Benjamin Batts was the brother of Frederick Batts who was married to Kate Batts (making him her brother-in-law) had a dispute with John Bell over the sale of a slave. The dispute was later "tangled," and became the source of a rumor to the effect that John Bell and Kate Batts had the dispute, and the Bell Witch was created by Kate Batts to get revenge on Bell.
Benjamin Batts was the brother of Frederick Batts who was married to Kate Batts (making him her brother-in-law) had a dispute with John Bell over the sale of a slave. The dispute was later "tangled," and became the source of a rumor to the effect that John Bell and Kate Batts had the dispute, and the Bell Witch was created by Kate Batts to get revenge on Bell.
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