The+Accusers

The judges who accused the accusers are: William Stoughton Jonathan Corwin, Salem Thomas Danforth, Boston Bartholomew Gedney, Salem John Hathorne, Salem John Richards, Boston Nathaniel Saltonstall, Haverhill Peter Sargent, Boston Samuel Sewell, Salem Stephen Sewall, Clerk of the Court Wait Winthrop, Boston
 * // Judges //**
 * Chief Judge **
 * Associate Judges **

Thomas Newton, May 31, 1692 � July 26, 1692 Anthony Checkley, July 27th, replaced Thomas Newton,
 * Attorney-General for the Court of Oyer and Terminer **

George Corwin More Judges Information can be found at [|zi=1/XJ/Ya&zTi=1&sdn=womenshistory&cdn=education&tm=205&f=11&tt=14&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/texts/judges.html]
 * Sheriff of the County of Essex **

[|Bibber, Sarah] [|Booth, Elizabeth] [|Churchill, Sarah] [|Hubbard, Elizabeth] [|Lewis, Mercy] [|Parris, Elizabeth] [|Putnam, Ann, Junior] [|Jemima Rea] [|Sheldon, Susanna] [|Warren, Mary] [|Walcott, Mary] [|Williams, Abigail]
 * // Afflicted Girls: //**

More information on the Afflicted Girls can be found at: []

= Ann Putnam - Salem Witch Trials = Ann Putnam, jr., was a key witness in the Salem Witch Trials; her mother, Ann Putnam, sr., was also involved and gave testimony in the witchcraft trials. Modern theories blame the witch craze, at least in part, on Putnam family feuds with and revenge on neighbors and others. ([])

= Bridget Bishop - Salem Witch Trials = Although Bridget Bishop was not one of the first to be accused of witchcraft in Salem Village in 1692, her confession led to her execution, the first of more than twenty before the witch hunt ended. ([])

= Cotton Mather - Puritan Minister = Cotton Mather's Puritan theology was part of the environment out of which the Salem Witch Trials grew, and his study of the witchcraft trials is an important part of the historical attempt to understand the witch hunts. His writings on the family are helpful to understanding the historical role of mothers and women. ([])

= Elizabeth and John Proctor - Salem = Elizabeth and John Proctor were accused as witches in the Salem Witch Trials; John was executed, while Elizabeth was spared execution because she was pregnant, and then later was pardoned. ([])

= George Burroughs - Salem Witch Trials = George Burroughs, a Puritan minister who served in Salem Village, left over a salary dispute, and later was called back as an accused witch in the infamous 1692 Salem Witch Trials. ([])

= Increase Mather - Puritan Minister = Resources on Increase Mather, Puritan minister and figure in the Salem Witch Trials controversy. ([])

= Mary Easty - Salem Witch Trials = Mary Easty was convicted of and executed for witchcraft at Salem Village in 1692. Her letter to the judges challenged the court's behavior and asserted her innocence. Also spelled Eastey or Esty. ([])

= Rebecca Nurse - Salem Witch Trials = Rebecca Towne Nurse was accused of, convicted of and executed for witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Her family had been involved in disputes with the powerful Putnam family. Two of her sisters were also accused in the hysteria at Salem. ([])

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= Tituba - Salem Witch Trials = Slave of Rev. Samuel Parris, this Indian woman's fortune-telling and stories helped initiate the witchcraft accusations in Salem Village, 1692, that led to the deaths of more than 20 accused witches. ([])

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