Stunned Sarah Jessica Parker learns her ancestor was accused of witchcraft during Salem witch trials
Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker, was stunned last year to learn that one of her relatives was accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials and narrowly avoided being burnt at the stake. Sarah Jessica made the shocking discovery when she traced her family roots for a TV programme.
The actress learned the shocking secret when appeared on the American version of the popular British series Who Do You Think You Are.
Sarah Jessica became emotional when told that her 10th great-grandmother Esther Ellwell was one of the innocent victims accused in the 1692 trials.
And the star couldn’t hide her relief when she found out that Ellwell was saved after the witchcraft trial court disbanded just weeks before her hearing.
The 45-year-old who coincidentally played a witch in the 1993 hit movie Hocus Pocus, later admitted that she had been deeply changed by the discoveries.
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Posted on Fri 17th Jun 2011 21:50:07