Grace Sherwood: The Witch of Pungo (Occult History Explained)

[@thelegendsofhistory]

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[@jdsteppenzyde]

The instant she inherited her husband’s land, someone was going to accuse her of being a witch. It was sadly inevitable.

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

Yes

[@jasonleslie203]

typical behavior. that was believed to have been partly involved in the other "witch hunts"

[@jeremyphillips7827]

That's not how it happened, though. The accusations started in 1697, 4 years before her husband died. After each of the first 3 accusation, no action was taken by the court, and Grace and her husband, together, sued each of the accusers in court for defamation. The accusation that actually got her convicted came 5 years after her husband had died and left her the land. This time, it came from Elizabeth Hill and her husband, a couple she had just successfully sued and won monetary compensation from a month earlier for assault and battery after she had gotten into a fight with Elizabeth. So it was most likely retaliation for the lawsuit, not anything to do with her inheritance. There was nothing unusual about a widow inheriting her late husband's land back then. It happened all the time, especially since women live longer than men, and men were often older than their wives to begin with in those days. I've been reading up on all this, because I just found out she was one of my direct ancestors. It's ironic, because three of my cousins are actually Wiccan. I wonder what Grace would have thought about that.

[@melissagerber7231]

@@jeremyphillips7827 I'm her direct descendant, and, I'm a witch. Go figure.

[@slappy8941]

If you accused someone of witchcraft, and they were found guilty, you got part of their land.

[@mdstanton1813]

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[@Friendship1nmillion]

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[@ragnar97]

A funny, attractive, smart woman who can fend off for herself!? Blasphemy! Burn the witch!

[@justinwakefield9525]

I grew up in Pungo. Loved hearing the story as a child.

[@KiyBlackmoon]

When I first started my wicca journey I googled witches in va. Did so much research on Ms. Grace Sherwood, as a Va native I’ve learned so much

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Seems the only way in those days to dispose the competition is to accuse them of being a witch.

[@vegasrebel1889]

When haters ran the show.

[@slappy8941]

Murder by proxy.

[@ladygothic7699]

Kinda sounds like some people wanted land 🤔🤔

[@escandersanchez65]

Wouldn't exactly call THEM people

[@dakotathomas318]

The occult and serial killer history playlists are my favorite parts of your content.

[@lordkelvin666]

Grace Sherwood: In Memoriam. Merci for your BeWitching Life.

[@sandrews82]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I see the statue everyday and the church. The church is actually across the street from the statue. It gave me chills hearing how the two were connected. Amazing woman and a amazing story. wonderful to hear a local legend that I see everyday.

[@alizanster]

I'm from Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was so cool to hear you talk about places that I've been to! All VA Beach kids know about the Witch of Pungo! I even saw the site of her house before it was fully demolished.

[@jelongva]

There is also a plaque in Virginia Heros Park on Atlantic avenue commemorating Grace.

[@jaspercarvin1966]

Grace Sherwood is my 10th great- grandmother, on my maternal side. Her gifts for herbalism and love for animals has not changed, through her ancestry of all of these years. Many have said I'm the reincarnation of Grace. Of that, I won't proclaim. Yet, I am very proud to be of her lineage. Very proud, indeed.

[@swimmer7181]

Then we are related 😮

[@minervalofty3716]

She's my 10x great grandmother also!! 😊

[@CherokeeBird]

Hello cousin! I too feel very close to her. I am she, and she is me 🥰

[@novellanurney1294]

I was grew up and currently live just 10 miles from Pungo ( modern Virginia Beach) . One of the main thoroughfares in Virginia Beach is still named Witchduck Rd. My Great-Grandparents immigrated from Dresden, Germany in the 1880's to Virginia. They proceeded to purchase and maintain a moderate sized farm. Growing up I heard many different varieties of this story. My Great Grandmother had an endless assortment of tales concerning witches ,fairies, gnomes, ghosts, etcetera. Life is far more interesting with a dose of the eclectic. I enjoy your channel and wish you much success.

[@Stormscythe378]

Thank you sir for this bit of history.

[@Dr.Strangmeme]

Hmmm A Witch In My Family....Doesn't Surprise Me.

