List of people of the Salem witch trials

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This is a list of people associated with the Salem Witch Trials , a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between March 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people, most of whom were women.

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The central figure in this 1876 illustration of the courtroom in the Salem witch trials is usually identified as Mary Walcott, one of the accusers. Witchcraft at Salem Village.jpg
The central figure in this 1876 illustration of the courtroom in the Salem witch trials is usually identified as Mary Walcott, one of the accusers.

Surnames in parentheses preceded by "née" indicate birth family maiden names (if known) of married women, who upon marriage generally took their husbands' surnames. Due to the low population of the Massachusetts North Shore at the time of the trials, a significant percentage of local residents were related to other local residents through descent or by marriage. Many of the witchcraft accusations were driven at least in part by acrimonious relations between the families of the plaintiffs and defendants. Unless otherwise specified, dates provided in this list use Julian-dated month and day but New Style-enumerated year (i.e., years begin on January 1 and end on December 31, in the modern style).

Accusers

"Afflicted"

  • Eleanor Hill-Babson, age about 62 and living in Gloucester
  • Joseph Bailey, age 44 and living in Newbury
  • Elizabeth Phelps/Phillips-Ballard, age about 46 and living in Andover. She died on July 27, 1692.
  • Sarah Bibber, age about 36 and living in Salem
  • Hannah Chandler-Bixby, aged about 40 and living in Andover.
  • Alice Booth, age 14 and living in Salem
  • Elizabeth Booth - age 18 and living in Salem
  • Elizabeth Wilkins-Booth, age 16 and living in Salem
  • George Booth, age 21 and living in Salem
  • William Bragg, age 8 and living in Salem
  • Mary Fellows-Brown, age about 46 and living in Reading
  • Phoebe Chandler, age 12 and living in Andover
  • Sarah Churchill/Churchwell, age about 25 and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • John Cole, age about 52 and living in Lynn
  • Sarah Aslebee/Asselbee-Cole, age 34 and living in Lynn
  • Sarah Coleman, age 22 and living in Rowley
  • Mary Daniel, age about 19 and living in Rowley
  • John DeRich/Derrick, age 16 and living in Salem
  • Joanna Dodd, age unknown and living in Marblehead
  • Ralph Farnum/Varnum Sr., age about 59 and living in Andover. He died on January 8, 1693.
  • Mary Stevens-Coit-Fitch, age unknown and living in Gloucester. She died on November 7, 1692.
  • Hannah Eames/Ames-Foster, age 31 and living in Andover
  • Rose Foster, age 13 and living in Andover. She died on February 25, 1693.
  • Mary Fuller Jr., age 17 and living in Ipswich
  • Goodwife Goodale/Goodall, Referred to as an "ancient woman" and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • Mary Herrick, age 15 and living in Wenham
  • Betty Hews/Hughes, age 22 and living in Salem
  • Mary Hill, age 25 and living in Salem
  • Deliverance Hobbs, age about 50 and living in Topsfield
  • Elizabeth Hubbard – age 17 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. Niece of Dr William Griggs, local physician.
  • Jane Phillips-Hutchinson, age about 24 and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • John Indian – slave of Rev. Samuel Parris and husband of Tituba. Age unknown and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • Mercy Lewis – age about 17 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. Servant of Thomas Putnam; a former servant of George Burroughs.
  • Mary Swain/Swayne-Clark-Marshall, age about 49 and living in Reading
  • Abigail Martin, age 16 and living in Andover
  • Elizabeth "Betty" Parris – age 9 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. Daughter of the Rev. Samuel Parris.
  • Sarah Phelps, age 10 and living in Andover
  • Mary Pickworth, age 17 and living in Salem
  • Bethshua/Bethsheba Folger-Pope, Age 40 and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • Ann Carr Putnam (Ann Putnam Sr.), age 31 and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • Ann Putnam Jr. – age 12 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. Daughter of Thomas Putnam and Ann Putnam Sr.
  • Jemima Rea, age 12 and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • Mary Gould-Reddington, age 71 and living in Topsfield
  • Joseph Ring, age 28 and living in Salisbury
  • Mary Duncan-Sargent, age 33 and living in Gloucester
  • Susannah Sheldon, age 18 and living in Salem
  • Mercy Short, age 17 and living in Boston
  • Martha Sprague, age 16 and living in Andover
  • Timothy Swan, age 29 and living in Andover. He died on February 2, 1693.
  • Mary Thorne, age about 14 and living in Ipswich
  • Mary Walcott, age 17 and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • Mary Warren – age about 20 and living in Salem. Servant of Elizabeth and John Proctor.
  • Mary Watkins, age unknown and living in Milton
  • Elizabeth Weston, age about 29 and living in Reading
  • Bray Wilkins, age 81 and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • Daniel Wilkins, age 17 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. He died on May 16, 1692.
  • Rebecca Wilkins, age 19 and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • Samuel Wilkins, age about 36 and living in Salem Village/Danvers
  • Abigail Williams – age 11 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. Cousin of Betty Parris.
  • Elizabeth Woodwell, age 33 and living in Salem
  • Frances Wycomb, age 17 and living in Rowley

Other accusers (including accused witches who "confessed")

Physician who diagnosed "bewitchment"

Executed

Died from peine forte et dure

Died in prison

Survived trial period

Sentenced but not executed

Fled to avoid imprisonment

Released on bond

Acquitted

Pardoned

Pleaded guilty and pardoned

Not tried

Born in prison

Released from prison after the Governor ended the witch trials

Indicted by grand jury

Not indicted

Named, but no arrest warrant issued

Court personnel

Magistrates

Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1692

Source: [8]

Justices

Superior Court of Judicature, 1693

Source: [9]

Public figures

Clergy

References

  1. "The "Witches" of Salem, Massachusetts". Legends of America. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. "John Durrant Homestead, Site of". Salem Witch Museum. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. Weiser-Alexander, Kathy. "The "Witches" of Massachusetts". www.legendsofamerica.com.
  4. Nave, Steve. "SWP No. 009: William Barker, Sr". Salem Witchcraft Papers.
  5. Suffolk Court Records Case No. 2668, p. 149, "Petition of Thomas Hart"
  6. Israel Porter
  7. "People Accused of Witchcraft in 1692". www.17thc.us. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  8. Massachusetts Archives Collections, Governor's Council Executive Records, Vol. 2, 1692, pages 176–177. Certified copy from the original records at Her Majestie's State Paper Office, London, UK, September 16, 1846.
  9. Records of the Massachusetts Supreme Court of Judicature, 1692/3, Page 1. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Judicial Archives
  10. Pike Family Association (1901). Records of the Pike Family Association of America. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. [S.l. : s.n.]
  11. "Not for Filthy Lucre's Sake: Richard Saltar and the Antiproprietary Movement" by Daniel Weeks, p. 40