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| George Walton, who was in a property boundary dispute with his neighbor, accused her of [[witchcraft]]. She, in turn, accused him of being a [[Magic_(supernatural)#Magicians|wizard]]. Others in the area may also have had reasons to throw stones at Walton. He was a [[Quaker]]. Quakers were looked upon with great suspicion by Puritans, and just being a Quaker was a crime. Walton was a successful innkeeper, merchant, and lumberman, and became the largest landowner on the island. Walton was envied by his less industrious neighbors. There were also a number of lawsuits over business and property disputes. He also had two [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] employees, which would have caused great concern so soon after war with the Indians ([[King Philip's War]]) and because of the uneasy peace that existed. His tavern customers included a variety of rowdy outsiders, including "[[Atheism|godless]]" fishermen, who were considered undesirables by others on the island. Regardless of what caused Walton and his inn to be the victim of a months-long rain of stones, it was the first major outbreak of apparent witchcraft in America.<ref>Baker, Emerson W. ''The Devil of Great Island,'' pp. 4-5, 7-12, 48-51, 58, 66, Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2007.</ref><ref>Palmer, Ansell W., ed. Piscataqua Pioneers: Selected Biographies of Early Settlers in Northern New England, pp. 446-7, Piscataqua Pioneers, Portsmouth, NH, 2000. {{ISBN|0-9676579-0-3}}.</ref> | George Walton, who was in a property boundary dispute with his neighbor, accused her of [[witchcraft]]. She, in turn, accused him of being a [[Magic_(supernatural)#Magicians|wizard]]. Others in the area may also have had reasons to throw stones at Walton. He was a [[Quaker]]. Quakers were looked upon with great suspicion by Puritans, and just being a Quaker was a crime. Walton was a successful innkeeper, merchant, and lumberman, and became the largest landowner on the island. Walton was envied by his less industrious neighbors. There were also a number of lawsuits over business and property disputes. He also had two [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] employees, which would have caused great concern so soon after war with the Indians ([[King Philip's War]]) and because of the uneasy peace that existed. His tavern customers included a variety of rowdy outsiders, including "[[Atheism|godless]]" fishermen, who were considered undesirables by others on the island. Regardless of what caused Walton and his inn to be the victim of a months-long rain of stones, it was the first major outbreak of apparent witchcraft in America.<ref>Baker, Emerson W. ''The Devil of Great Island,'' pp. 4-5, 7-12, 48-51, 58, 66, Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2007.</ref><ref>Palmer, Ansell W., ed. Piscataqua Pioneers: Selected Biographies of Early Settlers in Northern New England, pp. 446-7, Piscataqua Pioneers, Portsmouth, NH, 2000. {{ISBN|0-9676579-0-3}}.</ref> |
| News of it traveled throughout America and England. Within a few years, accusations of witchcraft would occur in other New England towns, culminating in the famous witch trials in [[Salem, Massachusetts]].<ref>Baker, Emerson W. ''The Devil of Great Island,'' pp. 177-201, Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2007.</ref> | News of it traveled throughout America and England. Within a few years, accusations of witchcraft would occur in other New England towns, culminating in the famous [[Salem witch trials]].<ref>Baker, Emerson W. ''The Devil of Great Island,'' pp. 177-201, Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2007.</ref> |
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