Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees >> collected >> from the accused and their relatives. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Much of the above information was obtained from: >> >> "Witches and Wizards" >> by Robert Ellis Cahill >> former Essex County (Mass.) Sheriff >> and Keeper of the Salem Jail. >> >> Supplemental material came from >> a number of other sources. >> >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:34:39 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> In a message dated 6/18/99 4:56:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> <<I don't think this is all totally right....>> >> >> You are right. >> Abby >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:59:46 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> To Jenn: >> >> At first glance, there is definitely an error......Rebecca Nurse was >> a sister >> to Mary Estey and Sarah Cloyce. Rebecca and Mary were hung and Sara >> was >> later released. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:41 -0500 >> From: "flora newby" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for >> the >> people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have >> a few >> relatives on that list thanks Flora > >

Would the powers that be please remove this ignorant, uneducted (spells like my cat does) slob from the list or at the very least have a black witch put a spell on him. Thank you

larry brasfield wrote: > if you can't quit sending this to me i will just keep sending it back > every chance i get.. > i will also give copies to serveral other people and let then send you > shit back to you... > when the golden dawn meets again i will give each member a disk with > your messages on it and tell them to get a hotmail.com acct. so that > you can't tie up their computer... do you know that they are trying to > make e-mail long distance now or all of you living in the dark > ages...... i don't want to pay long distance rates to receive this > junk mail....... > > [email protected] wrote: > >> Subject: >> >> SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 53 >> >> Today's Topics: >> #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonig ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #2 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch T ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #3 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #4 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #5 Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Wit [[email protected]] >> #6 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part [[email protected]] >> #7 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists ["flora newby" >> <[email protected]>] >> >> Administrivia: >> To unsubscribe from SALEM-WITCH-D, send a message to >> >> [email protected] >> >> that contains in the body of the message the command >> >> unsubscribe >> >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your >> software >> requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonight PBS >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:06:51 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> OK, I was off line so this has probably already been posted ten >> times, >> but Salem Witch Trials tonight on PBS at 8. >> >> Sue >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:07:40 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Oops, that show is on the History Channel at 8. Sorry. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:53:51 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:56:11 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> In the long and bitter winter of 1691-1692, several young girls >> frequently >> gathered >> at the parish house of Reverend Samuel Parris where they enjoyed the >> palmistry >> and black magic of a black servant woman named Tituba. She and her >> husband, >> John Indian, had been slaves who were bought by Rev. Parris while he >> was a >> merchant in the West Indies. >> >> These sessions apparently fired the imaginations of the girls, >> several of whom >> later started performing nightmarish fits and telling tales of >> witchcraft and >> of being >> possessed of evil spirits amongst them in Salem. >> >> The primary instigators were Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Parris, >> daughters >> of Rev. Parris, along with Ann Putnam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary >> Warren, >> Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Booth and Susan Sheldon. Ann >> Putnam was 12 years old, the others were in their mid to late teens. >> >> By the time the hysteria had subsided, many of their neighbors had >> paid the >> ultimate price. >> >> The following is a list of those hanged at Gallows Hill, Salem, >> Massachusetts >> for witchcraft: >> >> Name/Village or Town/Date >> Bridget Bishop ---- Salem ---- June 10, 1692 >> Sarah Good ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 >> Susanna Martin ---- Amesbury ---- July 19, 1692 >> Elizabeth Howe ---- Ipswich ---- July 19, 1692 >> Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, >> 1692 >> Sarah Wildes ---- Topsfield ---- July 19, 1692 >> George Jacobs ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Carrier ---- Andover ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Reverend George Burroughs ---- Wells, Maine ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Proctor ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Willard ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Corey ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Easty ---- Topsfield ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Alice Parker ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Parker ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Ann Prudeater ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Wilmot Reed ---- Marblehead ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Margaret Scott ---- Rowley ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Samuel Wardwell ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In addition, 80 year old Giles Corey was pressed to death on Sep. >> 19, 1692 >> for the "crime" of witchcraft. Giles Corey's execution was dictated >> because he >> stood mute in court. He refused to plead either innocent or guilty. >> He simply >> stood in silence. Many of Corey's friends believed he remained >> silent in court >> because, by doing so under English law, he could leave his property >> to >> whomever >> he pleased. Otherwise, the Sheriff would confiscate it. >> >> Giles reportedly was a stubborn, fiery man who realized that he >> would not get >> a >> fair trial. By not pleading one way or the other, English law >> dictated that a >> person >> could not be tried, but the penalty for standing mute was "slow >> crushing under >> weights" until a plea was forthcoming or the person died. >> >> On Monday, September 19, 1692, 80-year-old Giles Corey was led naked >> to a >> pit in the open field beside Salem Jail. He was made to lie down in >> the pit, >> then >> six men lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach >> and >> chest. >> Giles Corey did not cry out, which perplexed Sheriff Corwin whose >> duty it was >> to >> squeeze a confession from the old man. >> >> "Do you confess?" the Sheriff cried over and over. More and more >> rocks were >> piled onto him, and the Sheriff, from time to time, would stand on >> the >> boulders >> staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a >> witness along >> with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's >> tongue was >> pressed >> out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again." >> >> Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during >> his many >> hours >> of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out at Sheriff Corwin, "Damn >> you. I curse >> you >> and Salem!" Giles Corey died a few seconds later. Giles' wife Martha >> was hung >> at Gallows Hill three days later. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In the spring of 1693, Sir William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts, >> >> liberated 168 people in Salem's Witch Dungeon who awaiting the >> hangman's >> noose. Several of these people died shortly thereafter from their >> neglect and >> abuse >> in the dungeon. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> While the term "Salem Witches" is common nowadays, it ignores the >> fact that >> most of the accused were not from Salem. The jail and site of >> executions were >> in >> Salem, but the accused were mostly from other towns and villages in >> the area. >> Only 10 the 134 who were accused and were held in Salem's Jail were >> from >> Salem Towne. The complete count was: >> Andover..........38 >> Boxford.............2 >> Boston...............1 >> Amesbury..........1 >> Billerica..............6 >> Beverly...............6 >> Charlestown.......3 >> Chelmsford.........1 >> Gloucester..........3 >> Haverhill.............3 >> Great Island........1 >> Marblehead........2 >> Lynn...................7 >> Malden................1 >> Reading...............4 >> Rowley................1 >> Romney Marsh >> (today called >> Revere)...............1 >> Salisbury.............1 >> Salem.................10 >> Salem Village >> (today this is part >> of Danvers and >> of Peabody).........30 >> Topsfield & Ipswich...7 >> Wells, Maine..........1 >> Woburn................3 >> >> In addition to the 134 above, another 34 were accused and in various >> jails >> awaiting trial when Governor Phips released all the prisoners. >> >> Part II >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:54:31 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> I don't think this is all totally right.... >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:57:41 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches - part II >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem - Part II >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> Miscellaneous notes: >> >> Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. >> >> Ann Foster was the mother of Mary Lacy. >> >> Mary Lacy of Andover was accused of witchcraft and admitted to it. >> She said >> "me and Martha Carrier did both ride on a stick or pole when we went >> to witch >> meetings at Salem Village." Ironically, those who confessed to being >> witches >> were >> not executed, but many of those who denied witchcraft were hung. >> Mary Lacy >> was allowed to go free after her "confession" but she had damned >> Martha >> Carrier >> in the process. Martha was hung a few weeks later. >> >> Mary Lacy's mother, Ann Foster, died in a Salem Dungeon due to ill >> treatment >> from Sheriff George Corwin. >> >> Sarah Osborne and Sarah Dustin were both convicted of witchcraft and >> sentenced >> to be hung but both died in the Salem Dungeon from exposure, ill >> treatment and >> lack of adequate food before the sentences could be carried out. >> >> Rebecca Nurse was first granted a reprieve by the jury in her >> witchcraft case. >> Judge John Hathorne refused to accept the verdict and he convinced >> the jury to >> change their verdict. Judge Hathorne is now known as Salem's "witch >> hanging >> judge" and also was the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel >> Hawthorne, author >> of the "House of Seven Gables." >> >> Rebecca Nurse was 70 years old when executed. >> >> Martha Corey was 60 years old when executed. She was generally >> disliked >> by her neighbors, something that may have been a contributing factor >> to her >> being >> accused. Years earlier she had given birth to an illegitimate child >> which >> apparently >> had not been well-received by the Puritans of Salem. >> >> Reverend George Burroughs had earlier been pastor of the Salem >> Village >> church but had left for a parish in Wells, Maine after arguments >> with Ann >> Putnam, the mother of the 12-year-old of the same name. In 1692, >> daughter >> Ann Putnam testified that Rev. Burroughs had appeared before her in >> an >> apparition one night asking her to sign the Devil's books. Two women >> also >> appeared in this apparition, Ann Putnam reported that they were the >> Rev. >> Burroughs' first and second wives. These wives "told" Ann Putnam >> that Rev. >> Burroughs had murdered both of them. >> >> Based upon this apparition, Rev. Burroughs was brought back to >> Salem, >> tried for witchcraft, found guilty and executed. >> >> John Alden, son