Ducking of Grace Sherwood
Date10 July 1706
LocationWitchduck, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
ParticipantsGrace Sherwood, Virginia State Authorities

Witchduck Point is the name of the location where suspected witch Grace Sherwood was subjected to trial by water July 10, 1706. It is located within the neighborhood of Witchduck in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Chitwood, Oliver Perry (1905). Justice in Colonial Virginia. Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Vol. 23 (reprinted by READ BOOKS, 2010 ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. ISBN 978-1-4455-7823-1.

36°52′50.39″N 76°06′42.29″W / 36.8806639°N 76.1117472°W / 36.8806639; -76.1117472

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.