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Salem (people)
Salem Witch Hysteria (people)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ann Putnam Jr. | one of the many afflicted girls; she accused many people her father held a grudge against. She is the only accuser to apologize for her role in the trials. |
| Thomas Putnam | Held grudges against many people in Salem Village and supported Reverend Parris |
| Samuel Parris | minister of Salem Village who regularly preached about the Devil and warned of the Devil's tricks |
| Betty Parris | Daughter of Samuel Parris, she began having strange fits that doctors suggested may be the result of witchcraft. Her mother did not want her to be used to find witches, so she was sent to live with a distant family member |
| Abigail Williams | niece of Samuel Parris, she began having fits and accused Tituba and others of witchcraft, though she stopped giving testimony not long after. She may have been telling the truth about her fits |
| Sarah Good | ungrateful, pipe smoking beggar who was one of the first three people accused of witchcraft in Salem |
| Sarah Osborn | bedridden woman who did not attend church, married her indentured servant, and whose family fought with the Putnams |
| Tituba | slave of Reverend Parris, she was the first person to confess to witchcraft after she was accused by Betty Parris and Abigail Williams |
| Mercy Lewis | her family was all killed by Indian attacks and she worked as Burrough's servant for a short time before becoming the Putnam's servant. She began having fits and accused many of witchcraft |
| John Proctor | Spoke out against the trials and the use of spectral evidence and was accused by several of the afflicted girls, including his servant Mary Warren |
| Elizabeth Proctor | Wife of John Proctor who was convicted of witchcraft, but was pregnant at the time, so her execution was put off. She was released from jail when the trials were over, but returned to find all her property had been stolen |
| Rebecca Nurse | Pious, elderly woman who was well liked in Salem. She was found not guilty at first, but the judge urged the jury to reconsider, and then she was found guilty |
| Giles Corey | Refused to enter a plea (say guilty or not guilty) and had heavy stones piled on top of him until he died (pressed to death) |
| George Burroughs | former Salem minister who later moved to Maine and owed a debt to the Putnams. He correctly said the Lord's Prayer on his way to gallows (something witches weren't supposed to be able to do). |
| William Stoughton | Chief Justice of the Court of Oyer and Terminer who was trained as a minister, strongly believed in ridding Salem of witches, and thought spectral evidence should be used in court to convict witches |
| George Corwin | used his status and role of High Sheriff to take the accused witches's money and property, often before they had hanged |
| Cotton Mather | wrote terrifying books about witchcraft like "Memorable Providences" and eventually urged the justices not to use spectral evidence to convict witches |
| Bridget Bishop | first person to be hanged for witchcraft in Salem, she was a property owner, fought publicly with her husband, ran a tavern, wore attention drawing clothes, and had been accused of witchcraft before |
| Dorcas Good | four year old daughter of Sarah Good who confessed to witchcraft (probably to stay with her mother) |
| she was eventually released from jail, but was never the same |
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