I know it's too late for Halloween, so whats with the witch you might ask.( You might also ask if I wander around the Internet just a little too much).
I came across this excerpt from a Maine history included in a Nathanial Hawthorn in Salem web site.
Maine, Indian Land Speculation, and the Essex County Witchcraft Outbreak of 1692
http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/ScholarsForum/MMD1705.html
I think Genealogy becomes much more interesting if we can put our early ancestors lives in the context of the times they lived in. This article covers many aspects of the early Larrabee families. Some facts of my research that fits with the story line:Home base was Lynn and Malden Ma.; members were killed in both the King Phillips and King Williams wars; were probably considered refugees mentioned returning to Lynn Ma.; bought land from the Indians only to purchase again when they returned or find it taken by others. As a side story our Stephen Larrabee's brother William was married to Elizabeth Felt. Williams father in law was George Felt who had land stolen from him and lost his fortune only to die a "ward" of the town of Lynn; I've seen no mention of religious affiliation so they may have been non-puritan protestants referred to by Increase Mather . Remember many genealogists feel the family were French Huguenots (French Protestants).
So take a look at the times they lived (WAR,intrigue,real estate bubbles,poverty and WITCHES), It makes the next 4 years look like a cake walk.
Post Script: I should also note that a branch of the Barnes Family (IVES) also lived in the Lynn area before moving to the New Haven Colony. And my sister in-law Ellie reports that some of her ancestors were involved with the Salem Witch Trials. Its a "small world" as they say but was especially small back then. They had all come to the Boston area (IE. Massachusetts Bay Company) before settling Hartford, New Haven and Maine. They would often travel in family groups having in common either the same pastor or the same village in England. Also after Cromwell defeated King Charles, the Puritans no longer came to the Americas as when they were under the reign of King Charles. So any increase in population was from the same gene pool until the mid 1800's when the next influx began.