Witch trials unfolded one document at a time. Salem Witch Trials Daily follows the Salem witch trials of 1692-1693 in real time, day by day and document by document. Hosted by Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack, each micro-episode covers the Salem witchcraft accusations unfolding on this exact date. Court examinations. Arrests. Hearings. Petitions. Executions. The real calendar of the Salem witch hunt, built from primary sources and leading scholarship. Free course at aboutsalem.com
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Abigail Hobbs Indicted for Covenanting with the Devil: September 10, 1692
Sentences, Warrants, and Grand Jury Indictments: Salem Witch Trials Daily — September 10, 1692
We follow a pivotal day in the Salem Witch Trials as the Court of Oyer and Terminer condemns Martha Cory, Mary Esty, Ann Pudeator, Dorcas Hoar, Mary Bradbury, and Alice Parker to hang, while new warrants and accusations widen the panic across Essex and Suffolk counties. A third arrest warrant targets the elusive Elizabeth Colson, backed by vivid testimony from Mary Marshall, and Henry Bragg seeks the arrests of Sarah Cole and Hannah Carroll for allegedly afflicting his son. Our coverage also tracks grand jury action against Abigail Hobbs—indicted for covenanting with the devil and afflicting Mercy Lewis—and Rebecca Jacobs, indicted for afflicting Elizabeth Hubbard but not for covenanting. A Gloucester complaint against Joan Penny and a mother’s urgent petition to Judge Stoughton about unreliable jailhouse “confessions” expose how rumor, mental distress, and shifting execution timelines shaped 1692 justice.
Chapters:
00:00 Daily Introduction
00:07 Sentences and Warrants
00:53 Grand Jury Indictments
02:04 Colson Spectral Attacks
02:49 Pudeator After Conviction
03:12 Rebecca Jacobs Petition
04:25 September Convictions Shift
Links:
Salem Witch-Hunt Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/salemwitchhunt (https://facebook.com/salemwitchhunt)
Salem Witch Trials History YouTube: https://youtube.com/@aboutwitchhunts (https://youtube.com/@aboutwitchhunts)
The Thing About the Salem Witch Trials: https://aboutsalem.com (https://aboutsalem.com)
Salem Witch Trials Daily: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily/ (https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily/)
The Thing About Witch Hunts: https://aboutwitchhunts.com (https://aboutwitchhunts.com)
30 Sept 2026
Mary Bradbury and Mary Esty Tried for Witchcraft: September 9, 1692
September 9, 1692: Mary Bradbury Convicted, Giles Corey Pressed, Mary Esty SentencedWe take you inside Salem’s town house on Friday, September 9, 1692, as the Court of Oyer and Terminer drives the Salem witch trials forward with grand jury hearings and trials for Mary Bradbury, Giles Corey, and Mary Esty. Our focus follows the testimony that fueled convictions—spectral torment, claims of murder and livestock destruction, and bizarre stories like the “blue boar” sighting and maritime misfortunes tied to Bradbury—ending in her conviction and later jail escape. We also trace the accusations that led Giles Corey to refuse a plea, triggering the brutal peine forte et dure that would kill him. Mary Esty’s case brings the courtroom’s imbalance into sharp relief through her petition with Sarah Cloyce seeking counsel, sworn character witnesses, and skepticism toward afflicted and confessor testimony, even as Esty is convicted and condemned.Chapters00:00 Daily Trials Overview00:31 Bradbury Pleads Innocence01:36 Afflicted Testify Against Bradbury05:16 Carrs and Endicotts Strange Tales10:06 Bradbury Convicted and Escapes11:00 Giles Corey Accusations13:03 Refusal to Plead and Pressing14:05 Mary Esty Trial Begins15:22 Esty and Cloyce Petition Judges16:03 Conviction and Final Hangings
Links
Salem Witch-Hunt Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/salemwitchhunt (https://facebook.com/salemwitchhunt)
Salem Witch Trials History YouTube: https://youtube.com/@aboutwitchhunts (https://youtube.com/@aboutwitchhunts)
The Thing About the Salem Witch Trials: https://aboutsalem.com (https://aboutsalem.com)
Salem Witch Trials Daily: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily/ (https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily/)
The Thing About Witch Hunts: https://aboutwitchhunts.com (https://aboutwitchhunts.com)
29 Sept 2026
The Witchcraft Trial of Martha Cory: September 8, 1692
Andover’s Mass Touch Test and Martha Cory’s Conviction — September 8, 1692
The Andover phase of the witch-hunt escalates with a rare mass “touch test” at the Andover meetinghouse, where suspects are blindfolded, made to touch the afflicted, and then arrested under a warrant from Justice Dudley Bradstreet before being taken to Salem for examination.
Using later declarations and Increase Mather’s reporting, we trace how women such as Mary Osgood, Deliverance Dane, and others described relentless pressure from authorities and family that drove confessions and later recantations, while examinations raised troubling questions about spectral evidence and consent. We also track major court developments: William Procter faces the grand jury and receives ignoramus findings on two indictments, and Martha Cory is tried, convicted on witchcraft charges grounded in depositions and affliction testimony, and sentenced to hang on September 22, shortly after Giles Cory’s death by pressing.
00:00 Daily Overview
00:25 Andover Mass Touch Test
02:01 Confessions Under Pressure
04:43 Deliverance Dane Spectral Claims
05:47 Mary Osgood Examination
08:44 Recantations And Family Pressure
09:16 Other Court Business
10:41 Martha Cory Trial Evidence
17:16 Verdict And Sentencing
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