There was gossip that she was responsible for the deaths of her first two husbands. She had been previously accused of witchcraft in 1680, when John Ingersoll's slave Juan claimed her specter had pinched him, that she had stolen eggs, and that she had frightened horses. Ten neighbors now testified against her.
Was Bridget Bishop wealthy or poor?
Bridget Bishop was not extremely wealthy but she was comfortable. She had been married three times and had the lifetime use of a nice home and...