Court, NC, Granville, William Bryant Murder




North Carolina State Archives
Granville County
Coroners Inquest 1755-1905, 1920, No Date
(Broken Series)


1755-1881


C. R.
044.
913.1




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                         Court, NC, Granville, William Bryant Murder

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North Carolina       ] 17-Sep-1773
Granville County     ]
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An Inquisition indented and taken at the parish of Granville in the county of
Granville before me SAMUEL HERNDON and of the corners of our Sovereign Lord the
King for the county of force it on the 17th day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy three upon view of the body of WILLIAM
BRYANT then and there lying dead as the custom is to inquire after what means by
scratch means manner and by what means the said WILLIAM BRYANT came by his death on
the both of JONATHAN KITTRELL, CHARLES RUST EATON, JOHN DICKERSON, SAMUEL WALKER,
WILLIAM HUNT, SAMUEL FULLER, WILLIAM SPEARS, JOSEPH JOHNSON, JOHN PEACE, WILLIAM
ROBERTS, JOSEPH ROGERS, JOSEPH MCDONALD, AND CLAIBORNE HARRIS good and lawful men
of our said county who being sworn in charged to inquire how and in what manner the
said WILLIAM BRYANT by his death came to say that on the 16th of this instant
September at the parish aforesaid they believe he was willfully murdered by some
person but they don't know who.


In Witness thereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year first
above written.


[ Coroners Inquest
[ 1770,1773,1786,1804,1817,1818




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                        Court, NC, Granville, William Bryant Murder

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North Carolina      ] 21-Oct-1773
Granville County    ]
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At a court called and held in Granville County at the courthouse of the said county
for the trial of certain Negro slaves on Thursday the 21st day of October Anno
Domini 1773.


A Negro man, slave, the property of JOSEPH MCDONALD of the aforesaid County named
SANDERS was brought to trial and it appearing to the court from the evidence and
circumstances that he said Negro SANDERS was guilty of having shot and killed one
WILLIAM BRYANT of the said county a few weeks before there for the word ordered the
sheriff to burn the said Negro alive until he should be dead and consumed on
Saturday the 23rd instant and also valued the said Negro to be worth 80 pounds
proclamation money 2/8 like money for this copy.


Teste


REUBEN SEARCY clerk of court


[ Criminal actions concerning slaves and free persons of color
[ (broken series)
[ 1774-1777




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