We know that George Burroughs had been residing in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama 35901. He owned that none of his children, but the Eldest John Dunton, 1692.Baker, Emerson W. A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience. or Jona Curwin Esq s, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. Salem August 2'd 1692 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. 9, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. He was bid to look upon sus: sheldon. Tom flint Jurat ), Memorand'm in mr George Burroughs Tryall besides the written Evidences that was Sworne sev'll who gave theirs by word of mouth & Major Browne holding Out a heavy Gun w'th One hand. {have them write. Death . ), Province of the Mattathusets Bay in New EnglandThe deposition of Thomas Greinslitt aged about forty years Testfieth. He was about 42 years of age. May 10- Sarah Osborne dies in prison in Boston. July 1954 . In 1674, Burroughs moved to Falmouth, Maine where he served as the pastor at the Falmouth Congregational Church. Sewall , Cle Among those in the crowd was the colonys most prominent minister Reverend Increase Mather. Burroughs and other survivors, including a young Mercy Lewis and her family, fled to an island in the Casco Bay where they foraged for food until they were rescued, according to a letter from Major Brian Pendleton to the Governor of Massachusetts: Honored Governor together with the Counsell,I am sorry my pen must be the messenger of so great a tragedy. The resettlement of Falmouth was under way, and Burroughs was preparing to resume his old post there.. Brown {strength & the Gun. *Thomas putnam Below is the original account as first compiled and published in 1700 by Robert Calef in More Wonders of The Invisible World, and later reprinted or relied upon by others including Charles Wentworth Upham and George Lincoln Burr: Mr. Burroughs was carried in a cart with others, through the streets of Salem, to execution. 2, no. Compiled by L.A.Burroughs, p.4. Burroughs was carried in a cart with the others, through the streets of Salem to execution. At some point during this time period, Burroughss second wife, Sarah, died and Burroughs remarried again. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George Burroughs. 133: Samuel Wardwell Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. Burroughs (Reverse), ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. Many of the things you point out verify what was passed down in family history. Letter from Rev. Hannah died in childbirth in 1681, leaving George Burroughs with a newborn and two other children. When he was upon the ladder, he made a speech for the clearing of his innocency, with such solemn and serious expressions as were to the admiration of all present; his prayer (which he concluded by repeating the Lord's Prayer) was so well worded, and uttered with such composedness as such fervency of spirit, as was very Affecting, and drew tears from many, so that it seemed to some that the spectators would hinder the execution. *Samuell Webber The 30 people who testified against Burroughs at his trial were: Sarah BibberEzekiel CheeverRichard CarrierThomas EvansThomas GreenlitHannah HarrisElizabeth HubbardBenjamin HutchinsonAbigail HobbsElizar KeyserMary LaceyMary Lacey JrMercy LewisAnn Putnam, JrRebecca PutnamEdward PutnamThomas PutnamPeter PrescottRobert MorrellThomas RuckSusannah SheldonMartha TylerMary WarrenElizabeth WardwellMary WalcottSamuel WebberMary WebberSarah WilsonSimon WillardWilliam Wormall. [3] As an American Congregational pastor, he graduated from Harvard College in 1670 with distinguished honors, where he was also considered an outstanding athlete. On December 12, Washington was out on horseback supervising farm activities and it began to snow. On August 19, Burroughs was taken to Gallows Hill to be executed. In 2003, George required an ablation procedure due to an arrhythmia. 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. 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. Memorial plaque located on Masonic Temple. In the book, Mather said he preferred not to discuss the case at all but was required to include it by the government of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Thomas Putnam, ( Charles W. Upham, Salem Witchcraft, Boston, 1867, II, 139-140. Upon returning home, he did not change out of his wet clothes and went straight to dinner. On Monday afternoon, an independent autopsy ordered by George's family found . The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the funeral home. Death . ), Mary Webber wid aged aboute 53 years Testifieth and sayth that she liveing at Casco Bay aboute six or seaven years agoe, when George Burroughs was Minester at s'd place, and liveing anner -- Neighbour to s'd Burroughs , was well acquainted with his wife w'ch was dauter 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 soe desired mee to wright to her father that he would be pleased to send for her and told mee she had beene much affrighted, and that something in the night made anoise in the chamber where she lay as if one Went aboute the Chamber, and she calling up the negro. Capt Wm Wormall Sworne to the above & that he Saw him Raise it from the ground, himselfe Burroughs borrowed the money for Hannahs funeral from John Putnam. Aug'st 3: 1692, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. 22. he being then in one of the Chambers in s'd House. The unhappy animosities arising from this source entirely demoralized the Society, and, besides making it otherwise very uncomfortable to a minister, led to a neglect and derangement of all financial affairs. Thomas putnam, Ann putnam ownid this har testimomy to be the truth uppon har oath.before the Juriars of Inquest this: 3. dy of agust 92, (Reverse) Ann putnam Cont 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. 013: Bridget Bishop Executed, June 10, 1692, SWP No. 