Six Women of Salem (69 page)

John Procter’s will: J. Proctor, “Estate of John Procter Sr. of Salem”; Essex Deeds,
8
:
338
–
341
, #
123
.

George Jacobs Sr.’s trial: Docs,
479
(and note),
480
–
481
; D. Greene, “George Jacobs,”
67
–
66
.

John Willard’s trial: Docs,
295
,
297
–
300
(and note).

Pro-Procter statements: Ibid.,
503
,
495
–
496
.

Statements for and against Elizabeth Procter: Ibid.,
382
,
500
,
708
; Calef,
More Wonders,
360
.

Jamaica earthquake: Roach,
Salem Witch
Trials,
225
.

Putnam baby’s death: Doc,
185
.

George Burroughs’s trial: Ibid.,
699
; C. Mather,
Wonders
,
215
–
222
; Docs,
446
, 
452
–
455
; Calef,
More
Wonders
,
301
; Hale,
Modest Enquiry,
34
–
35
; I. Mather,
Cases
,
70
.

Annie Putnam pulled from horse: Doc.,
507
.

Pro-Bradbury statements: C. Upham,
Salem Witchcraft,
697
–
705
(letter); Doc,
431
(petition).

Nurse family: Doc,
596
; petition in Boyer and Nissenbaum,
Salem-Village Witchcraft
,
296
, from Salem Village Church Records, November
26
,
1694
.

Andover suspects: Doc,
503
(and notes),
504
,
506
(Carrier children),
745
(Reverend Dane on Betty Johnson);
507
(Abigail Johnson).

Philip and Mary English in jailer’s house: Doc,
975
–
976
.

Chapter 14: August 12 to 31, 1692

Procter confiscations: Calef,
More Wonders,
361
; C. Upham,
Salem Witchcraft,
600
(Upham says some of the older Procter children were at the Ipswich farm but gives no source. However, someone had to be living on the Salem Village farm to provide details of the confiscations); Brown, “Forfeitures,”
85
–
111
.

August
19
, Procter and Noyes: Calef,
More Wonders,
364
.

Margaret Jacobs: Calef,
More Wonders,
354
–
356
; C. Upham,
Salem Witchcraft,
531
,
533
; D. Greene, “George Jacobs,”
67
–
69
.

Martha Carrier: C. Mather,
Wonders
,
74
; Roach,
Salem Witch Trials
,
242
.

Cotton Mather’s prayers: Brattle, “Letter,”
177
.

George Burroughs: Calef,
More Wonders,
360
–
361
.

Thomas Brattle: Brattle, “Letter,”
177
.

Reverend George Burroughs: Calef,
More Wonders,
360
–
361
.

Philip and Mary English: Doc,
902
. August
21
was the Sunday before the next ­trials.

Reverend Joshua Moody: Sibley,
Biographical
Sketches,
1
:
367
–
380
. The Geneva translation of Reverend Moody’s text is cited, a more modern version is: “They that are persecuted in one city, let them flee to another.”

Reverend Samuel Willard: Brattle, “Letter,”
186
–
187
; Willard,
Some Miscellany Observations
; Calef,
More Wonders,
360
; Haefeli, “Dutch New York,”
303
.

Moody and Willard persuade Philip English to escape: Bentley,
Diary,
2
:
24
–
25
; Cheever, “A Sketch,”
164
–
165
. The last also quotes a letter from Bentley to Alden, MHC,
1
st ser.,
10
:
65
–
66
. Dialogue here is combined from Bentley’s
Diary
and the account of Cheever, a descendant.

Philip and Mary English reach New York: Brattle, “Letter,”
178
; Haefeli, “Dutch New York,”
306
.

English family lore about the escape: Cheever, “A Sketch,”
164
,
166
; Bentley,
Diary,
2
:
25
; LeBeau, “Philip English,”
35
n
17
.

Reverend Willard’s son John helps Mrs. Cary escape: Massachusetts Archives, “Middlesex County Court Records,”
158
.

English daughters: Docs,
975
–
976
; Bentley,
Diary,
2
:
25
.

Mary English and Mary Phips: Hutchinson,
History,
2
:
46
; Baker and Reid,
New England Knight,
147
–
149
.

Accusations ignored: Brattle, “Letter,”
177
(Margaret Thatcher); Cheever, “A Sketch,”
164
(Mary English).

Extraditions ignored: Brattle, “Letter,”
177
–
178
; Roach,
Salem Witch Trials
,
313
.

Increase Mather: Murdock,
Increase Mather,
185
–
189
.

Philip English’s expenses: Doc,
902
–
903
,
976
.

Chapter 15: September 1692

Mary Warren’s mother’s death: Doc,
567
.

Samuel Wardwell hearing: Ibid.,
537
–
539
,
628
,
632
.

Sarah Hawks hearing: Ibid.,
535
.

Mary Warren fits, Mary Parker before the grand jury: Ibid.,
540
.

Gloucester suspects: Ibid.,
541
; Calef,
More Wonders,
373
. Calef places this in October but seems to confuse this incident with another in November, when four were accused.

Margaret Prince and Elizabeth Dicer: Doc,
545
; Roach,
Salem Witch Trials
,
268
(Booth),
249
(Post); D. Greene, “Bray Wilkins,” part
2
,
105
–
106
; EQC,
7
:
238
(Dicer).

Mary Taylor: Doc,
546
; Pope and Hooper,
Hooper Genealogy
,
1
–
7
; Roach,
Salem Witch Trials
,
231
–
232
.

Jane Lilly and Mary Coleson: Doc,
544
.

Dorcas Hoar: Ibid.,
550
,
557
–
561
,
568
.

Alice Parker: Ibid.,
553
,
565
–
567
,
271
,
268
(Westgate),
573
(Bullock),
574
(Dutch),
575
(Shattuck),
567
(Warren),
566
. Parker’s trial may have continued to September
10
.

Ann Pudeator: Ibid.,
568
.

William Procter: Ibid.,
581
–
583
(grand jury).

Mary Esty: Ibid.,
596
,
602
(Arnold).

Sarah Cloyce: Ibid.,
549
,
579
,
576
,
809
.

Giles Corey: C. Mather,
Wonders
,
250
; Brown, “Case of Giles Corey.”

William, Procter: Docs,
663
,
776
.

Giles Corey: C. Mather,
Wonders
,
250
; Brown, “Case of Giles Corey,”
282
–
299
; Salem Church,
Records
,
218
–
219
.

Mary Esty: Calef,
More Wonders,
369
; Doc,
654
.

Mary Bradbury: Docs,
597
,
431
,
886
.

John Alden escape: Calef,
More Wonders,
355
; Brattle, “Letter,”
178
.

Annie Putnam and ghost: Doc,
673
; EQC,
6
:
190
–
191
; Chamberlain,
Notorious
,
86
.

Giles Corey’s death: Sewall,
Diary
,
1
:
295
, September
19
,
1692
; Calef,
367
(Calef’s date of September
16
date is more likely when the court ordered the pressing); Docs,
899
,
974
.

September
22
hangings: Calef,
More Wonders,
366
–
369
; Sewall,
Diary
,
1
:
297
, September
22
,
1692
.

Corey’s pressing: Calef,
More Wonders,
367
; Nelson, “Mary Tiffany,”
145
–
146
n
20
; Roach,
Salem Witch Trials
,
297
.

Martha Corey’s excommunication: Doc,
18
; Calef,
More Wonders,
367
; Salem Village Church record, September
11
and
14
, in Boyer and Nissenbaum,
Salem-Village Witchcraft
,
280
.