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American woman, convicted and posthumously pardoned for witchcraft

Grace White Sherwood (–), called the Witch of Pungo, is the last person known to have been convicted of witchcraft in Virginia.

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A farmer, healer, and midwife, she was accused by her neighbors of transforming herself into a cat, damaging crops, and causing the death of livestock. She was charged with witchcraft several times. The court ordered that Sherwood's guilt or innocence be determined by ducking her in water.

If she sank, she was innocent; if she did not, she was guilty.

Where is grace sherwood buried in snow

Sherwood floated to the surface and may have spent almost eight years in jail before being released.

Sherwood lived in Pungo, Princess Anne County^[a] (today part of Virginia Beach), and married James Sherwood, a planter, in The couple had three sons: John, James, and Richard.

Her first case was in ; she was accused of casting a spell on a bull, resulting in its death, but the matter was dismissed by the agre