of Geo: Burroughs, ( Uncatalogued MS, Miscellaneous Manuscripts (1692), Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA..), Anno Regis et Reginae Willim et Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto, Essex ss The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen pr'sents That George Burroughs late of falmouth in the province of the Massach'ts Bay in New England, Clerk -- the Ninth Day of May in the fourth Year of the Reigne of Our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England Scott- land France and Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the faith &c and Divers other Days and times, as well before, as after, Certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcrafts, and Sorceries, Wickedly, and felloniously, hath used Practised.&.Exercised at and within.the Towneship of Salem in the County of Essex aforesaid in upon and ag't one Mary Walcott of Salem Villiage in the County of Essex Singlewoman -- by which said wicked Arts the said Mary Walcott the Ninth Day of May in the forth Year aboves'd and Divers other Days and times as well before as after was and is Tortured afflicted Pined Consumed wasted and Tormented.ag't the Peace of our Sover- eigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen and ag't the forme of the Statute in that case made and Provided: Sheldon said Burroughss spirit came to her and confessed that he had killed three children in Eastward, or Maine, and also killed his first two wives, smothering the first and choking the second, and killed two of his own children. Profile of Elizabeth How, Persecuted Salem Witch, Tituba and The Salem Witch Trials of 1692, Biography of Elizabeth Parris, Accuser in the Salem Witch Trials, Sarah Cloyce: Accused in the Salem Witch Trials, John Alden Jr. and the Salem Witch Trials, History of Witches Signing the Devil's Book, M.Div., Meadville/Lombard Theological School. 9, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. 2, no. George Burroughs was the only Puritan minister indicted and executed in Salem in 1692. 28. ), Wee whoes names are under written having r'ceived an order from the sreife for to search the bodyes of George Burroughs and George Jacobs . Jurat in Curia of the afflicted, wo stood behind him. ), The Deposition of Mary Walcott agged about 17 years who testi- fieth and saith that on the later end of April 1692: mr. George Burroughs or his Apperance came to me whom I formerly well knew: and he did Immediatly most greviously torment me by biting pinching and almost choacking me urging me to writ in his book: which I refusing he did -- againe most greviously torment me and tould me if I would but touch his book I should be well but I tould him I would not for all the world and then he threated to kil me and said I should never witnes against him: but he continewed tortering and tempting me tell the 8 may: and then he tould me he would have kiled his first wife and child: when his wife was in travil but he had not the power: but he keept hir in the kithin tell he gave hir hir deaths wound.but he charged me in the name of his God I should not tell of it:but Immediatly there appeared to me mr.Burroughs two first wives in their winding sheets whom I formerly well knew and tould me that mr. Burroughs had murthered them and that their blood did crie for vengance againt him: also on the 9'th may being the day of his ex- amination he did most greviously torment me dureing the time of his examination for if he did but look on me he would strick me down or allmost Choake me: also dureing his examination I saw mr. George Burroughs or his Apperane most greviously torment mercy lewes Eliz Hubb [e] rt Abigail william and Ann putnam and I beleve in my heart that mr. George Burroughs is a dreadful wizzard and That he had often afflected and tormented me and the afore mentioned parsons by his acts of wicthcraft, Mary Walcot declared this writing to be a true evidence: to the Jury (Reverse) Jury men Return about Jacobs Included were George Burroughs, John Proctor, George Jacob, John Willard, Giles, andMartha Corey,Rebecca Nurse,Sarah Good, Elizabeth How,Mary Easty, Sarah Wilds, Abigail Hobbs, Samuel Wardell, Mary Parker, Martha Carrier, Abigail Faulkner,Anne (Ann) Foster, Rebecca Eames, Mary Post, Mary Lacey, Mary Bradbury, and Dorcas Hoar. 7th great-grandson . The Lord in mercy fit us for death and direct the hearts and hands to act and doe what is most needful in such a time of distress as this. 114: Wilmott Reed Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. George Burroughs was hanged at Proctor's Ledge in present-day Salem on August 19, 1692. It has taken 