Margaret Scott ( A Salem Witch Trial Suspect)
Margaret Scott was hung as a witch on September 22, 1962.
She was hanged on Gallows Hill along with seven other people on the day of her execution. Reports also show that Scott was still declaring her innocence at her execution. |
Her origins are unknown but what is known is that she was born Margaret Stevenson in England sometime around 1615. The record books show her first appearing in them in 1642 when she had married Benjamin Scott
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Reports show that Margaret Scott spent 45 days in prison from her arrest until her execution.
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Frances Wycom testified against Margaret Scott claiming that she had used witchcraft to hurt her.
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The witchcraft accusations and trial of Margaret Scott, killed on September 22nd, 1692, have been a mystery to historians. With the recently located depositions from her examination, the people, places, and events associated with Margaret Scott's trial can now be examined and the mystery surrounding her can be solved.
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Phillip Nelson and Sarah Nelson also testified against Margaret Scott. In their testimony they spoke of Robert Shilleto. In their testimony apparently two or three years before Robert Shilleto died they had heard him many times complain about Scott. They testified that Shilleto claimed that Scott was a witch and that he would never be well so long as she was alive
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