How was nathanial Hawthorne's family connected to the Salem Witch Trials?

Answer 1

Nathanial Hawthorne's great-great-grandfather was John Hathorne one of the three judges in the Salem Witch Trials. One of his novels that connects to the trials is The House of Seven Gables. In The House of Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne writes about a Pyncheon ancestor who "presides over execution of [Matthew] Maule for witchcraft" (Pennell, 1999, p.90) and then usurps Maule's land for his family. Shortly after finishing college Nathanial changed his last name from Hathorne to Hawthorne.
Nathanial Hawthorne's great-great-grandfather was John Hathorne one of the three judges in the Salem Witch Trials. One of his novels that connects to the trials is The House of Seven Gables. In The House of Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne writes about a Pyncheon ancestor who "presides over execution of [Matthew] Maule for witchcraft" (Pennell, 1999, p.90) and then usurps Maule's land for his family. Shortly after finishing college Nathanial changed his last name from Hathorne to Hawthorne.

Answer 2

Families were torn apart by the terror. The relatives of over a hundred and sixty people had to worry about their family in jail. The families of the convicted and the convicted and executed had to fight for their rights to the person's property.

Answer 3

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born Nathaniel Hathorne. He was the great-grandson of magistrate an judge John Hathorne, who performed the Grand Jury-like examinations of the accused witches.