One of the most common complaints these witnesses testified to was rumors of Burroughss super human strength. When they ran into Burroughs again, he chided his wife for what she had said privately to her brother. [en] Vital records: George Burroughs at +Archives . However, the relationship with Salem would be tumultuous due to the town often not paying his wages. 7a, Mass. George Floyd's heart disease and use of fentanyl were contributing factors to his death, but they were not the direct cause, the medical examiner who performed his autopsy testified on Friday in . Burroughs was minister of Salem Village for three years a decade prior. Society ), Wm & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland france & Ireland King & queen defend'rs of the faith &ca --, Wee Comand you to Warn & give Notice unto John Pierce and John lane. Yet, upon closer inspection, there were a multitude of factors that brought him under suspicion, and many of these surrounded his spirituality and commitment to Puritanism. An arrest warrant was issued for Burroughs that day in Portsmouth, NH and was ordered to be carried out by Major Elisha Hutchinson and Field Marshal Jonathan Partridge. Robert Calef later said that he had been buried so poorly that his chin and hand protruded from the ground. Burroughss trial was held on August 5, 1692. The legislature also gave compensation to the heirs of 23 of those convicted, in the amount of 600. Letter from Rev. appeared in their winding sheets, & said that [citation needed] At his trial, which took place in May, he was found guilty based on evidence that included his extraordinary feats of strength, such as lifting a musket by inserting his finger into the barrel (such feats of strength being presumed impossible without diabolical assistance[8]). ), Anno Regis et Reginae Willm et Mariae nunc: Anglia &c Quarto, Essex ss: The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King & Queen pr'sents That George Burroughs late of falmouth within the Province of the Mattathusets Bay in New England Clarke the Ninth Day of May in the fourth Year of the Reigne of our Soverigne Lord & Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England Scottland France and Ireland King and Queen Defend'rs of the faith &c Diver other Dayes and times as well before as After certaine Detestable Artes called Witchcrafts & Sorceries: Wickedly and feloniously hath used Practised & Exercised at and within the Towne of Salem in the County afores'd in upon and ag't one: Ann Putman of Salem Village SingleWoman -- by which said wicked arts the Said Ann Putman the Ninth Day of May in the fourth year abovesaid and Divers other Dayes and times as well before as after was and is Tortured Afflicted Pined Consumed Wasted and Tormented also for sundry other Acts of Witchcrafts by said George Burroughs Committed and Done ag't the Peace of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen their Crowne & Dignity and ag't the form of the Statute in tha[t] case: made and Provided: 15. [1] Another source gives his birth date and place as Virginia, 1652. George Burroughs was hanged at Proctor's Ledge in present-day Salem on August 19, 1692. Witnesses. George Burroughs #[case] No (1) George Burroughs, ( Witchcraft Papers, no. Three years later, on June 22, 2008, George once again experienced heart failure and passed away at . In addition to details about the death, they can contain birth information, family origins, cause of death, and more. The sholdiers In 1992, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial was built in Salem, Mass and a marker was established for George Burroughs. Wm. George Burroughs moved to Maine, to serve the church in Wells. dreadfull tell me your name that I may know who you are: then againe he tortored me & urged me to writ in his book: which I Refused: and then presently he tould me that his name was George Burroughs and that he had had three wives: and that he had bewitched the Two first of them to death: and that he kiled Mist. 172: Petitions to the General Court, with Responses (1696-1725), SWP No. Susan Sheldon {affirmed each of them that Jurat in Curia, wee whose names are under writen being present with Ann putnam att the time above mentioned hard hir declare what is above writen what she said she saw and hard from the Apperishtion of Mr. George Burroughs : and allso beheld hir tortors:and perceived her hellish temtations by hir loud out cries I will not I will not writ tho you torment al days of my life:and being conversant with hir ever sence have seen hir tortored and complaining that Mr. Burroughs hirt hir.and tempts hir to writ in his Book *Thomas putnam 140163, 296-304, 319, 480, 482, 514. in journalism. 2, no. Salem.Aug't 5'th 1692. her, that he had made her set her hand to Another witness, Hannah Harris, testified that Burroughs had a strange ability to somehow know what his wife had said in private conversations when he was away and once scolded her for what she had said to Harris when he had been away from home. According to historian Sidney Perley, an old family story from the Buffum family states that from his house on nearby Boston street, Joshua Buffam could see Burroughss exposed hand and foot sticking out of the crevice, so just after night fall he went to cover them so they were no longer visible. They begin [to] name my name they cannot 28. Thanks for writing it. 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. 7th great-grandson . Great job on your website. 2, no. On August 19, George Burroughs, George Jacobs, John Proctor, John Willard, and Martha Carrier, were brought by cart to the execution site at Proctors Ledge, near Gallows Hill, where a large crowd, which included Reverend Cotton Mather, had gathered to watch the event. Elis: Hubbard {& they all fell into fits He was the only minister to have experienced this fate in American history. He was hanged on 19 August 1692 at Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex . 