Marion Hunter, residing in the parish of Crawford, Lanark—also known historically as Craufurddouglas—found herself at the center of a witch trial in the year 1650. Her case, notable for its charges of attending a gathering commonly referred to as a witches' meeting, unfolded in a period of intense suspicion and fear surrounding witchcraft in Scotland. The records indicate that the authorities first took Marion into custody early in the year, leading to a formal interrogation resulting in a confession documented on January 10th. These confessions were frequently extracted under significant pressure, although the exact methods used in Marion's case remain unspecified in the surviving records.
Within the legal proceedings dated April 18th, 1650, Marion's situation became further entangled with other accused individuals. Notably, Marion Watsone, another woman implicated in similar charges, identified her as an accomplice. This mention not only served to strengthen the accusations against Marion but also highlighted the interconnected web of associations that authorities often tried to establish among the accused. Such connections were pivotal during the witch trials to validate claims of widespread conspiracies linked to witchcraft. Marion Hunter's trial, like many others of its time, reflects the broader societal tensions and the precarious position of women caught in the crosshairs of the witch hunts that swept across Scotland in the early modern period.