Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Gilderoy Chandler |
at the House of John [?]
|
Unknown | January 27, 1837 | |||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Wyatt |
at House of Harry Gant[?]
|
Homicide | May 25, 1834 |
do say upon thare oaths than one Ellis Fowler [?] of said District not having god before his eyes but Being moved and Seduced by the Instirgation of the devil . . .shoot the [?] and give to the said John Wyatt . . .one mortal wound of the breast |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Nance |
at the house of Benjamin Landrum
|
Natural Causes | April 24, 1832 |
do say upon their oaths that the sd infant . . .died by the visitation of God in a natural way |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Daniel Coleman |
at the house of Mrs Citha Rowles
|
Suicide | November 21, 1837 |
do say upon there oaths . . . not having god before his eyes and at the instigation of the Devil Commited Suiside by drounding himself in Broad River |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Dick |
at the house of Edward Gregory
|
Natural Causes | March 19, 1837 |
do say that the said Dick . . .died by the visitation of God in a natural way |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mary |
at the house of Saml L Martin
|
Homicide | October 31, 1838 |
do say upon their oaths that the negro woman named Clarrasan[?] ... not having God before her Eyes but being moved and seduced by the instigations of the Devil . . .with force and arms . . .and upon the said Mary then and there being in the peace of God and of the said State, feloniously voluntarily and of his own malice ... did then and there with a certain axe did then and there violently feloniously and with malice aforethough struck and pierced[?] and gave to the said Mary with the said axe in and upon the forehead of the said Mary one mortal wound |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Samuel Culbertson |
at the house of Samuel Colbertson
|
Accident | July 1, 1838 |
do say upon their oaths that the said Samuel Colbertson . . .died by the visitation of god by accidently getting drounded in Broad River |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Crosley |
at of John W Sartor[?]
|
Natural Causes | January 11, 1838 |
do say upon there othes that the said John Crosley . . .died by the visitation of god in a natural way by getting choked or strangled and not otherwise |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Negro child |
at Robt Beety[?]
|
Natural Causes | September 29, 1835 |
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 Jonathan McCulloch |
at the house of Thomas Jefferson[?]
|
Accident | January 7, 1840 |
do say upon their oaths that they believe the Said Jonathan McCulloch came to his death by being accidentally drund in a fit of Derangement |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of unknown negro |
at the plantation of A. Murphy or Joseph Prins[?]
|
Accident | May 15, 1837 |
Doo say upon their oaths that the sade unknown . . .dide by the visitation of God by getting Drowned in Tigor River |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of negro child |
at [???]
|
Natural Causes | January 16, 1854 |
do say upon their oaths . . .that it came to its death by the visitation of God |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Priscilla Clark |
at the house of Jesse Clark
|
Natural Causes | March 28, 1837 |
do say upon their oaths that the said Priscilla Clark . . . died by the visitation of God |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Jim | Suicide | July 15, 1831 |
do say upon their oaths that . . .being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil at [?] as aforesaid in a certain Peach Orchard . . .hanged and suffocated . . .voluntarily |
Hanging | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Delila Tucker |
at the house of Isaac M Caffertys
|
Accident | July 31, 1835 |
do say upon their oaths that the said Delila Tucker came to her death by [?] from the wounds probably caused by a fall from a fence |
Fall | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of A. |
at the house of John Nelson
|
Homicide | January 13, 1832 |
upon their oaths do say, that a certain person unknown did kill and but[?] believe that A was a black woman Slave named [?] the property of John Nelson of said district did kill and homicide the said infant A and the said Jurors upon oaths afforesaid further say that the said person unknown or Palmer at above Said after she had commited the said felony and homicide did flee away |
Infanticide | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Nathan Hawkins |
at House of Nathan Hawkins
|
Natural Causes | August 16, 1832 |
do say upon their oaths that the Sd Nathan Hawkins . . .died by the visitation of God in a natural way |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry |
at the House of John McBeth
|
Accident | June 7, 1834 |
do say upon their oaths that the S. Henry . . .died by the visitation of God by getting drowned accidentaly in Tyger River |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of negro child |
at Union C.H.
|
Natural Causes | November 1, 1837 |
do say upon their oaths say that the said negro child . . .died by the visitation of God in a natural way |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Joseph Mulligan |
below Doct[?] Dogans[?] near the branch near this Village
|
Accident | February 27, 1835 |
do say upon their oaths that the said Joseph Mulligan . . .died by the visitation of God by freezing |
Exposure | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of negro child |
at the house or on the plantation of Charles Humphries
|
Natural Causes | July 13, 1835 |
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 Rachel |
at the House of Samuel L Martin
|
Homicide | November 2, 1838 |
do say oppon their oaths that wone negro woman name Clansy propperty of Samuel Martin not having got Before his Eyes Being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil . . .with force and arms . . .with a sertain ax did then and there vilently and feloniously with malice of forethough strike and pierce and give to the said Rachel with the said ax in and uppon the front as well as the Back part of the head two mortal wounds |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Matt |
on the plantation of Doct. Jas Macham
|
Natural Causes | February 9, 1832 |
do say upon there Oaths that the Said negro . . .died with the visitation of God in a natural way |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Thompson |
at the house of Mrs Rochester
|
Unknown | May 5, 1835 |
[no inquest in file] |
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| The State vs. the Dead Body of Samuel M. McJunkin | Homicide | June 1, 1815 | Other |
