072: Elizabeth How Executed July 19, 1692, SWP No. Lawson because she was so unwilling to goe from the village and also killed Mr Lawsons child because he went to the eastward with Sir Edmon and preached soe; to the souldiers and that he had bewicthed a grate many souldiers to death at the eastword, when Sir Edmon was their. Abigaile Hobbs then confessed before John Hathorn & Jonathan cor- win Esq'rs That at the generall meeting of the Witches in the feild near Mr Parrisse's house she saw Mr George Burroughs , Sarah Good Sarah Osborne Bridgett Bishop a[lbar ]s. Olliver & Giles Cory , two or three nights agone, Mr Burrough came & sat at the window & told her he would terribly afflict her for saying so much ag't him & then pinched her, deliverance Hobbs then saw s'd Burroughs & he would have tempted her to sett her hand to the book & almost shooke her to pieces because she would not doe it, Mary Warren Testifyeth that when she was in prison in Salem about a fortnight agone Mr George Burroughs , Goody Nurse Goody procter , Goody parker, Goody pudeator , Abigail Soames , Goodman procter , Goody Darling [Dowing?] This memorial website was created in memory of George Burroughs, 38, born on January 17, 1915 and passed away on April 0, 1953. Ann Putnam, (Reverse) billa vera Jone Johnson Lewis is a women's history writer who has been involved with the women's movement since the late 1960s. In 2003, George required an ablation procedure due to an arrhythmia. After the examination, Burroughs was indicted on four charges of witchcraft and was brought back to the dungeon at the Salem jail. Burroughs was moved to Boston jail. May 10- Sarah Osborne dies in prison in Boston. ), the deposistion of Mircy Lewes who testifieth and saith that one the 7'th of may 1692 att evening I saw the apperishtion of Mr. George Burroughs whom i very well knew which did greviously tortor me and urged me to writ in his Book and then he brought to me a new fashon book which he did not use to bring and tould me I might writ in that book: for that was a book that was in his studdy when I lived with them: but I tould him I did not beleve him for I had been often in his studdy but I never saw that book their: but he tould me that he had severall books in his studdy which I never saw in his studdy and he could raise the divell: and now had bewicthed Mr. Sheppards daughter and I asked him how he could goe to be wicth hir now he was keept at Salem: and he tould me that the divell was his sarvant and he sent him in his shapp to doe it then he againe tortored me most dreadfully and threatened to kill me for he said I should not witnes against him also he tould me that he had made Abigaill Hoobs: a wicth and severall more then againe he did most dreadfully tortor me as if he would have racked me all to peaces and urged me to writ in his book or elce he would kill me but I tould him I hoped my life was not in the power of his hand and that I would not writ tho he did kill me: 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 9'th 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: also on the 9'th may being the time of his examination mr. George Burroughs did most dreadfully torment me: and also several times sence. Because most of Burroughs estate went solely to his surviving widow and her children, the children from Burroughs previous marriages, Rebecca Fowle, Jeremiah Burroughs, Charles Burroughs, and Hannah Fox, filed a petition with the court asking for a portion of the restitution: Gentlemen We The Subscribers and Children of Mr Georg Burrough Late of wells, who suffered at Salem in the Trouble There Humbly offer for your Honours Consideration A few Lines Relateing our Case and Circumstances upon account of our mother-in-laws conduct and carriage towards us, after Our Father was Apprehended and Taken Away Our Mother in Law Laide hands upon all she Could secure (the Children were Generally unable to shift for Themselvs) and what she Could Lay hands on was her Own without Any Person but her own Daughtr to share with her, whom she Says Was to bring up but may it Please your Honour to Consider there was Seaven Children more besides That that were to bring up the Eldest of which was but Sixteen years old att That Time; but insteed of shareing in what our father Left and she had Securd were Turnd to shift for Our Selves without Any Thing for So much as A Remembrance of Our father. He said (some of you may observe, that) when Former Site of the Salem CourthouseAddress: Washington Street (about 100 feet south of Lynde Street), opposite the Masonic Temple, Salem, Mass. 21. Born in Glace Bay he was the son of Blanche and the late Patrick Burrows. & in the fourth yeare of Our Reign The accuser said the black man stood and dictated to him. This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:13. 