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.. ), The depotion of Hannah Harres Aiged twenty seven yeares or thareabouts Testifieth and saith that she Lived at the hous of Georg Burros at falmouth & the above said hannah harres many times hath taken notic that when she hath had anny Discorse with the above said burross wife when the above said burros was from hom that apone has Returne he hath often scolded wife and told her that he knew what they said when he was abroad and further saith that upone a time when his wife had Laine In Not above one weak that he fell out with his wife and kept her by Discorce at the Dore till she fell sicke In the place and grew wors at night so that the above said hannah harres was afraid she would dye and thay called In thare Naibours and the a bove said burroses Daughter told One of the women that was thare the cause of her mothers Ellness and the a bove said burros chid his Daughter for telling and the a bove said burros Came to the a bove said hannah harres and told her If that his wif Did otherwise than well she should not tell of It & the abovsaid hannah harres told him that she would not be confined to anny such thing 10, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA., Boston, MA..), The: Deposition of Simon Willard aged:about forty two years sayth: I being att the house of Mr Robt Lawrance: at falmoth in Casco Bay: in Septemb'r 1689 s'd Mr Lawrance was commending Mr George Borroughs his strength: saying that we none of us could doe what he could doe: for s'd he Mr Borroughs can hold out this gun with one hand Mr. Borroughs being there: sayd I held my hand here behind the lock: and took it up: and held it out. On August 19, 1692, George Burroughs plunged to his death and was buried in a shallow grave. After the examination, Burroughs was indicted on four charges of witchcraft and was brought back to the dungeon at the Salem jail. 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. of a Sab: when that sacrament happened to be 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. Rebecca Beatrice Brooks is the author and publisher of the History of Massachusetts Blog. George Burroughs #[case] No (1) George Burroughs, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. The death of George Floyd, which triggered widespread protests across the US, has been declared a homicide in an official post-mortem examination. In addition to details about the death, they can contain birth information, family origins, cause of death, and more. George Burroughs moved to Maine, to serve the church in Wells. He denyed that his family was affrighted by a He answered it was so long since he could not tell: yet He was accused by nine persons for extraordinary lifting, and such feats of strength as could not be done without a diabolical assistance. Burroughs was described in a reading by Frances Hill: "George Burroughs was confident, strong-willed, and decisive, a man of action as well as a preacher, unusually athletic and clever enough to do well in Harvard. he said) in full communion at Roxbury. 113: Ann Pudeator Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. Ann Putnam 107: John Proctor Executed, August 19, 1692, SWP No. Jno. Burroughs graduated from Harvard University in 1670 and, in 1673, married his first wife Hannah Fisher. 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. George H Burroughs of Flint, Genesee County, Michigan was born on February 28, 1914. When he was upon the ladder, he made a speech for the clearing of his innocency, with such solemn and serious expressions, as were to the admiration of all present: his prayer (which he concluded by repeating the Lords prayer) was so well worded, and uttered with such composedness, and such (at least seeming) fervency of spirit, as was very affecting, and drew tears from many, so that it seemed to some that the spectators would hinder the execution. 092: Susannah Martin Executed July 19, 1692, SWP No. Vol. Ann Puttnam declared har above written evidence to name it. Abig: Hobbs in prison affirmed that Geo: Burroughs 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. Upon realizing this, the people of Salem stopped paying his wages to get him to resign. knew, Abig: Hobbs Thomas Ruck, Burroughs former brother-in-law, testified to this as well when he told a story about when he went strawberry picking with his sister, Sarah Ruck Hathorne, and Burroughs. After graduation, he became the minister of Salem Village in 1680. 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.. They begin [to] name my name they cannot 037: Giles Corey Pressed to Death, September 16, 1692, SWP No. 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. Sarah Vibber Jurat enter into a covenant. Startled, Ruck stated that even the Devil himself didnt know what she said, to which Burroughs replied My God makes known your thoughts unto me.. On May 3, 1683, Burroughs visited Salem Village to meet with the village committee in order to settle his accounts. 1700.Mather, Cotton. John Brown test testifyed about a b[arre]ll [of] Cyder he owned he was at meeting one Sab: at Boston This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:13. This article was very interesting in that my wife, Georgina Burroughs, is the 8th generation Grand Daughter of George Burroughs. Burroughs, ( Witchcraft Papers 7b, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. Ordered them to be taken away Some of them, Sarah Bibber testified that he had hurt her tho Upham, Charles (1980). Sworne the first of June 1692 After he was killed, Cotton Mather, a minister from Boston, reminded the crowd from atop his horse that Burroughs had been convicted in a court of law, and spoke convincingly enough that four more were executed after Burroughs. He took a job as minister of the Salem Village Church in 1680 and his contract was renewed the next year. 2, no. Greenwood Press, 2008.Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University. 3, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. The police caused George Floyd's death, but drugs and heart disease played a role, the medical examiner says. Elizabeth Hubbard 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 William Phips (1692-1693), SWP No. Salem Village , this 21'st of April, 1692 Much honored: Yet other sources identify his father as Nathaniel Burroughs, a merchant in Maryland and Massachusetts and state that his grandfather was a prominent minister in England. His failure to baptize his children or to attend communion and the secrecy he seemed to keep did not look well on him. He looked back & knockt down all (or more) The Salem Witch Trials Victims: Who Were They? His great grandma was Nora Burroughs (Armistead) from New Point, Mathews, Virginia. Burrough to Governor and Council. 