Answer: cottonmather

AnswerCrossword Clue
COTTONMATHERSubject of Kenneth Silverman's 1985 biography
COTTONMATHERInfluential 17th-18th-century theologian
COTTONMATHERWitch trials VIP
COTTONMATHERPuritanical preacher for the 2nd year
COTTONMATHERIncrease's scion
COTTONMATHERU.S. clergyman-author: 1663-1728