114: Wilmott Reed Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. In 1992, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial was built in Salem, Mass and a marker was established for George Burroughs. Tennessee: City Death Records, 1872-1923 for Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga(at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by city; includes digitized images of the death certificates or registers Tennessee Death Indexes, 1908-1912 and 1914-1933from the Tennessee State Library and Archives 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.. Despite this, he was executed on the same day like many others. of Geo: Burroughs, ( Uncatalogued MS, Miscellaneous Manuscripts (1692), Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA..), Anno Regis et Reginae Willim et Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto, Essex ss The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen pr'sents That George Burroughs late of falmouth in the province of the Massach'ts Bay in New England, Clerk -- the Ninth Day of May in the fourth Year of the Reigne of Our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England Scott- land France and Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the faith &c and Divers other Days and times, as well before, as after, Certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcrafts, and Sorceries, Wickedly, and felloniously, hath used Practised.&.Exercised at and within.the Towneship of Salem in the County of Essex aforesaid in upon and ag't one Mary Walcott of Salem Villiage in the County of Essex Singlewoman -- by which said wicked Arts the said Mary Walcott the Ninth Day of May in the forth Year aboves'd and Divers other Days and times as well before as after was and is Tortured afflicted Pined Consumed wasted and Tormented.ag't the Peace of our Sover- eigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen and ag't the forme of the Statute in that case made and Provided: part of the day, & the other at Charlstown part Salem Sep'r 15'th 1692 Thomas Greinslitt appeared before their Maj'ties Justices of Oyer & Terminer in Open Court & Made Oath that the above mentioned perticulars & Every part of them were True Anthony a[n]d Thomas B[r]a[c]ket and Mr. Munjoy his son only are named. This caused many in the audience to second guess his guilt. Jurat in Curia, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. Aug'st 3: 1692, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. On May 3, 1683, Burroughs visited Salem Village to meet with the village committee in order to settle his accounts. 28. In doing some genealogy on my biological family, I found out that Reverend Burroughs was my 9th great grandfather. This branch of the family has been in VA for several hundred years. On August 19, George Burroughs, George Jacobs, John Proctor, John Willard, and Martha Carrier, were brought by cart to the execution site at Proctors Ledge, near Gallows Hill, where a large crowd, which included Reverend Cotton Mather, had gathered to watch the event. Her fathers name was George Wunder Burroughs and he was a senior official in his Masonic Lodge in Long Beach, Calif. Hi Rebecca! 2, no. 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 . Upon returning home, he did not change out of his wet clothes and went straight to dinner. Hist. wards in his own person he acknowledged to George Burrough (1579-1653), rector of . 3. He was the only minister to have experienced this fate in American history. yo'r humble Servant, (Reverse) To Jno Hauthorn attest *Step. 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. At his entry into the Room, many (if not 2, No. A number of them began filing letters with the court asking their siblings to give them their share of the money and later filed letters asking to award their portion to their siblings due to a desire to sit down in silence., In March, Mary Burroughs filed a letter asking her brother to send her portion of the restitution which is my right and proper due from the general court I pray you to send it by my mother which will take some care about it.., On April 3, 1712, Rebecca Fowle filed a letter asking the court to award any remaining restitution to her brother, George Burroughs with out delay for every discourse on this malloncely [sic] subject doth but give a fresh wound to my bleeding heart-but i desire to sit down in silence.. Rev. Elizabeth Hubbard Keyzer: declared: to the Jury of Inquest that the evidence: in this paper is the truth upon oath: Aug'st 3 1692 Mercy Lewis. He gives an acct of 32 killed and carried away by the Indians: himself escaped to an Island, but I hope Black point men have fetched him of by this time. 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. Putnam testified again later on that the spirits of Burroughss wives also came to her on May 5 and told her that Burroughs had murdered them, his first wife said he had stabbed her at the parsonage in Salem Village and the second wife said he killed her in the vessell as she was coming to see her friends because they would have one another.. Rebecca Beatrice Brooks is the author and publisher of the History of Massachusetts Blog. Short of stature, muscular, dark-complexioned, he was highly attractive to women, as is shown by his winning the hand of a rich widow as his second wife when he was a mere village minister. He answered that it was an amazing & humbling This article was interesting to me since I am 7th generation from Martha Carrier. knew, Abig: Hobbs Burroughs .) George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials. 25 ), Elizabeth hubord aged about 17 yers saith that the last second day at night: There apeared a little black beard man to me in blackish aparill I asked him his name. 