"Sarah Buckley and her daughter Mary Witheridge were accused of witchcraft during the Salem hysteria in 1692 and both spent eight months in prison before being acquitted in 1693. When the colony paid reparations to some of the victims and their families, W[illia]m Buckly 'in the name of our family' stated on 13 September 1710 that 'My Honored Mother Sarah Buckly & my sister Mary Witherige were both in prison from May until January following, dureing which time … we were at the whole charge of their Maintenance And when they were … cleared & came out of prison we were forced to pay for Each of them five pounds to the officers. …"