of the couple John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was >> a resident >> of Boston when accused by the young girls of Salem of witchcraft. >> Alden was >> arrested and brought to Salem to face the girls. When Alden >> approached them >> in court, the girls who had accused him all fell to the floor in a >> faint. >> Alden then >> turned to Judge Hathorne and said, "What's the reason you don't fall >> when I >> look >> at you?" Hathorne had no answer, but he imprisoned Alden anyway. >> Three months >> later John Alden managed to escape from jail and he was never >> apprehended. >> >> Mary Bradbury of Salisbury was found guilty of witchcraft, but >> managed to >> escape >> the jail before execution. She apparently had assistance in this >> from her >> friends and >> relatives, she was never re-captured. >> >> Bridget Bishop was the first to be hung for witchcraft. There is >> still debate >> today >> as to whether or not she should be included in the list of Salem >> witches of >> 1692. >> Bridget Bishop had been tried for witchcraft in 1679 and acquitted. >> She was a >> twice-widowed tavern owner, owning "an ordinary" on the road between >> Salem >> and Beverly. She served a new and powerful drink called "rum" to >> many of the >> sailors who frequented her place. The sailors also played an evil >> new game >> called >> "shuffleboard" that upset many of the neighbors. Bridget wore bright >> clothes, >> a >> major offense in the eyes of the Puritans of Salem. Bridget >> apparently was >> condemned more for her lifestyle and for the veiled accusations of >> prostitution >> that cannot be proven or disproven today. >> >> During this time, two dogs were also hung by the neck at Gallows >> Hill because >> one of the girls said they had appeared to her as the >> Devil'sdisciples and >> gave her >> the evil eye. >> >> There is a popular theory today that mouldy rye was the real cause >> of the >> Salem hysteria. An article in "Science Magazine," April 2, 1976, by >> Linda, >> Caporael, a University of California graduate student, reveals that >> the >> physical >> afflictions of the accusing girls might have been caused by >> "Convulsive >> Ergotism", >> a disorder resulting from the ingestion of contaminated rye grain. >> "Rye, which >> grows in low, wet ground, yields ergot," wrote Miss Caporael. Rye >> was known >> to be a staple in the diets of the Salem Puritans. Rye was a common >> ingredient >> of bread and was eaten as a cereal. Judge Sewall's diary for the >> summer of >> 1692 >> states that the rye harvest was during a time that was "rainy and >> warm, hot >> and >> stormy." Ergot (claviceps purpura) is spread by a fungus that causes >> symptoms >> of >> hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling >> sensation >> in the skin >> and muscular contractions. Linda Caporael adds that "females and >> children are >> more likely to get ergot poisoning than the males. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Several young girls and a black servant were the primary instigators >> of the >> witchcraft hysteria. Of these, Ann Putnam confessed her fraud 14 >> years later >> at >> the age of 26. She had her minister read the confession at Sunday >> service "It >> was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time >> whereby I >> justly >> fear I have been instrumental to bring upon myself and this land the >> guilt of >> innocent blood." >> >> The primary instigator apparently was the black servant Tituba. She >> was >> then accused of witchcraft herself, spent 14 months in jail and was >> finally >> sold >> into slavery. >> >> The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria >> was >> Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees >> collected >> from the accused and their relatives. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Much of the above information was obtained from: >> >> "Witches and Wizards" >> by Robert Ellis Cahill >> former Essex County (Mass.) Sheriff >> and Keeper of the Salem Jail. >> >> Supplemental material came from >> a number of other sources. >> >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:34:39 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> In a message dated 6/18/99 4:56:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> <<I don't think this is all totally right....>> >> >> You are right. >> Abby >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:59:46 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> To Jenn: >> >> At first glance, there is definitely an error......Rebecca Nurse was >> a sister >> to Mary Estey and Sarah Cloyce. Rebecca and Mary were hung and Sara >> was >> later released. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:41 -0500 >> From: "flora newby" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for >> the >> people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have >> a few >> relatives on that list thanks Flora > >

larry brasfield wrote: > if you can't quit sending this to me i will just keep sending it back > every chance i get.. > i will also give copies to serveral other people and let then send you > shit back to you... > when the golden dawn meets again i will give each member a disk with > your messages on it and tell them to get a hotmail.com acct. so that > you can't tie up their computer... do you know that they are trying to > make e-mail long distance now or all of you living in the dark > ages...... i don't want to pay long distance rates to receive this > junk mail....... > > [email protected] wrote: > >> Subject: >> >> SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 53 >> >> Today's Topics: >> #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonig ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #2 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch T ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #3 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #4 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #5 Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Wit [[email protected]] >> #6 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part [[email protected]] >> #7 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists ["flora newby" >> <[email protected]>] >> >> Administrivia: >> To unsubscribe from SALEM-WITCH-D, send a message to >> >> [email protected] >> >> that contains in the body of the message the command >> >> unsubscribe >> >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your >> software >> requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonight PBS >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:06:51 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> OK, I was off line so this has probably already been posted ten >> times, >> but Salem Witch Trials tonight on PBS at 8. >> >> Sue >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:07:40 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Oops, that show is on the History Channel at 8. Sorry. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:53:51 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:56:11 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> In the long and bitter winter of 1691-1692, several young girls >> frequently >> gathered >> at the parish house of Reverend Samuel Parris where they enjoyed the >> palmistry >> and black magic of a black servant woman named Tituba. She and her >> husband, >> John Indian, had been slaves who were bought by Rev. Parris while he >> was a >> merchant in the West Indies. >> >> These sessions apparently fired the imaginations of the girls, >> several of whom >> later started performing nightmarish fits and telling tales of >> witchcraft and >> of being >> possessed of evil spirits amongst them in Salem. >> >> The primary instigators were Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Parris, >> daughters >> of Rev. Parris, along with Ann Putnam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary >> Warren, >> Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Booth and Susan Sheldon. Ann >> Putnam was 12 years old, the others were in their mid to late teens. >> >> By the time the hysteria had subsided, many of their neighbors had >> paid the >> ultimate price. >> >> The following is a list of those hanged at Gallows Hill, Salem, >> Massachusetts >> for witchcraft: >> >> Name/Village or Town/Date >> Bridget Bishop ---- Salem ---- June 10, 1692 >> Sarah Good ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 >> Susanna Martin ---- Amesbury ---- July 19, 1692 >> Elizabeth Howe ---- Ipswich ---- July 19, 1692 >> Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, >> 1692 >> Sarah Wildes ---- Topsfield ---- July 19, 1692 >> George Jacobs ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Carrier ---- Andover ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Reverend George Burroughs ---- Wells, Maine ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Proctor ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Willard ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Corey ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Easty ---- Topsfield ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Alice Parker ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Parker ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Ann Prudeater ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Wilmot Reed ---- Marblehead ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Margaret Scott ---- Rowley ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Samuel Wardwell ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In addition, 80 year old Giles Corey was pressed to death on Sep. >> 19, 1692 >> for the "crime" of witchcraft. Giles Corey's execution was dictated >> because he >> stood mute in court. He refused to plead either innocent or guilty. >> He simply >> stood in silence. Many of Corey's friends believed he remained >> silent in court >> because, by doing so under English law, he could leave his property >> to >> whomever >> he pleased. Otherwise, the Sheriff would confiscate it. >> >> Giles reportedly was a stubborn, fiery man who realized that he >> would not get >> a >> fair trial. By not pleading one way or the other, English law >> dictated that a >> person >> could not be tried, but the penalty for standing mute was "slow >> crushing under >> weights" until a plea was forthcoming or the person died. >> >> On Monday, September 19, 1692, 80-year-old Giles Corey was led naked >> to a >> pit in the open field beside Salem Jail. He was made to lie down in >> the pit, >> then >> six men lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach >> and >> chest. >> Giles Corey did not cry out, which perplexed Sheriff Corwin whose >> duty it was >> to >> squeeze a confession from the old man. >> >> "Do you confess?" the Sheriff cried over and over. More and more >> rocks were >> piled onto him, and the Sheriff, from time to time, would stand on >> the >> boulders >> staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a >> witness along >> with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's >> tongue was >> pressed >> out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again." >> >> Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during >> his many >> hours >> of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out at Sheriff Corwin, "Damn >> you. I curse >> you >> and Salem!" Giles Corey died a few seconds later. Giles' wife Martha >> was hung >> at Gallows Hill three days later. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In the spring of 1693, Sir William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts, >> >> liberated 168 people in Salem's Witch Dungeon who awaiting the >> hangman's >> noose. Several of these people died shortly thereafter from their >> neglect and >> abuse >> in the dungeon. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> While the term "Salem Witches" is common nowadays, it ignores the >> fact that >> most of the accused were not from Salem. The jail and site of >> executions were >> in >> Salem, but the accused were mostly from other towns and villages in >> the area. >> Only 10 the 134 who were accused and were held in Salem's Jail were >> from >> Salem Towne. The complete count was: >> Andover..........38 >> Boxford.............2 >> Boston...............1 >> Amesbury..........1 >> Billerica..............6 >> Beverly...............6 >> Charlestown.......3 >> Chelmsford.........1 >> Gloucester..........3 >> Haverhill.............3 >> Great Island........1 >> Marblehead........2 >> Lynn...................7 >> Malden................1 >> Reading...............4 >> Rowley................1 >> Romney Marsh >> (today called >> Revere)...............1 >> Salisbury.............1 >> Salem.................10 >> Salem Village >> (today this is part >> of Danvers and >> of Peabody).........30 >> Topsfield & Ipswich...7 >> Wells, Maine..........1 >> Woburn................3 >> >> In addition to the 134 above, another 34 were accused and in various >> jails >> awaiting trial when Governor Phips released all the prisoners. >> >> Part II >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:54:31 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> I don't think this is all totally right.... >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:57:41 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches - part II >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem - Part II >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> Miscellaneous notes: >> >> Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. >> >> Ann Foster was the mother of Mary Lacy. >> >> Mary Lacy of Andover was accused of witchcraft and admitted to it. >> She said >> "me and Martha Carrier did both ride on a stick or pole when we went >> to witch >> meetings at Salem Village." Ironically, those who confessed to being >> witches >> were >> not executed, but many of those who denied witchcraft were hung. >> Mary Lacy >> was allowed to go free after her "confession" but she had damned >> Martha >> Carrier >> in the process. Martha was hung a few weeks later. >> >> Mary Lacy's mother, Ann Foster, died in a Salem Dungeon due to ill >> treatment >> from Sheriff George Corwin. >> >> Sarah Osborne and Sarah Dustin were both convicted of witchcraft and >> sentenced >> to be hung but both died in the Salem Dungeon from exposure, ill >> treatment and >> lack of adequate food before the sentences could be carried out. >> >> Rebecca Nurse was first granted a reprieve by the jury in her >> witchcraft case. >> Judge John Hathorne refused to accept the verdict and he convinced >> the jury to >> change their verdict. Judge Hathorne is now known as Salem's "witch >> hanging >> judge" and also was the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel >> Hawthorne, author >> of the "House of Seven Gables." >> >> Rebecca Nurse was 70 years old when executed. >> >> Martha Corey was 60 years old when executed. She was generally >> disliked >> by her neighbors, something that may have been a contributing factor >> to her >> being >> accused. Years earlier she had given birth to an illegitimate child >> which >> apparently >> had not been well-received by the Puritans of Salem. >> >> Reverend George Burroughs had earlier been pastor of the Salem >> Village >> church but had left for a parish in Wells, Maine after arguments >> with Ann >> Putnam, the mother of the 12-year-old of the same name. In 1692, >> daughter >> Ann Putnam testified that Rev. Burroughs had appeared before her in >> an >> apparition one night asking her to sign the Devil's books. Two women >> also >> appeared in this apparition, Ann Putnam reported that they were the >> Rev. >> Burroughs' first and second wives. These wives "told" Ann Putnam >> that Rev. >> Burroughs had murdered both of them. >> >> Based upon this apparition, Rev. Burroughs was brought back to >> Salem, >> tried for witchcraft, found guilty and executed. >> >> John Alden, son of the couple John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was >> a resident >> of Boston when accused by the young girls of Salem of witchcraft. >> Alden was >> arrested and brought to Salem to face the girls. When Alden >> approached them >> in court, the girls who had accused him all fell to the floor in a >> faint. >> Alden then >> turned to Judge Hathorne and said, "What's the reason you don't fall >> when I >> look >> at you?" Hathorne had no answer, but he imprisoned Alden anyway. >> Three months >> later John Alden managed to escape from jail and he was never >> apprehended. >> >> Mary Bradbury of Salisbury was found guilty of witchcraft, but >> managed to >> escape >> the jail before execution. She apparently had assistance in this >> from her >> friends and >> relatives, she was never re-captured. >> >> Bridget Bishop was the first to be hung for witchcraft. There is >> still debate >> today >> as to whether or not she should be included in the list of Salem >> witches of >> 1692. >> Bridget Bishop had been tried for witchcraft in 1679 and acquitted. >> She was a >> twice-widowed tavern owner, owning "an ordinary" on the road between >> Salem >> and Beverly. She served a new and powerful drink called "rum" to >> many of the >> sailors who frequented her place. The sailors also played an evil >> new game >> called >> "shuffleboard" that upset many of the neighbors. Bridget wore bright >> clothes, >> a >> major offense in the eyes of the Puritans of Salem. Bridget >> apparently was >> condemned more for her lifestyle and for the veiled accusations of >> prostitution >> that cannot be proven or disproven today. >> >> During this time, two dogs were also hung by the neck at Gallows >> Hill because >> one of the girls said they had appeared to her as the >> Devil'sdisciples and >> gave her >> the evil eye. >> >> There is a popular theory today that mouldy rye was the real cause >> of the >> Salem hysteria. An article in "Science Magazine," April 2, 1976, by >> Linda, >> Caporael, a University of California graduate student, reveals that >> the >> physical >> afflictions of the accusing girls might have been caused by >> "Convulsive >> Ergotism", >> a disorder resulting from the ingestion of contaminated rye grain. >> "Rye, which >> grows in low, wet ground, yields ergot," wrote Miss Caporael. Rye >> was known >> to be a staple in the diets of the Salem Puritans. Rye was a common >> ingredient >> of bread and was eaten as a cereal. Judge Sewall's diary for the >> summer of >> 1692 >> states that the rye harvest was during a time that was "rainy and >> warm, hot >> and >> stormy." Ergot (claviceps purpura) is spread by a fungus that causes >> symptoms >> of >> hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling >> sensation >> in the skin >> and muscular contractions. Linda Caporael adds that "females and >> children are >> more likely to get ergot poisoning than the males. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Several young girls and a black servant were the primary instigators >> of the >> witchcraft hysteria. Of these, Ann Putnam confessed her fraud 14 >> years later >> at >> the age of 26. She had her minister read the confession at Sunday >> service "It >> was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time >> whereby I >> justly >> fear I have been instrumental to bring upon myself and this land the >> guilt of >> innocent blood." >> >> The primary instigator apparently was the black servant Tituba. She >> was >> then accused of witchcraft herself, spent 14 months in jail and was >> finally >> sold >> into slavery. >> >> The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria >> was >> Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees >> collected >> from the accused and their relatives. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Much of the above information was obtained from: >> >> "Witches and Wizards" >> by Robert Ellis Cahill >> former Essex County (Mass.) Sheriff >> and Keeper of the Salem Jail. >> >> Supplemental material came from >> a number of other sources. >> >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:34:39 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> In a message dated 6/18/99 4:56:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> <<I don't think this is all totally right....>> >> >> You are right. >> Abby >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:59:46 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> To Jenn: >> >> At first glance, there is definitely an error......Rebecca Nurse was >> a sister >> to Mary Estey and Sarah Cloyce. Rebecca and Mary were hung and Sara >> was >> later released. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:41 -0500 >> From: "flora newby" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for >> the >> people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have >> a few >> relatives on that list thanks Flora > >

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Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> OK, I was off line so this has probably already been posted ten >> times, >> but Salem Witch Trials tonight on PBS at 8. >> >> Sue >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:07:40 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Oops, that show is on the History Channel at 8. Sorry. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:53:51 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:56:11 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> In the long and bitter winter of 1691-1692, several young girls >> frequently >> gathered >> at the parish house of Reverend Samuel Parris where they enjoyed the >> palmistry >> and black magic of a black servant woman named Tituba. She and her >> husband, >> John Indian, had been slaves who were bought by Rev. Parris while he >> was a >> merchant in the West Indies. >> >> These sessions apparently fired the imaginations of the girls, >> several of whom >> later started performing nightmarish fits and telling tales of >> witchcraft and >> of being >> possessed of evil spirits amongst them in Salem. >> >> The primary instigators were Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Parris, >> daughters >> of Rev. Parris, along with Ann Putnam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary >> Warren, >> Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Booth and Susan Sheldon. Ann >> Putnam was 12 years old, the others were in their mid to late teens. >> >> By the time the hysteria had subsided, many of their neighbors had >> paid the >> ultimate price. >> >> The following is a list of those hanged at Gallows Hill, Salem, >> Massachusetts >> for witchcraft: >> >> Name/Village or Town/Date >> Bridget Bishop ---- Salem ---- June 10, 1692 >> Sarah Good ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 >> Susanna Martin ---- Amesbury ---- July 19, 1692 >> Elizabeth Howe ---- Ipswich ---- July 19, 1692 >> Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, >> 1692 >> Sarah Wildes ---- Topsfield ---- July 19, 1692 >> George Jacobs ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Carrier ---- Andover ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Reverend George Burroughs ---- Wells, Maine ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Proctor ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Willard ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Corey ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Easty ---- Topsfield ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Alice Parker ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Parker ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Ann Prudeater ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Wilmot Reed ---- Marblehead ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Margaret Scott ---- Rowley ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Samuel Wardwell ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In addition, 80 year old Giles Corey was pressed to death on Sep. >> 19, 1692 >> for the "crime" of witchcraft. Giles Corey's execution was dictated >> because he >> stood mute in court. He refused to plead either innocent or guilty. >> He simply >> stood in silence. Many of Corey's friends believed he remained >> silent in court >> because, by doing so under English law, he could leave his property >> to >> whomever >> he pleased. Otherwise, the Sheriff would confiscate it. >> >> Giles reportedly was a stubborn, fiery man who realized that he >> would not get >> a >> fair trial. By not pleading one way or the other, English law >> dictated that a >> person >> could not be tried, but the penalty for standing mute was "slow >> crushing under >> weights" until a plea was forthcoming or the person died. >> >> On Monday, September 19, 1692, 80-year-old Giles Corey was led naked >> to a >> pit in the open field beside Salem Jail. He was made to lie down in >> the pit, >> then >> six men lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach >> and >> chest. >> Giles Corey did not cry out, which perplexed Sheriff Corwin whose >> duty it was >> to >> squeeze a confession from the old man. >> >> "Do you confess?" the Sheriff cried over and over. More and more >> rocks were >> piled onto him, and the Sheriff, from time to time, would stand on >> the >> boulders >> staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a >> witness along >> with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's >> tongue was >> pressed >> out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again." >> >> Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during >> his many >> hours >> of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out at Sheriff Corwin, "Damn >> you. I curse >> you >> and Salem!" Giles Corey died a few seconds later. Giles' wife Martha >> was hung >> at Gallows Hill three days later. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In the spring of 1693, Sir William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts, >> >> liberated 168 people in Salem's Witch Dungeon who awaiting the >> hangman's >> noose. Several of these people died shortly thereafter from their >> neglect and >> abuse >> in the dungeon. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> While the term "Salem Witches" is common nowadays, it ignores the >> fact that >> most of the accused were not from Salem. The jail and site of >> executions were >> in >> Salem, but the accused were mostly from other towns and villages in >> the area. >> Only 10 the 134 who were accused and were held in Salem's Jail were >> from >> Salem Towne. The complete count was: >> Andover..........38 >> Boxford.............2 >> Boston...............1 >> Amesbury..........1 >> Billerica..............6 >> Beverly...............6 >> Charlestown.......3 >> Chelmsford.........1 >> Gloucester..........3 >> Haverhill.............3 >> Great Island........1 >> Marblehead........2 >> Lynn...................7 >> Malden................1 >> Reading...............4 >> Rowley................1 >> Romney Marsh >> (today called >> Revere)...............1 >> Salisbury.............1 >> Salem.................10 >> Salem Village >> (today this is part >> of Danvers and >> of Peabody).........30 >> Topsfield & Ipswich...7 >> Wells, Maine..........1 >> Woburn................3 >> >> In addition to the 134 above, another 34 were accused and in various >> jails >> awaiting trial when Governor Phips released all the prisoners. >> >> Part II >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:54:31 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> I don't think this is all totally right.... >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:57:41 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches - part II >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem - Part II >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> Miscellaneous notes: >> >> Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. >> >> Ann Foster was the mother of Mary Lacy. >> >> Mary Lacy of Andover was accused of witchcraft and admitted to it. >> She said >> "me and Martha Carrier did both ride on a stick or pole when we went >> to witch >> meetings at Salem Village." Ironically, those who confessed to being >> witches >> were >> not executed, but many of those who denied witchcraft were hung. >> Mary Lacy >> was allowed to go free after her "confession" but she had damned >> Martha >> Carrier >> in the process. Martha was hung a few weeks later. >> >> Mary Lacy's mother, Ann Foster, died in a Salem Dungeon due to ill >> treatment >> from Sheriff George Corwin. >> >> Sarah Osborne and Sarah Dustin were both convicted of witchcraft and >> sentenced >> to be hung but both died in the Salem Dungeon from exposure, ill >> treatment and >> lack of adequate food before the sentences could be carried out. >> >> Rebecca Nurse was first granted a reprieve by the jury in her >> witchcraft case. >> Judge John Hathorne refused to accept the verdict and he convinced >> the jury to >> change their verdict. Judge Hathorne is now known as Salem's "witch >> hanging >> judge" and also was the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel >> Hawthorne, author >> of the "House of Seven Gables." >> >> Rebecca Nurse was 70 years old when executed. >> >> Martha Corey was 60 years old when executed. She was generally >> disliked >> by her neighbors, something that may have been a contributing factor >> to her >> being >> accused. Years earlier she had given birth to an illegitimate child >> which >> apparently >> had not been well-received by the Puritans of Salem. >> >> Reverend George Burroughs had earlier been pastor of the Salem >> Village >> church but had left for a parish in Wells, Maine after arguments >> with Ann >> Putnam, the mother of the 12-year-old of the same name. In 1692, >> daughter >> Ann Putnam testified that Rev. Burroughs had appeared before her in >> an >> apparition one night asking her to sign the Devil's books. Two women >> also >> appeared in this apparition, Ann Putnam reported that they were the >> Rev. >> Burroughs' first and second wives. These wives "told" Ann Putnam >> that Rev. >> Burroughs had murdered both of them. >> >> Based upon this apparition, Rev. Burroughs was brought back to >> Salem, >> tried for witchcraft, found guilty and executed. >> >> John Alden, son of the couple John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was >> a resident >> of Boston when accused by the young girls of Salem of witchcraft. >> Alden was >> arrested and brought to Salem to face the girls. When Alden >> approached them >> in court, the girls who had accused him all fell to the floor in a >> faint. >> Alden then >> turned to Judge Hathorne and said, "What's the reason you don't fall >> when I >> look >> at you?" Hathorne had no answer, but he imprisoned Alden anyway. >> Three months >> later John Alden managed to escape from jail and he was never >> apprehended. >> >> Mary Bradbury of Salisbury was found guilty of witchcraft, but >> managed to >> escape >> the jail before execution. She apparently had assistance in this >> from her >> friends and >> relatives, she was never re-captured. >> >> Bridget Bishop was the first to be hung for witchcraft. There is >> still debate >> today >> as to whether or not she should be included in the list of Salem >> witches of >> 1692. >> Bridget Bishop had been tried for witchcraft in 1679 and acquitted. >> She was a >> twice-widowed tavern owner, owning "an ordinary" on the road between >> Salem >> and Beverly. She served a new and powerful drink called "rum" to >> many of the >> sailors who frequented her place. The sailors also played an evil >> new game >> called >> "shuffleboard" that upset many of the neighbors. Bridget wore bright >> clothes, >> a >> major offense in the eyes of the Puritans of Salem. Bridget >> apparently was >> condemned more for her lifestyle and for the veiled accusations of >> prostitution >> that cannot be proven or disproven today. >> >> During this time, two dogs were also hung by the neck at Gallows >> Hill because >> one of the girls said they had appeared to her as the >> Devil'sdisciples and >> gave her >> the evil eye. >> >> There is a popular theory today that mouldy rye was the real cause >> of the >> Salem hysteria. An article in "Science Magazine," April 2, 1976, by >> Linda, >> Caporael, a University of California graduate student, reveals that >> the >> physical >> afflictions of the accusing girls might have been caused by >> "Convulsive >> Ergotism", >> a disorder resulting from the ingestion of contaminated rye grain. >> "Rye, which >> grows in low, wet ground, yields ergot," wrote Miss Caporael. Rye >> was known >> to be a staple in the diets of the Salem Puritans. Rye was a common >> ingredient >> of bread and was eaten as a cereal. Judge Sewall's diary for the >> summer of >> 1692 >> states that the rye harvest was during a time that was "rainy and >> warm, hot >> and >> stormy." Ergot (claviceps purpura) is spread by a fungus that causes >> symptoms >> of >> hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling >> sensation >> in the skin >> and muscular contractions. Linda Caporael adds that "females and >> children are >> more likely to get ergot poisoning than the males. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Several young girls and a black servant were the primary instigators >> of the >> witchcraft hysteria. Of these, Ann Putnam confessed her fraud 14 >> years later >> at >> the age of 26. She had her minister read the confession at Sunday >> service "It >> was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time >> whereby I >> justly >> fear I have been instrumental to bring upon myself and this land the >> guilt of >> innocent blood." >> >> The primary instigator apparently was the black servant Tituba. She >> was >> then accused of witchcraft herself, spent 14 months in jail and was >> finally >> sold >> into slavery. >> >> The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria >> was >> Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees >> collected >> from the accused and their relatives. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Much of the above information was obtained from: >> >> "Witches and Wizards" >> by Robert Ellis Cahill >> former Essex County (Mass.) Sheriff >> and Keeper of the Salem Jail. >> >> Supplemental material came from >> a number of other sources. >> >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:34:39 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> In a message dated 6/18/99 4:56:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> <<I don't think this is all totally right....>> >> >> You are right. >> Abby >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:59:46 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> To Jenn: >> >> At first glance, there is definitely an error......Rebecca Nurse was >> a sister >> to Mary Estey and Sarah Cloyce. Rebecca and Mary were hung and Sara >> was >> later released. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:41 -0500 >> From: "flora newby" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for >> the >> people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have >> a few >> relatives on that list thanks Flora > >

larry brasfield wrote: > if you can't quit sending this to me i will just keep sending it back > every chance i get.. > i will also give copies to serveral other people and let then send you > shit back to you... > when the golden dawn meets again i will give each member a disk with > your messages on it and tell them to get a hotmail.com acct. so that > you can't tie up their computer... do you know that they are trying to > make e-mail long distance now or all of you living in the dark > ages...... i don't want to pay long distance rates to receive this > junk mail....... > > [email protected] wrote: > >> Subject: >> >> SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 53 >> >> Today's Topics: >> #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonig ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #2 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch T ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #3 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #4 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #5 Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Wit [[email protected]] >> #6 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part [[email protected]] >> #7 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists ["flora newby" >> <[email protected]>] >> >> Administrivia: >> To unsubscribe from SALEM-WITCH-D, send a message to >> >> [email protected] >> >> that contains in the body of the message the command >> >> unsubscribe >> >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your >> software >> requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonight PBS >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:06:51 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> OK, I was off line so this has probably already been posted ten >> times, >> but Salem Witch Trials tonight on PBS at 8. >> >> Sue >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:07:40 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Oops, that show is on the History Channel at 8. Sorry. