Inquests

Title Inquest Location County Death Type Date COD Inquest Finding COD
The State vs. the Dead Body of William Giles
at his own Dweling
Accident May 13, 1811

do Say on their Oaths that . . .William Giles Came to his Death by fall of a Limb from a tree which appears to have Broake his skull and one of his arms

Head Trauma
The State vs. the Dead Body of Christopher Norral
at the Dweling house of John Norals
Natural Causes January 5, 1815

say on their oaths that the Said Christopher Norral Came to his Death By the act of God

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of Jane Burden
at Selby Rogers grave yard
Unknown May 10, 1833

upon their oaths do say that Mrs. Jane Burden came to her death by the Will of God

The State vs. the Dead Body of William Milhous Suicide May 27, 1807

do say on their oaths the Said William Milowan[?] Came to his Death By the temptation of the Devil and for want of the Grace of God diloniously homicideed himSelf Cuting his throat with a Small Pen Knife

Sharp Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Abraham Bever Van Waganan Other February 2, 1824

do say on our Oaths, that the Sd Waganan not Standing in the fear of god and not having a deep consideration of his immortal soul, did drink Spirit[?] Liquors . . .that it cuased him to come to his untimely death

Alcoholism
The State vs. the Dead Body of white infant child, boy
at John Thomas Boat Landing
Homicide March 24, 1858

the infant Came to it Death by it being Killed and throwed in the River

Infanticide
The State vs. the Dead Body of negro man
at or near Wm [?] old Mill
Accident August 7, 1853

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

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Lewis Berry Accident February 20, 1815

do say on their oaths that the said Lewis Berry come to his death by being in [?] in the Cold

Exposure
The State vs. the Dead Body of Gregory
at the House of Starkes Gregory farmer
Unknown January 28, 1861
The State vs. the Dead Body of infant slave
at the house of James R. Jeter
Accident September 28, 1853

came to its death by misfortune or accident

Other
The State vs. the Dead Body of Betsey Smith
at the Dweling hous of Miles[?] [?]
Accident January 19, 1807

do say upon their oaths that the Said Betsey Smith Came to her Death [??] Close[?] catching[?] fire and and[?] and[?] thereby [?] her to Death

Burns
The State vs. the Dead Body of James Comer Suicide November 28, 1817

do say upon their oaths that the Said James Comer for Wont[?] of the Grace of God and the instation[?] of the Devil was a [?] of himSelf By Shooting of him Self with a Rifle gun in the forehead

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of Nathaniel Shilton
at the Dweling house of William Sims[?]
Suicide November 26, 1814

Do Say on their oaths that the Said Nathaniel Shilton through the want of the Grace of God and the intigation of the Divel Did with a [?] tyd to the Jaw[?] of a barn and one Round his Neck Did filoniously hang him Self

Hanging
The State vs. the Dead Body of William Johnson
at the House of Wm. Johnson
Suicide November 28, 1840

upon their oathes do say . . .Wm Johnson came to his death by misfortune through intoxication

Other
The State vs. the Dead Body of Fan
at James [?] Land[?]
Suicide October 1, 1833

do say upon there oaths that she came to her death by voluntarily hanging herself

Hanging
The State vs. the Dead Body of Zechariah Tottey
at the Mill River
Accident December 4, 1806

do say on their oaths that the said Totty Came to his Death we Belive By toxication[?] in [?] and [?] By haggs[?] in a [?]

Exposure
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown
near the dweling house of Richard Dumpkins
Unknown March 3, 1818

do say on their that Know Not how the Said person Come to his Death

The State vs. the Dead Body of Starling Kingsland Accident November 15, 1810

do upon their oaths . . .that the above Starling Kingston Came to his Death by [?] a fall from his horse

Transportation
The State vs. the Dead Body of Jean Young Accident December 6, 1816

Came to his death by the act of God a Waggon Whel running [?]

Transportation
The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Long Homicide January 7, 1834

do say upon their oaths that one Saml P Bailey of Said District not having the fear of God Before his Eyes But moved by the instigation of the Devil did . . .in the House or Store of James R. Nathens . . .with a Pistol wound & Kill the said Henry Long

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of James Adis Accident June 13, 1818

do say u[?] thr oaths that the desceased [?] come to his by being drowned

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of William McMahan
in his own home
Suicide November 20, 1810

do say on their oaths that for want of the Grace of God and the instatigation of the Divel did William McMahan hang himSelf with a hemp Rope fixt[?] [?] his own BedSide

Hanging
The State vs. the Dead Body of negro child a slave
on the plantation of T Hooker
Natural Causes January 27, 1835

do say upon their oaths that the Sd child . . .died by the visitation of god in a natural way

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of infant child
on the plantation of Mr. Austin Wilson
Natural Causes August 9, 1837

do say upon their oaths that the said Child . . .died by the visitation of God in a natural way

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of Peter
On the plantation of Jim[?] Rochester
Natural Causes May 5, 1835

do say upon their oaths that the said Peter . . .died by the visitation of God in a natural way

Unknown

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