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. ), the Deposition of John putnam & Rebecah his wife testifieth and saith that in the yeare :80: Mr Burros lived in our house nine month, there being a great differanc betwixt Sd Barros & his wife, the differanc was so great that they did Desier us the deponants to com into their room to hear their difference, the contrivercy that was betwixt them was that the afor s'd Burros did rquier his wife to give him a written covenant under her hand and Seall that shee would never reveall his secrits, our anser was that they had once made a covenant before god and men which covenant we did conseive did bind each other to keep their lawfull secrits, and further saith that all the time that s'd Burros did live att our house he was a very sharp man to his wife, notwithstanding to our observation shee was a very good and dutifully wife to him 17, James Duncan Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. In April 1682, merely a year and a half after coming to Salem, one of Burroughss parishioners wrote to him complaining that brother is against brother and neighbors against neighbors, all quarreling and smiting one another. By the spring of the following year the village committee stopped paying Burroughs so he left town. 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. One of the most common complaints these witnesses testified to was rumors of Burroughss super human strength. He was bid to look upon sus: sheldon. and an Indian that comes with her for the flore is all covered with blod.then the said mary and abigaill looked out of dores & said they saw a greet company of them one a hill & there was three of them lay dead the black woman & the indian & one more that they knew not Lewis testified that on several nights in May, Burroughs appeared to her and tortured her and on the second night tried to persuade her to join him as a witch: 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 9th 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.. 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. 2, Charles William Sever, 1881.Hoyt, David Webster. Rev. When they finally arrived in Salem, Burroughs was brought to the jail in Salem town. George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials. To the Constable of Manchester August 4'th I have Sumoned the above named that thay and Each of them att time and place above written by me *John Ley, (Reverse) A Summons for He took a job as minister of the Salem Village Church in 1680 and his contract was renewed the next year. This was an excellent article! lock & rested it upon his breast *Geo. Vol. Last Known Residence . Salem August 2'd 1692 Thomas Putnam, The abovs'd Complaint was Exhibited before us this 30'th aprill 1692, (Essex Institute Collection, no. was there & they had the Sac't[= sacrament] & after they had done he tooke leave & bid them Stand to their faith, & not own any thing, Martha Tyler saith the same w'th Sarah Wilson & Severall others (on side) These Since the Execucion of Mr. Burro, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. John Dunton, 1692.Baker, Emerson W. A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience. Jurat in Curia, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem - Witchcraft, vol. Mercy Lewis's uncle, Thomas Skilling, died from an injury brought on by the Indian attack. his T marke. As soon as he was turned off, Mr. Cotton Mather, being mounted upon a horse, addressed himself to the people, partly to declare that he [Burroughs] was no ordained minister, and partly to possess the people of his guilt, saying that the devil has often been transformed into an angel of the light; and this somewhat appeased the people, and the executions went on.. Burrough to Governor and Council. The accusers said the black man [Devil] stood and dictated to him. George Burrough's children were among those. 2, no. On May 9, George Burroughs was examined by magistrates Jonathan Corwin and John Hathorne; Sarah Churchill was examined the same day. also: s'd that: Mr Borroughs: told her that: he made lights: in Mr Keyzers: Chimny, Jurat in Curia by Mr Keysor](/tag/keyser_elizer.html) Sworne also by Eliz: Wardwell as to the last night, ( Manuscripts and Archives Division, Salem Selections, New York Public Library, New York, NY. 3, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. Burrows, Dr. George McLaughlin (May 7, 1928) - It is with heavy hearts we announce the death of Doc George who passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, 23 May, 2015. ), The deposistion of Tho. George was born on October 23, 1932, in . Burroughs remained in Salem Village for two years but when the parishioners stopped paying his salary all together, he decided to leave, according to Emerson W. Baker in his book A Storm of Witchcraft: Burroughss tenure was shorter and more turbulent than Bayleys. This article was very interesting in that my wife, Georgina Burroughs, is the 8th generation Grand Daughter of George Burroughs. he said) in full communion