Salem Witch Trial Defendant. Born Sarah Solart, daughter of Elizabeth and John Solart, a successful innkeeper in Wenham, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her father died, leaving his estate to his wife and 7 children. Her mother remarried Ezekiell Woodworth who took over the inn and never did, according to court/historical records, settle with the family, which left some of them destitute. She married Daniel Poole, a former indentured servant, who died in debt in 1686. A second marriage to William Good, a weaver, was burdened with her first husband's debts. They were forced to sell their property to settle the debts, leaving them homeless and destitute. They were forced to beg for food and work among her neighbors. Sarah sometimes spoke against those who did not help, making her a figure of dislike. On February 29, 1692, she was named a witch, and a warrant was issued for her arrest. She appeared at a hearing on March 1, and was examined by John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin. She maintained her innocence and was the first to testify in the Salem Witchcraft trials. After numerous accusations, Sarah Good and another defendant, Tituba, were ordered sent to the Boston jail on March 24,however, they were sent to Ipswich jail instead. Her daughter, Dorcas (Dorothy), who was about 4 or 5 years old, was then arrested as well. Good was examined again in court on March 29, and maintained her innocence. In jail, she gave birth to another daughter, Mercy, but the baby did not survive. On June 29, she and four other defendants were pronounced guilty of witchcraft and sentenced to hang. Under the noose, she was urged to confess by the local Reverend, she was reported as responding: "I am no more a witch than you are a wizard, and, if you take away my life, God will give you blood to drink." On July 19, 1692, the five women were hanged at Gallows Hill. The victims were then disposed of in an unmarked, common grave, now lost. According to historical records, those not taken to be buried by their families were rolled into the "crevice" next to Proctor's Ledge, where they had been hung, and earth was put on top of them. The "Crevice" is still there to the side of the present day ledge and memorial. Compensation was paid to William Good in 1710 for the death of his wife (although he had testified against her), which he signed over to Benjamin Putnam, his infant daughter, Mercy Good, (who died in jail) and to the condition of Dorothy Good, who was never able to function, understand, or toilet herself through her life. In 1957, the state of Massachusetts formally apologized for the witch trials.