Cryptids And Creatures

Jersey Devil

In New Jersey, U.S, Mrs. Leeds found out that she was pregnant with her 13th child, she simply stated this child is going to be the devil. In 1735 it was a stormy night when Mrs. Leeds was in labor with the child. Mrs. Leeds was supposedly a witch and the child's father was the devil himself.

The child came out as regular as any other child, but then it changed to a creature with hooves, a goat's head, bat wings and a forked tail. Growing and screaming the beast killed the midwife then flew up the chimney before circling the village and heading towards the pines.

In 1740 a clergyman exorcised the demon for 100 years, and was not seen again until 1890. "Mrs. Leeds" was identified as Deborah Leeds

The devil started gaining popularity around the mid-late 1800s to the early 1900s. Rumors of sightings appeared almost everywhere even Joseph Bonaparte the older brother on Napoleon claimed to spot it when hunting in his Bordentown estate.

In 1960 merchants in Camden even offered a $10,000 reward if captured, also offering to build a zoo to hold the beast. There were many hoaxes, one including putting artificial wings on a kangaroo.

Many belive that the Jersey Devil is a made up story of the english settlers, like the boogeyman. But so far no official proof has ever been found.