What is the derivation of the word to 'lynch'?

Jeeves

My dicionary gives the following: 'Probaly after Charles Lynch (1736-96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials of Tories during the American War of Independence.' Aug 01 02, 3:23 PM

Gnomon

My dictionary has it from William Lynch, an American vigilante who died in 1820. Aug 01 02, 3:25 PM

Jeeves

To look at several other possibilities see: www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1989/1/89.01.09.x.html Aug 01 02, 4:22 PM

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