Drowning

Description: 
negro man Slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths Say that the negro man Henry came to his death from being accidentally drowned in the Savannah river

Description: 
negro man Slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the negro man Tom came to his death from being accidentally drowned in savanah river

Description: 
negro man Slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the negro man Abram came to his death from being accidentally drowned in the savanah river

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that she Sarah Scurry came to her death by her own act they say she did voluntarily go down in the Saluda River . . .and feloniously did drown herself

Description: 
negro man
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

Can Clude that the Said negro man Came to his Death by drowing

Description: 
unknown negro
Race: 
Black
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

Doo say upon their oaths that the sade unknown . . .dide by the visitation of God by getting Drowned in Tigor River

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do upon their oaths say that the said Mary Came to her Death By the act of God By Droning

Description: 
free man of Coller
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Free
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

uppon there oaths do say that Decsd came to his death by coluntarily jumping into Mr Thomas Bishops well which was beyond Douby from the Testimony of the witness Caused by Insanity which it appears Decsd was subject to at times

Description: 
boy
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Age Descriptor: 
eleven
Child: 
child
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say That they suppose the body before them to be that of the younger Ryefield drowned at Smiths Ford some days back, and that the deceased came to his death by accidental drowning

Description: 
slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that Decsd Came to his by the hand of the Almighty he was Suppond[?] as he was subject to having fits & Falling at any place where he might be. We Conclude that the Decsd fell in the Branch in a Fit on his face & Drownd

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