Tituba

Tituba was the first woman to be accused of practicing witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials. She was enslaved and owned by Samuel Parris of Danvers, Massachusetts. Although her origins are debated, research has suggested that she was a South American native from Tibitó of the Carib tribe and sailed from Barbados to New England with Samuel Parris. Little is known regarding Tituba's life prior to her enslavement. It is said she was named after the tribe or town she came from. She became a pivotal figure in the witch trials when she confessed to witchcraft while also making claims that both Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne participated in said witchcraft. She was imprisoned and later released by Samuel Conklin.