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.. Mary Wolcott He was about 42 years of age. It may explain why a minister such as himself would have been accused of the crime of witchcraft in the first place, according to Baker: George Burroughs was a Harvard-trained minister and a spiritual and community leader, so on the surface he appears to be an unlikely person to be accused. He had to borrow money for his wife's funeral. Ann Puttnam declared har above written evidence to A Facebook post said, "Toxicology report was made public by the MN prosecution revealing the cause of George Floyd's death was a fentanyl overdose." That's not what the county medical examiner . at that time Before us *John Hathorne 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. More Wonders of the Invisible World. 7a, Mass. Memorial Site* Salem Witch Trials Memorial. On April 30, 1692, Capt Jonathan Walcott and Thomas Putnam of Salem Village filed a complaint of witchcraft against George Burroughs, as well as five other people, on behalf of the afflicted girls Mary Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Jr, Susannah Sheldon, and Elizabeth Hubbard. Yet, upon closer inspection, there were a multitude of factors that brought him under suspicion, and many of these surrounded his spirituality and commitment to Puritanism. Sources:Upham, Charles W. Salem Witchcraft: With an Account of Salem Village and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Spirits. His second wife was Sarah Ruck Hathorne, and they had four children. Death . During the examination, Burroughs was asked if it was true that his house in Casco Bay was haunted. He was bid to look upon sus: sheldon. George Burroughs was arrested in Wells, Maine on May 4 and the lawmen headed back to Salem Village with their prisoner. 3, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. Tom West sworne that they & Every of them be & personaly app'r forthwith at the pr'sent Court of Oyer & Termin'r holden at Salem to Testify the truth to the best of thier knowledge on certain Indicm'ts Exhibited against mr George Burrough hereof Make return fail Not dated in Salem Aug't 4'th 1692 in the fourth yeare of Our Reign This category includes civil, church, cemetery, obituary, and other death-related collections. Death . The six, including Burroughs, were sentenced to death. Jno. 092: Susannah Martin Executed July 19, 1692, SWP No. On October 17, 1711, the court cleared the name of George Burroughs and over 20 other convicted witches. Zeb Hill Jurat *Simon Willard Jurat in Curia Mary Walcott {testimony going to be read The sholdiers Susan Sheldon {affirmed each of them that Trachea, bronchus and lung cancers deaths have risen from 1.2 million to 1.8 million and are now ranked 6th among leading causes of death. We will remember him forever. She is a former faculty member of the Humanist Institute. Later, the government of the Massachusetts colony recognized Burroughs' innocence and awarded 50 pounds damages to his widow and children, though this led to disputes over the division of the award among his heirs. Thirty-five citizens of Salem Village signed a petition to the court, but it did not move the court. Elisha Hutchinson, a magistrate there, issued the proper order, addressed to John Partridge in Portsmouth, Field-marshal of the provinces of New Hampshire and Maine, dated April 30, 1692, to arrest George Burroughs, preacher at Wells; he being suspected of a confederacy with the devilWhen we consider the distance and the circumstances of travel at that time, it is evident that the officers charged with the service acted with the greatest promptitude, celerity, and energy. 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. The Salem Witch Trials: A Reference Guide. Mary Warren, ( Essex Institute Collection, no. Salem Village , this 21'st of April, 1692 Much honored: She had not seen him personally before as she Hubbard 168: A Bill Against Conjurations, Witchcraft, and Dealing with Evil and Wicked Spirits (December 1692), SWP No. 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. *Thomas putnam Burroughs encountered the same problems as his predecessor as well as hostility from Bayleys friends and supporters, according to the book Salem Witchcraft by Charles W. Upham: Immediately upon calling to the village to reside, he encountered the hostility of those persons who, as the special friends of Mr. Bayley, allowed their prejudices to be concentrated upon his innocent successor. George Burrough's children were among those. 22. Capt Putman testifyed that he made his wife white calf in his house. And this did somewhat appease the people, and the executions went on; when he [Mr. Burroughs] was cut down, he was dragged by a Halter to a hole, or grave, between the rocks, about two feet deep; his shirt and breeches being pulled off, and an old pair of trousers of one executed put on his lower parts: he was so put in, together with Willard and Carrier, that one of his hands, and his chin, and a foot of one of them, was left uncovered. He was buried in Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand. He took a job as minister of the Salem Village Church in 1680 and his contract was renewed the next year. 042: Lydia Dustin Died in Prison, March 10, 1693, SWP No. 119: Margaret Scott Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. 166: Death Warrants Folder and Census of Prisoners (May - July 1692), SWP No. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 2 vv., v. 1 pp. George Burroughs proceeded to quote the Lords Prayer perfectly which was believed to be impossible for a witch to do. this deponent saith yt he saw Mr George Burrowswho was lately Executed at Salem lift a gunn of six ffoott Barrell or thereabouts putting the his forefinger of his right hand into the muzell of sd gunn and that he held it out att arms and only wth thatt finger, and further this deponent testifieth thatt about at the same time he saw the said Burrows Take up a full barrll of e molasses wth butt two of his fingers of one of his hands in the bung, and carry itt from ye stage head to the door att the end of the stage wth out letting itt downe & that Liut. The villagers disliked his attitude and thought he was unqualified for the role. Thomas Hutchinson,The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts-Bay (1767.) [1] The Lewis family next settled in Salem. George Burroughs (c. 1650 August 19, 1692) was an American religious leader who was the only minister executed for witchcraft during the course of the Salem witch trials. 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. George Burroughs was the only Puritan minister indicted and executed in Salem in 1692. To make matters worse for Burroughs his wife died suddenly and he was unable to pay for her funeral. Other witnesses testified that Burroughs was secretive and had tried to censor what his previous wives told others about his behavior. 037: Giles Corey Pressed to Death, September 16, 1692, SWP No. August 1974 . 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. Its not clear why Greenlit or the other witness felt compelled to testify against Burroughs long after he had already been tried and executed but it suggests that the community may have begun to doubt Burroughss guilt, particularly after the events of his execution, and Greenlit may have been pressured to testify to provide further proof of this alleged guilt. 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. in journalism. Abig: Hobbs in prison affirmed that Geo: Burroughs Although they still believed in witches and believed witches may have invaded Salem, they had doubts that so many people could have been guilty of the crime. According to Mathers account of the trial, in September, two witnesses came forward and offered testimony against Burroughs. Hubbard, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. Plot #54299260. In 2019, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia ranked as the 7th leading cause of death. Savage says his father probably died in Virginia, and he can feel no doubt that he was the son of that Mrs. George married Williamina Burrows. It was no easy thing to secure him at the great distance of his place of residence. George passed away on March 20 1928, at age 85. When it was finally over and Burroughs still remained in their custody, the lawmen took it as a sign that the Devil had unsuccessfully tried to free Burroughs. marce luis uppon har oath did owne this har testimony to be the truth be fore the Juriors for In quest:agust:3: 92. we whose names are under writen being present hard mircy lewes declare what is above writen what she said she saw and hard from the Apperishtion of Mr George Burroughs and also beheld hir tortors which we cannot express for sume times we ware redy to fear that every joynt of hir body was redy to be displaced: also we perceived hir hellish temtations by hir loud out cries mr.Burroughs . Hannah Fox my 8th great grandmother. 33. He answered it was so long since he could not tell: yet His treatment of his first two wives was one subject of the interrogation; another was his supposed unnatural strength. One eye witness to the execution, Robert Calef, described the event in his book More Wonders of the Invisible World: Mr. George Burroughs. Stories circulated about him, including many that described his tremendous strength so great that some believed it could not be earthly. Jurat in Curia [*Edward] Putnam](/tag/putnam_edward.html), ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. August 5'th The persons above Named where all every of them sumoned to appeare as above George was born on October 23, 1932, in . El. New details are being revealed in regards to the death of George Floyd. George Burroughs moved to Maine, to serve the church in Wells. George Burrows in BillionGraves George Burrows was born circa 1843. 25 Duncan Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, M.A. William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King & Queen defend'rs of the faith &ca Exclude: Great Migration Magna Carta Royalty. He denyed that he made his wife swear, that ). Jurat in Curia, ( Withcraft Papers, 11a, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA., Boston, MA., Boston. 107: John Proctor Executed, August 19, 1692, SWP No. 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. On August 5, George Burroughs was indicted by a grand jury; then a trial jury found him and five others guilty of witchcraft. George Floyd's heart disease and use of fentanyl were contributing factors to his death, but they were not the direct cause, the medical examiner who performed his autopsy testified on Friday in . (Reverse) G. Burroughs . man killed them [words rubbed out] George Burroughs proceeded to quote the Lord's Prayer perfectly which was believed to be impossible for a witch to do. My mother was Norma Burroughs. *Elisha Hutchinson Maj'r, By Virtue of this warrant I Apprehended s'd George Burroughs and have Brought him to Salem and Delievered him to the Authority there this fourth day of May 1692 Jurat in Curia, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. the