owner. Perhaps she did not know her accusers. This would be supported in her deposition in Salem Village before the authorities stating, "I never saw these persons before, nor I never was in this place before." The indictments against her clearly note that she was from "Salem" which meant Salem Town, as other indictments against residents of Salem Village specified their locations as such. She was often confused with Sarah Bishop, one of the other accused during the Salem trial. While men were still being accused of witchcraft, it was mostly women being indicted during this time period. They were often quickly accused and sentenced to death within days. Bridget Bishop had already been accused and deemed innocent a whole decade following up to the witchcraft hysteria. References Further reading The Salem Witchcraft Papers on Bridget Bishop 1630s births 1692 deaths People of the Salem witch trials American people executed for witchcraft People executed by the Province of Massachusetts Bay Executed English women People executed by the Thirteen Colonies by hanging People executed by Massachusetts by hanging Executed English people 17th-century executions of American people People executed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony Kingdom of England emigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony Lynching deaths