In the 1690's neighboring colonies of Massachusetts and Connecticut were plagued with a hysteria regarding concerns that they were besieged with witches. This is the era of the dark history of the Salem Witch Trials. New York had its own problems, as it fought alone to try to maintain its borders from destruction in the King Williams War. This is the story of Philip and Mary English, Nathanial and Elizabeth Cary, and Goodwife Miller who had all been accused of witchcraft and fled the neighboring colonies to seek safe harbor in New York.

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References:

Blue Anchor Tavern, Site of. (n.d.). Retrieved from Salem Witch Museum: https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/blue-anchor-tavern-site-of/

Brooks, R.B. (2002, August 21). The Witchcraft Trial of Philip English. Retrieved from History of Massachusetts Blog: https://historyofmassachusetts.org/philip-english-salem/

Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2020, September 14). King William’s War. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/King-Williams-War 

Dunlap, D. (2020, April 6). Seven Badass Women of Salem: Eleanor Hollingsworth & Mary English. Retrieved from Salem Daughters of Darkness: https://www.salemdaughtersofdarkness.com/post/seven-baddass-women-of-salem-eleanor-hollingsworth-mary-english

Ferrera, S. (2023). Accused of Witchcraft in New York. The History Press. 

Godbeer, R. (2005). Escaping Salem: The other witch hunt of 1692. Oxford University Press. 

No Author. Eleanor Hollingsworth. (No Date). WikiTree. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-334287#_note-SalemWitch

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