Moll Dyer and Other Witch Tales of Southern Maryland

Moll Dyer and Other Witch Tales of Southern Maryland
Author: Lynn J. Buonviri
Publsiher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2019-10-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781439668153

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Discover the true story of Moll Dyer and the witches of Southern Maryland... if you dare... Despite the attention that Salem receives, they were far from the only town to organize a witch hunt in colonial America. Rebecca Fowler was tried as a witch in St. Mary's in 1685, and in 1674, John Cowman became the only man ever charged with witchcraft in Maryland. In Moll Dyer's case, locals took the law into their own hands. According to legend, Moll Dyer was chased from her burning home by a mob in St. Mary's County in the year 1697, left to die in the dark and cold. Was she just an ordinary woman blamed for problems beyond her control? Or was she a witch whose curse lingers on? Author Lynn Buonviri uses period records and local lore to discover the truth behind the legend of Moll Dyer and her curse.

Sister Witch

Sister Witch
Author: David W. Thompson
Publsiher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 1973105756

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Moll Dyer prays she can leave her troubles behind when she immigrates to the new world, but a paranormal threat grows, and soon follows her across the ocean to Maryland. Colonial life in the Old Line state was tough on both man and woman. Hunger, disease, Indian attacks, and drought tested the resolve of the settlers daily, but troubles for the Dyers included the threat of a succubus on a mission! Will the demonic call initiated by her family prove too much to resist as she labors to rebuild her life in a distant land? The legend of Moll Dyer originated in earliest colonial Maryland. Despite 300 years of civilization, and scientific reason, Moll's name is still often heard there, especially around campfires late at night, or as a warning to misbehaving little people. Her spirit is often seen as a wisp of unnatural fog in the swampy woodlands near her homestead, with her half wolf companion at her side. This is her story.

Moll Dyer

Moll Dyer
Author: Janeen Kelley Grohsmeyer
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2000
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: OCLC:1247085381

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Fleeing from the oppressive English rule of Ireland in the late 1600s, Moll Dyer immigrates to the colony of Maryland, only to find old prejudices have been carried to the New World.

Haunted Southern Maryland

Haunted Southern Maryland
Author: David W. Thompson
Publsiher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2019-09-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781439667897

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Take a journey to the dark side of Southern Maryland, one of the most haunted spots in America, and visit with the ghosts and otherworldly specters of the area. Southern Maryland is one of the most haunted spots in America. From pre-colonial settlements to modern times, the tales of every era of its history are often dark and sometimes bloody. Brave readers will meet the many otherworldly specters that loved the area too much to leave, like the spirit of the witch Moll Dyer or the nun reclaiming her ancestral home. Learn the haunted history of Sotterley Plantation and the stories of the ghosts that remained after the Civil War. Author David W. Thompson takes the reader on a spooky journey through Southern Maryland's long history.

Witch Trials Legends and Lore of Maryland

Witch Trials  Legends  and Lore of Maryland
Author: William H. Cooke
Publsiher: William H. Cooke
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780615588865

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Does a witch's ghost haunt a park in Annapolis? Why should Baltimore really be called Charm City? What weird stories and traditions regarding witches in the Chesapeake region are true and where did the others originate? What is the real history of witchcraft in early Maryland? How were accusations of witchcraft handled by the authorities? Why did Maryland not suffer the same fate as Salem in 1692?Reviewing early Maryland records, newspaper articles, and other accounts from the 17th to the early 20th century, this book answers these questions and more, while revealing Maryland's fascinating witch-related history.

Mrs Mattingly s Miracle

Mrs  Mattingly s Miracle
Author: Nancy Lusignan Schultz
Publsiher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2011-04-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780300171709

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In 1824 in Washington, D.C., Ann Mattingly, widowed sister of the city's mayor, was miraculously cured of a ravaging cancer. Just days, or perhaps even hours, from her predicted demise, she arose from her sickbed free from agonizing pain and able to enjoy an additional thirty-one years of life. The Mattingly miracle purportedly came through the intervention of a charismatic German cleric, Prince Alexander Hohenlohe, who was credited already with hundreds of cures across Europe and Great Britain. Though nearly forgotten today, Mattingly's astonishing healing became a polarizing event. It heralded a rising tide of anti-Catholicism in the United States that would culminate in violence over the next two decades. Nancy L. Schultz deftly weaves analysis of this episode in American social and religious history together with the astonishing personal stories of both Ann Mattingly and the healer Prince Hohenlohe, around whom a cult was arising in Europe. Schultz's riveting book brings to light an early episode in the ongoing battle between faith and reason in the United States.

Pagan and Witch Elders of the World

Pagan and Witch Elders of the World
Author: Tamara Von Forslun
Publsiher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2020-10-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781984507259

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The Pagan or Witch Elder is a leader who has lead by example, and teaches their wisdom to those that will listen, they have cleared the path for those to follow. We must remember and know who these Spiritual and Magical Warriors were and are, some who are still fighting in the world for our acceptance and understanding. This book is filled with hundreds of Elders (some known and some not well known) who stood tall and fought the establishment with compassion and strength, endurance and wisdom, courage, and determination, to share an ancient knowledge that has been awakened by them in the 21st century. I write this book so that our Pagan community remembers and knows who these brave Spiritual Earth Warriors were and are, and what they have given, sacrificed, and shared for the future of our world. This book is to honour all our Elders, so they are never forgotten and always honoured. MERRY WE MEET, MERRY WE PART, AND MERRY WE MEET AGAIN!

Haunted Potomac River Valley

Haunted Potomac River Valley
Author: David W. Thompson
Publsiher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-07-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781439672976

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Before European colonists first dipped their toes in our "Nation's River," it succored generations of American Indians, who added their own stories and often stained its banks with their blood. Revolutionary War ghosts haunt its length, from Shepherdstown to Saint George's Island. Harpers Ferry is home to more than one nineteenth-century haunt, and ghosts of Civil War soldiers linger in the river's upper reaches. Former residents still reside in historic buildings in Sterling, Arlington and Alexandria. Point Lookout, at the mouth of the river, is the most haunted site in Maryland. While the Potomac has weathered horrors and tragedies, many residents did not. Author David W. Thompson tells their stories.