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+Col. John Hathorne, Salem Witch Judge
wife. Ruth Gardner
John Hathorne was a judge during the Salem Witch Trials and the ... and then to Ruth Gardner, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a Quaker couple who .... Nathaniel Hawthorne's sister, Elizabeth, quoted cousin Ann Savage as .... John Hathorne's grave, Old Burying Point Cemetery,Salem, Mass
John Hathorne was the third son and fifth child born to 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" 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 entered at the Charter Street Burying Point in Salem. Captain William Hathorne (brother of Justice John Hathorne; 1645-1678/79)
Captain Willliam Hathorne fought in King Philip's War in 1675.
Joseph Hathorne (son of Justice John Hathorne; 1692-1762)
Joseph Hathorne prospered, first as a ship captain and then as a farmer. He married Sarah Bowditch, daughter ofWilliam Bowditch and Mary Gardner, first cousin of Ruth Gardner Hathorne.
10/19/2011 -- Need to mention Jonathan's son, George, as seen from the Corey side: The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria was Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees collected from the accused and their relatives.
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