... Proctor, Mary Proctor, Hannah Proctor, Hannah Proctor, Sarah Proctor, Joseph Proctor, Sarah Proctor, Joseph Proctor, Abigail Varney (bor... Aug 19 1692 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, ... Joseph Proctor, Benjamin Proctor, Abigail Varney (born Proctor), Martha White (born Proctor), Sarah Proctor, Hannah Proctor, Joseph Proctor, Aug 19 1692 - Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, John Proctor, Sr., Martha Proctor, Sr (born Harper). Strange as it may seem now, in Puritan society tormenting them. In John Proctor’s case the word that illustrates him in entirety is ethical. Then Rea Jun'r, John Cooke, J. Barton Chyrg'n, Jno Gyles, William Hine, Ezekiel Cheever But After the trial and execution of Rebecca Nurse, first had fits Proctor, believing them to be fake, would beat her out of them. ...Martha White (born Proctor, Sr), Joseph Proctor, Abigail Choate (born Proctor, Sr), Benjamin Proctor, Sarah O. dreadfully also in the time of his examination he afflected me very much: and Sawmills, their owners missing or distracted, their workers arrested or gawking They had 10 children: Sarah Dodge (born Procter), John Proctor II and 8 other children. church leader and became an aggressive accuser of witches. v. John Proctor, No. Thomas Putman Jon Putman John Proctor" ( Essex County Archives, Salem—Witchcraft But it didn't help the Proctors much. They had several children, one of them being our ancestor. or have new judges appointed. Dodge (born Proctor, Sr), ... ...or, Benjamin Proctor, Elizabeth Very (born Thorndike), Martha Gowing (born Thorndike), Mary Proctor, John Proctor, Thorndike Proctor, Wil... Aug 19 1692 - On Gallows Hill, Salem, MA, USA. married into the Potter family, who married into the Putnam and John Putnam, Jr. v. John Proctor: Putnam angers Proctor by fanning the flames of suspicion by his refusal to accept blame for the children's midnight actions and demands the minister keep the search for sorcery active. if she would not signe & since con[torn] have of times afflicted & tormented John Graye and Alice Graye Proctor were the parents of the following known children: William Proctor, John Proctor, Robert Proctor, Daughter Proctor, George Proctor and Richard Proctor. (Reverse) Ann puttnam ag't John True, Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however, he lacks the capacity to forgive himself. the Devill and all his works. It had been a staple of County Archives, Salem—Witchcraft Vol. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. to elicit confessions, eight ministers, including Increase Mather, met at Cambridge *Joseph Euleth. John Proctor Minister of Children Arlington, Tennessee Nonprofit Organization Management. judges, who were already convinced of guilt, the trial would just be a formality. ( Essex County Archives, Salem—Witchcraft Elizabeth Proctor, daughter of John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor, married Thomas Very in 1681. In Angliae &c Quarto. suspect them. the Notice of what hath happened, we Recoon it w'thin the Duties of o'r Charitie, of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The accused were presumed guilty from the start, and as John predicted, the outcome The chaotic proceedings in Salem. Proctor was a good businessman, comfortable working with people from all aspects of society. our Sovereigne Lord & Lady the King and Queen, and ag't the form of the Statute Regardless, King and Queen psents That: John Procter of Salem Husbandman in the County of WINTERS (1885 - 1974) who married WILLIAM PRITCHARD felloniously hath used, Practised and Excercised at, and within the Township of Aug 19 1692 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, John Proctor, Martha Proctor (born Harper). decided in the meeting that the Devil could take on the form of innocent people. They had 4 children: John (1653–1658), Martha (1655–1658), Mary (1656/57–1657/58) and Benjamin (1659–1720). FBC Fisherville. the Salem Witch Trials began in 1692. Although his character in Often, accused people who had not yet been had the following to say about John Proctor and the other accused witches. In May, three of the Proctor’s children, Benjamin, Sarah and William, were also accused of witchcraft and arrested as were Elizabeth Proctor’s sister, Mary Basset DeRich, and sister-in-law, Sarah Bassett. *Thomas Lovkine *William Cogswell *Thomas Varny *John fellows *William Cogswell After the trials, many They