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Sherwood, Grace, -1740

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Personal name headingSherwood, Grace, -1740
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Variant(s)Witch of Pungo
Sherwood, Grace, d. 1740
Death date1740
Found inGrace Sherwood, the Virginia witch, 1894
RLIN, November 27, 2001 (hdgs.: Sherwood, Grace White, d. 1740; Sherwood, Grace)
Moore, S. The Witch of Pungo, 2024: CIP t.p. (Witch of Pungo; Grace Sherwood in Virginia History and Legend) galley (Grace Sherwood was undoubtedly a real woman who was the only suspected witch in Virginia known to have endured a trial by water)
Encyclopedia Virginia, Jan 16, 2024 (Grace Sherwood (ca. 1660-1740); Sherwood has become a local legend in Virginia Beach, where she is popularly known as the "Witch of Pungo" and the "Virginia Witch")
   <https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/sherwood-grace-ca-1660-1740/>
Virginia Museum of History and Culture website, Jan. 16, 2024 (Grace Sherwood: the "Witch of Pungo")