William_Griggs_(physician)

William Griggs (physician)

William Griggs (physician)

Doctor during the Salem witch trials

William Griggs was a doctor in Salem Village, Massachusetts. He is best known as the doctor who diagnosed the Salem Villagers as possessed, during the time of the Salem witch trials.[1] Griggs was in charge of diagnosing and determining how "much" of a witch they were. Griggs claimed that the "afflicted" girls were "under an Evil hand" (most likely referring to the Devil).

References

  1. [1]
    "Important Persons in the Salem Court Records". Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive. Benjamin Ray and The University of Virginia. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
Stub icon

This article relating to the Salem witch trials is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article William_Griggs_(physician), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.