Sarah Good

You turn to talk to Sarah Good. She tells you that she is the daughter of a wealthy innkeeper who died when she was 17. Because of the laws of the time, Sarah did not receive any of her father’s money. You think that this is pretty unfair, but she explains that this is the law. She married a former indentured servant named Daniel Poole. Sarah explained to you how Daniel died in debt and that she was legally required to pay this debt. 

She married a second time – to a man named William Good. Some of their land was taken to pay the debt that her first husband owed. Before she was sent to jail for witchcraft, Sarah explained that she and her husband were homeless and  they had no money. Sarah told you of how she had to beg for food and shelter from her neighbors in Salem. She also admits that she would often get very angry with her neighbors if they refused to give her food and shelter. Sarah tells you that she has a four-year-old daughter, Dorothy, who testified against her at a trial – her timid answers were considered admissions of guilt. You think that this is terrible.