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Wilmot Redd

AKA: Willmot Redd; Willmot Reed; Wilmot Reed; Wilmott Redd; Wilmott Reed
Date of death:22. 09. 1692
Era:1600s
State:Massachusetts
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Biography

Wilmot Redd of Marblehead was imprisoned during the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts in 1692. The Salem Witch Museum describes about three and a half months in jail before her September trial. She was hanged on September 22, 1692.

Wilmot Redd lived in Marblehead with her husband, Samuel. During the Salem witch trials, a constable returned a warrant on May 31, 1692, reporting that he had apprehended her and brought her to Nathaniel Ingersoll's house for examination.

The Salem Witch Museum describes about three and a half months in jail before Redd's September trial. She was convicted of witchcraft and hanged on September 22, 1692.

Case

Charges: Witchcraft (colonial allegation)
Sentence: Executed by hanging on September 22, 1692.
Convicted: Yes