Grace Sherwood

Early witches were people who practiced witchcraft. Which used magic spells and called upon spirits for help or to bring change. Most witches were doing the devil’s work. Many, were simply natural healers or some called “wise woman”. One of the most famous witches was Grace Sherwood. Whose neighbors alleged she killed their pigs and hexed their cotton. Sherwood’s arms and legs were bound and she was thrown into a body of water. It was thought is she sank, she was innocent; if she floated, she was guilty. Sherwood didn’t sink and was convicted of being a witch. She wasn’t killed but put in prison for eight years. Today’s witchcraft spells are usually to stop someone from doing evil or harming themselves.