In 1660, Judge Thomas Danforth, of the Salem Witch Trials fame, an official of the Bay Colony, formerly of Framlingham, Suffolk, received a grant of land at "Danforth's Farms" and began to accumulate over .
In 1660, Judge Thomas Danforth, infamous for his part in the Salem Witch Trials, a prominent figure in the Bay Colony, formerly from Framlingham, Suffolk, obtained a grant of land at "Danforth's Farms" and began to gather substantial possessions.