JOSEPH KNIGHT TESTIMONY
29 Jun 1692 | Salem, Massachusetts
JOSEPH KNIGHT v. SUSANNA MARTIN
The Deposition of Joseph Knight aged about 40 years. This Deponent do
testify and say that on the 20th day of October or thereabouts in the
year of our Lord 1686 Nathaniel Clark Junior of Newbury together with
this Deponent going out into the woods together to fetch up horses there
met with Suanna Martin of Amesbury with a little dog running by her
side and in my sift she took up said dog under her arm, but coming up
near to her she had a keg or a half firkin under the same arm. This
deponenet then looked her in the face and told her that that keg was a
little dog, but now Nathaniel Clark said so it was and then passing from
her we found our horses and brought them to a small causeway but could
not get them over, but there being a small knoll of land near our horses
ran round about it the greatest part of that day we often bringing them
up to the Causeway but then they turned to that knoll and ran about it
the same way, but at length there came a young man with a yoke of oxen
to go over the Causeway who with some difficulty got them over for
although the Causeway was very good yet one of the oxen hung back as
though he were frightened, but at length were forced over and then we
got over our horses.
Joseph Knight owned this his testimony to be the truth on his oath before the Jurors of Inquest this 29 of June 1692.
ELIZABETH CLARK TESTIMONY
29 Jun 1692 | Salem, Massachusetts
ELIZABETH CLARK v. SUSANNA MARTIN
Elizabeth Clark who then was
the wife of the abovesaid Nathaniel Clark do testify that when my said
husband Nathaniel Clark came home he told me this deponent the matter
mentioned in Joseph Knight’s testimony and he related to me the whole of
the matter and all the circumstances related in said testimony
excepting that my husband told Joseph Knight that the keg undr Goodwife
Martin’s arm was or had been a dog. This deponent do further testify
that Goodwife Martin abovesaid came to our house the same day mentioned
in Joseph Knight’s testimony before my husband came home and coming into
the house our dog bit her by the leg as she said whereupon she being
angry said that he was a churl like his master.
Elizabeth Clark owned this her
testimony to be the truth on the oath which she had taken before the
Jury for Inquest this 29 of June 1692.
ROBERT DOWNER TESTIMONY
30 Jun 1692 | Salem, Massachusetts
ROBERT DOWNER v. SUSANNA MARTIN
The deposition of Robert Downer of Salisbury aged 52 years who testify
and say, That several years ago Susanna Martin the then wife of George
Martin being brought to Court for a witch, the said Downer having some
words with her (she at the time attending Mrs. Light at Salisbury). This
deponent among other things told her he believed that she was a witch
by what was said or witnessed against her at which she seemed not well
affected, said that a she devil would fetch him away shortly at which
this deponent was not much moved, but at night as he lay in his bed in
his own house alone there came at his window the likeness of a cat and
by and by come up to his bed took fast hold of his throat and lay hard
upon him a considerable while, and was like to throttle him. At length
he minded what Susanna Martin had threatened him with the day before. He
strove what he could and said avoid thou she devil in the name of the
Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost and then it let him go and slumped
down upon the floor and went out at window again.
Sworn by Robert Downer June 30 1692.
Before Robt. Pike Assist.
Jurat in Curia
MARY ANDREWS TESTIMONY
30 Jun 1692 | Salem, Massachusetts
MARY ANDREWS v. SUSANNA MARTIN
Mrs. Mary Andrews aged 40 years
testify that she did hear the said Susanna Martin threaten or tell the
said Robt Downer that a she devil would fetch him away shortly. She
further saith that from some of her father’s family she did hear that
what the said Su Martin told them how said Downer was served that night
that he was afflicted as abovesaid.
Sworn by Mrs. Mary Andrews June 30 1692.
Before Robt. Pike Assist.
Jurat in Curia
MOSES PIKE TESTIMONY
30 Jun 1692 | Salem, Massachusetts
MOSES PIKE v. SUSANNA MARTIN
Moses Pike aged 26 years or
more testify that he did hear Susanna Martin tell how Ro Downer was
handled and as he remembers it was the next day after it was done at
night.
Sworn by Moses Pike June 30 1692.
Before Robt. Pike Assist.
Jurat in Curia
SAM PARRIS – NATHANIEL INGERSOLL – THOMAS PUTNAM TESTIMONY
30 Jun 1692 | Salem, Massachusetts
SAM PARRIS & NATHANIEL INGERSOLL & THOMAS PUTNAM v. SUSANNA MARTIN
The Deposition of Sam Parris
aged about 39 years and Nathaniel Ingersoll aged about fifty and eight
years and also Tho. Putnam aged about forty years all of Salem,
testifieth and saith that Abigail Williams, Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott,
Susanna Sheldon, and John Indian were much afflicted at the examination
of Susanna Martin of Amesbury, widow, before the honored Magistrates the
2 May 1692, and that Goody Vibber (who before had not accused her) and
some others of the afflicted then and there testified that there was a
black man whispering in her ear and also that the said Vibber, Abigail
Williams and Mary Walcott and John Indian could not come near said
Martin, whereupon in all they were ordered by the magistrates to attempt
it and their agonies and tortures they charged said Martin as the cause
of and also we further saw that when the said Martin bit her lips they
were bitten and when the afflicted were ordered to go towards her they
were knocked down.
Jurat in Curia
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS TESTIMONY
30 Jun 1692 | Salem, Massachusetts
ABIGAIL WILLIMS v. SUSANNA MARTIN
The Testimony of Abigail
Williams witnesseth and saith that she had several times seen, and been
afflicted by the apparition of Susanna Martin Amesbury widow at and
before the 2 May 1692.
ANN PUTNAM TESTIMONY
30 Jun 1692 | Salem, Massachusetts
ANN PUTNAM JR. v. SUSANNA MARTIN
The deposition of Ann Putnam
Junr who testifieth and saith some time in April 1692 there appeared to
me the Apparition of an old short woman that told me her name was Martin
and that she came from Amesbury who did immediately afflict me, urging
me to write in her book, but on the 2 May 1692 being the day of her
examination Susanna Martin did most grievously afflict me during the
time of her examination for when she did but look personally upon she
would strike me down or almost choke and several times since the
Apparition of Susanna Martin has most grievously afflicted me by
pinching me and almost choking me urging me vehemently to write in her
book. Also on the day of her Examination I saw the Apparition of Susanna
Martin go and afflict the bodies of Mary Walcott, Mercy Lewis,
Elizabeth Hubbard and Abigial Williams.
JOHN AND MARY PRESSEY TESTIMONY
11 May 1692 | Salisbury, Massachusetts
JOHN PRESSEY & MARY PRESSEY v. SUSANNA MARTIN
The deposition of John Pressey aged 53 and Mary his wife aged 46 or thereabouts testifying saith that some years after that
the said John Pressey had given his evidence against the said Susanna
Martin she, the said Martin, came and took these deponents to do about
it and reviled them with many foul words saying we had took a false oath
and that we should never prosper and that we should never prosper for
our so doing particularly that we should never have but two cows and
that if we were never so likely to have more yet we should never obtain
it. We do further testify that from that time to this day we have never
exceeded that number, but something or other has prevented it, tho never
so likely (to obtain it) though they had used all ordinary means for
obtaining it by hiring cows of others that were not their own, this for
twenty years’ space. John Pressey made oath to the truth of all that is
above written at my house in Salisbury the eleventh day of May Ano
Domino 1692
Before Me
Robt. Pike Assist.
Mary Pressey testifieth to all the above Except Susanna her threatening of the not raising above two cows.
Jurat in Curia by both
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