Orne, Simon

A Salem witch, friend, and correspondent of Joseph Curwen.  Orne hid his longevity by disappearing in 1720 and returning as his own son "Jedidiah."  He warned Curwen in his correspondence not to call him Simon for fear Salem citizens might figure out his ruse.  Believed to have been murdered in 1771 before the raid on Curwen's Pawtuxet farm by a mob led by Rev. Thomas Barnard of Salem.

[The Case of Charles Dexter Ward - H.P.L.]