John Proctor was hung in Salem, Ma. as a wizard on August 19,1692."ELIZABETH, aged "twenty & upward" 26 Nov. 1661, when shetestified in Court at Salem; d. at Salem, 30 Aug. ,1672; m. atIpswich in Dec. 1662, JOHN PROCTOR, b. in England in 1632;executed for witchcraft at Salem, 19 Aug. 1692, son of John &Martha Proctor. He m. (2) 1 Apr 1674 Elizabeth Bassett, who wasone of the first to be tried at Salem for witchcraft and whowould probably have met the fate of her husband had it not beenfor the delicate state in which she was at the time."John PROCTOR had three wives: Martha (---), m. 1655, Ipswich,Essex Co MA; Elizabeth THORNDIKE (dau John THORNDIKE & ElizabethSTRATTON), m. Dec. 1662, Ipswich, Essex Co MA; and ElizabethBASSETT, m. 1 Apr 1674, Salem, Essex ("Witchcraft in Salem Village", by Winfield S. Nevins):Quote:John Bailey deposed that, "On the 25th of May last myself andwife being bound to Boston on the road, when I came in sight ofthe house where John Proctor did live there was a very hard blowstruck on my breast, which caused great pain in my stomach andamazement in my head, but did see no person near me only my wifeon my horse behind me on the same house; and when I came againstsaid Proctor's house, according to my understanding, I did seeJohn Proctor and his wife at said house. Proctor himself lookedout of the window, and his wife did stand just without the door.I told my wife of it; and she did look that way and see nothingbut a little maid at the door.Afterwards, about a mile from the aforesaid house, I was takenspeechless for some short time. My wife did ask me severalquestions, and desired me if I could not speak I should hold upmy hand; which I did and immediately I could speak as well asever. And when we came to the way where Salem road cometh intoIpswich road, there I received another blow on my breast whichcaused me so much pain I could not sit on my horse. And when Idid alight off my horse, to my understanding, I saw a womancoming towards us about 16 or 20 pole from us, but did not knowwho it was. My wife could not see her. When I did get up on myhorse again, to my understanding, there stood a cow where I sawthe woman."As matter of fact, Proctor and his wife were at this time, injail in Boston, and had been there since April 11. Bailey wasundoubtedly frightened at the stories he had heard the previousevening in Salem Village, where he must have passed the night onhis way from his home in Newbury to Boston. His wife, whoperhaps had not heard the stories about Proctor and other"witches," was not agitated and could plainly see that there wasonly a maid standing at the door.From Diary of Judge Samuel Sewall (1674-1729)19 AUG 1692 ....George Burroughs, John Willard, John Proctor,Martha Carrier and George Jacobs were executed at Salem, a verygreat number of Spectators being present. Cotton Mather, Simns,Hale, Noyes, and Cheever, etc. All of them said they wereinnocent, Carrier and all.