Barcharde family



Barcharde family, a notorious and also legendary family from Franklin County, Massachusetts.

They were said to have been a deformed and reclusive family originating from France and secretly escaped to New England in the 18th century from persecution.

Rumors of their consanguinity were known throughout the region. Also, the now-abandoned Wealdring Manor is where the family continued their legacy.

The Barcharde Legend
Legend has it that the first male of the family returns to the Wealdring Manor to live in total isolation. He would hunt for anything to eat including human flesh.

An entry was found in the journal of the anthropologist Dr. Edgar Chencey:

"'When I approached the dilapidated Barcharde Manor I was shocked to find evidence of recent activity and fresh blood was splattered on the walls...However nothing prepared me for what I found next, human skeletal remains were found all over the place hanging on a rope, and dried meat as well...I didn't know what to expect or find as I crept up the stairs...When I reached the top of the stairs my heart nearly exploded facing me was a bunch of things made from human skin and also bones were sharpened like tools for hunting down what I assumed were humans...My blood ran cold and I decided that it was time to leave...When I went out the door and halfway to my automobile I saw an average-sized figure of a person dressed in ragged clothing...The creature had pale skin, matted gray hair, staring at me with red bloodshot eyes and bearing its yellowish bloody teeth...Later that night I was haunted by the ghastly image that before me at the accursed place...Let me just say I will never approach the Barcharde Manor again...'"

Alleged ties to the Reddard Clan
Reddard Clan, an alleged isolated family of backwoods cannibals and murderers who were responsible for killing many people on the Vermont-Massachusetts border in Franklin County during the Revolutionary War.

Harry Reddard
Harry Reddard was the notorious patriarch of the family started as a poor beggar turned murderer in the early days of the 18th century.

Reddard became known as the "Bloody Beggar" to the British and also the American colonists.

The Barcharde family married some members of the Reddard clan creating a rift between the local families.

This caused many feuds and bloodshed in the area of Franklin County and resulted in the murders of locals.

Modern Times
The Barcharde family along with the rest of the cannibal families became a local legend and many attempts to find what happened back then became unsuccessful.

There was also the speculation of the stories being made up to scare the townsfolk into following the laws of the county.