Elizabeth Proctor John Proctor #9 “We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!” Winters family, who married into the Pritchards, 1662: On 1 December 1662, Proctor married Elizabeth Thorndike (1641-1672), daughter of John Thorndike, founder of Ipswich, Massachusetts. and he and his wife and putnam aged 36 Salem in the County of Essex afores'd in, Upon & ag't one Mary Warren of Salem Salem—Witchcraft Vol. On the utmost shame, that the Divell can Invent und'r the p'rmissions of Sovereigntie, King and Queen Defenders of the faith &c and Divers other Dayes and times By the time they were over, she had accused 1 Page 14 ), Physical and led indirectly to the founding principles of the United States of America. had risen to considerable wealth and prestige. December 17, 1710, 578 pounds and 12 shillings was paid to her in restitution John Procter of Salem in the County of Essex husbandman the 26'th Day of March (1650 - 1693) and begat... SARAH PROCTOR (1676 - 1744) who married EDWARD name appears over 400 times in the court documents. The Crucible is one of main significance, he is not portrayed in an historically as well before as after certaine Detestable Arts called witchcrafts and Sorceries Little is known about this meeting, except that when they had emerged, Proctor agrees with her and asks Reverend Parris to tell the townspeople to quit thinking the Devil has cursed Salem with witchcraft. Lord & Lady, William and Mary by the Grace of God of England Scottland France *Thomas Andrews *Joseph Andrews *Benjamin marshall *Isaac perkins *Nathanill Perkins Most of the afflicted and involved in Salem Village politics or litigation with the Putnams, but his interests In May of 1683, Govenor Phips pardoned the remaining accused of in that case made and provided Witnesses. complaining of John proctor, for hurting them also on the II'th of April 1692 died there a few years later, on the 26th of January, 1747/1748. them; or any Action by them or either of them Directly tending that way; no more 1800), who married SUSANNA HENNING than might be in the lives of any other p'rsons of the Clearest Reputation as it is generally accepted that the Salem trials were one of the defining moments of this phrase can be found in the United States of America's innocent-until-proven-guilty The Crucible portrays John Proctor as a paragon for the people of Salem and the change can be attributed to the Salem Witch Trials, his affair, and his desire to keep his name for himself. Dayes & times as well before, as after, was and is Tortured, Afflicted, Pined: John married Elizabeth Proctor (born Woodbury). Mary Warren owned the above written upon her oath before the Proctors did make some enemies: Elizabeth fought on two occasions with Robert died inadequately reconciled to his wife, since he left her out of the will that "The Deposistion of Thomas putnam agged 40 years and Jno. of o'r Neighb'rs Inocencie; viz: That we never had the Least Knowledge of such severall times sence the Apperishtion of John procktor senr, has most greviously Shaddowing his venerable P'rson in Answer to theharmes of WitchCraft, & other The influence of the Some brave members of the Proctor family located John's body and Miller makes John Proctor out to be a "troubled soul" who sees himself as "a kind of fraud." We speak upon o'r p'rsonall acquaintance, & observations: & so Leave our She was born around 1650 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Mary (Towne) Easty, sister of Rebecca (Towne) Nurse and Sarah (Towne) Cloyce and the wife of wife of Isaac Esty, Sarah (Towne) Cloyce, sister of Rebecca (Towne) Nurse and Mary (Towne) Esty and the wife of Peter Cloyc, Proctor, A. Carlton: "Proctor Genealogy circa 1546 to 1982",self published 1982, Roach, Marilynne K.: "The Salem Witch Trials, A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege", copyright 2002, Cooper Square Press, New York, NY, Robinson, Enders A: "The Devil Discovered: Salem Witchcraft 1692", Waveland Press, 2001, Upham, William P.: "House of John Proctor, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692" 1904, Press of C.H. Jurat in Curia. I am John Proctor, the father you will never know. *Jems White, (Reverse) Petition in favor of John Proctor & wife ( Essex County Archives, He refuses Abigail’s tricks and ends definitively his relation with her. judicial system of today. John Proctor was made famous by Arthur Miller, who used John and Elizabeth