In April, 1669 Susanna Martin had to post 100 pounds bond to appear in court on suspicion of witchcraft. On the same day, George Martin sued William and Thomas Sargent for slander against Susanna. In the suit against them, George claimed that William had said that Susanna "was a witch and he would call her a witch." He had also accused Susanna of having had a child out of wedlock and of "wringing it's neck" shortly after it's birth. George Martin accused Thomas Sargent of saying "that his son George Marttin was a bastard and that Richard Marttin was Goodwife Martin's imp." George dropped the charges against Thomas Sargent and the jury found William Sargent guilty of accusing Susanna of "fornication and infanticide" but George was only awarded a "white wampan peague (colonial currency) or the eighth part of a penny damage" by the magistrates. As for the witchcraft slander, the jury acquitted William Sargent however, the "Court did not concur." Susanna was bound over to the higher court to be tried for witchcraft. It appears that she was acquitted at that trial but, unfortunately, the records did not survive. Of course, the outcome in 1692 would be quite different for Susanna. Bonnie Johnson