4/3/2023 0 Comments Endview plantation haunted( Atomazul /Adobe Stock) Annie Palmer and the Mysterious Deaths of her Three SpousesĪnnie’s marriage to John Palmer grew more and more estranged, until one day John caught her engaging in sexual relations with one of the male slaves. It is unclear if her promiscuity triggered John’s abuse or whether she took refuge in it because of his abuse and neglect. She was reportedly unfaithful, having taken several male slaves as her lovers. John was supposedly very abusive to Annie, hence the source of her scorn. He married Annie and took her from Haiti back to Jamaica with him. Although John whisked this orphaned girl away as she had always dreamed, it is believed that married life was not the fairytale romance that she may have envisioned. This war made it very unsafe for its white inhabitants and may have influenced Annie’s desire to leave when she reached maturity.ĭue to another twist of fate – or due to Annie’s seasoned Voodoo skills – John Palmer crossed her path when she was about 18 years old. ( David Brown /Adobe Stock) Annie Meets John PalmerĪnnie Patterson was born in Haiti in the late 1700s. Through an unfortunate twist of fate, she lost both of her parents to yellow fever when she was about six years old. Annie’s caretaker took on the responsibility of raising her and it is while Annie was in her care that she allegedly learned witchcraft and Voodoo.ĭuring this time, Haiti was ripe with turmoil and was entrenched in a revolution waged by its enslaved population. John Palmer, one of the former owners of Rose Hall, acquired the property from his great uncle, who owned and operated the mansion primarily as a sugar plantation. Rose Hall was one of the largest plantations in Jamaica, reportedly having over 2000 slaves working its fields at one point in its history. This Haunted World: You’re a Part of It, and You Have Been for Thousands of Years.The Final Insanity of Al Capone: Was Notorious Gangster Haunted by a Hapless Victim?.Queen of Sweden Says Her Old Palatial Home is Haunted by Friendly Ghosts. Georgian-designed buildings of the 1700s were an attempt to revive the ancient Greco-Roman edifices while infusing contemporary building materials such as wood or stucco into the overall construction. Georgian structures tend to be very symmetrical and resemble Greco-Roman architecture with their simplistic style. On the coast of Montego Bay sits the spectacular Georgian mansion, Rose Hall, built in the 1770s. ( Public Domain ) History of Rose Hall Plantation Rose Hall Plantation – better known today as Rose Hall Great House – in Montego Bay, Jamaica is considered one of the most haunted houses in the western hemisphere. It has such a notorious reputation that the famous American singer and songwriter, Johnny Cash, wrote a song popularizing the legend created by Herbert de Lisser who immortalized Annie Palmer in his book, White Witch of Rose Hall, published in 1929.Įngraving from James Hakewill’s ‘A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica’ (drawings made in the years 1820 & 1821), it shows the Rose Hall Estate. Where's your husband Annie where's number two and threeĪre they sleeping neath the palms beside the Caribbean SeaĪt night I hear you ridin' and I hear your lovers callĪnd still can feel your presence round the great house at Rose Hall hmm Lived a girl named Annie Palmer the mistress of the placeĪnd the slaves all lived in fear to see a frown on Annie's face …On the Island of Jamaica quite a long long time agoĪt Rose Hall Plantation where the ocean breezes blow They say she had three husbands one at a time I guess …Well they tell a lot of tales about Annie …A lady named Annie Palmer who lived in that great house there One time I was down to Jamaica to a place called Rose Hall Plantation
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