Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:13, Learn how and when to remove this template message, introducing citations to additional sources, "Warrant for apprehension of George Burroughs, and Officer's Return", "Reverend George Burroughs: Ringleader of the Salem Witches? George Burrough (1579-1653), rector of . George Burrows. Wm. George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, on May 25, 2020. 24 ). This was an excellent article! He looked back & knockt down all (or more) Burroughs became disillusioned with the community when they failed to pay his wages, and when his wife died suddenly in 1681, he resorted to borrowing money from community member John Putnam to pay for her funeral. Because the grave was so shallow, Burroughs chin and one of his feet were left uncovered. Burroughs had moved to Wells, Maine, and had been married another two times before the time of the trials. at both, yet did not partake of either. & Burroughs, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem - Witchcraft, vol. 163: Two Letters of Gov. In September, 1681, Mr. Burroughs wife died, and he had to run in debt for her funeral expenses. Tom flint Jurat ), 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 Updated: November 13, 2011 . 23. The Witchcraft Trials in Salem: A Commentary - University of Missouri George Burroughs, a Puritan minister who served in Salem, Massachusetts from 1680-83, was also one of the survivors of the attack by the Native Americans. Aug. 3, 1692. William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King & Queen defend'rs of the faith &ca Robert Calef later said that he had been buried so poorly that his chin and hand protruded from the ground. We were told that he also was hung because someone wanted his property. Upham, Charles (1980). Jurat in Curia
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