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@richekay3 жыл бұрын
This is a story I tell my students in my history class. As I recall, she actually admitted to being a witch, even admitting to flying around on her broom. From my research, the big issue was the language barrier between the accused and the accusers. Like you said, William Penn was the voice of reason and prevented a tragic ending to this event.
@shirleygiordano76273 жыл бұрын
It's good you are teaching the youth so well.
@wilfredomendez34503 жыл бұрын
Next adventure find Margaret Mattson grave in Pennsylvania. Beautiful scenery thx for sharing.
@lisacameron261 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I live in Australia and have Margaret Matson in my family tree, she is my 10th Great Grandmother. It's great to see the area she and her family lived in
@tx-sweet-pjg35473 жыл бұрын
If the people back then could see our society today they would be utterly horrified and disgusted
@WranglerRubicon763 жыл бұрын
I'm horrified and disgusted by our times!
@michaeldouglas12433 жыл бұрын
Isnt that the truth. I say that everyday.
@festyguy7405 Жыл бұрын
Yes; they would fall down and die
@ExploringIntuition3 жыл бұрын
Nice little video. Beautiful spot. I just love these old tales. Especially when there are witches involved. Perfect for this time of year!
@squarewheel15873 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, I've lived in south eastern PA near Eddystone my entire life. Thank You for this story,I love finding out the local history.
@rdlykryk43843 жыл бұрын
Last year I visited my Dad who was from Eddystone 91 yrs. also attended St. James ( Chester Pa.) Class "79 40th reunion at the Dog House near the old Baldwin Locomotive Works. Things have changed there since 1981. But still love the trips.. along the River and up the "cricks"
@SueGirling683 жыл бұрын
Hi Cliff, thank you for another interesting video, it was a pretty grim era for practitioners of herbal medicine back then, she was very lucky that she was given a fair trial as so many weren't. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx💖
@lynnlopez32743 жыл бұрын
Poor Margaret! Un-neighbors! So sad. I like the format, Cliff! Adding an interesting story, very cool.
@ducaticanine3 жыл бұрын
man, ur videos simply calm me. thx.. and hi from Prague. look forward to more...
@cathyherron21573 жыл бұрын
Interesting story and beautiful a beautiful walk along the creek . I love history so I greatly enjoyed this story about this poor lady and some in information about Pennsylvania s history. 😊
@George211133 жыл бұрын
I grew up not far from there and never heard this story until now - thank you.
@newpinglegend93043 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I'm still not too far from there. And, great scenery. Not enough is well understood about those times. Not by all of us anyway.
@paledeerwoman3 жыл бұрын
“Witches of Pennsylvania” by Thomas White includes this story, among others. That trial apparently set a precedent for the state.
@justforfunsies50002 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and in that book…the Hexenmeisters and Brauchers caused the majority of the kerfuffles. Fought amongst themselves, allowed jealousy to engulf them, caused murders to occur, and then blamed Hexen for the last 200 years.
@jackielatham48313 жыл бұрын
When I was young there was an old women who lived down the grove from us She was strange islated and reclusive we used to call her a witch but we were influenced by our elders She was from a different country and maybe very lonely Thanks Cliff enjoyed your video xx🐱🐱
@elizabethrowe72623 жыл бұрын
I love hearing these stories about Witches and trials etc. Thanks for sharing this history!
@bassheadsofvanwert10073 жыл бұрын
That makes for a good bedtime or a Halloween story lol there Cliff. Thanks for sharing the story behind the Ridley Creek.
@davidcassidy58683 жыл бұрын
Hi from down the way in Chester County, Cliff. Wm. Penn did many 500+ acre land grants in PA back in those days too. My fieldstone farmhouse sits on part of an Old Quaker Assemblymans' dairy farm that Penn afforded him back in those days. Good vid 👍
@alpacama13 жыл бұрын
Hi David, what was the name of the Quaker Assemblyman? Just curious as my ancestors were from the area
@davidcassidy58683 жыл бұрын
@@alpacama1 Webb - Benjamin (father), Stephen (son). The bulk of the farm was purchased by the DuPonts for Longwood Gardens
@alpacama13 жыл бұрын
@@davidcassidy5868 thank you, pretty area, hoping to move back that way soon
@rdlykryk43843 жыл бұрын
@@alpacama1 Was back there (DelCo) last Autumn and Winter. Property value and taxes have greatly increased since back then ? I believe I'll stay in the Rockies. But it was sure nice to visit.
@davidcassidy58683 жыл бұрын
@@alpacama1 Chesco has been home since 1962. Love it here, Tina
@bobbiburger40153 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us with you on your journey
@lindamccaughey66693 жыл бұрын
Gosh Cliff that was just great. So many innocent women died back in the day it was pretty awful. I’m pleased she wasn’t hung. The area is just beautiful thanks so much for taking me along and please stay safe
@rdlykryk43843 жыл бұрын
My ol stompin" or wadin" creek or as we pronounce it "crick" Thx. W.W.