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:53:51 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:56:11 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> In the long and bitter winter of 1691-1692, several young girls >> frequently >> gathered >> at the parish house of Reverend Samuel Parris where they enjoyed the >> palmistry >> and black magic of a black servant woman named Tituba. She and her >> husband, >> John Indian, had been slaves who were bought by Rev. Parris while he >> was a >> merchant in the West Indies. >> >> These sessions apparently fired the imaginations of the girls, >> several of whom >> later started performing nightmarish fits and telling tales of >> witchcraft and >> of being >> possessed of evil spirits amongst them in Salem. >> >> The primary instigators were Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Parris, >> daughters >> of Rev. Parris, along with Ann Putnam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary >> Warren, >> Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Booth and Susan Sheldon. Ann >> Putnam was 12 years old, the others were in their mid to late teens. >> >> By the time the hysteria had subsided, many of their neighbors had >> paid the >> ultimate price. >> >> The following is a list of those hanged at Gallows Hill, Salem, >> Massachusetts >> for witchcraft: >> >> Name/Village or Town/Date >> Bridget Bishop ---- Salem ---- June 10, 1692 >> Sarah Good ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 >> Susanna Martin ---- Amesbury ---- July 19, 1692 >> Elizabeth Howe ---- Ipswich ---- July 19, 1692 >> Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, >> 1692 >> Sarah Wildes ---- Topsfield ---- July 19, 1692 >> George Jacobs ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Carrier ---- Andover ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Reverend George Burroughs ---- Wells, Maine ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Proctor ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Willard ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Corey ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Easty ---- Topsfield ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Alice Parker ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Parker ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Ann Prudeater ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Wilmot Reed ---- Marblehead ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Margaret Scott ---- Rowley ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Samuel Wardwell ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In addition, 80 year old Giles Corey was pressed to death on Sep. >> 19, 1692 >> for the "crime" of witchcraft. Giles Corey's execution was dictated >> because he >> stood mute in court. He refused to plead either innocent or guilty. >> He simply >> stood in silence. Many of Corey's friends believed he remained >> silent in court >> because, by doing so under English law, he could leave his property >> to >> whomever >> he pleased. Otherwise, the Sheriff would confiscate it. >> >> Giles reportedly was a stubborn, fiery man who realized that he >> would not get >> a >> fair trial. By not pleading one way or the other, English law >> dictated that a >> person >> could not be tried, but the penalty for standing mute was "slow >> crushing under >> weights" until a plea was forthcoming or the person died. >> >> On Monday, September 19, 1692, 80-year-old Giles Corey was led naked >> to a >> pit in the open field beside Salem Jail. He was made to lie down in >> the pit, >> then >> six men lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach >> and >> chest. >> Giles Corey did not cry out, which perplexed Sheriff Corwin whose >> duty it was >> to >> squeeze a confession from the old man. >> >> "Do you confess?" the Sheriff cried over and over. More and more >> rocks were >> piled onto him, and the Sheriff, from time to time, would stand on >> the >> boulders >> staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a >> witness along >> with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's >> tongue was >> pressed >> out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again." >> >> Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during >> his many >> hours >> of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out at Sheriff Corwin, "Damn >> you. I curse >> you >> and Salem!" Giles Corey died a few seconds later. Giles' wife Martha >> was hung >> at Gallows Hill three days later. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In the spring of 1693, Sir William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts, >> >> liberated 168 people in Salem's Witch Dungeon who awaiting the >> hangman's >> noose. Several of these people died shortly thereafter from their >> neglect and >> abuse >> in the dungeon. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> While the term "Salem Witches" is common nowadays, it ignores the >> fact that >> most of the accused were not from Salem. The jail and site of >> executions were >> in >> Salem, but the accused were mostly from other towns and villages in >> the area. >> Only 10 the 134 who were accused and were held in Salem's Jail were >> from >> Salem Towne. The complete count was: >> Andover..........38 >> Boxford.............2 >> Boston...............1 >> Amesbury..........1 >> Billerica..............6 >> Beverly...............6 >> Charlestown.......3 >> Chelmsford.........1 >> Gloucester..........3 >> Haverhill.............3 >> Great Island........1 >> Marblehead........2 >> Lynn...................7 >> Malden................1 >> Reading...............4 >> Rowley................1 >> Romney Marsh >> (today called >> Revere)...............1 >> Salisbury.............1 >> Salem.................10 >> Salem Village >> (today this is part >> of Danvers and >> of Peabody).........30 >> Topsfield & Ipswich...7 >> Wells, Maine..........1 >> Woburn................3 >> >> In addition to the 134 above, another 34 were accused and in various >> jails >> awaiting trial when Governor Phips released all the prisoners. >> >> Part II >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:54:31 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> I don't think this is all totally right.... >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:57:41 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches - part II >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem - Part II >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> Miscellaneous notes: >> >> Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. >> >> Ann Foster was the mother of Mary Lacy. >> >> Mary Lacy of Andover was accused of witchcraft and admitted to it. >> She said >> "me and Martha Carrier did both ride on a stick or pole when we went >> to witch >> meetings at Salem Village." Ironically, those who confessed to being >> witches >> were >> not executed, but many of those who denied witchcraft were hung. >> Mary Lacy >> was allowed to go free after her "confession" but she had damned >> Martha >> Carrier >> in the process. Martha was hung a few weeks later. >> >> Mary Lacy's mother, Ann Foster, died in a Salem Dungeon due to ill >> treatment >> from Sheriff George Corwin. >> >> Sarah Osborne and Sarah Dustin were both convicted of witchcraft and >> sentenced >> to be hung but both died in the Salem Dungeon from exposure, ill >> treatment and >> lack of adequate food before the sentences could be carried out. >> >> Rebecca Nurse was first granted a reprieve by the jury in her >> witchcraft case. >> Judge John Hathorne refused to accept the verdict and he convinced >> the jury to >> change their verdict. Judge Hathorne is now known as Salem's "witch >> hanging >> judge" and also was the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel >> Hawthorne, author >> of the "House of Seven Gables." >> >> Rebecca Nurse was 70 years old when executed. >> >> Martha Corey was 60 years old when executed. She was generally >> disliked >> by her neighbors, something that may have been a contributing factor >> to her >> being >> accused. Years earlier she had given birth to an illegitimate child >> which >> apparently >> had not been well-received by the Puritans of Salem. >> >> Reverend George Burroughs had earlier been pastor of the Salem >> Village >> church but had left for a parish in Wells, Maine after arguments >> with Ann >> Putnam, the mother of the 12-year-old of the same name. In 1692, >> daughter >> Ann Putnam testified that Rev. Burroughs had appeared before her in >> an >> apparition one night asking her to sign the Devil's books. Two women >> also >> appeared in this apparition, Ann Putnam reported that they were the >> Rev. >> Burroughs' first and second wives. These wives "told" Ann Putnam >> that Rev. >> Burroughs had murdered both of them. >> >> Based upon this apparition, Rev. Burroughs was brought back to >> Salem, >> tried for witchcraft, found guilty and executed. >> >> John Alden, son of the couple John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was >> a resident >> of Boston when accused by the young girls of Salem of witchcraft. >> Alden was >> arrested and brought to Salem to face the girls. When Alden >> approached them >> in court, the girls who had accused him all fell to the floor in a >> faint. >> Alden then >> turned to Judge Hathorne and said, "What's the reason you don't fall >> when I >> look >> at you?" Hathorne had no answer, but he imprisoned Alden anyway. >> Three months >> later John Alden managed to escape from jail and he was never >> apprehended. >> >> Mary Bradbury of Salisbury was found guilty of witchcraft, but >> managed to >> escape >> the jail before execution. She apparently had assistance in this >> from her >> friends and >> relatives, she was never re-captured. >> >> Bridget Bishop was the first to be hung for witchcraft. There is >> still debate >> today >> as to whether or not she should be included in the list of Salem >> witches of >> 1692. >> Bridget Bishop had been tried for witchcraft in 1679 and acquitted. >> She was a >> twice-widowed tavern owner, owning "an ordinary" on the road between >> Salem >> and Beverly. She served a new and powerful drink called "rum" to >> many of the >> sailors who frequented her place. The sailors also played an evil >> new game >> called >> "shuffleboard" that upset many of the neighbors. Bridget wore bright >> clothes, >> a >> major offense in the eyes of the Puritans of Salem. Bridget >> apparently was >> condemned more for her lifestyle and for the veiled accusations of >> prostitution >> that cannot be proven or disproven today. >> >> During this time, two dogs were also hung by the neck at Gallows >> Hill because >> one of the girls said they had appeared to her as the >> Devil'sdisciples and >> gave her >> the evil eye. >> >> There is a popular theory today that mouldy rye was the real cause >> of the >> Salem hysteria. An article in "Science Magazine," April 2, 1976, by >> Linda, >> Caporael, a University of California graduate student, reveals that >> the >> physical >> afflictions of the accusing girls might have been caused by >> "Convulsive >> Ergotism", >> a disorder resulting from the ingestion of contaminated rye grain. >> "Rye, which >> grows in low, wet ground, yields ergot," wrote Miss Caporael. Rye >> was known >> to be a staple in the diets of the Salem Puritans. Rye was a common >> ingredient >> of bread and was eaten as a cereal. Judge Sewall's diary for the >> summer of >> 1692 >> states that the rye harvest was during a time that was "rainy and >> warm, hot >> and >> stormy." Ergot (claviceps purpura) is spread by a fungus that causes >> symptoms >> of >> hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling >> sensation >> in the skin >> and muscular contractions. Linda Caporael adds that "females and >> children are >> more likely to get ergot poisoning than the males. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Several young girls and a black servant were the primary instigators >> of the >> witchcraft hysteria. Of these, Ann Putnam confessed her fraud 14 >> years later >> at >> the age of 26. She had her minister read the confession at Sunday >> service "It >> was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time >> whereby I >> justly >> fear I have been instrumental to bring upon myself and this land the >> guilt of >> innocent blood." >> >> The primary instigator apparently was the black servant Tituba. She >> was >> then accused of witchcraft herself, spent 14 months in jail and was >> finally >> sold >> into slavery. >> >> The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria >> was >> Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees >> collected >> from the accused and their relatives. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Much of the above information was obtained from: >> >> "Witches and Wizards" >> by Robert Ellis Cahill >> former Essex County (Mass.) Sheriff >> and Keeper of the Salem Jail. >> >> Supplemental material came from >> a number of other sources. >> >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:34:39 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> In a message dated 6/18/99 4:56:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> <<I don't think this is all totally right....>> >> >> You are right. >> Abby >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:59:46 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> To Jenn: >> >> At first glance, there is definitely an error......Rebecca Nurse was >> a sister >> to Mary Estey and Sarah Cloyce. Rebecca and Mary were hung and Sara >> was >> later released. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:41 -0500 >> From: "flora newby" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for >> the >> people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have >> a few >> relatives on that list thanks Flora > >