[@Dr.Strangmeme]

@The Gray GhostI'm Actually Related To This Grace Sherwood I Don't Know If That's Better Or Worse Though.

[@nanasubear1036]

Brian Sherwood jr good on you maybe in bloodline

[@Dr.Strangmeme]

@@nanasubear1036 I Probably Wouldn't Have Known About Her If Not For This Channel And I Live Only 4 Hours Away From Virginia Beach

[@Dr.Strangmeme]

@The Gray Ghost 😊 Hehe That's Ok

[@vpombovp]

I would be proud of an ancestor who used plants & the knowledge available to heal. She became a witch when because she was an attractive lady that inherited property and took people to court for talking smack about her.. I think someone said a woman becomes a witch when she defends herself. Wherever you are Grace Sherwood, you were ahead of your time. ROCK ON!

[@123marksalot]

Ok I feel like I’m going crazy but didn’t he do the story of Grace Sherwood already(not that I’m complaining cuz I love these videos)??? Guys I’m serious I swear I saw the video already 👀👀👀

[@astoldbyfrancia]

Yes I think so too. But he's said before that YT takes down some of his videos for copyright due to used music or images, so maybe that's why he reuploaded? I also remember the past images to be different than what is on this new video.

[@robertjeter5226]

She was an awesome person that got caught up in others jealousy and brainwashedness of Christianity.

[@christianchauhan23]

I just ♥ watching your video's. Bro.

[@callsign_fear4359]

I recently found out I’m related to her and it’s surprising there information about her here on KZbin.

[@chrisberatis2612]

Can you please do a video on Sugawara no Michizane.

[@victorialarue6117]

Poor woman. These people that conducted these trials must have been the type of people that looked up and down before crossing the street. Hateful woman are the cause of the fake accusations.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

I like Victoria La Rue She's pretty cool

[@whatabouttheearth]

Its not "occult" history if its not hidden, if it requires special knowledge to understand but it's not necessarily hidden than it is "esoteric"

[@patriciahayes7315]

Great story! :D

[@bendixon8704]

I grew up on the edge of pungo and heard many stories of the pungo witch/witch of blackwater. We went to where her house was once as teenagers at night to do a spooky thing. Pretty funny to years later see her story on KZbin. Never knew there was a statue of her, ill have to find it next time im visiting. Ny daughters name, ironically, is Grace.

[@The9220]

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[@notoriousannie64]

A strong, independent woman will always be hated and scorned.

[@megmartin3237]

This grace Sherwood is my 9th great grandmother.

[@colormeruby2]

She's mine as well!

[@annathomas357]

She is my 5th great grandmother.

[@userbosco]

Actual video begins @3:28

[@grugbug4313]

Solid! Top KEK!

[@49mrbassman]

Unfortunately a lot of healers were sadly put to death as witches. If I was examined under those ancient laws I would have suffered the same fate. Having an accessory nipple would have sealed my death. Also curing animals and humans of illness was often interpreted on the basis that if you can heal you can also kill. I'm a qualified spiritual healer and a qualified nurse . I work mostly with animals, but have had some success in healing humans.

[@vladtepist3539]

She was a true and grate amazing woman and may she rest in peace. And who cairs about the convicters they can shove it. I wish I could have met her and learn from her.

[@wendynoto9782]

I think it was just jealousy and at the end of the day I used to go to princess and all the time there was a place there called Princess and Hall right when you first get to Virginia it's amazing that it showed up in this story

[@Mochalolo1928]

Love the content! I usually like scrolling through the comments to get additional information, but There are too far more comments complaining about the ad... like fast forward isn’t a thing. Come on people! You’re watching a well made video that LUCKILY this man was sponsored for. We won’t accuse you of witch craft if you use your fingers to fast forward to the content 🤣😂

[@Icezone101]

My grandma told me about her ever summer after we got the strawberry festival..... I live in Chesapeake,

[@66hoodwitch]

A witch is someone who's extremely wise and compassionate ;someone who possesses knowledge on many subjects and simply knows things others wouldn't even consider learning ! If you hurt one, you might get on her bad side however ,a true witch knows the consequences that come if shed use lower dimensional entities powers to perform black magick. Theres so much more to witches than these stories on how primitive some suggest witches were/are...👌 And its disrespectful to a witch if one accuses someone of being a witch if they aren't really a witch. There are rules and regulations too that witches must follow..witches dont just use divination because they want to..its used when its needed ,only and respectfully!

