Deposition of Abigail Williams v. George Jacobs, Sr, 1692
Trial of George Jacobs, August 5, 1692, Thomkins H. Matteson, painter, 1855 (Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum) George Jacobs, Sr. (c.1620–1692) was accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in Salem Village, Massachusetts, in 1692, and was found guilty and hanged on August 19, 1692. His son, George Jacobs, Jr. was also accused but evaded arrest. His accusers included his daughter-in-law and granddaughter, Margaret.
Advertisement for a "Witch" spoon by Daniel Low, Salem, c. 1891 Daniel Low, a jeweler in Salem, Massachusetts, began selling souvenir sterling "Witch" spoons in 1890, using two different patterns, the first with three pins, the word "Salem", and a witch on a broom.
Giles Corey being accused in court by one of the "afflicted" girls Giles Corey (also spelled Cory or Coree, c. 1611 – September 19, 1692) was a prosperous farmer and full member of the church in early colonial America who died under judicial torture during the Salem witch trials. Corey refused to enter a plea, and was crushed to death by stone weights in an attempt to force him to do so.
Title page of A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft by John Hale, 1702