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John Proctor (9 October 1631 ... In 1666, Proctor moved to Salem [4] and leased a 700-acre estate called Groton farm (also known as Downing Farm [4]) in Salem Farms, ...
Corey's neighbor, John Proctor, also accused Corey of the arson of his home. [10] Later, one of Proctor's sons confessed. Corey's second wife, Mary Bright, died in 1684. [11] Corey later married his third wife, Martha Rich. Martha was admitted to the church at Salem Village, where Giles had lived. [12]
The John Proctor House is a historic First Period house in Peabody, Massachusetts, United States. According to local tradition, this wood-frame house was occupied by John Proctor , who was convicted and hanged for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692.
It was subsequently referred to as the Northfields, Salem Farms, and Brooksby. [6] Several area residents were accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of the late 17th century, three of whom were executed (John Proctor, Giles Corey, and Martha Corey). [7] In 1752, the area was set off from Salem, and incorporated as a district of ...
Mary Warren – age about 20 and living in Salem. Servant of Elizabeth and John Proctor. Mary Watkins, age unknown and living in Milton; Elizabeth Weston, age about 29 and living in Reading; Bray Wilkins, age 81 and living in Salem Village/Danvers; Daniel Wilkins, age 17 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. He died on May 16, 1692.
Elizabeth was born in 1650 in Lynn, Massachusetts, and was the daughter of Capt. William Bassett Sr. and Sarah Burt. [2] As an adult she weighed 155 pounds. [3] [4] [5] She married John Proctor on April 1, 1674 in Salem, Massachusetts.
Elizabeth Proctor was given a temporary stay of execution because she was pregnant. On August 19, 1692, Martha Carrier, George Jacobs Sr., George Burroughs, John Willard, and John Proctor were executed: [60] Mr. Burroughs was carried in a Cart with others, through the streets of Salem, to Execution.
In John Neal's 1828 novel Rachel Dyer, Martha Corey is depicted as aloof and lacking the mental capacity to understand her legal predicament during her trial. [12] After protagonist George Burroughs fails to defend her in court, the attention of the accusers turn to him and he is convicted and executed as a result. [13]