Lydia

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Connecticut was in the throes of the witchcraft hysteria, and for reasons quite not clear, suspicions turned to Lydia Gilbert as the "true" cause for the untimely death of Henry Stiles. On Nov. 28, 1654, Gilbert was brought to court and formally charged.

Here's the indictment against Gilbert from The Gilbert Family: Descendants of Thomas Gilbert, 1582(2)-1659 of Mt. Wollaston (Braintree), Windsor, and Wethersfield by Brainard, Gilbert and Torrey, via the website of Loren Eiseley, an American anthropologist and descendant of Lydia Gilbert.

"Lydea Gilburt thou are here indited by that name of Lydea Gilburt that not having the feare of god before thy Eyes thou hast of late years or still dust give Entertainment of Sathan the great Enemy of god and mankind and by his helpe hast killed the Body of Henry Styles besides other witchcrafts for which according to the law of god and the Established Law of this commonwealth thou Deservest to Dye."

Family/Spouse: GILBERT, Thomas Jr.. Thomas (son of GILBERT, Thomas and BENNETT, Elizabeth) was born on 16 Feb 1612 in Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England; was christened on 16 Feb 1612 in Yardley, Worcestershire, England; died on 5 Jun 1662 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Springfield, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]