History is fascinating..

Scott: Samuel Wardwell is my direct ancestor. Let's sue for reparations from Jeff Daniels.

I want to know about my ancestors.

My 9th great grandfather was John Proctor Jr. Hung for witchcraft in Salem.

Distant cousin. Samuel Wardwell's niece Abigail (also known as "Nabbie Woddle") is my 8th great-grandmother. She got the news about her uncle by letter after she had moved to Rhode Island with her new husband. Sam Woddle's father Thomas had been a heretic, a follower of Anne Hutchinson who was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637, and Samuel's wife owned a huge amount of land via her first husband. In the MBC it was illegal for a witch to own land - so accusing someone of witchcraft was often used as a land grab, especially easy against someone nobody really liked or trusted to begin with. He, his wife, and daughter were all accused, gave a forced confession, and then he was hanged. His wife and daughter were later released, but were left in poverty. Twenty years later his son sued the colony but only got a pittance. Very few people accused of witchcraft were ever actually doing anything even superstitious, let alone actually being pagans. Historically, it was mostly secret Catholics in Protestant-dominated areas or vice versa, or just property grabs. Thankfully, most people accused of witchcraft were pardoned (fyi of the ones who weren't pardoned, most were hanged, not burned).

oh is this the guy who was on Grey's anatomy ?

The accused Samuel is my paternal 10th Great Grandfather!!!😳 I am also his Descendant alongside of you.

i don't understand this..

What?

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Is that a female or male?😱

Why is that woman wearing men's clothes? Weird.