On 1/27/03, Rothmckay@aol.com wrote: >The Records of the Rev. Samuel Parris, Salem Village, Massachusetts, >1688-1696,are in the New England Historical and Genealogical register for >January 2003.Pages 6-29. >aye, Scott > Interesting you should bring that up just now! I was thinking about sending a message to the group only last night regarding the trial of the Rev. Parris. My 7G grandfather, Dea. Joseph Boynton of Rowley, MA, was one of the signatories of a unanimous petition from the council of church elders for his aquittal of charges of witchcraft in Salem Village, dated 3 Apr 1695. This is according to Danvers Church Records as quoted in the NEHGS Register vol. 11, 1857. I was curious about particulars of this trial and the effect (if any) of the petition on its outcome. Regards, Katherine Katherine Watson Cochrane katherine@cd-info.com http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~kwc & http://www.history-ebooks.com