Salem Village Assessment:
1695
| Name | Tax | Petition | Sort |
| Abby, Samuel and son | 7 | Pro-P | 1 |
| Alline, william | 8 | Pro-P | 2 |
| Andrew, Daniell and sons | 38 | Anti-P | 3 |
| Bishop, Edward Junr | 7 | Pro-P | 4 |
| Bishop, Edward senr & son | 10 | Anti-P | 5 |
| Braybrook, samuell | 7 | Anti-P | 6 |
| Brown, Henry | 10.5 | Pro-P | 7 |
The existence of multiple tax lists allows us to examine what was happening to Salem Village's factions into the years after the witchcraft outbreak. The 1695 assessment, taken three years after the witchcraft episode, has special significance because it was key evidence for the conclusions drawn in Salem Possessed about the declining fortunes of the pro-Parris faction and the rising wealth of the anti-Parris group.
Users may use the 1695 Tax Data Set or the "1695" column in the Tax Comparison Data Set.
The 1695 data set contains four columns of information:
- "Name" lists in alphabetical order those villagers who were assessed for the 1695 year. It does not record rates for anyone outside the village's bounds.
- "Tax" records the taxpayer's assessment in shillings.
- "Petition" indicates whether the taxpayer signed either the pro- or anti-Parris petition in 1695. "NoS" (no signature) means that this taxpayer's name did not appear on either petition.
- "Sort" permits data to be easily restored to their original order after a statistical manipulation.
To compare the general characteristics of Salem Village's factions in 1695, click Next.