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In reply to the discussion: Salem Witch Trials documents and other records [View all]frogmarch
(12,153 posts)14. Do you recognize the name
from this list?
JURORS
Capt. Thomas Fisk, Sr., Foreman
William Fisk
John Bacheler
Capt. Thomas Fisk, Jr.
John Dane
Joseph Evelith
Thomas Pearly, Sr.
John Peabody
Thomas Perkins
Andrew Eliot
Henry Herrick, Jr.
*The list of jurors who served in the trial of Rebecca Nurse, above, does not include the many other jurors who served in prior and subsequent trials.*
(In the list is my ancestor Thomas Perley Sr. He also was a juror in the Elizabeth Howe trial, which strikes me as totally unfair, since his brother, wife and children were her main accusers.)
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Thanks for this interesting op. It reminded me of some information concerning Ergot
abqtommy
May 2021
#6
It's an interesting thing to consider. I figure there might have been some ergot poisioning
abqtommy
May 2021
#9