Nehemiah Abbot, Jr, a Topsfield weaver, was twenty-seven at the time of the trials. He was noted as being a bold, articulate man. He was accused of witchcraft by Mercy Lewis, and he was arrested on April 21. Nehemiah was examined before Hathorne and Corwin on April 22, 1692, where he was asked whether or not he was guilty to witchcraft. He said confidently:

"No, Sir, I say before God, before whom I stand, that I know nothing of witchcraft."

All through the examination, he retained his articulate, confident disposition. This unseated Hathorne and the afflicted girls so that they didn't know what to do, and he was cleared of all charges. He was the only person in all of the hysteria to be let off.