Mary Easty - Salem Witch Trials

Mary Easty
Mary Easty, sister of Rebecca Nurse and Sarah Cloyce, was hanged as a witch in the Salem witch trials of 17th century colonial Massachusetts.

Examination of Mary Easty
Excerpt from the transcript from the Salem witch trials, April 22, 1692.

Mary Easty
Biography of one of the accused witches at Salem Village. Her family was later compensated for her wrongful execution.

Mary Easty [Memorial bench/ cenotaph]
Photo of the memorial bench for Mary Easty, part of a larger memorial for those executed for witchcraft at Salem in 1692.

Mary Easty: The Salem Witchcraft Papers
Text and excerpts from various trial documents: the complaint, arrest warrant, examination, indictment, depositions of witnesses and two petitions.

Petitions of Two Convicted Witches Awaiting Executions
Page includes the text of petitions of Mary Easty and John Proctor, questioning their convictions and asserting their innocence.

Mary Easty: Petition of an Accused Witch
Mary Easty's plea to stop the accuations and shedding of innocence blood, with surrounding text about parallels in the McCarthyism of 20th century America.