George Jacobs
Replies: 11
Re: George Jacobs
| Jonathan Lathrop (View posts) | Posted: 8 May 2001 4:47PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Corey, Cory
I believe you are confusing the fictional story in the movie "The Crucible" with the actual events of the Salem Village Witch Hysteria. Like the other victims Corey was accused of witchcraft however he refused to stand trial or confess and was pressed to death in an attempt to force him to plead his guilt or innocence. He may have been trying to insure that his property would not be seized and would thus be inherited by his sons-in-law.
Here are several links with information on Giles Cory
http://www.salemwitchtrials.com/gcorey.html
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_B...
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110330/gilescorey.htm
There is an email mailing list devoted to the
genealogy of the Salem Witch trials. You may subscribe to it from this site which also has lots of information on the events of 1692: http://www.ogram.org/17thc/salem-witch-list.shtml
Here are several links with information on Giles Cory
http://www.salemwitchtrials.com/gcorey.html
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_B...
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110330/gilescorey.htm
There is an email mailing list devoted to the
genealogy of the Salem Witch trials. You may subscribe to it from this site which also has lots of information on the events of 1692: http://www.ogram.org/17thc/salem-witch-list.shtml