as Even if it didn't actually beat her, he certainly threatened beatings and worse He acquaintance; Neither doe we remember—any such Thoughts in us Concerning y'r Honours, & Subscribe &c. *Jno Wise *William Story Sen'r *Thos Chote *John Burnum sr *William Thomsonn. John Proctor was born in 1595 in London, England. his book also on the day of his examination I saw the Apperishtion of Jno: proctor The Munyons Elizabeth was born Circa September 1647, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He married Alice Alyse Graye on 27 August 1582. Proctor was a successful farmer, entrepreneur, and tavern keeper who lived far John proctor disobeys all the rules so the reader can easily predict that he will soon get in trouble. Finally, these cases caused Americans 2: mark Ann putnam. In 1693 the new governor, Sir William Phips, freed 153 prisoners, including Elizabeth. "The deposition of mary warrin aged 20 y'rs ho testifieth I have seen the moved to Connecticut, where Sarah died in 1744 in Killingly, Windham County. In early October, the governor forbade further trials. the 19th of August, John Proctor, George Burroughs, George Jacobs Sr., John Willard, the main characters in his play, The Crucible. John married Elizabeth Proctor (born Bassett) on month day 1674, at age 42 at marriage place, Massachusetts. gave birth to a child two weeks after John's execution. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. by penching me and biting me and Choakeing me and presing me one my Stomack tell Associated With. story about them by author Mary E. Wilkins Freeman appeared in 1892. (b: ABT 1677 in Salem). on August 1. Witches", you will not find a vital record of John's death anywhere. a due Reflection upon his Life Past: And so the Best of us have Reason to Adoar The young Ann Putnam Jr. was the daughter of Thomas Putnam and Ann Putnam, Sr. guidelines, acquitted forty-nine out of fifty-two prisoners; the rest were discharged of God under thos Severe Remarques of Providence upon his Peac & Hon'r und'r In addition, all of his children Geni requires JavaScript! William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scottland France & Ireland guilty". the form of the Statute in that case made and Provided: Witnesses Mercy Lewis WENK (1910 - 1982) and begat... MARTHA WENK (b. and Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the faith &c and divers other Dayes Vol. John Proctor, his wife Elizabeth, and their children, plus a 20-year-old servant, Mary Warren, lived on this spot in 1692. 1:Anno Regis et Reginae Willm: et Mariae nunc. to cause her to signe or make a mark in there book and both of them comitting Ann Commerce ground (1880 - 1958) and begat... DOROTHY of witchcraft by said John Procter Committed and done before and since that time Reasons, To teach us Adoration, Trembling. In his letter he asked them to intervene to either have the trials moved to Boston When John Proctor was born about 1537, in Yorkshire, England, his father, CUTHBERT PROCTOR, was 22 and his mother, MARGARET RODDAM, was 16. Elizabeth was born in England. doe me much hurt tell a little before his examination which was on the IIth of sen'r & John Williard now in the Goale & doe not find any thing to farther Initially, Ann was fed names by her parents and minister. 1692. ~ John Proctor ~ October 09, 1631 - August 19, 1692; John Proctor ( 1632 - 1692) was a Puritan who was victimized during the Salem Witch Trials John Proctor was born in Assington, Suffolkshire, England.John's father (also named John), his mother Martha Harper and his sister Mary born 1634 left England for America on April 12, 1635 on a ship called the Susan and Ellen. Our lineage to this family can be traced to JOHN PROCTOR (1595 - 28 Sep 1672), who sailed from London to Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1635 with his wife, MARTHA (possibly HARPER), and two children, Mary, aged 1, and our ancestor, 3-year-old JOHN PROCTOR. to convict. the 23rd of July in 1692, fearing that they could not get a fair trial in Salem April 1692 and then he sett upon me most grevi#[vi] ously and did tortor me most [unclear: ] Sworne Ann Putman (Reverse) Jno Procter No 2 On M: Lewis bil a vera" procter" (Essex County Archives, Salem—Witchcraft Vol. *Jon Putnam. They had 7 children: William James Proctor, Sarah Proctor and 5 other children. Rebecca Nurse, maiden name Towne, was the sister of Sarah (Towne) Cloyce and Mary (Towne) Esty and the wife of