Was there gossip about Abigail Williams?

Abigail Williams was a young woman who lived in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials of 1692. She was one of the girls who accused several men, and women of being witches. There was gossip about Abigail Williams' family as one reason she may have made the accusation. It was gossip or even true that her father's farm had been taken by a relative, as well as speculation about the circumstances surrounding her mother's death. Abigail's involvement in the trials and the gossip surrounding her family contributed to the hysteria and injustice that characterized the Salem witch trials.