Released From Prison

Written By Case Closed Crime Files

Released on bond

Released from prison after the Governor ended the witch trials

  • Mary Black – slave who was arrested and indicted but never went to trial

  • Esther Elwell – ancestor of Sarah Jessica Parker; proved in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are

  • Margaret Prince - arrested and indicted Sep 5, 1692; released on bail Dec 15, 1692 after signing the Ipswich Jail Petition; never went to trial

  • Mehitable Braebrook Downing (daughter of Richard Braebrook and Alice ELiss) - Arrested with stepmother Joan Braebrook (wife of Richard Braebrook) in 1692, signed petition for release, release was secured before going to trial due to witchcraft trials coming to an end.

Sentenced but not executed

  • Elizabeth Proctor – Initially avoided execution due to pregnancy. Second execution avoided by general reprieve.

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