10 weeks for George Michael's cause of death to emerge George Michael died as a result of heart and liver disease, a coroner has confirmed. After Boston minister Cotton Mather reassured the crowd that his execution was the result of a court decision, Burroughs was hanged. August 1974 . The Wonders of the Invisible World: Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England. Oxford University Press, 2014.Goss, K. David. On December 12, Washington was out on horseback supervising farm activities and it began to snow. From the beginning, Burroughs was met with conflict. Eliz. Startled, Ruck stated that even the Devil himself didnt know what she said, to which Burroughs replied My God makes known your thoughts unto me.. dreadfull tell me your name that I may know who you are: then againe he tortored me & urged me to writ in his book: which I Refused: and then presently he tould me that his name was George Burroughs and that he had had three wives: and that he had bewitched the Two first of them to death: and that he kiled Mist. Burroughs moved to Falmouth, in which he lived until it was destroyed by theWabanaki Confederacyin 1690. her, that he had made her set her hand to we whose names are under written being present with ann putnam at the times above mentioned: saw hir tortured and hard hir refuse to writ in the book also hard hir declare what is above writen: what she said she saw and hard from the Apperishtion of Mr. George Burroghs and from thos which acc[used him] for murthering of them Burroughs, ( Witchcraft Papers 7b, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. Richd.Hanniwell & John Greinslett were then present & some others yt are dead. He said (some of you may observe, that) when ), the deposistion of Mircy Lewes who testifieth and saith that one the 7'th of may 1692 att evening I saw the apperishtion of Mr. George Burroughs whom i very well knew which did greviously tortor me and urged me to writ in his Book and then he brought to me a new fashon book which he did not use to bring and tould me I might writ in that book: for that was a book that was in his studdy when I lived with them: but I tould him I did not beleve him for I had been often in his studdy but I never saw that book their: but he tould me that he had severall books in his studdy which I never saw in his studdy and he could raise the divell: and now had bewicthed Mr. Sheppards daughter and I asked him how he could goe to be wicth hir now he was keept at Salem: and he tould me that the divell was his sarvant and he sent him in his shapp to doe it then he againe tortored me most dreadfully and threatened to kill me for he said I should not witnes against him also he tould me that he had made Abigaill Hoobs: a wicth and severall more then againe he did most dreadfully tortor me as if he would have racked me all to peaces and urged me to writ in his book or elce he would kill me but I tould him I hoped my life was not in the power of his hand and that I would not writ tho he did kill me: the next night he tould me I should not see his Two wifes if he could help it because I should not witnes agast him this 9'th may mr Burroughs caried me up to an exceeding high mountain and shewed me all the kingdoms of the earth and tould me that he would give them all to me if I would writ in his book and if I would not he would thro me down and brake my neck: but I tould him they ware non of his to give and I would not writ if he throde me down on 100 pichforks: also on the 9'th may being the time of his examination mr. George Burroughs did most dreadfully torment me: and also several times sence. Society ), Wm & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland france & Ireland King & queen defend'rs of the faith &ca --, Wee Comand you to Warn & give Notice unto John Pierce and John lane. Salem.Aug't 5'th 1692. Witnesses Upon realizing this, the people of Salem stopped paying his wages to get him to resign. In 1674, Burroughs moved to Falmouth, Maine where he served as the pastor at the Falmouth Congregational Church. Const'b in [in] Salem. Over the course of the following decade, the residents of Salem had come to the realization that the witch trials had been a mistake and that innocent people may have been executed. We will remember him forever. He served as a minister in Portland, Maine, for two years, surviving King Philip's War and joining other refugees in moving farther south for safety. [citation needed] At his trial, which took place in May, he was found guilty based on evidence that included his extraordinary feats of strength, such as lifting a musket by inserting his finger into the