[@danrichards9516]

Anya Vlad witches are pretend. Not real.

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

Mother was one

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

Love grace

[@danrichards9516]

anikka olivia williams she thought she was/pretended.

[@bubbz8294]

Feel sorry for you and all your kind......that fake path of witchcraft you seem to idolize .......witchcraft was taught by fallen angels to the woman they stole from humans and made disgusting nephilim giants with. Did you know giants exist and their remains found all over the world ???? You should look into how often the spirits witches conjure fool and decieve the practitioners......eapecially familiar evil spirits that know your whole earthly life. And how often practitioners are caught unaware.........you could listen to this British guys story on azazel for a perfect example........sacrifing life is so far from godly.......the only sacrifice God wants is that of your sin ........and all that witchcraft taught by fallen angels could have been learned without them through nature and god .......learning by light love and nature by yourself through your holy spirit is waaaaayyy more wholesome.......the fallen angels taught techniques and technology ......withought natural law and karma

[@lejgonzales2763]

I think the neighbor was so envy to her.. So To get rid of her they create stories that she is a witch..

[@Michael-yv6mp]

Ive had a raccoon come to my window almost every night for a week

[@blackhorror3178]

If there is any good witches in the world please explain one to me give us a story about one good witch who does healing in the stuff

[@lockandloadlikehell]

My gf out ke to sleep when no amount of medicine would From 45 minutes away Without me knowing she was going to until I called her and mentioned how suddenly and unexplainably sleepy I was getting.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

My other witch friend made me a protective bracelet, blessed under the Wolf Moon

[@userbosco]

It's Witchduck Road, not Witch Dunk, just FYI...

[@GOKU_868]

I FEEL BAD FOR THE WOMEN IN THOSE AGES

[@ragnar97]

True... I teared up a bit when she said "I be not a witch, I be a healer"

[@ulti8106]

You don't really know how back then ones i heard stories that witches that would steal babies that weren't baptized and kill them in rituals that's why they were looked for and killed they did a lot of bad things that's why they got killed is interesting how things now days see everything innocent even do witchcraft is clearly condemned in the bible the only difference is now with science computers and stuff the devil can use less powerful rituals just to keep people dumbfounded seems like all the movies that say witches can be good even do is not true are really paying off

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

@@ulti8106 um we know the movies are fake. Harry Potter was born with his powers. That's fantasy magic is different from what the Bible calls sorcery( demon summoning for powers.) Harry Potter is not real.

[@melissagerber7231]

@@ulti8106 you heard stories.🙄

[@Brayden-qi6kw]

I’m related to her. She was like my 11th great grandma

[@callsign_fear4359]

Wait really?!?

[@simianshakenspere7334]

its so cool to be a Christian xxx thank you for your love xxx x

[@shaktipriestess2553]

This strong, well before her time women, is my 10th Great Grandmother. The Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree✨

[@JesseJordanTheSuper]

As many freckles and whatnot I would not have survived lol

[@swimmer7181]

That's my 9th great grandma

[@CherokeeBird]

Mine too 🥰

[@genakrein9394]

If you embed commercials in your videos I'm not going to watch them anymore. Please stop.

[@andrewharrison1320]

I am the 13th great grandson of grace sherwood

[@RealmDB5]

U want a cookie?

[@andrewharrison1320]

@@RealmDB5 well no

[@BlackZatara]

I am also an direct descendant of one of the ones accused. Candy black was one of the female slaves in Salem accused of witchcraft. She was one of three slaves who survived the witch trails.