Mallossoes. (Reverse) Jury men Return about Jacobs {have them write. Will Gill sworne Wee comand you all Excuses set apart to be & personaly app'r at the Next Court of Oyer & Terminer held at Salem on the first Tuesday in August Next There to Testify the Truth on certain Indictments to be Exhibited against George Burroughs & not depart the Court without lycense or leave of s'd Court hereof fail not On penalty of One hundred pounds money to be levied on your Goods Chattels &ca Dated in Salem July 26'th 1692. Vol. 133: Samuel Wardwell Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. In January of 1712, the court ordered that 6 of the 50 pounds was to be divided in equal shares among all of Burroughs children: Charles Burroughs, Jeremiah Burroughs, Rebecca Fowle, Hannah Fox, Elizabeth Thomas, and Mary Burroughs. She is the first causality of the Salem witch trials. One such witness, Mary Webber, said that while living near Burroughs at Casco Bay several years ago she became acquainted with his then wife, Sarah Ruck Hathorne, who told her about a strange occurrence in the Burroughss home: Mary Webber wid aged about 53 years testifieth and sayth that she living at Casco Bay about six or seven years ago, when George Burroughs was Minister at said place, and living anner Neighbour to said Burroughs, was well acquainted with his wife which was daughter to Mr. John Ruck of Salem she hath heard her tell much of her husband unkindness to her and that she dare not wright to her father to acquaint [him] how it was with her, and so desired me to wright to her father that he would be pleased to send for her and told me she had been much afrighted, and that something in the night made a noise in the chamber where she lay as if one went about the chamber, and she calling up the negro to come to her the negro not coming said that she could not come some thing stopped her, then her husband being called he came up. On Monday afternoon, an independent autopsy ordered by George's family found . Ordered them to be taken away Some of them, Sarah Bibber testified that he had hurt her tho George Burrows. 8, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. George Burroughs, a 1670 Harvard graduate, grew up in Roxbury, MA; his mother returned to England, leaving him in Massachusetts. Jurat in Curia, The Deposition of Simon Willard [aged about 42] years saith I being at Saco in the year [1689] some: in Capt Ed Sarjants garison was speaking of mr George Borroughs his great strength saying he Could take:a barrill of mallasses out of a Cannoe or boat alone: and that he Could. 171: Officials' Expense Accounts for 1692 (Submitted 1692 - 1694), SWP No. He then moved to Wells, Maine, believing it would be safer from Indian attacks. Yet he owned there were Toads. Thanks for writing it. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1936, vol. 013: Bridget Bishop Executed, June 10, 1692, SWP No. Putnam also said the spirits of Reverend Deodat Lawsons wife and her child and the spirit of Goodman Fullers wife came to her that day as well and said Burroughs had murdered them. George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials." 172: Petitions to the General Court, with Responses (1696-1725), SWP No. 2, no. ), You are Required in their Maj'sts names to aprehend the body of mr George Buroughs at present preacher at Wells in the provence of Maine, & Convay him with all Speed to Salem before the Magestrates there, to be Examened, he being Suspected for a Confederacy with the devil in opressing of Sundry about Salem as they relate. Hannah died in childbirth in 1681, leaving George Burroughs with a newborn and two other children. Despite not living in Salem for many years prior to the Salem Witch Trials, Burroughs was found guilty of witchcraft and sentenced to hang. ), The deposistion of Tho. George Robert Burrows, Circa 1867 - 1947 The grave site of George Burroughs. 34 ), Benjemin huchension s'd that one the 21'st aprell 92 abegeral wiluams s'd that there.was a lettell black menester that Lived at Casko bay he told me so and s'd that he had kild 3 wifes two for himself and one for mr Losen and that he had made nine Weches in this plase and s'd that he Could hold out the hevest gun that Is in Casko bay w'th one hand w'c no man Can Case hold out w't both. About the Gun he said he took it before the 1700.Mather, Cotton. From the beginning, Burroughs was met with conflict. Const'b in [in] Salem. Geo Burroughs #[Robert Morrell] Mary Lacy, senr. He married Frances Sparrow (1583-1621) 1597 in Wickhambrook, Saint Edmunsbury, Suffolk, England. On August 5, George Burroughs was indicted by a grand jury; then a trial jury found him and five others guilty of witchcraft. he being then in one of the Chambers in s'd House. putnam aged 40: years and Edward putnam agged 38 years who testifieth and saith. [3] As an American Congregational pastor, he graduated from Harvard College in 1670 with distinguished honors, where he was also considered an outstanding athlete. 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. Lewis, Jone Johnson. wee find nothing upon the body of the above sayd burroughs but w't is naturall:but upon the body of George Jacobs wee find 3. tetts w'ch according to the best of our Judgements wee think is not naturall for wee run a pinn through 2 of them and he was not sinceible of it: one of them being within his mouth upon the Inside of his right shoulder balde an a 3'rd upon his right hipp.