Dorothy Good (properly known as Dorcas Good) was the daughter of William Goode and Sarah (Poole) Goode. Both Dorothy and her mother were accused of practicing witchcraft in Salem at the very beginning of the Salem witch trials in 1692. Only 4 1/2 years old at the time, she was interrogated by the local magistrates and confessed to being a witch and incriminated her mother. Dorothy was in custody for nearly 9 months, from March 24, 1692, when she was arrested until she was released on bond for £50 on December 10, 1692. She was never indicted or tried, although her imprisonment led to insanity, from which she later recovered.
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