Is the Jersey Devil fact or fiction?

Answer 1

"It was said that Mother Leeds had 12 children and after given birth to her 12th child, she said if she had another, it would be the devil. In 1735, Mother Leeds was in labor on a stormy night. Gathered around her were her friends. Mother Leeds was supposedly a witch and the child's father was the devil himself. The child was born normal, but then changed form. It changed from a normal baby to a creature with hooves, a horses head, bat wings and a forked tail. It growled and screamed, then killed the midwife before flying up the chimney. It circled the villages and headed toward the pines. In 1740 a clergy exorcised the devil for 100 years and it wasn't seen again until 1890." "Mother Leeds" has been identified by some as Deborah Leeds, who was the wife of Japhet Leeds. This identification may have gained credence from the fact that Japhet Leeds named twelve children in the will he wrote in 1736,[1] which is compatible with the legend of the Jersey Devil being the thirteenth child born by Mother Leeds. Some skeptics believe the Jersey Devil to be nothing more than a creative manifestation

The tale of the Jersy devil goes all the way back to the colonial era, it is said to be a mix between a hourse, a bat, a dog and alot of other animals. Many people seen it and had accounts of it, so Most likely it was a manifestation of the devil or a evil spirit.

Answer 2

Yes, it is real but scary.