Case File 195-The Hauntings of Colonial Williamsburg

Lucy Ludwell inherited her father’s Virginia residence in 1767. At the time, she was living as a member of the social elite in London with her husband, John Paradise. Although John had been a linguist and scholar of some note, the couple had never seen a substantial improvement in their financial standing. Upon John’s untimely death. Lucy was left near destitute and forced to depart London for the residence her father had left her in the old colonial capital of Virginia.  Neighbors and community members took notice of Lucy’s eccentricities like excessive bathing and aimless carriage rides that never l...