- Birth: 1658
- Death: 1694
Father:Â Henry Herrick(29)
Mother:Â Editha
- Sex: M
Biography Notes…
| George Herrick and John Putnam, Jr. v. Mary Easty | ||
| Essex County Archives, Salem — Witchcraft Volume 1, Page 119 | ||
| Essex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643 by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when it ordered “that the whole plantation within this jurisdiction be divided into four sheires.” Many factors led to the witchcraft accusations in Salem. | May 20th 1692 The testimone of Geo Herrick [marshall for the court] aged thirty four or thereaboutes and John Puttnam Jun’r of Salem Village aged thirty five yeares or there aboutes and saith that beeing att the house of the above s’d John Puttnams both saw Mercy Lewis in a very Dreadfull and Solemn Condition So that to our aprehention shee could not continue long in this world without A mittigation of thoes Torments wee saw her # [in] which Caused us to Expediate A hasty dispacth to apprehend Mary Estick in hopes if possable it might save her Life and Returneing the same night to s’d John Puttnams house aboute middnight wee found the s’d Mercy Lewis in A Dreadfull fitt but her Reason was then Returned Againe she said what have you brought me the winding Sheet Goodwife Estice, well I had rather goe into the winding Sheet then Sett my hand to the Book but affter that her fitts was weaker and weaker but still Complaining that Shee was very Sick of her Stomake aboute break of Day She fell a sleep but still Continues Extream sick and was taken with A Dread fitt Just as wee left her so that wee perceaved life in her and that was all Jurat [one who has taken an oath] in Curia [a court of justice] Sep’r. 9th. 92: #[Benj Huchinson testifieth the same as] Atest Geo. Herrick John. putnam. Jun |