tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post2049989746020285466..comments2024-03-29T05:36:34.996-04:00Comments on NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE: Mary Webster, the Half-Hanged Witch of HadleyPeter Muisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939949561996555115noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-10835542501899641222022-05-17T11:16:39.176-04:002022-05-17T11:16:39.176-04:00Actually she was tried before the Salem trials. Sa...Actually she was tried before the Salem trials. Sadly by my 9th Great Grand Father Peter TiltonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-60142963037119363982020-12-10T11:02:31.380-05:002020-12-10T11:02:31.380-05:00Interesting, evidently accusations of witchcraft w...Interesting, evidently accusations of witchcraft were not uncommon but convictions and executions didn't really begin until Salem (1692-93). The Puritans believed ‘disturbing’ witches – beating or restraining them – prevented them from casting spells. I guess that makes sense, until you stop disturbing them, and then they cast their spells! Cotton Mather who's buried on Copp's Hill was a chief instigator in her persecution. Always a good read here, Perer, makes me do a little research. Thank you!Brooks Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568283720644343230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-71713892070342922832020-12-09T16:30:51.245-05:002020-12-09T16:30:51.245-05:00Thanks Joe! Let's hope we stay less superstiti...Thanks Joe! Let's hope we stay less superstitious too!Peter Muisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939949561996555115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-35081078077367281652020-12-08T11:43:36.968-05:002020-12-08T11:43:36.968-05:00Good story! Thank gawd these days we are far less ...Good story! Thank gawd these days we are far less superstitious. Joe Citrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538242610679426500noreply@blogger.com