137: John Willard Executed August 19, 1692, SWP No. He took a job as minister of the Salem Village Church in 1680 and his contract was renewed the next year. 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. And for other such things he was accused, until about thirty testimonies were brought in against him; nor were these judgd the half of what might have been considered for his conviction. Nothing therefore was done at the village, but the steps to arrest him originated at Boston. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1936, vol. The doctor, who is in his early 30s, earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 2016 and had received his physician and surgeon license just 18 days before May 25,. Dr. Andrew Baker, who performed Mr. Floyd's autopsy, said police officers'. 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. 166: Death Warrants Folder and Census of Prisoners (May - July 1692), SWP No. I Recd an order from the Gov'r & Council to aprehend mr George Buroughs at present preacher at Wells, to be Sent to Salem their to be Examened, being Suspected to have Confedracy with the devil in opressing Sundry persons about yo'r Towne of Salem, accordingly I have sent him by John Partredg Marshal of this provence, Except he meet with any other Authority that will commit him to Some other officer to be Convayed as above, he pleading it will be to his damage to go So far, I am [12], Execution of Reverend George Burroughs, 1901 drawing, Genealogy of the Burroughs Family, 1894. Another man of over eighty years was pressed to death under heavy stones for refusing to submit to a trial on witchcraft charges. John Putnam and his wife Rebecca testified that when Burroughs stayed at their house, he was often harsh towards his first wife, Hannah, and Burroughs once told them that he required Hannah to sign a written agreement that she would never reveal his secrets. . He then moved to Wells, Maine, believing it would be safer from Indian attacks. Jurat in Curia, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem - Witchcraft, vol. Aug. 3, 1692. Hillar, at the Princess-Arms, in Leaden-Hall-Street, over against St. Mary-Ax, and Joseph Collier, at the Golden Bible, on London Bridge. At the time of Burroughs arrival, Salem was in a constant state of conflict and many of its residents were feuding. w'ch seemed to mee to be something like Jelly that used to be in the water and quaver with a strainge Motion, and then quickly diappeared soone after which I did see a light up in the chimney aboute the bigness of my hand some thing above the bar w'ch quivered & shaked. Though there was a widely held belief that a true witch could not recite the Lord's Prayer, Burroughs did so, astounding the crowd. Witnesses Despite this, he was executed on the same day like many others. ), 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. "[citation needed], Letters dated to 1691 from the Littlefields, founder of Wells, Maine, and in-laws to Peter Cloyce, and Rev. Ann Putnam George Burrows. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 2 vv., v. 1 pp. then s'd King sayd I beleive he is a Child of god, a Choice Child of god, and that God would Clear up his Inocency; soe I told him my Opinion or feare was, that he was, the Cheife of all the persons accused for witchcraft or the Ring Leader of them -- all, and told him also that I beleived if he was such an one his Master meening the divell had told him before now, what I said of him, And s'd King seemeing to mee to be in a passion. The police caused George Floyd's death, but drugs and heart disease played a role, the medical examiner says. Sworne the first of June 1692 On April 30, 1692, Capt Jonathan Walcott and Thomas Putnam of Salem Village filed a complaint of witchcraft against George Burroughs, as well as five other people, on behalf of the afflicted girls Mary Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Jr, Susannah Sheldon, and Elizabeth Hubbard. 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. Upon realizing this, the people of Salem stopped paying his wages to get him to resign. George Burroughs, a Puritan minister who served in Salem, Massachusetts from 1680-83, was also one of the survivors of the attack by the Native Americans. hand to the Book, which she did; & after- 038: Martha Corey Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP 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. putnam aged 40: years and Edward putnam agged 38 years who testifieth and saith. Tom flint Jurat 171: Officials' Expense Accounts for 1692 (Submitted 1692 - 1694), SWP No. The Lord in mercy fit us for death and direct the hearts and hands to act and doe what is most needful in such a time of distress as this. According to the book Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University, it is not known exactly who Burroughs father was: He was thought by Farmer at one time to be the son of John Burroughs, of Salem; but at another, of Jeremiah Burroughs of Scituate. George Robert Burrows, Circa 1867 - 1947 He said (some of you may observe, that) when 5, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. 