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. Some thing jumped down from between the chimney & the side of the house and run down the stairs and said Burroughs followed it down, and the negro then said it was something like a white calf: another time lying with her husband some thing came into the house and stood by her bed side and breathed on her, and she being much afrighted at it, would have awakened her husband but could not for a considerable time, but as soon as he did awake it went away, but this I heard her say. 173: Reversal of Attainder and Restitution (1710 - 1750). Family history states that we are related to John Burroughs from northern VA. Thomas Greinslit Sepr. At his entry into the Room, many (if not Due to Burroughss role as a religious leader, it was theorized that he was recruited by the Devil so he could use his influence to convince his parishioners to become witches. Yours in all humility to serve inWinter Harbor at night } the Lord,the 13 of August, 1676.} BRIAN PENDLETON.. Jno. Like most widowers with young children, he remarried shortly after, to a woman named Sarah Ruck Hathorne. On August 11, 1676, one-year-old Mercy Lewis and her parents barely escaped an attack by the nearby Wabanaki Indians that resulted in the death of her grandparents, cousins and many other members of the community. Thank you for the research. This death is later brought out as evidence against Rebecca Nurse in 1692. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1936, vol. Dr. Andrew Baker, who performed Mr. Floyd's autopsy, said police officers'. I, Wiggin and Lunt, 1867.Roach, Marilynne K. The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege. But the government requiring some account of his trial to be inserted in this book, it becomes me with all obedience to submit unto the order. #[Robert Morrell] 163: Two Letters of Gov. He served as minister of Salem Village from 1680 until he left in 1683. . In 2017, the Proctors Ledge Memorial was built in Salem, Mass and a marker was established for George Burroughs. lookt upon her & she fell into a Wheldon, Capt Wormwood testifyed about the Gun & Whats strange about the girls testimony is that several of the transcripts of their testimonies contain the same exact line: I beleve in my heart that Mr George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has often tormented me and also the above named parsons by his acts of witchcraft., I beleve in my heart that Mr George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has most greviously tormented me and the above mentioned parson by his acts of witchcraft., I verily beleve in my heart that Mr. George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has severall times tormented me and the affore said persons by his acts of witchcraft., 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 witchcraft.. I had not time to copy the letter, persons being to go post to Major Walden; but I hope he hath before this sent the original to you. 045: Mary Esty Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. 022: George Burroughs Executed, August 19, 1692, SWP No. Born in Glace Bay he was the son of Blanche and the late Patrick Burrows. On the 11th of this instant we heard of many killed of our neighbors in falmouth or Casco-Bay: and on the 12th instant Mr. Joslin sent me a brief letter written from under the hands of Mr. Burras [sic] the minister. Jurat in Curia [*Edward] Putnam](/tag/putnam_edward.html), ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. Oxford University Press, 2014.Goss, K. David. There was no parsonage yet, so George and Hannah Burroughs moved into the home of John Putnam and his wife Rebecca. 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. 2 no. 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. Salem Witchcraft. She had not seen him personally before as she hand to the Book, which she did; & after- Despite being far away from the witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts, Burroughs name was brought up as a witch and a warrant was put out for his arrest. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. . Jurat in Curia, (Reverse) Sarah Viber ag't 35. ), The Testimone of Mary Warren aged twenty yeares or thereaboutes Testifeyeth and saith that Sometime in July last mr Burrougs pinched mee very much and choaked me almost to death: and I saw and hard him sound a Trumpett and Immediatly I saw severall com to him as namely Capt Allding Mis Cary and goody pudeater and severall others and they urged me to goe along with them to their sacremental meeting and mr Burroughs brought to me bread to eat and wine to drink which I Refuseing he did most greviously torment me urging me vehemently to writ in his book: also I have seen mr George Burroughs or his Apperance most greviously tormenting mary walcott and Ann putnam and I verily beleve in my heart that Mr. George Burroughs is a dreadfull wizzard and that he has severall times tormented me and the affore said persons by his acts of wicthcraft, Mary Warrin declared: upon: her oath; to the Jury of Inquest that the above written His failure to baptise his children or to attend communion was also used as evidence of his guilt. On May 9, Burroughs was brought to the Salem Village meetinghouse where he was examined by John Hathorne, William Stoughton and Jonathan Corwin, while Reverend Samuel Parris took notes. George Carlin experienced several heart problems, having three heart attacks over three decades - one in 1978, 1982, and 1991. *Simon Willard Jurat in Curia 2, no. I am a member of Colonial Clergy, Flagon and Trencher, Associated Daughters of Early American Witches and the Descendants of Brian Boru though Georges ancestors. Cotton Mather witnessed the event as well. 094: Rebecca Nurse Executed July 19, 1692, SWP No. SWP No. Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama 35901 . Women are disproportionately affected. 097: Alice Parker Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. Martha Ingalls Allen was born between 1643 and 1650 to Andrew Allen (or Allin) (1623-1690), one of the original 23 settlers of Andover, and Faith Ingalls (1623-1690) in Andover.
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