James Marshall
James Marshall Inquests
| Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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| Aggey | September 14, 1830 | near the house of Edward P. Mobley | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths that according to the evidence addressed to them they believe that said Negroe Aggey came to her death on the night of the 11th this instant by the breaking of a joist or two in a house, which fell on her |
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| Edward Young | December 26, 1833 | at the house of Mrs. Mathews on the waters of Wateree Creek | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths that accord=ing to the evidence adduced to them, they believe, that the evening of the 25th December instant Riding at a smart rate, in company with Robert Harper. The said Edward Young by his horse suddently taking a contrary side of a tree from what he expected, or intended. thereby was thrown or dashed against the same which we believe caused the death of the said Edward. |
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| Eliza | February 15, 1837 | at the house of Mr. John Cockrell | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced to them they believe, that upon the morning of the 15th instant, the said Eliza came to her death, by a tree falling on her; Breaking her scull, also her thigh and perhaps other injuries we know- nothing of. |
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| Freeman Holten | November 5, 1826 | at, or near, Mr. John B. Pickett's rig[?] at Mr. Richard Harrison's Mill | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths that the said Freeman Holton came to his death on the 4th of November in A Mill house of Mr. Richard B Harrison's came to his death by a Fall from the upper Story in the inside of the House, the floors not being laid |
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| George Craig | January 19, 1825 | at the house of Mathew Richmond | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths that, according evidence and their own belief a tree which he assisted to cutdown, by misfortune fell on him and broke his scull on the evening of the 18th. |
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| Herman Peters | November 2, 1836 | on the Camden Road near the house of Hugh Y.[?] Rosborough | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths that they believe according to all evidence adduced to them, the said Herman Peters came to his death from intoxication and inclemency of the weather, some time of the morning of the 2nd instant, on the Camden Road four miles from Winnsborough |
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| Hugh Barkley | September 20, 1836 | in the house of Hugh Barkley | Fairfield County, SC | Homicide |
do say upon their oaths that according to the evidence adduced to them the said Hugh Barkley came to his death by a wound inflicted on him with a dirk or knife by Baby Flemming on the left side above the Pubis which we suppose cut the spermatic[?] artery & caused the effusion of blood into the scrotum |
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| Isaac | December 31, 1832 | the house of Mrs. Jane Brown of Horse branch of Wateree Creek | Fairfield County, SC | Accident | horse |
do say upon their Oaths, they believe the said Negroe Isaac, in the act of riding a race was thrown off the Mare on which he rode, and the injury he then received caused his death |
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| James Blackie | August 17, 1836 | in the house of Ezekiel Hoy | Fairfield County, SC | Natural Causes |
do say upon their oaths that they believe James Blackie died on the 16th of August & and that his death was caused by a 'severe acute disease aggravated & hurried to a fatal termination by previous organic affection of all the viscera of the systems |
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| John | November 24, 1829 | at the house of Robert G Bagley | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths that according to such and all evidence it is their belief that on the night of the 23rd instant the before mentioned Alexander Caldwell and his little son (the deceased) was in a Small House and A Sleep an they believe that a pallet whereon the deceased lay or the house caught fire, by accident, and consumed the house and the child... |
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| John Rowland | August 22, 1825 | at the Presbyterian Church known by the name of the Ebenezer meeting house | Fairfield County, SC | Homicide | knife |
do say upon their oaths that one John Brown, late of the district aforesaid, on the 4th day of June 1825, did commit a violent assault on the said John Rowland by the infliction of two greivous and dangerous wounds on the body of the said John Rowland John Rowland died, on the 19th instant, then and there feloniously killed and murdered the said John Rowland against the peace of the said state. |
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| Littleton Hollis | December 11, 1831 | at the house of Sanders Gibson | Fairfield County, SC | Other |
do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced to them, they have reason to believe; that for some time past the deceased has been in the habit of drinking spiritous liquors to excess on every occasion, or at least every opportunity, and on the 9th instant, had drank very freely, and fell once or twice off his own feet. might have been hurt thereby, but they believe, there was no other causes, unless, An appoplectic fit. or Epilectic, might have been brought on thereby |
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| May | March 20, 1832 | at the plantation of Doctor William Bratton on Wateree Creek | Fairfield County, SC | Natural Causes |
do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced to them, they believe that on the 19th instant in a field where the said May was breaking Cotton Halks, he was taken with an appoplectic fit and expired in an instant |
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| Ned | February 15, 1831 | near the house of Joseph Gladney Little River | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths that according to the evidence addressed to them they believe that on the 25th December in attempting to cross little river at a Ford [he] was thrown off a mule on which he rode and then and there was drowned, without any Person being accessory to his death but think they have some reason to believe he was in some degree intoxicated which might in some manner procured his being thrown from said mule |
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| Phillip McDonough | December 13, 1829 | at the house of Thomas Nelson in the town of Winnsborough | Fairfield County, SC | Suicide | razor |
do say upon their oaths that said deceased died of his own voluntary act put an end to his life by cutting with a razor through his windpipe & also through the veins and arteries of his left arm. |
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| Phillis | August 18, 1831 | at the house of Charles P. Stone | Fairfield County, SC | Natural Causes |
do say upon their oaths that, according to all the testimony adduced to them, they are inclined to believe, that on the 17th instant, the said Phillis being often last spring, complaining of Hysterical, vapours she was taken with a Hysteric Attack which caused her death |
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| Rachel | February 18, 1834 | at the grave of a female Negroe Slave named Rachel near the house of Benjamin Boulware | Fairfield County, SC | Homicide |
do say upon their oaths that they believe that the said negro Rachel came to her death by a blow or stroke on the head from a violent hand which broke her Scull and also from circumstances rest their suspicion on Thomas D Peay owner of said Rachel. |
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| Rachel McBurney | October 21, 1833 | in the house of Major James Barkley | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced, they believe that on the morning of the 20th this instant, or some time in the night of the 19th, a small house adjoining the dwelling of the said Major James Barkley, occupied by said Rachel McBurney as a Bed Room, caught fire, how, not known, was consumed with the contents, and her, the said Rachel. |
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| Unknown | September 6, 1827 | near the house of James Walling | Fairfield County, SC | Homicide |
do say upon their oaths that they believe the sd infant came to its death by being struck against a log which lay about four or five steps from the place of its birth on Tuesday morning the 4th instant by Letitia Vaugh, who they believe delivered the child |
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| Unknown | July 13, 1830 | at Rocky Mount Ferry | Fairfield County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths that upon the evidence adduced that the said child was found on the evening of the 18th Inst. found in a fish Trap near the above named ferry prior to that time they are not able to asertain and from not being able to asertain any marks of violence do believe to[?] come to its death by being drowned |
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| William Bonner Jr. | August 20, 1832 | at the house late the Residence of William Bonner Jr. | Fairfield County, SC | Accident | horse |
do say upon their oaths, that according to the evidence adduced to them they believe, that on the vening of the 11th day of August instant, in sight, of the said Williams House, the said William Bonner Jr. came to his death by his Horse running against a tree. The Gig in which he was being suddenly stopped therewith, and he either against the tree or by a kick from his horse as he fell from his Gig or afterwards, they cannot tell how, received a mortal wound on his head thereby breaking his scull, which cause his death about ten hours afterward, without violence of any kind from the hand of man. |
