Mistress Hibbins, the governors sister
Governor Bellingham's sister, Misses Hibbins is the witch
One of his ancestors, John Hathorne, was a judge during the Salem Witch Trials so this connects him to the Salem Witch Trials and affects "The Scarlet Letter"
Scarlet Witch was created in 1964.
The Scarlet Letter and the Salem Witch Trials belong to very different eras. The 1640s and the 1690s were very different in New England. Especially in Boston.
Scarlet Witch is the daughter of Magneto, brother of Quicksilver, and wife of the Vision.
Mistress Hibbins who is Governor Bellingham's sister is the witch in the novel. She is often talking about the forest and the Devil. In history, she is remembered as being hung as a witch.
Scarlet Witch's worst enemy in the comics is Charles Xavier.
Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are both rumored to be in X-Men: Days of Future Past
The letter A was the letter for the scarlet letter.
Quicksilver.
She is Scarlet Witch
The letter on the chest of Hester Prynne's dress is a scarlet letter A. A for adultery.