HAIRSTON
Janet Harestanes - 1700
In an article written for The Scottish Historical Review, Lizanne Henderson writes about a Janet Harestanes that was charged with witchcraft in Dumfries, Scotland in 1699. Fortunately the church was was lenient and did not punish her with death.
The article may be seen at the following website, "The Survival of Witchcraft Prosecutions and Witch Belief in South-West Scotland" by Lizanne Henderson, a lecturer in history at the Crichton Campus of the University of Glasgow.