Samuel Sewall

Samuel Sewall
1729, by John Smibert
BornMarch 28, 1652 (1652-03-28)
DiedJanuary 1, 1730(1730-01-01) (aged 77)
EducationHarvard College
OccupationJudge
Known forSalem witch trials
Spouse(s)Hannah Hull
Abigail (Melyen) Woodmansey Tilley
Mary (Shrimpton) Gibbs
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Samuel Sewall (/ˈsjəl/; March 28, 1652 – January 1, 1730) was a judge, businessman, and printer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, best known for his involvement in the Salem witch trials,[1] for which he later apologized, and his essay "The Selling of Joseph" (1700), which criticized slavery.[2] He served for many years as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, the province's high court.

  1. ^ Starkey, Marion L. The Devil in Massachusetts 1949 Doubleday Edition pp.261-2
  2. ^ Samuel Sewall; Melvin Yazawa (1998). The diary and life of Samuel Sewall. Boston: Bedford Books. pp. 1. ISBN 978-0-312-13394-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)