larry brasfield wrote: > if you can't quit sending this to me i will just keep sending it back > every chance i get.. > i will also give copies to serveral other people and let then send you > shit back to you... > when the golden dawn meets again i will give each member a disk with > your messages on it and tell them to get a hotmail.com acct. so that > you can't tie up their computer... do you know that they are trying to > make e-mail long distance now or all of you living in the dark > ages...... i don't want to pay long distance rates to receive this > junk mail....... > > [email protected] wrote: > >> Subject: >> >> SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 53 >> >> Today's Topics: >> #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonig ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #2 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch T ["S. Smith" >> <[email protected]] >> #3 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #4 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] >> #5 Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Wit [[email protected]] >> #6 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part [[email protected]] >> #7 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists ["flora newby" >> <[email protected]>] >> >> Administrivia: >> To unsubscribe from SALEM-WITCH-D, send a message to >> >> [email protected] >> >> that contains in the body of the message the command >> >> unsubscribe >> >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your >> software >> requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonight PBS >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:06:51 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> OK, I was off line so this has probably already been posted ten >> times, >> but Salem Witch Trials tonight on PBS at 8. >> >> Sue >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:07:40 -0300 >> From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Oops, that show is on the History Channel at 8. Sorry. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:53:51 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:56:11 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> In the long and bitter winter of 1691-1692, several young girls >> frequently >> gathered >> at the parish house of Reverend Samuel Parris where they enjoyed the >> palmistry >> and black magic of a black servant woman named Tituba. She and her >> husband, >> John Indian, had been slaves who were bought by Rev. Parris while he >> was a >> merchant in the West Indies. >> >> These sessions apparently fired the imaginations of the girls, >> several of whom >> later started performing nightmarish fits and telling tales of >> witchcraft and >> of being >> possessed of evil spirits amongst them in Salem. >> >> The primary instigators were Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Parris, >> daughters >> of Rev. Parris, along with Ann Putnam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary >> Warren, >> Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Booth and Susan Sheldon. Ann >> Putnam was 12 years old, the others were in their mid to late teens. >> >> By the time the hysteria had subsided, many of their neighbors had >> paid the >> ultimate price. >> >> The following is a list of those hanged at Gallows Hill, Salem, >> Massachusetts >> for witchcraft: >> >> Name/Village or Town/Date >> Bridget Bishop ---- Salem ---- June 10, 1692 >> Sarah Good ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 >> Susanna Martin ---- Amesbury ---- July 19, 1692 >> Elizabeth Howe ---- Ipswich ---- July 19, 1692 >> Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, >> 1692 >> Sarah Wildes ---- Topsfield ---- July 19, 1692 >> George Jacobs ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Carrier ---- Andover ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Reverend George Burroughs ---- Wells, Maine ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Proctor ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> John Willard ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 >> Martha Corey ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Easty ---- Topsfield ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Alice Parker ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Mary Parker ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Ann Prudeater ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Wilmot Reed ---- Marblehead ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Margaret Scott ---- Rowley ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> Samuel Wardwell ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In addition, 80 year old Giles Corey was pressed to death on Sep. >> 19, 1692 >> for the "crime" of witchcraft. Giles Corey's execution was dictated >> because he >> stood mute in court. He refused to plead either innocent or guilty. >> He simply >> stood in silence. Many of Corey's friends believed he remained >> silent in court >> because, by doing so under English law, he could leave his property >> to >> whomever >> he pleased. Otherwise, the Sheriff would confiscate it. >> >> Giles reportedly was a stubborn, fiery man who realized that he >> would not get >> a >> fair trial. By not pleading one way or the other, English law >> dictated that a >> person >> could not be tried, but the penalty for standing mute was "slow >> crushing under >> weights" until a plea was forthcoming or the person died. >> >> On Monday, September 19, 1692, 80-year-old Giles Corey was led naked >> to a >> pit in the open field beside Salem Jail. He was made to lie down in >> the pit, >> then >> six men lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach >> and >> chest. >> Giles Corey did not cry out, which perplexed Sheriff Corwin whose >> duty it was >> to >> squeeze a confession from the old man. >> >> "Do you confess?" the Sheriff cried over and over. More and more >> rocks were >> piled onto him, and the Sheriff, from time to time, would stand on >> the >> boulders >> staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a >> witness along >> with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's >> tongue was >> pressed >> out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again." >> >> Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during >> his many >> hours >> of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out at Sheriff Corwin, "Damn >> you. I curse >> you >> and Salem!" Giles Corey died a few seconds later. Giles' wife Martha >> was hung >> at Gallows Hill three days later. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> In the spring of 1693, Sir William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts, >> >> liberated 168 people in Salem's Witch Dungeon who awaiting the >> hangman's >> noose. Several of these people died shortly thereafter from their >> neglect and >> abuse >> in the dungeon. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> While the term "Salem Witches" is common nowadays, it ignores the >> fact that >> most of the accused were not from Salem. The jail and site of >> executions were >> in >> Salem, but the accused were mostly from other towns and villages in >> the area. >> Only 10 the 134 who were accused and were held in Salem's Jail were >> from >> Salem Towne. The complete count was: >> Andover..........38 >> Boxford.............2 >> Boston...............1 >> Amesbury..........1 >> Billerica..............6 >> Beverly...............6 >> Charlestown.......3 >> Chelmsford.........1 >> Gloucester..........3 >> Haverhill.............3 >> Great Island........1 >> Marblehead........2 >> Lynn...................7 >> Malden................1 >> Reading...............4 >> Rowley................1 >> Romney Marsh >> (today called >> Revere)...............1 >> Salisbury.............1 >> Salem.................10 >> Salem Village >> (today this is part >> of Danvers and >> of Peabody).........30 >> Topsfield & Ipswich...7 >> Wells, Maine..........1 >> Woburn................3 >> >> In addition to the 134 above, another 34 were accused and in various >> jails >> awaiting trial when Governor Phips released all the prisoners. >> >> Part II >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:54:31 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> I don't think this is all totally right.... >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 >> Content-Disposition: inline >> >> Return-path: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Full-name: Connjer >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:57:41 EDT >> Subject: Salem Witches - part II >> To: [email protected] >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 >> >> The Witches at Salem - Part II >> 1692 >> by Dick Eastman >> CompuServe Genealogy Forum >> >> Miscellaneous notes: >> >> Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. >> >> Ann Foster was the mother of Mary Lacy. >> >> Mary Lacy of Andover was accused of witchcraft and admitted to it. >> She said >> "me and Martha Carrier did both ride on a stick or pole when we went >> to witch >> meetings at Salem Village." Ironically, those who confessed to being >> witches >> were >> not executed, but many of those who denied witchcraft were hung. >> Mary Lacy >> was allowed to go free after her "confession" but she had damned >> Martha >> Carrier >> in the process. Martha was hung a few weeks later. >> >> Mary Lacy's mother, Ann Foster, died in a Salem Dungeon due to ill >> treatment >> from Sheriff George Corwin. >> >> Sarah Osborne and Sarah Dustin were both convicted of witchcraft and >> sentenced >> to be hung but both died in the Salem Dungeon from exposure, ill >> treatment and >> lack of adequate food before the sentences could be carried out. >> >> Rebecca Nurse was first granted a reprieve by the jury in her >> witchcraft case. >> Judge John Hathorne refused to accept the verdict and he convinced >> the jury to >> change their verdict. Judge Hathorne is now known as Salem's "witch >> hanging >> judge" and also was the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel >> Hawthorne, author >> of the "House of Seven Gables." >> >> Rebecca Nurse was 70 years old when executed. >> >> Martha Corey was 60 years old when executed. She was generally >> disliked >> by her neighbors, something that may have been a contributing factor >> to her >> being >> accused. Years earlier she had given birth to an illegitimate child >> which >> apparently >> had not been well-received by the Puritans of Salem. >> >> Reverend George Burroughs had earlier been pastor of the Salem >> Village >> church but had left for a parish in Wells, Maine after arguments >> with Ann >> Putnam, the mother of the 12-year-old of the same name. In 1692, >> daughter >> Ann Putnam testified that Rev. Burroughs had appeared before her in >> an >> apparition one night asking her to sign the Devil's books. Two women >> also >> appeared in this apparition, Ann Putnam reported that they were the >> Rev. >> Burroughs' first and second wives. These wives "told" Ann Putnam >> that Rev. >> Burroughs had murdered both of them. >> >> Based upon this apparition, Rev. Burroughs