There will be more to come from Cousin Addie on Mary Sanford, but in the mean time, Dad marked Halloween 2019 with this post on Facebook.
A witch hunt is more serious than an impeachment (which only means that you're fired). For example, see my 9th g-grandmother's court record from 1662 in Hartford:
[175] Hartford Perticuler Court June 13. 62.
Maiestrates Mr Allyn Modertr Mr Willys C: Jo: Talcot Lt
Jo Allyn Danll Clark et Secr
Grand Jury Willm Wadworth tho Wells Beniam Nubery
Joseph Fitch Willm Pitkins James Steel Willm Heyden
John Bissell Samll Wells John Kilburn Anthony How-
kins Benedict Alvard.
The Inditemt of Mary Sanford
Mary Sanford thou art here indited by the name of Mary Sanford the wife of Andrew Sanford for not haueing the feare of God before thyne eyes thou hast enterteined familiarity wth Satan the Great enemy of God and mankind and by his
help hast acted and also hast come to ye Knowledge of secrets in a preternaturall way beyond the ordinary course of nature to ye great disturbance of severall members of this comon wealth for wch according to ye Law of god and
ye established Law of this Colony thou deseruest to die.
Verdict.
Respecting Mary Sanford the prisoner at ye Barr ye Jury find her Guilty of ye Inditement.
Maiestrates Mr Allyn Modertr Mr Willys C: Jo: Talcot Lt
Jo Allyn Danll Clark et Secr
Grand Jury Willm Wadworth tho Wells Beniam Nubery
Joseph Fitch Willm Pitkins James Steel Willm Heyden
John Bissell Samll Wells John Kilburn Anthony How-
kins Benedict Alvard.
The Inditemt of Mary Sanford
Mary Sanford thou art here indited by the name of Mary Sanford the wife of Andrew Sanford for not haueing the feare of God before thyne eyes thou hast enterteined familiarity wth Satan the Great enemy of God and mankind and by his
help hast acted and also hast come to ye Knowledge of secrets in a preternaturall way beyond the ordinary course of nature to ye great disturbance of severall members of this comon wealth for wch according to ye Law of god and
ye established Law of this Colony thou deseruest to die.
Verdict.
Respecting Mary Sanford the prisoner at ye Barr ye Jury find her Guilty of ye Inditement.
(She was hanged.)
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