For over two centuries, individuals accused of witchcraft did not live by the principle of “innocent until proven guilty” – and if you made it to trial, the law heavily presumed guilt. Legal documentation generated from these trials survive for modern-day genealogists.

Genealogist Debra Dudek will review witch trial records and resources for ancestors from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from 1500-1717. 

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