was brought back to >> Salem, >> tried for witchcraft, found guilty and executed. >> >> John Alden, son of the couple John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was >> a resident >> of Boston when accused by the young girls of Salem of witchcraft. >> Alden was >> arrested and brought to Salem to face the girls. When Alden >> approached them >> in court, the girls who had accused him all fell to the floor in a >> faint. >> Alden then >> turned to Judge Hathorne and said, "What's the reason you don't fall >> when I >> look >> at you?" Hathorne had no answer, but he imprisoned Alden anyway. >> Three months >> later John Alden managed to escape from jail and he was never >> apprehended. >> >> Mary Bradbury of Salisbury was found guilty of witchcraft, but >> managed to >> escape >> the jail before execution. She apparently had assistance in this >> from her >> friends and >> relatives, she was never re-captured. >> >> Bridget Bishop was the first to be hung for witchcraft. There is >> still debate >> today >> as to whether or not she should be included in the list of Salem >> witches of >> 1692. >> Bridget Bishop had been tried for witchcraft in 1679 and acquitted. >> She was a >> twice-widowed tavern owner, owning "an ordinary" on the road between >> Salem >> and Beverly. She served a new and powerful drink called "rum" to >> many of the >> sailors who frequented her place. The sailors also played an evil >> new game >> called >> "shuffleboard" that upset many of the neighbors. Bridget wore bright >> clothes, >> a >> major offense in the eyes of the Puritans of Salem. Bridget >> apparently was >> condemned more for her lifestyle and for the veiled accusations of >> prostitution >> that cannot be proven or disproven today. >> >> During this time, two dogs were also hung by the neck at Gallows >> Hill because >> one of the girls said they had appeared to her as the >> Devil'sdisciples and >> gave her >> the evil eye. >> >> There is a popular theory today that mouldy rye was the real cause >> of the >> Salem hysteria. An article in "Science Magazine," April 2, 1976, by >> Linda, >> Caporael, a University of California graduate student, reveals that >> the >> physical >> afflictions of the accusing girls might have been caused by >> "Convulsive >> Ergotism", >> a disorder resulting from the ingestion of contaminated rye grain. >> "Rye, which >> grows in low, wet ground, yields ergot," wrote Miss Caporael. Rye >> was known >> to be a staple in the diets of the Salem Puritans. Rye was a common >> ingredient >> of bread and was eaten as a cereal. Judge Sewall's diary for the >> summer of >> 1692 >> states that the rye harvest was during a time that was "rainy and >> warm, hot >> and >> stormy." Ergot (claviceps purpura) is spread by a fungus that causes >> symptoms >> of >> hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling >> sensation >> in the skin >> and muscular contractions. Linda Caporael adds that "females and >> children are >> more likely to get ergot poisoning than the males. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Several young girls and a black servant were the primary instigators >> of the >> witchcraft hysteria. Of these, Ann Putnam confessed her fraud 14 >> years later >> at >> the age of 26. She had her minister read the confession at Sunday >> service "It >> was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time >> whereby I >> justly >> fear I have been instrumental to bring upon myself and this land the >> guilt of >> innocent blood." >> >> The primary instigator apparently was the black servant Tituba. She >> was >> then accused of witchcraft herself, spent 14 months in jail and was >> finally >> sold >> into slavery. >> >> The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria >> was >> Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees >> collected >> from the accused and their relatives. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Much of the above information was obtained from: >> >> "Witches and Wizards" >> by Robert Ellis Cahill >> former Essex County (Mass.) Sheriff >> and Keeper of the Salem Jail. >> >> Supplemental material came from >> a number of other sources. >> >> Back To Family Treasure Time >> >> --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary-- >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:34:39 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> In a message dated 6/18/99 4:56:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> <<I don't think this is all totally right....>> >> >> You are right. >> Abby >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:59:46 EDT >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> To Jenn: >> >> At first glance, there is definitely an error......Rebecca Nurse was >> a sister >> to Mary Estey and Sarah Cloyce. Rebecca and Mary were hung and Sara >> was >> later released. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:41 -0500 >> From: "flora newby" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for >> the >> people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have >> a few >> relatives on that list thanks Flora > >

i have sent to everyone of the different addresses and some how some one their does't have their shit together i keep getting messages after i have been trying for a week to get off this piece of shit... can i make it any planer... i have kept copies of this and will find who i have to complain to at unit.net to block your address.. [email protected] are all of you so stupid that when someone resquest by mistake that you just keep sending this trash that is not wanter... i hope a real withch puts a spell on you board.....not love and light if you know what i mean.... i am really fed up with this getting something that i can't seem to get off of .... a drug task officer and i were talking last night and she is having the same trouble getting rid of this shit too. [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 53 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonig ["S. Smith" <[email protected]] > #2 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch T ["S. 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Smith" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > OK, I was off line so this has probably already been posted ten times, > but Salem Witch Trials tonight on PBS at 8. > > Sue > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:07:40 -0300 > From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Oops, that show is on the History Channel at 8. Sorry. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:53:51 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Full-name: Connjer > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:56:11 EDT > Subject: Salem Witches.....hehehe > To: [email protected] > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 > > The Witches at Salem > 1692 > by Dick Eastman > CompuServe Genealogy Forum > > In the long and bitter winter of 1691-1692, several young girls frequently > gathered > at the parish house of Reverend Samuel Parris where they enjoyed the palmistry > and black magic of a black servant woman named Tituba. She and her husband, > John Indian, had been slaves who were bought by Rev. Parris while he was a > merchant in the West Indies. > > These sessions apparently fired the imaginations of the girls, several of whom > later started performing nightmarish fits and telling tales of witchcraft and > of being > possessed of evil spirits amongst them in Salem. > > The primary instigators were Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Parris, daughters > of Rev. Parris, along with Ann Putnam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Warren, > Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Booth and Susan Sheldon. Ann > Putnam was 12 years old, the others were in their mid to late teens. > > By the time the hysteria had subsided, many of their neighbors had paid the > ultimate price. > > The following is a list of those hanged at Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts > for witchcraft: > > Name/Village or Town/Date > Bridget Bishop ---- Salem ---- June 10, 1692 > Sarah Good ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 > Susanna Martin ---- Amesbury ---- July 19, 1692 > Elizabeth Howe ---- Ipswich ---- July 19, 1692 > Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 > Sarah Wildes ---- Topsfield ---- July 19, 1692 > George Jacobs ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > Martha Carrier ---- Andover ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > Reverend George Burroughs ---- Wells, Maine ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > John Proctor ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > John Willard ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > Martha Corey ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Mary Easty ---- Topsfield ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Alice Parker ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Mary Parker ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Ann Prudeater ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Wilmot Reed ---- Marblehead ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Margaret Scott ---- Rowley ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Samuel Wardwell ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > In addition, 80 year old Giles Corey was pressed to death on Sep. 19, 1692 > for the "crime" of witchcraft. Giles Corey's execution was dictated because he > stood mute in court. He refused to plead either innocent or guilty. He simply > stood in silence. Many of Corey's friends believed he remained silent in court > because, by doing so under English law, he could leave his property to > whomever > he pleased. Otherwise, the Sheriff would confiscate it. > > Giles reportedly was a stubborn, fiery man who realized that he would not get > a > fair trial. By not pleading one way or the other, English law dictated that a > person > could not be tried, but the penalty for standing mute was "slow crushing under > weights" until a plea was forthcoming or the person died. > > On Monday, September 19, 1692, 80-year-old Giles Corey was led naked to a > pit in the open field beside Salem Jail. He was made to lie down in the pit, > then > six men lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach and > chest. > Giles Corey did not cry out, which perplexed Sheriff Corwin whose duty it was > to > squeeze a confession from the old man. > > "Do you confess?" the Sheriff cried over and over. More and more rocks were > piled onto him, and the Sheriff, from time to time, would stand on the > boulders > staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a witness along > with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's tongue was > pressed > out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again." > > Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during his many > hours > of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out at Sheriff Corwin, "Damn you. I curse > you > and Salem!" Giles Corey died a few seconds later. Giles' wife Martha was hung > at Gallows Hill three days later. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > In the spring of 1693, Sir William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts, > liberated 168 people in Salem's Witch Dungeon who awaiting the hangman's > noose. Several of these people died shortly thereafter from their neglect and > abuse > in the dungeon. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > While the term "Salem Witches" is common nowadays, it ignores the fact that > most of the accused were not from Salem. The jail and site of executions were > in > Salem, but the accused were mostly from other towns and villages in the area. > Only 10 the 134 who were accused and were held in Salem's Jail were from > Salem Towne. The complete count was: > Andover..........38 > Boxford.............2 > Boston...............1 > Amesbury..........1 > Billerica..............6 > Beverly...............6 > Charlestown.......3 > Chelmsford.........1 > Gloucester..........3 > Haverhill.............3 > Great Island........1 > Marblehead........2 > Lynn...................7 > Malden................1 > Reading...............4 > Rowley................1 > Romney Marsh > (today called > Revere)...............1 > Salisbury.............1 > Salem.................10 > Salem Village > (today this is part > of Danvers and > of Peabody).........30 > Topsfield & Ipswich...7 > Wells, Maine..........1 > Woburn................3 > > In addition to the 134 above, another 34 were accused and in various jails > awaiting trial when Governor Phips released all the prisoners. > > Part II > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Back To Family Treasure Time > > --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary-- > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:54:31 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I don't think this is all totally right.... > > --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Full-name: Connjer > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:57:41 EDT > Subject: Salem Witches - part II > To: [email protected] > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 > > The Witches at Salem - Part II > 1692 > by Dick Eastman > CompuServe Genealogy Forum > > Miscellaneous notes: > > Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. > > Ann Foster was the mother of Mary Lacy. > > Mary Lacy of Andover was accused of witchcraft and admitted to it. She said > "me and Martha Carrier did both ride on a stick or pole when we went to witch > meetings at Salem Village." Ironically, those who confessed to being witches > were > not executed, but many of those who denied witchcraft were hung. Mary Lacy > was allowed to go free after her "confession" but she had damned Martha > Carrier > in the process. Martha was hung a few weeks later. > > Mary Lacy's mother, Ann Foster, died in a Salem Dungeon due to ill treatment > from Sheriff George Corwin. > > Sarah Osborne and Sarah Dustin were both convicted of witchcraft and sentenced > to be hung but both died in the Salem Dungeon from exposure, ill treatment and > lack of adequate food before the sentences could be carried out. > > Rebecca Nurse was first granted a reprieve by the jury in her witchcraft case. > Judge John Hathorne refused to accept the verdict and he convinced the jury to > change their verdict. Judge Hathorne is now known as Salem's "witch hanging > judge" and also was the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel Hawthorne, author > of the "House of Seven Gables." > > Rebecca Nurse was 70 years old when executed. > > Martha Corey was 60 years old when executed. She was generally disliked > by her neighbors, something that may have been a contributing factor to her > being > accused. Years earlier she had given birth to an illegitimate child which > apparently > had not been well-received by the Puritans of Salem. > > Reverend George Burroughs had earlier been pastor of the Salem Village > church but had left for a parish in Wells, Maine after arguments with Ann > Putnam, the mother of the 12-year-old of the same name. In 1692, daughter > Ann Putnam testified that Rev. Burroughs had appeared before her in an > apparition one night asking her to sign the Devil's books. Two women also > appeared in this apparition, Ann Putnam reported that they were the Rev. > Burroughs' first and second wives. These wives "told" Ann Putnam that Rev. > Burroughs had murdered both of them. > > Based upon this apparition, Rev. Burroughs was brought back to Salem, > tried for witchcraft, found guilty and executed. > > John Alden, son of the couple John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was a resident > of Boston when accused by the young girls of Salem of witchcraft. Alden was > arrested and brought to Salem to face the girls. When Alden approached them > in court, the girls who had accused him all fell to the floor in a faint. > Alden then > turned to Judge Hathorne and said, "What's the reason you don't fall when I > look > at you?" Hathorne had no answer, but he imprisoned Alden anyway. Three months > later John Alden managed to escape from jail and he was never apprehended. > > Mary Bradbury of Salisbury was found guilty of witchcraft, but managed to > escape > the jail before execution. She apparently had assistance in this from her > friends and > relatives, she was never re-captured. > > Bridget Bishop was the first to be hung for witchcraft. There is still debate > today > as to whether or not she should be included in the list of Salem witches of > 1692. > Bridget Bishop had been tried for witchcraft in 1679 and acquitted. She was a > twice-widowed tavern owner, owning "an ordinary" on the road between Salem > and Beverly. She served a new and powerful drink called "rum" to many of the > sailors who frequented her place. The sailors also played an evil new game > called > "shuffleboard" that upset many of the neighbors. Bridget wore bright clothes, > a > major offense in the eyes of the Puritans of Salem. Bridget apparently was > condemned more for her lifestyle and for the veiled accusations of > prostitution > that cannot be proven or disproven today. > > During this time, two dogs were also hung by the neck at Gallows Hill because > one of the girls said they had appeared to her as the Devil'sdisciples and > gave her > the evil eye. > > There is a popular theory today that mouldy rye was the real cause of the > Salem hysteria. An article in "Science Magazine," April 2, 1976, by Linda, > Caporael, a University of California graduate student, reveals that the > physical > afflictions of the accusing girls might have been caused by "Convulsive > Ergotism", > a disorder resulting from the ingestion of contaminated rye grain. "Rye, which > grows in low, wet ground, yields ergot," wrote Miss Caporael. Rye was known > to be a staple in the diets of the Salem Puritans. Rye was a common ingredient > of bread and was eaten as a cereal. Judge Sewall's diary for the summer of > 1692 > states that the rye harvest was during a time that was "rainy and warm, hot > and > stormy." Ergot (claviceps purpura) is spread by a fungus that causes symptoms > of > hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling sensation > in the skin > and muscular contractions. Linda Caporael adds that "females and children are > more likely to get ergot poisoning than the males. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Several young girls and a black servant were the primary instigators of the > witchcraft hysteria. Of these, Ann Putnam confessed her fraud 14 years later > at > the age of 26. She had her minister read the confession at Sunday service "It > was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time whereby I > justly > fear I have been instrumental to bring upon myself and this land the guilt of > innocent blood." > > The primary instigator apparently was the black servant Tituba. She was > then accused of witchcraft herself, spent 14 months in jail and was finally > sold > into slavery. > > The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria was > Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees collected > from the accused and their relatives. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Much of the above information was obtained from: > > "Witches and Wizards" > by Robert Ellis Cahill > former Essex County (Mass.) Sheriff > and Keeper of the Salem Jail. > > Supplemental material came from > a number of other sources. > > Back To Family Treasure Time > > --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary-- > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:34:39 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > In a message dated 6/18/99 4:56:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > <<I don't think this is all totally right....>> > > You are right. > Abby > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:59:46 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > To Jenn: > > At first glance, there is definitely an error......Rebecca Nurse was a sister > to Mary Estey and Sarah Cloyce. Rebecca and Mary were hung and Sara was > later released. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:41 -0500 > From: "flora newby" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for the > people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have a few > relatives on that list thanks Flora

[email protected] quoted Dick Eastman from CompuServe Genealogy Forum > >> Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. On 6/18/99, Judy McIntyre <[email protected]> wrote: >I'm delighted to know I have another gr-gr-gr etc. aunt. I thought my >9gr grandmother Rebecca Towne Nourse only had sisters Susanna Towne, >Mary Towne Estey, and Sarah Towne Bridges Cloyes. I must have missed >one. Sorry! :-( This was one of the errors in what was posted: Martha Corey was not Rebecca (Towne) Nurse's sister. We may not know Martha Corey's maiden name, but the Towne family is pretty well documented. Cheers, Margo

>> Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. I'm delighted to know I have another gr-gr-gr etc. aunt. I thought my 9gr grandmother Rebecca Towne Nourse only had sisters Susanna Towne, Mary Towne Estey, and Sarah Towne Bridges Cloyes. I must have missed one.

By now we're all saturated with this idiot's garbage, could you please unsubscribe him so we don't have to be subjected to any more? Thank you. Jean

On 6/18/99, "flora newby" <[email protected]> asked: >Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for the >people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have a few >relatives on that list thanks Flora A basic list of the people who died as a result of the trials follows: Hanged: Bridget (Playfer) Wassalbe Oliver BISHOP of Salem, June 10, 1692 Susannah (North) MARTIN of Amesbury, July 19, 1692 Sarah (Solart) Poole GOOD of Salem Village, July 19, 1692 Rebecca (Towne) NURSE of Salem Village, July 19, 1692 Sarah (Averill) WILDES of Topsfield, July 19, 1692 Elizabeth (Jackson) HOWE of Topsfield, July 19, 1692 George BURROUGHS of Wells, Maine, August 19, 1692 John WILLARD of Salem Village, August 19, 1692 George JACOBS, Sr., of Salem, August 19, 1692 Martha (Allen) CARRIER of Andover, August 19, 1692 John PROCTOR of Salem, August 19, 1692 Martha (mnu) Rich COREY of Salem Village, September 22, 1692 Mary (Towne) EASTY of Topsfield, September 22, 1692 Alice (mnu) PARKER of Salem, September 22, 1692 Ann (mnu) Greenslade PUDEATOR of Salem, September 22, 1692 Margaret SCOTT of Rowley, September 22, 1692 Wilmot (mnu) REDD of Marblehead, September 22, 1692 Samuel WARDWELL of Andover, September 22, 1692 Mary PARKER of Andover, September 22, 1692 Pressed to death: Giles COREY of Salem Village, September 19, 1692 Died in Prison: Sarah (Warren) Prince OSBORNE of Salem Village, d. May 10, 1692 in Boston prison GOOD (infant child of Sarah) of Salem Village d. May 1692 Roger TOOTHAKER of Andover, d. June 16, 1692 in Boston prison John DURRANT of Billerica, d. October 27, 1692 in Cambridge prison Ann (mnu) FOSTER of Andover, d. December 3, 1692 Lydia (mnu) DUSTIN of Reading, d. March 10, 1693 in Charlestown prison SCARGEN (child of Elizabeth) of Beverly, d. after 4 months imprisonment in Salem prison Rebecca (mnu) CHAMBERLAIN of Billerica, d. in Cambridge prison mnu = maiden name unknown --Margo

unsubscribe Terry Garlow HP OpenView Reference Account Program [email protected] (970) 898-6127 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 9:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: SALEM-WITCH-D Digest V99 #53 > > << Message: >> << Message: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonight PBS >> > << Message: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials >> << Message: > [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> << Message: > [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> << Message: Re: > [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> << Message: > [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II >> << Message: [SALEM-WITCH-L] > Lists >>

Terry Garlow HP OpenView Reference Account Program [email protected] (970) 898-6127 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 9:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: SALEM-WITCH-D Digest V99 #53 > > << Message: >> << Message: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonight PBS >> > << Message: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials >> << Message: > [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe >> << Message: > [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> << Message: Re: > [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II >> << Message: > [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II >> << Message: [SALEM-WITCH-L] > Lists >>

I just put my own block on it. ;-)