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FtV - The Witches of Westerly

2025/4/21
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This chapter recounts the tale of Granny Mott, a reclusive widow with a reputation for witchcraft in 18th-century Westerly. Stories circulate about her ability to ride a horse across ice with incredible speed and a bizarre incident involving chickens that led to her death.
  • Granny Mott's reputation for witchcraft
  • Ability to ride a horse on ice with amazing speed
  • Incident with chickens and a silver button leading to her death

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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 111 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Westerly, Rhode Island, in search of witches. While never formally charged with witchcraft, Granny Mott and Rebecca Sims both had witchy reputations in the eighteenth century. Granny Mott could turn herself into a chicken, and Rebecca Sims was a sucker for fiddle music and night watchmen. Both women may still be casting their spells upon us. This episode first aired Jul 23, 2020

 

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