male+character


 * John Proctor** - A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor’s husband. A stern, harsh-tongued man, John hates hypocrisy. Nevertheless, he has a hidden sin—his affair with Abigail Williams—that proves his downfall. When the hysteria begins, he hesitates to expose Abigail as a fraud because he worries that his secret will be revealed and his good name ruined.

In 1692 14 complaints were filed; twelve were against relatives of the Proctor family. Only John Proctor, Elizabeth (Bassett) Proctor, and Rebecca Nurse were convicted, and only John and Rebecca were executed.

John Proctor continued to challenge the veracity of spectral evidence and the validity of the Court of Oyer and Terminer which led to a petition signed by 32 neighbors in his favor. The signatories stated that Proctor had lived a 'Christian life in his family and was ever ready to help such as stood in need.


 * John Proctor, husband of Elizabeth (Bassett) Proctor and the father of Benjamin, William and Sarah Proctor.
 * Elizabeth Procter, third wife of John Proctor
 * Benjamin Proctor, son of John and his first wife Martha Giddons
 * William Proctor, son of John and Elizabeth (Bassett) Proctor
 * Sarah Proctor, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Bassett) Proctor
 * Mary DeRich, maiden name Bassett, was the sister of Elizabeth (Bassett) Proctor
 * Sarah Bassett, Elizabeth's sister-in-law (wife of William Bassett, Jr., Elizabeth's brother)
 * Extended family:
 * Thomas Farrar, Sr., father-in-law of Elizabeth (Hood) Farrar, sister of Sarah (Hood) Bassett
 * Elizabeth Hart, wife of Isaac Hart whose sister, Deborah Hart, was married to Benjamin Proctor, brother of John Proctor.
 * Rebecca Nurse, maiden name Towne, was the sister of Sarah (Towne) Cloyce & Mary (Towne) Esty and the wife of Francis Nurse. Elizabeth Proctor, daughter of John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor, married Thomas Very in 1681. His sister, Elizabeth Very was the second wife of John Nurse, the eldest son of Rebecca Nurse.
 * Mary Easty, maiden name Towne, was the sister of Rebecca (Towne) Nurse and Sarah (Towne) Cloyce and the wife of wife of Isaac Esty.
 * Sarah Cloyce, maiden name Towne, was the sister of Rebecca (Towne) Nurse and Mary (Towne) Esty and the wife of Peter Cloyce.


 *  |||||||||||| Johnathan Proctor ||||  ||||  ||||  |||||||||||| ||||  ||||  ||||  ||||  ||||  ||||  ||||  |||||||||||| William Bassett Sr. ||||  ||||  ||||  ||||||||||||  ||
 * ^  ||||||||||||^   ||||  ||  || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||||||||||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||||||||||^   |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||||||||||||^   ||
 * <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||||  ||
 * ^  || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||^   ||||^   ||
 * Benjamin Proctor |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| Martha (Giddons) Proctor |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| **John Proctor** |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| **Elizabeth (Bassett) Proctor** |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| **Mary (Bassett) DeRich** |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| William Bassett, Jr. |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| **Sarah (Hood) Bassett** ||
 * ^  ||||^   ||||||||||||^   |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||||||||||||^   |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||||||||||||^   ||||^   ||||||||||||^   ||||^   ||||||||||||^   |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||||||||||||^   ||
 * <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||
 * ^  ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||^   ||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||||^   ||^   || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> || <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> ||^   ||||^   ||
 * <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| **Benjamin Proctor** |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| **William Proctor** |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| **Sarah Proctor** |||| <span style="font: 1px/1px serif;"> |||||||||||| ||