Salem refugee Sarah Clayes and her husband Peter, lived in the supposed haunted house on Salem End Road in Framingham or known then as Danforth Farms. Just as a side note it has been proven that Abigail Williams was Peter Clayes niece. Sarah fled Salem after being tried for witchcraft. Both of her sisters were part of the 19 witches who were hanged in Salem in 1692. This house now stands in the middle of a severely overgrown area and is is very poor shape, being that no one tends for it. The house has frequently been used by teens to hangout.
My friends and I live off of Singletary which is off of Salem End and we live very close to the house. We also have a friend who is the house right after this mysterious Witch House. Walking by it frequently, we became very curious. Soon the curiosity was too much to handle and we decided to see what the house was all about. Entering in from the newest add-on to the house, it is an eerie feeling and the floor cracks and you can already tell it is old. We scope the attic like room and realize that we have not even gotten to the good part yet. We see doors to the main part of the house and we are very creeped out at this point. We call it a day and head home. Next day we venture again but this time walk past where we entered last time to see if there is an easier way to get inside because the doors inside were locked. Around the back corner of the house we find a gaping hole in the house and I think to myself "This is it." We all hop into the house and immediately all have second thoughts and begin convincing each other to leave. We shine our flashlights in every which way, seeing that some rooms were exceptionally dark because of the doors. Both entrances to the basement are faulty because the staris are broken on both. We leave. Next week we come back, this time for the upstairs. We walk around upstairs very carefully after reading about how the floor was very soft. We enter a room with only a fire alarm with no batteries. Naturally in the silence of us taking in how we conquered the witch house, the fire alarm sounds. It was easily the most scared I have ever been. We ran out of there faster than Usain Bolt. We have returned once but only a quick visit. Sarah is definitely still there.
The most important point I am trying to make is that we should probably all know a little more about where we came from because people drive by that house all the time and never notice it. It is one of those secret treasures that only few know about. We probably should not let such a valuable peace of history go to waste.
I agree with you Andrew that a valuable piece of history should not go to waste. Now days people do not really care about the natural history that surrounds us. It is fascinating to know interesting facts, like, Abigail Williams being the niece of Peter Clayes.
ReplyDeleteIt must have been scaring for you guys to go into a creepy house like that, paranormal activities cannot be explained unless you see it happen and you probably found out the spirit of Sarah wondering around. I am a believer of spirits, ghosts and paranormal happenings and now that you guys have experienced this I'm going go check it out for my self to.
Haha dang, Andrew I've got to give you and your friends credit for actually going in the house. I'm not sure I've actually been by it, but I'll admit I'm not huge about creepy abandoned houses that are supposedly haunted. I definitely agree that such pieces of history should not go to waste though. It's important that such history is understood and preserved.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds so scary. I'm suprised that none of you guys have dragged me in there yet. I totally believe that it is haunted. Some scary things like that just can't be explained, and I am a firm believer in ghosts. There's no doubt in my mind that Sarah is still there. It's pretty cool to have history like that in a place we drive by all the time. I think it is awesome, but never expect me to go near that house.
ReplyDeleteThat house isn't haunted, being in there at night is creepy, but so is being in your own house with no lights on. However, i find that this interesting that you know the history behind it, good job man.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, great job finding some extra information about the house. Definitely relevant to what we are doing in class. Be careful snooping around haunted houses!
ReplyDeleteI know about 657 Salem End Rd. I am a Witch myself from Framingham. I. Brought a ex-friend there and she's always been mean and disrespectful, so I said payback is a bitch. I took her onto the property around 10pm. As soon as I drove her car onto the property as soon as we got out, I felt a hand touch me in a welcoming way and wasn't scared. My exfriend smashed a window of a parked old car drivers side window and took old rotten newspapers. We went window to window. While she looked around, I sensed we weren't alone. I knew a female was there with me and I was talkibg low, because my bitch friend was making rude comments to me, so I said softly if there is a female spirit here please fyck with my bitch ass friend. She's rude and discriminating about everything in life. After a while we got into her car and as I pulled out I knew we were not alone in the car so I said the helk lets all go back to her place. As we drove she yells at me PULL THE FUCK OVER NOW, I SAYS WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU SHE OPENED THE DOOR ABD JUMPED OUT SCREAMING. without warning I said great job. She said something either vut me ib ny side or scratched me. Sure enough she got a sharp oaib and ever since then she moved away from me. Thanj you 657 Salem End rd for helping me get rid of Amy Kaufman. My name is Christina the known witch of Framingham. Peace Love and Happiness. That story I said it happened.
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