William Stoughton (Massachusetts)

William Stoughton (30 September 1631 – 7 July 1701) acted as judge and prosecutor during the Salem Witch Trials.

Notable sister

His sister Rebecca Stoughton was married to William Tailer. Their namesake son William Tailer would serve as acting Governor of Massachusetts from 1715 to 1716 and again in 1730. Their daughter Elizabeth Tailer was married to John Nelson (c. 1654 - 1734) who served as Lutenant Governor of Massachusetts.

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1715 - 1716 - 1654 - 1734

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John Nelson and Elizabeth Tailer were parents to Rebecca Nelson, grandparents to Margaret Lloyd and great-grandparents to Rebecca Smith. Rebecca Smith was mother to John Aspinwall, Jr, grandmother to Mary Rebecca Aspinwall and great-grandmother to James Roosevelt senior.

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