Ken and CP...Witches in VA Beach????

[Agriv8r]

Originally Posted by KenP

It's crazy down here!!!

we told her about Grace Sherwood because we live just off "Witchduck" Road where Sherwood was ducked

ok, I'll play, is this true??

[KenP]

Originally Posted by Agriv8r

ok, I'll play, is this true??

Yes.She was just cleared.
http://carolshouse.com/witch/

Grace Sherwood
The Witch of Pungo

The Witchcraft case of Grace Sherwood is one of the best known in Virginia. She was accused of bewitching a neighbor's crop in 1698. Allegations grew over time until the Princess Anne County Government and her accusers decided she would be tested by ducking, since water was considered pure and would not permit a witch to sink into its depths. Sherwood's accusers on July 10th, 1706, at ten of the clock, tied her thumbs to big toes, cross-bound, and dropped her into the Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River near what is now known as Witchduck Point. Sherwood floated, a sign of guilt. She was imprisoned, but was eventually released. Sherwood lived the rest of her life quietly and died in 1740. Was she really a witch or was Grace a woman before her time? She was a healer, a midwife and a friend to the children and animals. On the 300th Anniversary of her conviction, Grace Sherwood's name will finally be cleared and her statue will be unveiled.
On July 10, 2006, Grace Sherwood, Virginia's only convicted witch, will be exonerated by the Vestry of Old Donation Church on the original site of the Second Princess Anne Courthouse, where her trial took place in 1706. The Vestry of the Lynnhaven Parish, present day Old Donation Church, condemned her so many years ago, and will now reverse their three centuries old decision and clear her name.

Old Donation Church is the old one on your right when you enter the 'hood.

[Agriv8r]

did the research, neat story. thanx kp