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Giles Corey (bapt. Tooltip baptized 16 August 1611 – 19 September 1692) was an English-born farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. After being arrested, Corey refused to enter a guilty or not guilty plea.
Martha Corey (née Panon; died September 22, 1692) was accused and convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, on September 9, 1692, and was hanged on September 22, 1692. [3] Her second husband, Giles Corey , was also accused and killed.
March 12: Ann Putnam Jr. accuses Martha Corey of witchcraft. March 19: Abigail Williams accuses Rebecca Nurse as a witch. March 21: Magistrates Hathorne and Corwin examine Martha Corey. [4] March 23: Salem Marshal Deputy Samuel Brabrook arrests four-year-old Dorothy Good. March 24: Corwin and Hathorne examine Rebecca Nurse [5] and Dorothy Good. [6]
The deputy suffered an injury to his left arm, according to Giles’ arrest report. Giles’ resignation and new criminal case reflects a reversal of fortunes for the South Side cop who hailed ...
Corey Parker, who was only hours into celebrating his marriage, was arrested on 18 May outside Cornerstone Hall in Salem, his wedding reception venue, and charged with battery and criminal ...
Suddenly, Giles Corey and Francis Nurse enter the house and inform John and Hale that both of their wives have been arrested on charges of witchcraft; respectively, Martha Corey for reading suspicious books and Rebecca Nurse has been suspected of sacrificing children. A posse led by clerk Ezekiel Cheever and town marshal George Herrick arrive ...
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George Corwin supervised 81 year old Giles Corey's death by torture, September 19, 1692, for refusing to enter a plea. With no plea entered, Corey technically remained innocent, and his property could not be legally seized, but Corwin still attempted to extort money from Corey's heirs: In 1710, Corey's daughter Elizabeth and her husband filed a ...