Thank you Pilgrim.<br><br>I was just curious as to their religious beliefs as I ponder what drove them to do what they did.<br><br>Now it may be true that their are over romanticized versions of the Salem Witch Trials but many people were indeed executed nevertheless.<br><br>My ancestor was Alice Lake which you can read about here: http://members.aol.com/alicebeard/lake.html<br><br>I am not certain this is my ancestor since there is conflicting data about her descendants but it is a definite possibility because the descendant list of Alice Lake at this site does indeed list known ancestors of mine (John Philips and Ann Burden).<br><br>So this interests me.<br><br>SS