tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post3247406860785582989..comments2024-03-29T05:36:34.996-04:00Comments on NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE: Rebecca Nurse Homestead and CemeteryPeter Muisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939949561996555115noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-17798937756463185222012-07-24T13:05:44.016-04:002012-07-24T13:05:44.016-04:00Thanks for the comment! It was definitely a surviv...Thanks for the comment! It was definitely a survival strategy for people accused of witchcraft. The surest way to escape execution was to confess to being a witch and accuse others. People who plead innocent were usually found guilty anyway and executed. Very grim. I guess George Jacobs was too principled (or too stubborn) to confess. I also believe the authorities confiscated the property of people who confessed, so Jacobs may have been trying to save his family's farm.Peter Muisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939949561996555115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-42149995745065968312012-07-20T08:54:16.264-04:002012-07-20T08:54:16.264-04:00I find it absolutely astounding that this young wo...I find it absolutely astounding that this young woman would actually accuse her grandfather of witchcraft in order to save her own skin, and then afterwards go to the jail to beg for his forgiveness. Talk about the audacity of betrayal!ProvidenceMinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712502700717607462noreply@blogger.com