this story bears a familar note. could possibly be confused with the story of Victoria Claflin Woodhull and family of Homer Ohio. who used to climb the mound in Homer, Ohio and preach in the tounge, which caused fear among some of the residents there and they claimed the family to be witches. The story of this family can be found at the Homer, Ohio Library. The Family was ran out of Homer in the early 1840's however the small town now celebrates the birth of Victoria and have a festival in her honor every summer now. I remember a story told by my Great Uncle John Miles of Johnstown of claims of witches by some of the old residents, from stories he heard when a child. but nothing of any burnings, other than a deranged girl that spilled lamp oil and as she ran outside on fire burned to death as people tried to help her to no avail. most of the tales of that day orginated about people or children who were deranged in one way or another who babbled and killed small animals and etc.(strange). as years passed from one generation to another the stories grew. In all probality it was just one of those old tales.