25 Duncan Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, M.A. This being about.4.a clock in the after noon, ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem - Witchcraft Vol. enter into a covenant. The pop star was suffering from. George Carlin experienced several heart problems, having three heart attacks over three decades - one in 1978, 1982, and 1991. She was the youngest of six siblings, and had three sisters, Mary (1644-1695), Sarah (1646-1716), and Hannah (1652-1698), and two brothers, Andrew (1657 . Being askd w[hat] he thought of these things. George Burrows in BillionGraves George Burrows was born circa 1843. Salem Sep'r 15'th 1692 Thomas Greinslitt appeared before their Maj'ties Justices of Oyer & Terminer in Open Court & Made Oath that the above mentioned perticulars & Every part of them were True 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. The villagers disliked his attitude and thought he was unqualified for the role. Although historians have blamed her accusation on causes ranging from a conspiracy against Andover's proprietary families to reaction against threats to patriarchal . As soon as he was turned off, Mr. Cotton Mather, being mounted upon a horse, addressed himself to the people, partly to declare that he [Burroughs] was no ordained minister, and partly to possess the people of his guilt, saying that the devil has often been transformed into an angel of the light; and this somewhat appeased the people, and the executions went on.. On August 19, 1692, George Burroughs plunged to his death and was buried in a shallow grave. During the trip, Burroughs wandered off and Ruck and his sister began talking as they walked home. *John Partridge feild the Mallossoes. Jurat in Curia [*Edward] Putnam](/tag/putnam_edward.html), ( Essex County Court Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 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. In fact, Mather was so disgusted by Burroughs he refused to call him by his full name: Glad should I have been, if I had never known the name of this man; or never had this occasion to mention so much as the first letters of his name. Elizabeth Hubbard As soon as he was turned off [hanged], Mr. Cotton Mather, being mounted upon a horse, addressed himself to the people, partly to declare that he [Mr. Burroughs] was no ordained Minister, partly to possess the people of his guilt, saying that the devil often had been transformed into the Angel of Light. The claim: The cause of George Floyd's death was a drug overdose. Ann Putnam Although the jury had found no witches' marks on his body, he was nonetheless convicted of witchcraft and a conspiracy with the devil. Mary Wolcott he owned he was at meeting one Sab: at Boston He served as minister of Salem Village from 1680 until he left in 1683. . Burroughs was moved to Boston jail. George Burroughs George Burroughs (1917 . On May 11, 1692, another accused witch, Margaret Jacobs, confessed to being a witch and said her grandfather, George Jacobs, Sr, and George Burroughs were witches as well. knew, Abig: Hobbs 098: Mary Parker Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. On April 30, 1692, several of the girls of Salem leveled accusations of witchcraft at George Burroughs. [1] The Lewis family next settled in Salem. May 18, 2005 . Summary George Burroughs was born on January 13, 1917. 35. According to Mathers account of the trial, in September, two witnesses came forward and offered testimony against Burroughs. During the examination, Burroughs was asked if it was true that his house in Casco Bay was haunted. 133: Samuel Wardwell Executed, September 22, 1692, SWP No. He was buried in Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand. 2, no. After most humble and hearty thanks presented to your Honors for the great care and pains you have already taken for us, for which we are never able to make you recompense (and we believe you do not expect it of us; therefore a full reward will be given you of the Lord God of Israel, whose cause and interest you have espoused, and we trust this shall add to your crown of glory in the day of the Lord Jesus); and we, beholding continually the tremendous works of divine providence -- not only every day but every hour -- thought it our duty to inform your Honors of what we conceive you have not heard, which are high and dreadful: of a wheel within a wheel, at which our ears do tingle. Ordered them to be taken away Some of them, Sarah Bibber testified that he had hurt her tho Mary Walcott {testimony going to be read *Thomas putnam This G. B. was indicted for witch-craft, and in the prosecution of the charge against him he was accused by five or six of the bewitched, as the author of their miseries; he was accused by eight of the confessing witches, as being an head actor at some of their hellish randevouzes, and one who had the promise of being a king in Satans kingdom, now going to be erected. From June through September of 1692, nineteen men and women, all having been convicted of witchcraft, were carted to Gallows Hill, a barren slope near Salem Village, for hanging. Due to the significance of Burroughss trial, a large crowd gathered at the courthouse to witness the event. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 17, James Duncan Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. ), Gentlemen s'd Capt Daniell King Asked mee Whether I would not goe up, and see mr Burrows and discourse with him. George Burroughs was one of the first ministers to step into the Salem Village Church. 169: Superior Court of Judicature: Warrants for Jurors and Returns (December 1692 - January 1693), SWP No. 2, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. On August 19, Burroughs was taken to Gallows Hill to be executed. In 2019, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia ranked as the 7th leading cause of death. 024: Martha Carrier Executed, August 19, 1692, SWP No. of the afflicted, wo stood behind him. ( Wm Wormall v. Geo. Like most widowers with young children, he remarried shortly after, to a woman named Sarah Ruck Hathorne. Updated: November 4, 2011 . Vol. . above written evidence: is the truth Aug'st 3: 1692 165: List of Eleven Accused Persons and Their Accusers, May 1692, SWP No. Upham, Charles (1980). 9, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. George Burroughs . ), Wm & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King defend'r of the faith &ca, To James Greenslit Greeting. Geo Burroughs 2, no. At his execution, he quoted the Lords Prayer which a witch should not have been able to do. 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. 2 Page 26. 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.