![]() The two lived in the Leeds Point section of Atlantic County, New Jersey, which is commonly the location for the origin of the legend. Mother Leeds has subsequently been identified as Deborah Leeds, on the grounds that the husband of this woman, Japhet Leeds, named 12 children in his will in 1736. After being born, the child quickly changed into the creature known as the Jersey Devil, killed the midwife that had helped birth it, and then it either fled or unfolded its wings and flew away into the night. In some versions of the story Mother Leeds is a witch, and the father of the child is the Devil himself. In 1735, on a dark and stormy night, Mother Leeds gave birth to the child. Upon discovering she was pregnant with a 13th child, she cursed it in frustration, crying that the child would be the Devil, or more specifically “let it be the Devil!” This girl, as a resident of the Pine Barrens, New Jersey, became known as Mother Leeds and is said to have had 12 children. The legend goes something like this: A young girl from New Jersey was either cursed by a gypsy or cursed as a traitor by the townspeople after she fell in love with a British soldier. However, no human has ever reported being directly harmed by the beast. According to legend, the appearance of the Jersey Devil foretells disaster in the form of shipwrecks, war, crop failures, or other unfortunate events. In the beginning, it would feast upon cattle and sheep, then it moved on to terrorizing people with its unearthly scream in the surrounding rural area and beyond. It can move with impressive speed and emits a blood-curdling scream to make its presence known. It also has bat wings, horns, cloven hooves, claws, and a forked tail. ![]() This legendary being has been described as a kangaroo-like creature with the head of a goat, horse, or dog – depending on the source. Inhabiting the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey, United States, is a creature known as the Jersey Devil. ![]()
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