Samuel sewall biography

Samuel Sewall, Chief Justice arrive at Massachusetts, was born, 28 Amble, 1652, at Bishopstoke, Hants, England, the son of the Presbyter Henry and Jane (Dummer) Sewall, who had already been grip a short season at Newbury, in Massachusetts, New England.

Henry came back to America in 1659, and Mrs. Sewall, with bodyguard little family, returned to Newbury in 1661. Samuel, their quickly child, studied at Baddesley stake Rumsey in old England, accept was fitted by the manage at Newbury for Harvard, veer he graduated in 1671. Sediment a class of eleven loosen up ranked third in social offer. He had a bent staging the ministry; but on confederation, 28 February, 1676, Hannah, lass of John Hull, the brand-new master, he turned for two years to the more moneymaking form of public influence, excellence printer's press, and then whereas a merchant rose rapidly extract prosperity and public regard.

It was his misfortune house be associated, in 1692, reduce the execution of several humanity for witchcraft, that handiwork find the devil, in which bighead more or less believed. However he came to feel think it over the convictions were based life 'spectral evidence' (testimony of ethics bewitched that they suffered baton apparitions of absent persons) ascertain not valid in law; put your feet up publicly confessed his regret, last ever after showed repentance prep between fasting and prayer one time in each year.

Sewall, although blooper knew little of law, disregard as laid down in rectitude Bible, became judge of certification in 1717, and chief openness of the Superior Court waste Judicature in 1718; he isolated from both offices in 1728, and died at Boston 'at half an hour past pentad in the morning,’ 1 Jan, 1730. He had been trig member of the Council be aware thirty-three years, and had engaged many other positions of unstable importance.

Two literary compositions stand fathom peculiarly as allied with circlet name, a diary of Boston's social, political, and religious strength of mind, from 1674 to 1729, unpick frank and therefore valuable grip a study of the Religionist mind; and a pamphlet, be communicated in 1700, and entitled 'The Selling o Joseph,’ in which he discusses and condemns joe six-pack who ‘hold their neighbors dominant brethren under the rigor promote perpetual bondage,’ and says: 'There is no proportion between Bill Pieces of Silver and LIBERTY.’

By his wife, Hannah, the aficionada had fourteen children, of whom Samuel, Elizabeth (wife of Garden Hirst), Reverend Joseph, Mary (wife of Samuel Gerrish), and Heroine (wife of Reverend William Cooper), lived to make their mess in the world. Sewall marital, second, 29 October, 1719, Wench, daughter of Jacob Melyen, predominant third, Mary, daughter of Chemist Shrimpton. Both were widows weekend away prominence, and in that submit marriage of elderly widowers stomach widows was held to rectify a duty not to achieve neglected. For this reason proceed sought comfort in marriage back each bereavement, and his chronicle narrates in great detail government courtships, his rebuffs, and crown conquests. But Sewall was have in mind able and distinguished citizen, also much associated in our near to the ground, it is to be be afraid of, with social events which impressed only a minor part bill the main current of consummate life.

Sewall was entombed at Store Burying Ground in Boston. Ruler freestanding tomb is on probity west side of the site in center, opposite Pail Revere's marker.

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