Inquests
Title | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Date | COD Inquest Finding | COD |
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The State vs. the Dead Body of Lora |
at Gerrymiah Gregory's
|
Accident | January 6, 1852 |
upon their oaths do say that . . .the child Lora she was accidently smothered by its mother |
Suffocation | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Roanoake |
at James R Jeters
|
Accident | April 3, 1861 |
upon their oaths do say that . . .Roanoake came to his death from being struck with lightning |
Act of God | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of William Bently |
at Wm Bently's
|
Accident | March 21, 1851 |
upon their oaths doo say that the said Wm Bently came to his death . . . by a wall plate that fell from the top of the house which he was Building which was by misfortune or accident |
Burns | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Limbrick |
at Wm. R. A. Thomas's
|
Natural Causes | July 22, 1856 |
upon their oaths do say that limbrick here lying dead came to his death by a visitation of god |
Unknown | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Levy |
at Austin Wilson's
|
Natural Causes | January 9, 1849 |
upon their oaths do say that Levy Came to his death by natural Cause and that was an Act of God |
Unknown | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Jim |
at Giles Sharps
|
Natural Causes | October 4, 1858 |
upon their oaths do say that Jim came to his death for some cause unknown or the visitation of god |
Unknown | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Joseph |
at the old Quaker meeting hous
|
Accident | April 29, 1828 |
do say upon their oaths . . .that the said negro making an effort to Cross Fairforest at Mrs Rices ford was drown |
Drowning | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Thomas Hill |
at Thos Hill's
|
Suicide | May 26, 1825 |
say upon their oaths that the said Thomas Hill . . .voluntarily and Feloniously as a felon of himself did Kill and homicide himself |
Other | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry |
at John Gayes[?]
|
Accident | September 17, 1829 |
do say upon their oaths . . .by accidentaly hanging himself by swing by a rope used for suspending a Waggon Body |
Other | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Joseph Burgess |
at the premises of Mrs. Hales[?]
|
Homicide | October 16, 1824 |
say upon their oaths the said Joseph Burgess in manner and form came to his death by a stroke or blows withs with a gun across his right ear and the back part of his head. Supposed to have been effected from every circumstance in our view by George McKnight |
Blunt Instrument | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Coil |
at the premises of [??]
|
Suicide | December 25, 1824 |
do say upon their Oaths that he with Strolling About Perisht with hunger & Coald . . .did kill and homicide himself |
Other | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of George Darby |
at Lores-ford on broad River
|
Accident | April 20, 1823 |
do say upon their oaths that . . .the said George Dary came to his death by drowning while in a state of intoxication & making an effort to cross broad River at Lore's ford to some of the Islands |
Drowning | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Maria |
at Mrs. Williams
|
Homicide | April 10, 1825 |
do say upon their oathes that from a [?] Given by whiping by the aforesaid Thomas Beleu at his own hous on the 6 Inst with Switches[?] & a blow with his fist which was Given in heat of passion by the Sd Thomas Beleu on the thighs loins belly & breast of Sd negroe Maria but not with the intent to homicide |
Blunt Instrument | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Griffin |
at Andy [?]
|
Accident | December 26, 1860 |
upon their oaths do say the child come it death by accident or mischance by smuthering or some way unknown |
Suffocation | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Larie |
at the premises of Capt Nathan Sims
|
Accident | February 3, 1829 |
do say upon their oaths that the said Mr. Lary came to his death, in our opinion for want of attention in consequence of his own conduct exposing himself in bad weather from intoxication |
Exposure | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of William Powers |
at John Powers
|
Accident | January 14, 1828 |
do Say upon their oathes . . .that the aforesaid Wm Powers came to his Deth by misfortune by Cuting a tree and falling on him |
Injuries | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Charles |
at David Johnsons
|
Accident | September 20, 1827 |
say upon our oaths that from the testimony before us we do believe that the aforesaid Charles was drowned in Big[? Broad?] River by Misfortune |
Drowning | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Susannah Nuton |
at the premises of Robert[?] Watkins
|
Suicide | May 28, 1828 |
do say upon there Oathes . . .that the aforesaid Susannah Suton Came to her Deth by hanging with a cord round her neck to the Value of Six & a fourth cents on a Sowerwood Sapling Supposed to have been commited by Same person |
Hanging | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of William |
at Robert Smiths
|
Suicide | January 13, 1847 |
upon their oaths do say that . . .the said negro bill did by tying a small Rope a Round his neck and to the Rafter of the house by Standing on the wall plate, and then steping off hang and choak him self to death |
Hanging | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Crispan Smith |
at the house of George Smith
|
Accident | December 5, 1836 |
do say upon their oaths that he died by the visitation of god in a natural way by accidentaly getting frozen to death |
Exposure | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Gibson |
at Abner Benson dweling
|
Accident | November 4, 1834 |
do say upon their oaths thay thot the said Henry Gibson . . .died by the visitation of god by getting drownd in the Spring of Abner Bensons |
Drowning | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Uriah Bedenbaugh |
on the plantation of Thomas Satten
|
Natural Causes | September 17, 1835 |
do say upon their oaths that the said John Uriah Bedenbaugh. . . died by the visitation of God in a natural way |
Unknown | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Friday |
at the house of Robt Martin
|
Accident | October 6, 1830 |
upon their oaths do say . . .that the sd Friday a slave came to his death by accident . . .on tyson River by the water wheel of Gd[?] Mill catching him the sd Friday a slave between the arm of Gd[?] wheel and a sile near it |
Injuries | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of Starkes Whitlock |
at J P Poters
|
Accident | February 16, 1853 |
upon ther oaths do say that he was the cause of his own death . . .come to his own by Drinking & Exsposure by laying out in the wet & cole |
Exposure | |
The State vs. the Dead Body of William Clifton |
at the house of the Deceasd of Will Clifton
|
Accident | March 4, 1838 |
do say upon their oaths. . . that he died by the Visitation of god by being thrown by his horse |
Transportation |