Inquests

Title Inquest Location County Death Type Date COD Inquest Finding COD
The State vs. the Dead Body of slave
on the river bank at the plantation of Edward Brevard
Accident March 12, 1824

do say upon their oaths that the said Negro man came to his death by (as we suppose) from the evidence profused the falling out of a Batteaux accidently and drowning

Transportation
The State vs. the Dead Body of Timothy Spann
two miles below Camden
Homicide April 24, 1812

do say upon their oaths that they believe that said Timothy Spann came to his death in consequence of a wound received by a shot in a duel with a certain ---- Lowell

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of Judith Berry
near Swift Creek ... [at] home of James Berry
Accident December 17, 1811

do say upon their oaths that the said Berry to came to her death by a violent burn which she received from her clothes taking fire at the fireplace in the house of James Berry . . . of which she instantly died.

Burns
The State vs. the Dead Body of Goodall
at the boatyard near Camden on the Wateree
Suicide September 15, 1823

do say upon their oaths that the said Goodall not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil at the boat yard near Camden . . . then and there himself voluntarily and feloniously downed [himself]

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Bryce
in the town of Camden
Natural Causes March 7, 1815

do say upon their oaths that the said John Bryce came to his death in the Town of Camden aforesaid, on the night of the sixth Instant of a visitation of God.

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of Robert Anderson
at the camp near the Wateree Canal
Accident January 31, 1825

do say upon their oaths that the said Robert Anderson came to his death by a gun going accidentally off as William Forten was laying it up, the cock of said gun striking against the place where it was to be laid, which caused it to go off and the load was lodged in the neck of said Robert Anderson

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of John McDaniel
at McCaskill's graveyard
Natural Causes May 31, 1839

upon their oaths do say we found upon examination of the body of John McDaniel no cause nor have heard any testimony to lead us to believe that he cam eto his death otherwise than by 'a visitiation of God'

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of Sylvia
at John Brown plantation
Homicide May 21, 1822

do say upon their oaths that the said Negro woman Sylvia came to her death by two strokes which she received with a large switch, one across her arm and the other over her breast and shoulder from the hand of Gabiel Coats on the 14th Instant which seems to have been done without intention to kill or maim ... and what most men would have done in such a case and not otherwise

Blunt Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of John Cotton
at the river bank in Mr. Jno. Nelson's field
Accident March 15, 1826

do say upon their oaths that on the second day January last that the said John Cotton came to his death by attempting to go to the shore from a boat that was lodged in the shoal near Jones Mills within said district and was drowned accidentally and not otherwise

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Elizabeth Bowing
at the residence of Mrs. Ann Bowing
Homicide May 30, 1831

do say upon their oaths that they believe the said Elizabeth Bowing came to her death by abuse inflicted on her by the hand of Priscilla Robertson

Other
The State vs. the Dead Body of Avery
at a fording place of Singleton's Creek in the plantation of Jacob Champion
Accident November 14, 1831

do say upon their oaths that. . .the boy Avery came to his Death by Drowning by being Intoxicated

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Ambrose
at the house of [?] Duke
Homicide September 25, 1828

do say upon their oaths that the said Negro man slave Ambrose came to his death early in the morning of the twenty-forth of September instant by buck shot discharged from a gun presented at him by Kirkland Harmon ... [the shot] entering his back loins & hips

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of infant
at Cassy[?] Branch at Eleander[?] More's
Unknown June 10, 1840

upon their oaths do say that the said child came to his death by means un noun to us

The State vs. the Dead Body of slave
at the Wateree River in Camden
Unknown January 8, 1838

upon their oaths do say that the body here found is a negro woman the property of J.C. Doby Esq. and came to her death by drowning on the 23 Decb. last in the crossing the ferry over the Wateree River at Camden

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown Unknown February 17, 1854
The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown
at a spot near the Wateree River and on or near the Road leading to Chesnut's Ferry
Accident June 26, 1856

upon their oaths do say that after such examination as was in their power to make they are clearly of opinion that the decased came to his death by falling into the ditch leading from Bolton's[?] Branch while in a state of intoxication and being unable to help himself was drowned

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of Miley
at a house near the jail in York Street, Camden
Unknown April 5, 1858

opon their oaths do say that the said negro woman died from exhaustion consequent upon hysterical mania in the jail

The State vs. the Dead Body of William
near Prospect Church near the line of Richland and on the waters of Wayland's Creek
Homicide November 10, 1856

do say that the said negro man William came to his death from a wound in the back caused by a shot gun in the hands of some person or persons to the jurors unknown

Firearm
The State vs. the Dead Body of James Tiller
at the Mansion House in the Town of Camden
Unknown March 9, 1854

upon their oaths do say that the said James Tiller came to his death by a visitation of God

The State vs. the Dead Body of Jim
at the plantation of A.H. Boykin
Homicide June 19, 1858

upon their oaths do say that the said negro Jim came to his death. . .from three wounds inflicted on and across the face by some weapon or instrument to the jury unknown in the hands of Dick a slave of William Sanders

Other
The State vs. the Dead Body of Amos
at the plantation of John McRae on the banks of the Wateree
Suicide March 15, 1856

upon their oaths do say that the said negro Amos came to his death by jumping into the Wateree River where he was drowned

Drowning
The State vs. the Dead Body of colored
at a house on Rutledge Street in the town of Camden and occupied by one John Strickling
Natural Causes June 12, 1856

upon their oaths do say that from the evidence before the jury the child came to its death naturally having had severe convulstions at several times during the two previous days

Unknown
The State vs. the Dead Body of Fanny
at the plantation of Edward A. Salmond about four miles from Camden
Homicide November 4, 1855

do say that that the Negro woman came to her death by a fit of apoplexy on the morning of the fourth day of November 1855 in her own house.

Other
The State vs. the Dead Body of Jerry
at the residence of Rev. J.K. Mendenhall on Lyttleton Street within the bounds of the Town of Camden
Homicide June 6, 1857

upon their oaths do say that the said negro boy Jerry came to his death from a blow on the left side of the head ... inflicted by a jug in the hands of Bob a slave of Thomas E. Shannon

Blunt Instrument
The State vs. the Dead Body of Martha Adamson
at Camden
Other April 10, 1877

upon their oaths do say that the said Martha Adamson came to her death from excessive intoxication or apoplexy

Alcoholism

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