Bartholomew Gedney
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Bartholomew Gedney was a colonial Massachusetts magistrate best known for serving as one of the judges during the Salem witch trials of 1692.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bartholomew Gedney canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T48969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bartholomew Gedney Context triple: [Court of Oyer and Terminer, judge, Bartholomew Gedney]
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A.
Julius Lankershim
Julius Lankershim was a prominent 19th-century Los Angeles landowner and developer whose holdings and influence helped shape early Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
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B.
William Hulton
William Hulton was a British magistrate and landowner best known for ordering the yeomanry to arrest speakers at the 1819 Peterloo reform meeting, a decision that helped trigger the ensuing massacre.
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C.
Edward Leader Williams
Edward Leader Williams was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer best known for designing and overseeing major canal and waterway projects, including the Manchester Ship Canal.
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D.
Isaac Allerton
Isaac Allerton was an English Pilgrim leader and merchant who sailed on the Mayflower and became a prominent figure in the early governance and economic life of Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Reginald Warneford
Reginald Warneford was a British World War I aviator and Victoria Cross recipient renowned for being the first pilot to destroy a German Zeppelin in mid-air.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bartholomew Gedney Target entity description: Bartholomew Gedney was a colonial Massachusetts magistrate best known for serving as one of the judges during the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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A.
Julius Lankershim
Julius Lankershim was a prominent 19th-century Los Angeles landowner and developer whose holdings and influence helped shape early Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
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B.
William Hulton
William Hulton was a British magistrate and landowner best known for ordering the yeomanry to arrest speakers at the 1819 Peterloo reform meeting, a decision that helped trigger the ensuing massacre.
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C.
Edward Leader Williams
Edward Leader Williams was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer best known for designing and overseeing major canal and waterway projects, including the Manchester Ship Canal.
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D.
Isaac Allerton
Isaac Allerton was an English Pilgrim leader and merchant who sailed on the Mayflower and became a prominent figure in the early governance and economic life of Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Reginald Warneford
Reginald Warneford was a British World War I aviator and Victoria Cross recipient renowned for being the first pilot to destroy a German Zeppelin in mid-air.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial magistrate
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judge ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Court proceedings against alleged witches in 1692
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Salem Village ⓘ
linked to:
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts colonial government
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| ethnicGroup | English colonists in North America ⓘ |
| familyName | Gedney ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial law
ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | criminal adjudication ⓘ |
| givenName | Bartholomew ⓘ |
| hasReputation | controversial role in witchcraft prosecutions ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English colonial law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Puritan community of Salem
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
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| notableEvent | 1692 Salem witchcraft accusations ⓘ |
| notableFor | role as a judge during the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
magistrate ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial Massachusetts judiciary ⓘ |
| placeInHistory | early American legal history ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem, Massachusetts
|
| positionHeld | magistrate of colonial Massachusetts ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem, Massachusetts
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| roleInEvent | judge examining accused witches ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of the Salem witch trials
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scholarship on colonial American law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
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