barrel (such feats of strength being presumed impossible without diabolical assistance[8]). Jurat in Curia, The Deposition of Simon Willard [aged about 42] years saith I being at Saco in the year [1689] some: in Capt Ed Sarjants garison was speaking of mr George Borroughs his great strength saying he Could take:a barrill of mallasses out of a Cannoe or boat alone: and that he Could. When Burroughs was cut down from the gallows, his body was dragged to a rocky crevice bordering the execution site, his clothing was stripped off and he was dressed in a pair of trousers of one executed and was placed in the grave with Willard and Carrier. Couple of interesting notes. In addition to details about the death, they can contain birth information, family origins, cause of death, and more. Nathaniel Ingersoll and five others paid a 15 pound bond to keep Burroughs out of prison and also collected depositions in his favor. Susan Sheldon. This caused many in the audience to second guess his guilt. Hist. ), The deposistion of Sarah viber who testifieth and saith that on the 9'th day of may 1692 . In doing some genealogy on my biological family, I found out that Reverend Burroughs was my 9th great grandfather. 2, no. His second wife was Sarah Ruck Hathorne, and they had four children. putnam aged 40: years and Edward putnam agged 38 years who testifieth and saith. On August 19, Burroughs was taken to Gallows Hill to be executed. Stories circulated about him, including many that described his tremendous strength so great that some believed it could not be earthly. [11] The gun said to have been used at his trial was for a time located at Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maine, having been taken there in 1808 for display in the Academy museum, but is believed to have since been destroyed in the Academy fire of 1850. Another witness, Hannah Harris, testified that Burroughs had a strange ability to somehow know what his wife had said in private conversations when he was away and once scolded her for what she had said to Harris when he had been away from home. He was bid to look upon sus: sheldon. With those words, under the tearful gaze of an ambivalent crowd the George Burroughs was hanged. On October 17, 1711, the court cleared the name of George Burroughs and over 20 other convicted witches. Abigail Williams: The Mysterious Afflicted Girl. In 1690, Burroughs moved to Wells, Maine where he continued to preach. Ann Putnam, (Reverse) billa vera ), The deposistion of Tho. Capt Wm Wormall Sworne to the above & that he Saw him Raise it from the ground, himselfe Hannah died in childbirth in 1681, leaving George Burroughs with a newborn and two other children. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 2 vv., v. 1 pp. On Monday afternoon, an independent autopsy ordered by George's family found . [9] George Burroughs proceeded to quote the Lords Prayer perfectly which was believed to be impossible for a witch to do. *Samuell Webber 1916.Reversal of Attainder and Restitution (1710 1750). Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project, University of Virginia,salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/BoySal3R?term=&div_id=BoySal3-n3.173&chapter_id=n141&name=moumarBaker, Emerson W. George Burroughs; Salems Perfect Witch.Oxford University Press, 19 Aug. 2014, blog.oup.com/2014/08/george-burroughs-salems-perfect-witch/George Burroughs Case File.The Salem Witchcraft Papers, Volume I: Verbatim Transcripts of the Legal Documents of the Salem Witchcraft Outbreak of 1692, University of Virginia, salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/BoySal1R?div_id=n22. In 1992, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial was built in Salem, Mass and a marker was established for George Burroughs. Ed. The doctor, who is in his early 30s, earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 2016 and had received his physician and surgeon license just 18 days before May 25,. Evidently, he left bad feelings in his wake, and was now forcibly returned to Salem to face witchcraft charges. May 10- Sarah Osborne dies in prison in Boston. Sewall , Cle George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials." It is important to note how Burroughs was described as some of these attributes would be stated against him by his accusers: George Burroughs was confident, strong-willed, and decisive, a man of action as well as a preacher, unusually athletic and clever enough to do well in Harvard. Compiled by L.A.Burroughs, p.4. We were told that he also was hung because someone wanted his property.
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