Samuel Warddork of Salem, Massachusetts

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...

 was a man accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials

Salem witch trials

The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693...

 of 1692. He was hanged on September 22, 1692 with several others

Alice Parker (Salem)

Alice Parker, a resident of Salem Town, Massachusetts, was executed on September 22, 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials.Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Ann Pudeator, and Dorcas Hoar were convicted and sentenced to death by hanging at the same time. Also hung on that day were Mary Parker and Samuel...

. Samuel was the son of Thomas who had been a follower of John Wheelwright

John Wheelwright

John Wheelwright was a clergyman in England and America.-Early life:...

 and Ann Hutchinson. Samuel was executed due to his retracting a "forced" confession.

As well, his family suffered, too. Samuel's wife and daughter were both accused (but not executed). The "state" confiscated his property which left his family destitute. Samuel's son, too young at the time, late sued and won some compensation for the family's ordeals.