This real-life relative of Sarah Jessica Parker was accused in the Salem Witch Trials!

The complaint against Esther Dutch Elwell still exists in paper form from the late 1600s, giving Sarah Jessica the chance to read the handwritten accusation against her ancestor.

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[selflovediva]

This gave me chills. Sometimes timing is the only thing that saves you.

[michellemybell]

It's cool too she had family in the Salem witch trials and also that Sarah also stared in the movie Hocus Pocus.

[thewiseturtle]

Huh. I just found out I'm directly related to Esther's mom, Grace Dutch, and saw that this show covered the witch trials of her daughter (not one I'm directly related to). Interesting. Also, amazing how lucky she was to be in that last batch of prisoners who were freed after a change of political/religious ideology.

[shelaghdoran]

It's amazing. I've read all about the Salem Witch Trials.

[joanhammel]

Incredibly coincidental her ancestor was one of three women accused of witchcraft and SJP played one of three witches in the Hocus Pocus movies

[blk]

How sad and terrifying for her relative!! 😢 I'm so happy for her it never went to trial. Clearly it was very unfair. One act can wipe out entire generations. I used to process referrals for abortions and I do wonder who might have been? What might they have become? What might they have discovered? Hard stuff. There are always hard hits throughout history. 😢

[randomvintagefilm]

SJP is such a sweet girl. I would love to have known her

[ravenrey]

that 17 year old gal was prolly the real witch there and blamed the other 3 to get her name out of the way cuz she couldn't stand them for some god knows what reason...bet she s the one who got miss fitch that night.

[patriciaberkley]

Everyone who was convicted was not executed. A few escaped, probably paid off someone. One who was my ancestor died in prison. These women were not witches. These disputes were between neighbors.

[WickedBoston]

This is my ancestor too my great great 10th grandmother, Im Sarah Jessica Parkers 11th cousin. Idk how that works my niece just got information. So if they didn't change the law we may have not been born. The paperwork says that Sarah came from the boys from Esther from that side and I came from the girls.

[gankt]

One of her relatives was a witch and another won the Kentucky Derby

[Pinkdiamond]

Why do they always have the same 3 celebrities on this show?

[slmnkh]

So her ancestor was the last witch that was caught before they infiltrated power circles enough to hide themselves forever. Cool..