Tituba claimed there were more witches, about six in number, led by a tall haired man. All three woman were taken to a prison in Boston.
More than 120 people throughout New England were suspected of witchcraft. Sixteen out of twenty people were hanged in Salem Village, which now is called Danvers. Citizens of the town of Salem were Puritans. They were very religious people who believed they were sent to the new world by God to create a society based on God's, plans, and laws.
By the summer, more than 150 people in Salem and at least twenty-two neighboring communities were arrested in suspicion of witchcraft. In 1692, Bridget Bishop was the first to be hanged on Gallows Hill. Eight-teen more hanged before the last round of witch trials were conducted in 1693(Woods 69).
One of the people accused was Susanna. Susanna was baptized in England on September 30, 1621. She was the daughter of Richard and Joan (Bartram) North. While she was still young her mother died. She came to America with her father, stepmother, and at least one sister. She married George Martin, a blacksmith, on August 11, 1646, in Salisbury, MA, and had eight children. During the first 23 years of her marriage, Susanna's name appears twice in public records. When she was 48 she was fined 20 shillings for an unnamed offense and in 1667, her husband George objected to her seat placement in the meeting house(witchtrials.com 5) .
In 1669, Susanna was required to post 100 pounds bond to appear in court on a charge of witchcraft, a capital offense. At the same time George Martin sued William Sargent, Jr. for slander for saying that "said Martyn's wife had a child at Capt. Wiggins and was wringing its neck in Capt. Wiggins' stable, when a man entered, and she took him by the collar and told him she would be the death of him if he told". He sued William Sargent for saying his wife was a witch(Witch trials.com 4). .
In October 1669, Christopher Bartlett sued George Martin because Susanna had called him a liar and a thief.
