Inquests
| Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sax |
at UnionVille
|
Homicide | March 11, 1865 |
do say that the boy Sax was taken out of goal by an armed force unknown to the [?] and hanged |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Harris Hotchkiss |
at Thomas Hugh's
|
Accident | March 12, 1821 | Other | ||
| The State vs. the Dead Body of female Infant Slave |
at the plantation of J. C. Ison
|
Accident | December 25, 1846 |
upon their oaths do say that . . .the child was . . .smothered in bed by its mother throuch[?] or by accident without having any intention to do so |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Clara |
at Thos Bayds[?]
|
Natural Causes | February 18, 1861 |
uppon there oaths do say. . . the decd came to her death by hand of the Almity |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Fany |
at Mrs Jane Clowneys
|
Accident | June 11, 1855 |
upon there Oaths do say that they Believe she Dsed Came to her death . . .by some cause to the Jury unknown think she might have died sadingly from some Lingering diseasas she was very often Complaing . . .or might have Falen in the Beauch & was unable to get out & Drowned as she was found in the Beach |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of infant slave |
at Isaac Gregorys house
|
Accident | December 30, 1857 |
upon there oaths do say that . . . it came to its death by accidental overLaying or strangling by the mothers breast |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Mary Jane Johnson |
at Sarah [?] house
|
Natural Causes | September 25, 1856 |
upon their oaths do say that they believe . . .that it Came to its by the visitation of God |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Aaron |
in J[?] M Gadbury's[?] plantation
|
Natural Causes | February 23, 1858 |
upon their oaths do say. . . that the said negro came to his death in a manner unknown |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of James Busby |
at J[?]essey L. J[?]eter
|
Homicide | June 21, 1860 |
upon their oaths do say that from wounds on the decsd and the evidence before them they do believe decsd came to his death by the hands of one David E Jeter[?] in the yard of Jessey[?] L Jeter ... [?] shooting him with a shot gun |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Charles |
at Mrs Margaret Beatys
|
Suicide | June 8, 1840 |
upon their oaths do say that the said Charles did tye about his neck and to the Rafter of a ginn house a small cord and by his own contrivence[?] did distroy his own life |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of J. M. Scott |
at Tho Bishops hous
|
Suicide | June 12, 1861 |
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 |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Peter |
at Mrs Colemans
|
Accident | November 23, 1862 |
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 |
Drowning | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of John Gregory |
at John Gregory
|
Natural Causes | September 3, 1862 |
do say that the Decd Came to his death by the hand of God |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William |
at Doct Milton [?]
|
Homicide | March 12, 1857 |
upon there oaths do say that from what testimony they can get they are together with the wounds & bruises found on the body of the boy both on the head & [?] made by one Lewis Jones . . .came to his death that the said Lewis Jones the said boy William by misfortune & contrary to his will in manner & form afforesaid did Kill & Slay |
Blunt Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry |
at Berry Shells House
|
Accident | November 23, 1860 |
uppon their oaths do say that the Decest Came to his death by accidental overlaying of his Mother & smothering to death |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Sarah |
at or near Thomas Fowlers House
|
Suicide | December 31, 1855 |
upon there oaths do say that the sd sarah did with her own hands tie a Rope around her own neck & to a chesnut Lim standing on a stum & then stepped off & did her self hang |
Hanging | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Major |
at the plantation of Miss M. J. Rogers
|
Natural Causes | July 29, 1845 |
upon their oaths do say, that the above named Major came to his death by the act of God, |
Unknown | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of William Bradley |
at Elizabeth Eubank's
|
Accident | December 29, 1841 |
upon their oaths do say that. . . drink & ardent spirits to an excess so as to intoxicate him so much as to render him incapible of helping himself to where he could have the benefit of fire, and only reached the edge of the field where in his residence was ... and there fell down and perished with Coald. |
Exposure | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of female infant Slave |
at A. S. Gregorys
|
Accident | May 15, 1847 |
upon oaths do say that . . .they do believe the child must have been Smothered by its mother in bed |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Harcolas |
at an old house Standing in the plantation of Mrs. Susannah Turners
|
Accident | November 18, 1842 |
upon their oaths do say that . . .they do believe that from Exposure age and a burn which he had received some days previous was the cause of his death |
Burns | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Angeyline Hainey |
at the dwelling house of Henry Iveys
|
Suicide | May 16, 1847 |
upon oath do say . . .the said deceased did kill and distroy her own life by means of cutting her own throat with the Raisor of Henry Ivey which was found lying with her dead body |
Sharp Instrument | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of James |
at J. C. Jeter's graveyard
|
Accident | December 4, 1843 |
upon their oaths do say that . . .he must have come to his death by exposure to cold from being lying out in the woods or some cause to the jury unknown |
Exposure | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of slave child |
at the plantation of Nathan Hawkins
|
Accident | December 31, 1846 |
upon their oaths do say . . .that it was either Smothered accidentaly or otherwise dyed natrualy |
Suffocation | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of Betsy |
at William Eller's house
|
Accident | July 3, 1862 |
upon their oaths do say dec'd came to her death by an accidental shot from a horsemans[?] Pistole Loaded with buckshot 5 in number openly[?] hitting the Decsd just above the hip passing through inflicting one mortal wound causing her death in the hands of Wm Ellis he shooting at a dog in his yard & Decsd was sitting in the kichin of sd Wm Ellis ... the said Wm Ellis did the said Decsd by accident and Contrary to his will |
Firearm | |
| The State vs. the Dead Body of negro Child |
at James C. Mingo
|
Accident | August 27, 1849 |
upon their oaths do say . . .that the said child was axcidently or negligently Smothered and killed by its mother in her Sleep |
Suffocation |
