Bell Witch Haunting is a creepy legend from the Southern United States folklore, involving the spooky incidents that took place in the 19th century, and are still felt today. Farmer John Bell lived with his family in the town of Adams along the Red River. From 1817 to 1821, the Bell family and those around them were troubled by attacks from a supernatural entity that could speak, affect the physical environment, and was a shapeshifter.
If we go back a bit in time, John Bell moved with his family to Adams in 1804, during which time several other groups also settled in this area. Within a few years, the Bell family became very successful and was highly respected by the people. There was another group that shifted from North Carolina to Adams, named the Batts family. The head of the family, Frederick Batts, while working on his farm one evening, was injured and paralyzed for the rest of his life. Now the responsibility of his house fell on his wife Kate Batts, who had to sell their land for some reason, and during this time she became hostile to John Bell.
Kate looked after her house, but people believed that she was involved in black magic and witchcraft. No one would say anything in front of her, but instead, they prefer to maintain a distance from her. One day John Bell was working on his farm when he witnessed the apparition of a strange creature, whose body was that of a dog, but the head of a rabbit. john immediately fired at the creature, but it disappeared. After this incident, many strange activities started happening with the Bell family like stones being pelted in their house, but on checking there was no one to be found.
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Soon these incidents started happening inside their house as well. They started hearing strange sounds around their house and even begin to hear knocking on the door and windows. One night Bells' 14-year-old girl Elizabeth started screaming loudly at night. When the family members rushed towards her, they saw her hair was tied to the bed and an evil entity had slapped her several times. Over the next few weeks, the family witnessed many strange creatures who were able to speak. Elizabeth also saw a girl in the fields who soon disappeared in front of her.
Now John sought help from his family friend Johnston. At John's request, Johnston arrived at the Bell Home and began to sanctify the house by uttering the holy words and praying to God to drive away the evil. But when nothing worked, Johnston advised john to seek help in the larger community. The news spread like fire and quickly reached Andrew Jackson, an American Army general, who was to become the seventh president of the United States. As a result, Andrew decided to spend a few days with his soldiers by setting up a tent outside Bell's house.
A troop even had silver bullets ready to kill the witch. But when they reached the haunted area, their wagon became stuck by an unseen force and could not be moved. When the wagon didn't move after several attempts, Andrew apologized to the witch, and in return, the witch replied, “All right, General, let the wagon move on. As a result, the wagon started of its own accord and they decided to discontinue their journey to Bell's home.
Upon his return, Andrew stated that he could fight any enemy, but could not spend a night in the Bell home area. On December 20, 1820, John Bell was found dead on his bed, possessing poison. People doubted his wife, but according to a story, the Bell Witch took pleasure in tormenting him during his misery and eventually poisoned him. It was the first time in United States history that the death of someone was attributed to a spirit, which was the bell witch. People always think that Kate Batts is the witch from the legend.
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