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chief interrogator of the accused witches in the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692. | chief interrogator of the accused witches in the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692. | ||
*John Hathorne is interred at the [[Charter Street | *John Hathorne is interred at the [[Charter Street Burial Ground]] in Salem. | ||
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- John Hathorne (1641-1717) was son of Major William Hathorne and author Nathaniel Hawthorne's (born Hathorne) great-great-great paternal grandfather.
Justice John Hathorne was the third son of Major William and Anna Hathorne. He became a prosperous merchant in Salem and a judge on the Superior Court. He was also commander-in-chief against the Indians in 1696.
- He is best known, however as the "witch judge" or the "hanging judge" as he was a magistrate of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and the
chief interrogator of the accused witches in the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
- John Hathorne is interred at the Charter Street Burial Ground in Salem.
See Also
Hawthorne in Salem Paternal Ancestors of Nathaniel Hawthorne
