Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestor was the only judge from the Salem witch trials who never recanted his guilty verdict. His famous descendant was so ashamed of him that he changed the spelling of the family surname from Hathorne to Hawthorne. However, he apparently kept the original pronunciation, without the W. So everyone says his name wrong. 😢
Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestor was the only judge from the Salem witch trials who never recanted his guilty verdict. His famous descendant was so ashamed of him that he changed the spelling of the family surname from Hathorne to Hawthorne. However, he apparently kept the original pronunciation, without the W. So everyone says his name wrong. 😢
Immigrants to Salem?😂