Talk:Bridget Bishop
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[edit] Thanks
Though this article is a tiny bit weak, thanks for fulfilling my requests to make it, I know how important she was to Salem. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Billy Bishop (talk • contribs) 01:48, 16 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Edward Bishop
There were at least 3 Edward Bishops and I have read that there were 4 or more of them. 3 of them were father son and grandson, one of whom was Bridget Bishop's husband. I would really like to see a bit more info about this claim that Bridget Bishop's husband signed against her as a witch, this is the first place I have seen the assertion, and at this time, I don't believe it.John5Russell3Finley 16:21, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Removed claim that Bridget Bishop's husband signed against her as a witch, removed claim that her step son and daughter in law were arrested before she was, sources listed here that I was able to find and read claim both these assertions to be untrue.John5Russell3Finley 21:56, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] First Person Executed in the Salem Witch Trials
This fact is stated twice in the article. It is important, I realize, but I don't know whether or not this redundancy is a problem. Czar Baldy Bald IV 23:18, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The Tavern
I removed the phrase "she later became the owner of the tavern." because:
1)I think She didn't later become the owner of a tavern in Beverly owned by the Bishops, however if somebody can find a valid and credible source for it (and it would be kind of nice to get a source for the Bishops as actually owning a tavern in Beverly prior to Edward Bishop marrying Bridget) then fine put this back.
2) The Tavern causing all the trouble seems to have been actually located in Salem. See Upham's map which is perhaps still on the web, and identifies the location of the house that was the tavern as being near the meeting house in Salem. (This was much more likely originally the property of her husband Thomas Oliver, which is what Upham seems to say.) John5Russell3Finley 02:08, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
3) I removed the reference to her having a tavern because she didn't. Historians have figured out that she was confused with Sarah Bishop who did own a tavern. Sarah had a tavern in Salem Village. Bridget lived in Salem Town and denied ever having been to Salem Village - which does seem unlikely but she says this in the trial transcripts.--Courtdog (talk) 17:14, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sawyer not Lawyer
Everything I read says her husband was a sawyer, not a lawyer. Come on people, let's get this article right! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Courtdog (talk • contribs) 00:58, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
