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Subject: Re: [Q-R] Was William Hibbs (1630-1685/6) beheaded?
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:47:18 EDT


Hi Mark
Early friends were whipped and even hung (remember Mary Dyer). As for
beheading, that was an execution retained for the nobility (remember King Charles I
and Mary Queen of Scots, etc). So unless William was an artistocrat, I don't
think he had lost his head. Unless he fell into the hands of an especially
goolish puritan witch-finder. By the way, was he still in NJ when he was allegedly
executed?

Derek


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