Sarah Good was born in 1653. Her father, a well-off innkeeper, lost all his estate in litigation that left Good virtually with nothing. During her second marriage to William Good they were forced to pay for the debts of her first husband. In consequence, the Goods were homeless with two young children. By 1692 they were virtually beggars. Good was a poor marginal woman who became a nuisance to her neighbors. This made her a perfect candidate for witchcraft accusations. The outcome of her trial was that Good was condemned to be hanged even though she had never confessed to being a witch.
