Tituba was a slave who worked for Samuel Parris during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The various documents and books about the Salem Witch Trials over the years often refer to Tituba as black or mixed race but the actual court documents from her trial refer to her as an “Indian woman, servant.” Tituba’s Early Life: Not much is known about Tituba’s life except that she was born in an Arawak Villa