Was this the Topsfield border controversy, or a private squabble? Dora -- As I understand the charges against Rebecca NURSE, they resulted froma land squabble a few years prior to the hysteria of 1692 between some of the PUTNAMs and the TOWNE/NURSE family. There were some in the community who couldn't let the old settlement stand. I am sure this is just one of the elements that went into the charges against Rebecca NURSE. Katrina ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com