Grace Sherwood, Virginia’s Most Well Known Witch

Determine if Grace Sherwood herself got destined to become the subject of a well known investigation which occurred in the Virginia Colony. Discover when Grace was born including the year she married her husband, James Sherwood. Figure out whether Grace and James were literate people. Agree if the year of 1697 marked the start of allegations waged against Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood. Learn how John Gisburne was connected to Grace Sherwood. Find out what Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Barnes had up their sleeves against Grace & James around the same time as the Gisburne’s were making their own accusations. Find out if the Sherwood’s got compensated based upon accusations brought by the Barnes & Gisburne Families. Agree if the Sherwood’s were a poor family. Determine if Grace still contended with neighbors whom had it out for her even after Mr. Sherwood’s passing in 1701. Go behind the scenes and explore what course of legal action was taken by Princess Anne County Court Officials between February 6-7,1706. Learn if Grace got taken into custody on grounds of suspicion come early May 1706 including whether or not she had the means to afford a lawyer. Get an in depth analysis behind what took place starting between July 5-10, 1706 which involved the sheriff and justices ordering a trial by ducking. Understand what Grace meant based upon her having said the following: “I be not a witch, I be a healer.” Discover exactly what officially happened on July 10, 1706, which was considered to be make or break for Grace’s survival. Determine if Grace’s ordeal resulted in any jail time. Learn how old Grace Sherwood officially lived to be including other stories which surfaced after her death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.