@carrieann16403 жыл бұрын
I learned 'crick' in Western New York. Love the sound of it.
@micahlamilton54423 жыл бұрын
Yep, it is crick in Clinton and much of Lycoming county as well.
@edithdavis28483 жыл бұрын
Sounds like modern politics. Guilty but not guilty
@martyjones93743 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cliff enjoyed the interesting story, the creek, & our walk!!
@jennhillen98713 жыл бұрын
Glad I came across your channel
@karenpacker88623 жыл бұрын
Enjoy hearing all these legends but it is very sad what people had to deal with back then!!!
@kimmyles4443 жыл бұрын
Swedesboro, NJ right across from Ridley Creek via Commodore Barry Bridge. Chester, PA major Quaker area. Swarthmore College part of Univ of Penn has a large genealogical collection dedicated to Quakers. The Park took a big hit from a storm and lots of trees fell making a lot of the trails just recently opening due to the storm. Brandywine Pa and Delaware not far at all from this area. Brandywine Battlefield might also be an area of interest. A beautiful Wyeth Art Museum not far either. Underground Railroad is documented all through this area especially Mendehall family. This is one of my favorite area to go into on weekends.
@michaeldouglas12433 жыл бұрын
New subscriber. Just found u by accident. Exactly what I have been researching. Great great channel
@lawrencevaught17053 жыл бұрын
I love old American history and you’ve educated me on so much so thank you 😁
@andrewbarlow89372 жыл бұрын
Hay Man ! I know Ridley Creek ! Thank you for this Video ! That's my Home town.
@alpacama13 жыл бұрын
Thank you, interesting story. I’ve been enjoying your videos, very homesick for Pennsylvania!
@Vincent-qz6oh3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos,l can no longer get out, it through you I can.
@brendakrieger70003 жыл бұрын
Same here. I relocated to Texas 7 years ago
@tweet-tweettweety97043 жыл бұрын
I researched witch trials a few years ago and one of the ways I read about "testing" a person for witchcraft was tossing them in water. If the victim swam and saved themselves, they were guilty of witchcraft and hung. If they drowned, they were innocent, so it was basically a damned if you do and damned if you don't. As another commenter stated, it was often women who had wealth and property. Sometimes jealousy played a part- "get rid of the competition" or a man who felt rejected "got even" with the object of his desire by accusing her of witchcraft and sealing her fate- if he can't have her, nobody can.
@90volts3 жыл бұрын
Had never heard this. Live only a couple of miles from the park and have been there many times. Have you done a video of the family graveyard in the park? thats a cool little bit of history as well. And speaking of nearby settlements on the Delaware, how about the Lazaretto Quarantine Station down in Essington? We just found out about that within the last year or so. Wonderful building and land to visit, can even do some ghost hunting there if you are into that type of thing. Thanks for the always informative and interesting videos!
@Marsha03643 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, love these stories and their history especially this time of year! 🍂🍁🎃👻
@micahlamilton54423 жыл бұрын
There is a lot of historical information in your presentation as well as in the viewers comments. This channel is a joy in many ways. Please keep up the great work!
@vickiealcorn57673 жыл бұрын
Great story and nice creek! Thank you for taking us along!👻👀
@OutdoorAdventureswithShawn3 жыл бұрын
you never fail us, always a great story ! Thanks
@oldfan19633 жыл бұрын
Well, that's a mighty fine legal point. Guilty for having a reputation that others just made up. Anyway, thanks for this. I never knew about Martha or that PA (my home state) belonged once to Sweden, then to the Dutch and then to England!?!?!? But I'm relieved Penn made the best of a bad situation.
@JOEYUNDERGROUND3 жыл бұрын
Great job! Our crazy history! Almost hard to believe lol.
@susans.34093 жыл бұрын
I’m not trying to be a know it all, but William Penn was a devout Quaker, never wanting anyone hurt or treated unjustly, so I’m extremely surprised. Btw, I’ve been enjoying your videos, which are new to me. Keep up the awesome work!
@johnnytoobad77853 жыл бұрын
You can go on a camping expedition and call it the "Ridley Witch Project". I always enjoy these local stories as we get closer to "All Hallows Eve".
@spotted123 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video and story. Have you heard of the Lost Children of the Alleghenies? From Bedford. County? They brought in a witch from Somerset County to help find the children.
@johnsanderlin79313 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Great back story with this one. We hike lots of the same places.
@vincentbynumbers3 жыл бұрын
As a Swedish descendant who grows and gathers herbs to use as medicine- this is crazy! Thanks for sharing. Heard about you on the Lebtown website, I'm from Annville and I am often exploring the woods... !
@trickychristopher3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Cliff! That was fun.
@ChrissyGthinks Жыл бұрын
Oh I love this video and I am a new subscriber. I’m also a Pennsylvanian lol lived here my entire life …Norristown Montco area. And I am Wiccan, this is interesting for me thank you. I also have an English background which is even crazier. Now you’ve got me researching lol
@shannongasiewski506810 ай бұрын
She's one of my great grandma's
@heberje2 жыл бұрын
I did not realize Sweden was in PA first.Good stuff.
