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Grissell Jaffray
Grissell Jaffrray (died Dundee c. November 1669) was the last woman to be tried and executed as a witch in Dundee. She was married to James Butchart, a Burgess and Maltman of Dundee, as such she would have been considered to be of high social standing.

Trial and Execution
The commission for the trial of Grissell Jaffray began on the 11th of November 1669. Her execution is confirmed within the Council Minute Book entry for November 23rd. At her execution Grissell Jaffray denounced several women who were banished the following year. Following Grissell's death her husband was admitted to Dundee's hospital.