Mercy Lewis was born in Falmouth, Maine in the year 1675. After losing her parents in an Indian attack, she was sent to live with George Burroughs as a servant and then to live with the Putnam family, where she became close to Ann Putnam and her cousin, Mary Walcott. Mercy became one of the most accusers in the Salem Witch Trials. Mercy was the main source of information about George Burroughs and the Hobbs family in Maine. Mercy was described as a "trollop looking for attention."
Lewis accused Giles Cory, Bridget Bishop, Mary Lacey, Sr., Susannah Martin, John Willard, Nehemiah Abbot, Jr., Sarah Wilds, and George Burroughs.
Lewis accused Giles Cory, Bridget Bishop, Mary Lacey, Sr., Susannah Martin, John Willard, Nehemiah Abbot, Jr., Sarah Wilds, and George Burroughs.