@theparrotrescuer30423 жыл бұрын
That was very interesting..I enjoyed it very much.. you should do more like this. Thanks.
@danielbrumbaugh98453 жыл бұрын
Great story, great history of Pennsylvania.
@junkfoodrocks20123 жыл бұрын
love the videos, thanks for posting this one pre-halloween! also nice seeing you in my neck of the woods
@brendakrieger70003 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Boothwyn and I'd go there a lot during my childhood..we also frequently visited Ridley Manor too
@jacobbuxton9323 жыл бұрын
Love these kinds of stories
@aaroncarson17703 жыл бұрын
In Norway, calling someone "Finnish" used to be tantamount to saying there were a sorcerer or a witch.
@festyguy7405 Жыл бұрын
They need to open some of the hiking trails to mountain biking
@carolemayer81513 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the history! I could only wish for some of her herbal medicine records . Could save trips to the Dr for minor things.
@texashsad3 жыл бұрын
Isn't it funny, that even today, people get spooked at the blink of an eye. We like to think that we have it all figured out, but just underneath the surface, we are mostly scared little wabbits. Tell anyone something long enough, and they will begin to believe it, even if we know better.
@shirleygiordano76273 жыл бұрын
Happy Halloween, Sir. Thanks for all the vids. I never knew there was a pa witch trial.
@StantonsJourneys3 жыл бұрын
Interesting spooky story and thank you for sharing.
@barbaramiller52903 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm. What do witches look like! Love your hat. Thanks for video✌👻🎃👍
@andrewbarlow89373 жыл бұрын
I went Trout fishing there in the 70's
@connieconrad64153 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Ridley park Never heard this before
@nickmad8873 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@daydreambunny222 Жыл бұрын
I live in ridley park I'm but , where I used to live in Philadelphia /fdr park there's a Swedish museum also , a guy I know every halloween does a party with toast to margret.
@deaconsmom20002 жыл бұрын
The Schuylkill County Historical Society covers the Susan Mummey incident on their annual ghost tour.
@ruthlong68763 жыл бұрын
Hey been watching for a while now and right now I am watching and you mentioned eddy stone I live in Upland and it's historic you mentioned William Penn you should visit the pusey house I live around the corner wooooo
@biteme29222 жыл бұрын
That’s crazy yeah I live like 10 minutes from William penn highway lol
@MattisTheCreator3 жыл бұрын
Do you explore around here often? I live so close to Ridley creek state park. I was just there today. Just got back about an hour or so maybe. Well if you explore around delaware county often and would like to link up I'd be interested in doing so. I love documenting abandoned places as well.
@larrytingle71843 жыл бұрын
There are so many invasive species in the park it most likely looked nothing like that.
@mmmm-gr7xr3 жыл бұрын
So interesting! Sure didn't learn about this in HS Pa. History class. Do they even teach such a course now? History is being rewritten so much now, it's hard to know whats up anymore.
My family was the victim of being a witch in Salem. She did not die thank God. She was an old lady who could not sleep at night. because she suffer from arthritis. She barely survived prison.
@jh-hh6vs3 жыл бұрын
What precisely do you think a witch looks like?
@nikkimu44 Жыл бұрын
So cool are you a creator from Ridly Park? I am also. Live in glenolden area. Have any tips for me
@JamesScott-lc8md3 жыл бұрын
Just in time for Halloween
@sherryberry2963 Жыл бұрын
I’m from Pennsylvania sw actually where is this at ?
@lennartforsberg15193 жыл бұрын
A popular legend tells of William Penn dismissing the charges against Mattson by affirming her legal right to fly on a broomstick, saying "Well, I know of no law against it.
@heberje2 жыл бұрын
The Finnish people have an interesting cultural history. The Finns have a lot of Asian DNA.
@coryclavadatscher7543 Жыл бұрын
In my family tree
@brianthompson85143 жыл бұрын
I dated a girl for 2 months. She then told me she was a witch. Gave her the broom
@tonyu.48163 жыл бұрын
It would really help if you stated the date, each time you film, for people who watch your videos at a later date.
@kkoup353 жыл бұрын
He normally does. He said in this one it’s mid-October when he filmed it.
@porkturtle83212 жыл бұрын
He always puts the date of the video posting in the description. He generally films the videos two to three weeks before posting.
@ruthlong68763 жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention that William Penn stayed there
@nancybrouse50703 жыл бұрын
Wow, nothing has changed, now Pharmaceutical Companies murder Naturopathic Doctors to keep their glutenous profits, and back in the day they called people witch's to get their land etc.
@mistyharris17263 жыл бұрын
My ancestors
@allygee54683 жыл бұрын
Yes witch trials around the world were awful had these women truly been practice's of magic they would cast spells and escaped LOL ppl are always wary of anyone who doesn't fit the general mould but we all walk to a different drum great tale