settled in 1626
John Winthrop
a wealthy English Puritan lawyer
served as governor for 12 of the first 20 years
he was a very religious man even by Puritan standards
his son, John, became founder of Connecticut
John Hathorne
born into a well-established Salem family on August 5, 1641
Salem magistrate and was chosen by Governor Sir William Phips to be a judge in the Salem Witch Trials
Known for treating the witches as they were guilty and that they needed to prove their innocence
known as the hanging judge
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