Category: Witchcraft

Mathison painting, "Examination of a Witch" trial of Elizabeth Howe of Ipswich

The Witchcraft Trial of Elizabeth Howe

By Gordon Harris on October 12, 2019 • ( 11 Comments )

Elizabeth Howe and her husband James resided on outer Linebrook. After James lost his sight at about the age of 50, Elizabeth assumed the dual responsibility of managing the family and the farm. She was charged with bewitching her neighbor’s child and was arrested on May 28, 1692. Elizabeth Howe was one of the five women hung in Salem on July 19, 1692.

Mary Perkins Bradbury, charged as a witch

By Gordon Harris on July 22, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

Mary Perkins was born in 1615, the daughter of Sergeant John Perkins, Sr. and Judith Perkins. She became the wife of Capt. Thomas Bradbury of Salisbury, and was sentenced to death as witch in 1692, but was not executed. Over a hundred neighbors testified in her support.