NameElizabeth MOODY
362, 1146
FlagsHartford, Connecticut, Non-Relative, Unconnected Person, Witch
Spouses
Death1682, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
FlagsImmigrant Ancestor, Non-Relative, Unconnected Person
Marriage1649
Family ID845
Notes for Elizabeth MOODY
Their first child was born in 1650.
362She was convicted of adultery in 1663 and of witchcraft in July 1665 in Hartford, Connecticut. She was imprisoned until the next spring when on Winthrop’s orders she was freed because of incompatibility between the verdict and the indictment.
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Research notes for Elizabeth MOODY
She claimed to be the daughter of John and Sarah Moody of Hartford.
Notes for Richard (Spouse 1)
He emigrated to Massachusetts. He moved to Connecticut and became a property owner in the Hartford area.
362 By 1657 he had been admitted a Freeman in Connecticut. They were followers of Reverend Thomas Hooker. In 1678 they moved to Westerly, Rhode Island, with their son John. About a year later they moved to Newport, Rhode Island.