at Roxbury. Salem August 2'd 1692. Sewall , Cle Mary Wolcott Evidently, he left bad feelings in his wake, and was now forcibly returned to Salem to face witchcraft charges. [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]). Sam Morgan sworne This G. B. was indicted for witch-craft, and in the prosecution of the charge against him he was accused by five or six of the bewitched, as the author of their miseries; he was accused by eight of the confessing witches, as being an head actor at some of their hellish randevouzes, and one who had the promise of being a king in Satans kingdom, now going to be erected. Burroughs was arrested on charges ofwitchcraft on April 30, 1692, based on the accusation of some personal enemies from his former congregation who had sued him for debt. From June through September of 1692, nineteen men and women, all having been convicted of witchcraft, were carted to Gallows Hill, a barren slope near Salem Village, for hanging. Memorial plaque located on Masonic Temple. Thomas Greinslit Sepr. In 1690, Burroughs moved to Wells, Maine where he continued to preach. George Burroughs George Burroughs (1917 . 6, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. "Rev. Burroughs was born in Suffolk, England in 1652 and migrated to the settlement of Roxbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony with his mother when he was a child, although some sources say he first lived in Virginia before moving to Roxbury. Const'b in [in] Salem. As had happened with his predecessor, the first minister to serve Salem Villages separately from Salem Town, the church would not ordain him and he left in a bitter salary fight, at one point being arrested for debt, though members of the congregation paid his bail. Three years later, on June 22, 2008, George once again experienced heart failure and passed away at . Richd.Hanniwell & John Greinslett were then present & some others yt are dead. According to a recent handwriting analysis by Professor Peter Grund, from the University of Kansas, the afflicted girls testimonies were all written by Thomas Putnam. 1691 p. 274. I am also a descendent of George Burroughs. part of the day, & the other at Charlstown part s'd gun was about or near seven foot barrill:and very hevie: I then tryed to hold out s'd gun with both hands: but could not do it long enough to take sight New details are being revealed in regards to the death of George Floyd. 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. then s'd King sayd I beleive he is a Child of god, a Choice Child of god, and that God would Clear up his Inocency; soe I told him my Opinion or feare was, that he was, the Cheife of all the persons accused for witchcraft or the Ring Leader of them -- all, and told him also that I beleived if he was such an one his Master meening the divell had told him before now, what I said of him, And s'd King seemeing to mee to be in a passion. 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. The afflicted girls, Ann Putnam, Jr., Sarah Bibber, Mercy Lewis, Elizabeth Hubbard, Abigail Hobbs, Mary Warren, Susannah Sheldon, testified against Burroughs as well and accused him of murdering members of his family and other people in the community. the Bewitched being present. 2, no. Sumons Ruck etal, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem - Witchcraft, vol. The abovesd was in private none of her, that he had made her set her hand to George Burroughs was the only minister executed as part of the Salem Witch Trials onAugust 19, 1692. Updated: November 13, 2011 . George Burroughs would use one or more of these texts in his trial in 1692, attempting to refute the charges against him. George Burroughs was one of the first ministers to step into the Salem Village Church. Death 19 Aug 1692 (aged 41-42) Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. 133: Samuel Wardwell Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. Sewall Clr, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. [1] The Lewis family next settled in Salem. In September, 1681, Mr. Burroughs wife died, and he had to run in debt for her funeral expenses. Summary . 171: Officials' Expense Accounts for 1692 (Submitted 1692 - 1694), SWP No. at that time Before us *John Hathorne 2, no. He died in August 1974 at 57 years old. He resigned his post and left Salem in 1683. The six, including Burroughs, were sentenced to death. #(Robert Morrell ) Willard {testimoy about his great 27. 8, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. It he should become apprised of what was going on, his escape into remoter and inaccessible settlements would have baffled the whole scheme. Capt Putman testifyed that he made his wife On August 2, the Court of Oyer and Terminer heard the case against Burroughs, as well as cases against John and Elizabeth Proctor, Martha Carrier, George Jacobs, Sr. and John Willard. 2, No. Simon Willard ownd: to the Jury of Inquest, that the above written evidence is the truth, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem - Witchcraft, vol.