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Captain Putnam, born in 1627, was the brother of Lieutenant Thomas Putnam, whose three children: Thomas Putnam Jr., Deacon Edward Putnam, and their half-brother Joseph Putnam figured so significantly in the trials.
The Vengeful Putnams of Salem Village, Massachusetts. Salem Village. John Putnam, Jr. (1657-1722) – John Putnam was referred to as “John, Jr.” in the witch trial documents to differentiate him from his uncle, by the same name. He was born to Nathaniel Putnam and Elizabeth Hutchinson Putnam on March 26, 1657, in Salem Village.
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- Ebenezer Babson
- Joseph Ballard
- Sarah Bibber
- Elizabeth Booth
- Mary Brown
- Henry Brag
- John Buxton
- Ezekial Cheever Jr
- Sarah Churchill
- Nathaniel Coit
Ebenezer Babson was a 25-year-old fisherman from Gloucester. In September of 1692, when Gloucester resident Eleanor Babson and her neighbor Mary Sargent began complaining of spectral visions of Indians and French soldiers someone, probably Eleanor’s son, Ebenezer, asked some of the afflicted Salem village girls to visit Eleanor in an attempt to fin...
Joseph Ballard was the constable of Andover. In mid-July, Ballard brought two of the afflicted girls from Salem Village to Andover to visit his wife, Elizabeth, who had been mysteriously ill all summer. It is not known who the two girls were, but is believed to possibly be Ann Purnam Jr and Mary Walcott. Using the touch test, which was when a suspe...
Sarah Bibber was a 36-year-old woman from Salem Village who was married to John Bibber with whom she had a 4-year-old child. She was described by Joseph Fowler, as well as various other people, in his testimony during Rebecca Nurse’s case as a “very turbulent unruly spirit” who had a habit of making mischief among her neighbors and would use foul l...
Elizabeth Booth was one of the afflicted girls from Salem Village. She was born in Salem Village in 1674. Booth accused the following people of afflicting her: John Alden Jr, Daniel Andrew, Martha Corey, Giles Corey, Mary DeRich, Philip English, Mary Ireson, John Proctor, Sarah Proctor, Margaret Prince, Elizabeth Proctor, William Proctor, Wilmot Re...
Mary Brown was a widow from Reading who accused Sarah Cole of Lynn of afflicting her in October of 1692. She accused Cole of appearing to her day and night and threatening her, making her ill, throwing stones against her house at night, sending cat-like creatures to run across her roof and making dog-like creatures appear to her at the local creek.
Henry Brag was a Salem laborer who accused Hannah Carrol and Sarah Cole of afflicting his son William Brage in September of 1692.
John Buxton was a farmer from Salem Village who made accusations against a number of people on behalf of the afflicted girls of Salem Village. In April of 1692, Buxton filed complaints against the following people for afflicting the girls of Salem Village: Nehemiah Abbott Jr, Edward Bishop Jr, Sarah Bishop, Mary Black, Mary English, Mary Easty, Wil...
Ezekial Cheever Jr was a 37-year-old tailor who lived in Salem Village. In April of 1692, Cheever and John Putnam Jr filed complaints against the following people for afflicting the girls of Salem Village: Bridget Bishop, Giles Corey, Abigail Hobbs and Mary Warren. In addition, Cheever also served as a witness against Martha Corey. In Ann Putnam Jr...
Sarah Churchill was one of the afflicted girls of Salem Village. Churchill was the 20-year-old servant of George Jacobs Sr and was a refugee from the Native-American raids in Maine. In May of 1692, Sarah Churchill accused George Jacobs Sr of afflicting her when she testified that the Devil made her sign his book and she saw Jacobs name in it. Short...
Nathaniel Coit was a 33-year-old captain from Ipswich and the son of Mary Fitch of Gloucester. In November of 1692, Mary Fitch’s brother, Lieutenant James Stevens invited the afflicted girls of Salem Village to come to Gloucester and investigate why Mary was ill. The girls arrived and claimed that Mary Fitch was being afflicted and they named three...
Jan 22, 2024 · The Parris Household. The Putnams. Other "Afflicted" Girls. Samuel Parris - Pastor of Salem Village church who often preached about the work of the Devil, and was a driving force behind the accusations. He was driven out of the village and replaced a few years after the trials ended.
May 6, 2024 · Salem witch trials, (June 1692–May 1693), in American history, a series of investigations and persecutions that caused 19 convicted “witches” to be hanged and many other suspects to be imprisoned in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Danvers, Massachusetts).
- What caused the Salem witch trials?In the late 1600s the Salem Village community in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Danvers, Massachusetts) was fairly small and undergoing a period...
- How many people were killed during the Salem witch trials?By the end of the Salem witch trials, 19 people had been hanged and 5 others had died in custody. Additionally, a man was pressed beneath heavy sto...
- How did the Salem witch trials end?After weeks of informal hearings, Sir William Phips, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, interceded to add some formality to the proceedings....
- What is the legacy of the Salem witch trials?The haphazard fashion in which the Salem witch trials were conducted contributed to changes in U.S. court procedures, including rights to legal rep...
Nov 4, 2011 · The three accused witches were brought before the magistrates Jonathan Corwin and John Hathorne and questioned, even as their accusers appeared in the courtroom in a grand display of spasms,...
