Edward Bishop (Salem witch trials) Hannah as she was then married and would have been known by her married name. Edward Bishop (Salem witch trials) Edward Bishop was involved in the witchcraft hysteria of 1692. Four men named Edward Bishop lived in Salem at the time of the trials. Most of the early genealogical works, such as those by Savage and Pope, were confused; and some stated as much. Savage states that an Edward Bishop was living in Salem, Massachusetts as of 1639. Edward Bishop Sr. was born around 1620 in England. Edward Bishop Sr. married Hannah More. The reconstructed vital records of Salem Massachusetts
Liechtenstein witch trials by the fact that the property of the executed could be confiscated by the crown. After the escape of Maria Eberlin von Planken from Vaduz, the priest Valentin von Kriss vor Ort appeared before the Emperor in Innsbruck and claimed that the witch trials was conducted by unlawful methods. The emperor formed a commission to investigate the matter. In 1682, the commission declared the witch trials to be illegal and ordered them to stop. The Liechtenstein witch trials led to feuds between among the families of the accused and the accusers which affected the society of Liechtenstein for a very