Gordon Gregory
Gordon Gregory Inquests
| Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location | County | Death Type | Death Method | Inquest Finding |
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| Charles | negro male slave, boy | September 20, 1827 | at David Johnsons | Union County, SC | Accident |
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 |
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| George Darby | April 20, 1823 | at Lores-ford on broad River | Union County, SC | Accident |
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 |
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| Henry | negro boy Slave | September 17, 1829 | at John Gayes[?] | Union County, SC | Accident | rope |
do say upon their oaths . . .by accidentaly hanging himself by swing by a rope used for suspending a Waggon Body |
| Henry Coil | man supposed to be Henry Coil | December 25, 1824 | at the premises of [??] | Union County, SC | Suicide |
do say upon their Oaths that he with Strolling About Perisht with hunger & Coald . . .did kill and homicide himself |
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| Joseph | Negroe man | April 29, 1828 | at the old Quaker meeting hous | Union County, SC | Accident |
do say upon their oaths . . .that the said negro making an effort to Cross Fairforest at Mrs Rices ford was drown |
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| Joseph Burgess | boy | October 16, 1824 | at the premises of Mrs. Hales[?] | Union County, SC | Homicide | gun |
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 |
| Larie | February 3, 1829 | at the premises of Capt Nathan Sims | Union County, SC | Accident |
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 |
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| Maria | negro woman slave | April 10, 1825 | at Mrs. Williams | Union County, SC | Homicide | whip |
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 |
| Mary Cole | March 4, 1828 | at the premises of D A Mitthers[?] | Union County, SC | Suicide |
do say upon their oaths that. . .Mary Cole. . . did kill and homicide her self by hanging her self with a Bridel of the value of twentyfive cent on a [?] tree |
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| Susannah Nuton | May 28, 1828 | at the premises of Robert[?] Watkins | Union County, SC | Suicide |
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 |
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| Thomas Hill | May 26, 1825 | at Thos Hill's | Union County, SC | Suicide |
say upon their oaths that the said Thomas Hill . . .voluntarily and Feloniously as a felon of himself did Kill and homicide himself |
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| two negro children | two negro children | June 4, 1824 | at Ellis Palmers | Union County, SC | Homicide |
do say upon their oaths that a negro woman named Sunaka Another of said children property of said Ellis Palmer did . . .choake the said children with a glove |
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| William Powers | January 14, 1828 | at John Powers | Union County, SC | Accident |
do Say upon their oathes . . .that the aforesaid Wm Powers came to his Deth by misfortune by Cuting a tree and falling on him |