[@angelrose3636]

Love the occult

[@angelrose3636]

@Antagonists what why

[@angelrose3636]

@Antagonists if I knew where they are in my country I join it

[@angelrose3636]

@Antagonists Oh i feel if I was in the occult my magic would be more powerful but dunno where they are in my country

[@angelrose3636]

@Antagonists I mean the occult practice magic also

[@whatabouttheearth]

Thats silly. The "occult" kinda isnt an actual thing, its too broad of a category. Most of the witch crazes ended in the 1600s. SOME of the primary contexts of the witch crazes were: A. The shift between Feudalism and Capitalism, B. The "closures of the commons", C. reinforcement of patriarchal roles in the dominant church (as opposed to more egalitarian christianities), D. The development of the all male professional medical establishment, E. Small pockets of surviving fragments of Pagan religions. On one level, the "occult" doesnt exist in a way, it is a (predominantly pejoritive) word for a very huge category of groups and ideas which chose to, or were forced to, be hidden, due to some security concerns. Dominant state or religious power structures are usually what drives "occult" ideas or groups into secrecy. Hell, the Roman Catholic Church and Protestants probably made half the occult "occulted" through seeking to destroy all Pagans and alternative Christians

[@meghannava6650]

She’s my ancestor…family tree and DNA confirmed.

[@sablon3123]

I live 30 mins from there.

[@devinx7]

You should do one of a knight

[@tinajarvis1448]

She was a green witch!💜

[@vegasrebel1889]

When haters ran the show!

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192]

Does Grace Sherwood have any living descendants in the present day?

[@BlackZatara]

Some of the people have descendants who are indirectly descendants of them.

[@ryanseptimusnickthomasbish3977]

i think she is the women who loves animals and herbs and some jealous women get butt hurt that the men find her a different then the rest of women. she is wrongfully accused because i dont know a birthmark

[@christopherpitts4948]

Gift to all.

[@anamyers1197]

Isn't it just a body thing the some people just float.

[@acreagefuneral3357]

They would have accused me for sure I like to walk around the 🏡naked 💋

[@sweetleonhart7241]

that;s too much AD time thumps down

[@melissagerber7231]

Yes, people, killing local cats leads to infestation of rodents. Served them right, cat killers.🤬

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[@Teddy143Fresa]

Good job, I was just reaching to turn you off when you stopped commercialing at me.

[@crystalhyuga5679]

I'm really tired of the question "Do you thing she was a witch?" If you were to say yes, then it would imply her accusers were correct when Witchcraft has nothing to do with Christianity.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Sure it does sometimes I'm friends with a few Christian witches There are also Satanic witches

[@tyquanfleming8554]

I need help with marnie

[@jamesx2464]

WOW!!!!!! What a Woman:):):):):):) Let me go save for a ring.

[@fireofviper]

Thanks for the 3 minute ad. Fn bs

[@derekboyt3383]

Did you know that you can fast forward these videos.

[@gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819]

Scary-as-shit cool!!!☻🖤☠💀👻⚰🦇🕷🕸

[@mamo0302]

👍

[@davidrodriguez7640]

NO, I Don't THINK SHE IS A WITCH

[@YourOwnWay]

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[@waderaney7]

👍😀

[@kidryutimelord5449]

She is wonan

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[@nathansteinfromarkham7109]

What? Women character assassinating another woman? Perish the thought.😅

[@judykalavot2031]

It only because the women know medicine..they being called witch..sad

[@faithl9614]

She so beautiful but she so bad evil and thank legends of history

[@stacesherwood4063]

total crap the longest commercial ommercial

[@snakelord2234]

First

[@TheLegacy87]

Believe in The Lord Jesus Christ and you can be saved, hell is real and I don't wish anyone who practices sorcery to go there when they die!! I say this in LOVE, CHANGE while you have TIME!!!

[@chrisserrific]

Christianity is based on Judaism, which developed out of polytheism. So it's not exactly credible.

[@misskatej1179]

If you believe in Jesus Christ than you can't believe in hell. Jesus himself said that when you die you sleep and all the words in the Greek and Hebrew bibles for Hell mean the grave.

[@TheLegacy87]

"He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger". - 2 Chronicles 33:6

[@123marksalot]

Ok not to be that person but why do you care if they believe in Jesus?? Also (and I’m genuinely asking cuz I don’t know) but does it actually say that if you don’t believe in Jesus you go to hell?

[@joeyskowronski7096]

Lol. Stop trying to shove your god down others throats. Welcome to earth. We dont alll serve your god. Its been like that for forever. Other faiths exist and existed long before faith in your god.