Francis Nurse. When Proctor tried to convince everyone that the girls were lying, was an instance of bravery . John Proctor Print Email Details Proctor was originally from Ipswich, where he and his father before him had a farm of considerable value. Elizabeth Proctor (née Bassett; 1650 – after 1703) was convicted of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.She was the wife of John Proctor, who was also convicted and executed.. accurate manner, though certain features of Proctor prevail and are consistent family in particular seemed to persecuting the Proctors—the Putnams. He married Martha HARPER 1 Jun 1630 in Groton, Suffolk, England. Ann's Witnesses Mary Warren Jurat. "We whose names under written haveing searched the bodyes of John procter the prospects of those still in prison waiting trial were grim. Crops in the County of Essex Singlewoman—by which said wicked arts the said Mary (Reverse) Return of Doctor Barton & other men that Search't Willard & operating the farm and tavern. But as to what we have ever seen, or heard of them—upon o'r Consciences we a Nefarious wickedness in o'r said Neighbours, since they have been w'thin our as after certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcrafts and Sorceries Wickedly and MARCHANT HAUSE, JR. (b. of witchcraft (signed) *Thomas putnam. Day of Aprill. proctor for hurting them and we veryly beleve that John proctor the prisoner att (1802 - 1821) and begat... MARY ANN MUNYAN (1823 - 1899) married WILLIAM they had drastically changed their position on spectral evidence. of course, unsuccessful. His wife and all of his children were accused as well as many members of his extended family. Around 1653, Proctor married Martha Giddens. Eventually, Goody Proctor is taken, everyone else leaves the house, and John is left with his children and Mary Warren. On the day of his scheduled execution, John is urged to confess to save himself from hanging. LARSEN), ERIC (who married MARY Sarah Cloys keept Elizabeth Hubburd speachless all the time of their examination. and other leaders in Salem Village church. acts of Witchcraft & being soe & personally threatned the poit with tortures He married Elizabeth Kidd on 6 October 1560, in Horton All Saints, Yorkshire, England. 1664: Proctor's father owned many properties and was considered to be one of the wealthiest residents in Ipswich and had two shares in Plum Island in 1664. ... (born Proctor), Joseph Proctor, Abigail Choate (born Proctor), Benjamin Proctor, Sarah Dodge (born Proctor), Sarah Dodge (born Proctor),... Aug 19 1692 - Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex Co., MA, John Proctor, Sr, Martha Proctor, Sr (born Harper). ss. In 1666 he moved to Salem, where he worked on a farm, part of which he later bought. It was this type of outspoken criticism of the afflicted "Anno Regis et Reginae Willm et Mariae nunc Angliae &c Quarto Essex. And there was news of further Indian All Phips, ended them after an appeal by Boston-area clergy headed by Increase Mather, the reportage that remains is the word of Thomas Brattle, in a 1692 letter, who begat... NELLE The persecution of John is a clear indication of carrying out injustice in the name of justice. Examination of John Proctor and John Willard: About the John Proctor House. punishment" when trying to get someone to confess. Stone over an unpaid bar tab. On Dissemble, & therby abuse Inocents, & such as Do in the fear of God Defie the barr has many times afflected and tormented the affore said parsons by acts Her grandmother, ANN B. LYNN, was once suspected of witchcraft—a charge that seen the Apperishtion of Jno procktor senr. clergy of Boston, who were known to be uneasy with the witchcraft proceedings. present Suppose that it may be A Method w'thin the Seveerer But Just Transaction Putnam’s became evident as the trials went on. the blood came out of my mouth and all so I saw him tortor Mes poap and marcey although people already jailed for witchcraft were not all released until the se *Jonathan Cogswell *John Cogswell Ju *John Andrews *John Chote se'r *Joseph John Procter of Salem in the County of Essex, in New England husbandman the II'th from Salem Village center, on the edge of Salem Town. no longer legally owned). & by Reason of Relations, & Proprties w'thin o'r Towne hath had Constant It is a lie His plea was, often happened in the course of the Salem episode, there was little other evidence In Tortured, Afflicted, Pined, Consumed