JO That's interesting I didn't my coworkers family tree and his ancestor was one of the judges at the witch trials On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Jo <bjcb@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I'm the 7th gr-grandaughter of Mary Towne Esty. She and her sister were > hung as witches at Salem, Mass. > Some twenty-odd years later her husband was recompensed $20.00 for her > death. > > Jo > > === > Chahta Ohoyo Holahta, > Honorary > > --- On Sat, 8/22/09, John Quigley <jquigley2@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: John Quigley <jquigley2@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Executions Link > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 8:23 AM > > > I have to disagree with this on the grounds that we deal in historical > reality, not whether we like the things that happen or not. It is indeed > a gory thing, but one that I found on the site was an historical > relative of mine who was killed as a witch during the Salem witch > trials. That was truely a gruesome time. > > John Quigley > > CC Kinney County > > > > > > Jan Cortez wrote: > > Tis an interesting website, but, YUCK, how barbaric. Sorry, I don't > believe > > in executions, plus it costs the taxpayer more money to execute some one > > than to keep them in prison for the rest of their life. > > > > Now my hubby the retired police officer would disagree with me, so I > guess > > I'll go back and slide under my rock. > > > > Jan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jo" <bjcb@bellsouth.net> > > > > > > Some of ya'll might have found this already, for me it was new and > > interesting. > > > > Eecutions from all the way back to 1827 for most of them it appears > > to list date of death county how they were executed race and gender it > > also list the crime and there is also a place where stories are being > > listed from local papers on the execution not sure if you would want > > to list all of the info or link to it. > > > > > > http://users.bestweb.net/~rg/execution.htm > > > > Jo > > Deaf Smith Co. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.63/2316 - Release Date: > 08/20/09 > > 18:06:00 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Tammy Owen www.txgenweb8.org/txbastrop/bastrop.htm www.txgenweb2.org/txlee/lee.htm www.txgenweb6.org/txhemphill

The Salem witch trials are more a tale of greed. There were those that had settled and prospered, then others that came along later or had not done as well.  The second group wanted the well-situated land of the first. Years later the young girls confessed that their original plan had been to get even with a third girl who "stole a boyfriend".  It was the father of one of them that hatched the idea of using the charges of witchcraft to acquire good fertile land.   Re, your co-worker:  It is fascinating the stories we learn of our ancestors.   Jo === Chahta Ohoyo Holahta, Honorary --- On Mon, 8/24/09, Tammy <owentk@gmail.com> wrote: From: Tammy <owentk@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Executions Link To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 1:29 PM JO That's interesting I didn't my coworkers family tree and his ancestor was one of the judges at the witch trials On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Jo <bjcb@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I'm the 7th gr-grandaughter of Mary Towne Esty. She and her sister were > hung as witches at Salem, Mass. > Some twenty-odd years later her husband was recompensed $20.00 for her > death. > > Jo > > === > Chahta Ohoyo Holahta, > Honorary > > --- On Sat, 8/22/09, John Quigley <jquigley2@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: John Quigley <jquigley2@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Executions Link > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 8:23 AM > > > I have to disagree with this on the grounds that we deal in historical > reality, not whether we like the things that happen or not. It is indeed > a gory thing, but one that I found on the site was an historical > relative of mine who was killed as a witch during the Salem witch > trials. That was truely a gruesome time. > > John Quigley > > CC Kinney County > > > > > > Jan Cortez wrote: > > Tis an interesting website, but, YUCK, how barbaric.  Sorry, I don't > believe > > in executions, plus it costs the taxpayer more money to execute some one > > than to keep them in prison for the rest of their life. > > > > Now my hubby the retired police officer would disagree with me, so I > guess > > I'll go back and slide under my rock. > > > > Jan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jo" <bjcb@bellsouth.net> > > > > > > Some of ya'll might have found this already, for me it was new and > > interesting. > > > > Eecutions from all the way back to 1827 for most of them it appears > > to list date of death county how they were executed race and gender it > > also list the crime and there is also a place where stories are being > > listed from local papers on the execution not sure if you would want > > to list all of the info or link to it. > > > > > > http://users.bestweb.net/~rg/execution.htm > > > > Jo > > Deaf Smith Co. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.63/2316 - Release Date: > 08/20/09 > > 18:06:00 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Tammy Owen www.txgenweb8.org/txbastrop/bastrop.htm www.txgenweb2.org/txlee/lee.htm www.txgenweb6.org/txhemphill ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message