David Schrock

First Name: David
Last Name: Schrock

David Schrock Inquests

Displaying 1 - 4 of 4
Name Deceased Description Date Inquest Location County Death Typesort ascending Death Method Inquest Finding
Patt slave October 10, 1825 at the residence of Mrs. Mary Mathis in Camden Kershaw County, SC Suicide

do say upon their oaths that the said negro slave Pat came to her death by voluntarity & feloniously hanging herself by the neck

Tom slave July 10, 1824 at the plantation of Mr. Wm. W. Lang Kershaw County, SC Homicide shotgun

do say upon their oaths that William R. Young . . . did by shooting with buckshot kill the said negro man named Tom and we the jury aforesaid find that the said William R. Young was justifiable in shooting and killing the said negro man Tom

John slave November 20, 1829 on the Bank of the Wateree River at the plantation of Col. James Shesnut Kershaw County, SC Unknown

do say that from every information they can obtain the said black or coloured man to have been the slave of a Mr. Chappell of Charleston who was a boat hand in the employ of Mr. Thomas J. Kerr by the name of John and that he came to his death by drowning from cause to them unknown.

Unknown February 3, 1827 at plantation of Col. James Chesnut Kershaw County, SC Unknown

[no finding in file]

Source ID: 
476

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