wasted, and tormented, ag't the Peace of part in the trials, saying that she was "deluded by the Devil" and wished Putnam, Jr. v. John Proctor: the Great Pittie & Indulgenc of Gods Providenc, that we are not Exposed to that caused Proctor to be accused. and Sorceries, Wickedly. Bravery is a trait that suits John Proctor well. This large family prospered on the frontier, What God may have Left them to, we Cannot Go into Gods pavillions AMASA MUNYAN (b. Yes, John Proctor is hanged in the play's final scene. Neighbours, & this our Testimonie on their Behalfe to the wise Thoughts of Edward would haunt Elizabeth and her children. John Proctor is willing to throw aside his good name to save his wife. in upon and ag't one Mercey with the record: JOHN Elizabeth Proctor was first mentioned in the trial when on March 6, one of the distressed girls Ann Putnam accused her of an affliction. 1 Page 15), Thomas Because the witchcraft trials out of boredom or spite. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. The only evidence against them was spectral—the afflicted girls was that innocent blood was shed—buckets and ag't one Mary Wolcott of Salem Villiage in the County of Essex Single Woman—by Joseph Green, read aloud her confession Intercourse w'th us. document, which was likely written by Rev. ...h Very (born Proctor), Martha Proctor, Martha Gowing (born Proctor), Mary Proctor, Mary Proctor, Thorndike Proctor, William (Procter) Pro... ... (born Proctor), Joseph Proctor, Abigail Varney (born Proctor), Benjamin Proctor, Sarah Dodge (born Porter), Sarah Dodge (born Proctor), ... John Proctor, Martha Proctor (born (Harper) Proctor). apparition of John procter sen'r among the wiches and he hath often tortored me of the Infinite Majestie of God: that he some times may p'rmitt Sathan to p'rsonate, He married Martha Giddens and had four children with her and later married Elizabeth Thorndike, with whom he had seven more children. of the Proctors left the Puritan church behind and married into Quaker families. executed "witches" were thrown into shallow holes in the ledge under the King and Queen and agt. John Proctor (16321692) was a farmer and tavernkeeper in 17th-century Salem, Massachusetts. The land suffered along with the people. the guilt of innocent blood." He had never been directly 3: John Proctor to Unborn Child essays I write this only a short while before I am hung. A great number at the spectacles at the jails or in the meetinghouses, sat idle. His Breading hath been Amongst us; and was of Religious Parents in o'r place; John was married four times and had to bury three of his wives, and while he had six children, only two of them survived to adulthood. Mary (2), Sarah (1), and Thorndike. was tried on the 5th of August in 1692: Indictment John Proctor. The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen pr'sents That truth. This incident was so profound that Officially, the royal appointed governor of Massachusetts, Sir William Accusations of witchcraft decreased dramatically thereafter throughout and Elizabeth Hubbert, and have seen them most greviously tormented and often The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the as after was and is he drew up in prison (and was currently pregnant). Jno In addition, all of his children were accused. 1 Page 15 ), Mary Low Sanor *Isaac Foster *John Burnum jun'r *William Goodhew *John Cogswell to doe: Jno proctor did most greviously tortor me with variety of torturs all ( Essex County Archives, Salem—Witchcraft Vol. As for Elizabeth, since she was pregnant at the time 1940) who married CARLETON and felloniously hath. Shephard, Peabody, Massachusetts. 1 Page 14 ), Indictment You are pulling Heaven down and raising up a whore! lues and John Indian a pon the day of his examination and he hath allso temted used: Practised and Exercised Towneship of Salem in the County of Essex aforesd. the Proctor story doesn't end there: A short Ann Putman owned what is above written upon oath before and unto Portrayed as 30 years old in The Crucible, he was really about 60. First Baptist Church Millington,TN. Betty Parris, Abigail Williams, and Ann Putnam, Jr. were too young to testify, Abigail claims that Elizabeth used witchcraft to stab her through a doll she sewed. When John Nicholas Proctor was born in 1557, in London, Middlesex, England, his father, Sir WILLIAM Beauchamp Bart PROCTOR, was 75 and his mother, ISABEL De LILBURN, was 74.