Mary Walcott (July 5, 1675 – c. 1752) was one of the "afflicted" girls called as a witness at the Salem witch trials in early 1692-93.

Jul 5, 2020 · Mary Walcott was one of the afflicted girls of Salem Village and an accuser in the Salem Witch Trials. She was born on July 5, 1675, to Captain Jonathan Walcott and Mary Sibley.

Sep 10, 2021 · Mary Walcott was one of the afflicted girls who accused townspeople of being a witch during the Salem Witch Trials. She was the step-cousin of Ann Putnam Jr, who was also one of the accusers. Mary accused many people of …

What was Mary Walcott’s motivation, if indeed she was only acting afflicted for sport? Unlike others who became principle players in the drama, she had a stable home life. She was not a servant, nor an orphan, and was not a refugee from the Native wars in Maine.

Although eighteen year-old Mary Walcott was not the most notorious of the accusers, her role in the Salem witch trials was by no means minimal. She was one of the original girls to be afflicted; and it was her aunt, Mary Sibley, who decided to try …

Sep 27, 2021 · Perhaps predictably, Mary Walcott joined the core group of accusers by March 1692, and went on to see numerous visions and suffer apparent afflictions at the hands of accused...

Mary Walcott 4th Cousin Birth 5 JUL 1675 • Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Death 1752 • Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Parents: Jonathon Walcott (1639-1699) Mary Sibley (1644-1683) Stepmother: Deliverence Putnam; sister to Thomas Putnam; aunt to Ann Putnam Jr. Marriage to Jonathon Walcott on 23 Apr 1685 Birth ...

May 12, 2020 · Mary Walcott: Mary Walcott was one of the afflicted girls of Salem Village. Walcott was the 17-year-old daughter of Captain John Walcott. After Mary’s mother died when she was 10, John married Thomas Putnam’s sister, thus making Mary …

Mary Walcott, 16 at the time, was one of the group of teenage girls who would scream and cry and even go into convulsions, claiming they were being attacked by invisible witches. The girls later named the witches as friends and neighbors ranging in …

Oct 22, 2023 · Mary Walcott was 17 years old when witchcraft fever hit Salem Massachusetts, and she joined the other young girls in the town in claiming to be suffering from a supernatural affliction brought about by witchcraft.