Pitt County Coroners Inquests These are select items found in CR 079.913; NC Archives, Raleigh, NC. Contributed by Roger Kammerer. cd Inquest on J. J. Abrams, 1861 State of North Carolina Pitt County} March 20th 1861. Inquisition indented taken at Benjamin DANIEL’S in the County aforesaid the 20th day of March in the year of our Lord 1861. Before me M. G. JAMES—Coroner of the said county, upon view of the body of J. J. ABRAMS late of said County then and there lying dead, and upon the oath of Martin MOORE, Reddick CARNEY, J. S. MOORE, S. DANIEL E. M. ALBRITTON, D. P. LANGLEY, Lemuel LANGLEY, E. C. SCOVELL, Cancil JAMES, E. S. DANIEL, Ruppin WARD, Benjamin DANIEL, good and lawful men of said county of Pitt who being charged and sworn to inquire how and in what manner the said J. J. ABRAMS, by his death came upon thier oaths do say that on the 19th day of March, the said J. J. ABRAMS was found on the public highway, near Benjamin DANIEL’S dead by wounds inflicted by causes unknown. And we the jurors report said death either from the said wounds or cold or by both. In testimony whereff as will I the said Coroner as the jurors of aforesaid to this inquisition have severaly put our seals the day and year and place first above mentioned. Martin MOORE {Seal} Reddick CARNEY {Seal} E. C. SCOVELL {Seal} James S. MOORE {Seal} Council (his mark) JAMES {Seal} Edmond ALBRITTON {Seal} Sydney DANIEL {Seal} E. S. DANIEL {Seal} Benjamin DANIEL {Seal} Lemuel LANGLEY {Seal} Rippon WARD {Seal} D. P. LANGLEY {Seal} Wit M. G. JAMES Cor Inquest on Redmond Williams, 1869 State of N. C. Pitt County} Be it remembered that on the 19 December 1869 that I W L CHERRY Special Coriner for Said County attended by a Juror of Good and lawfull men viz Wm POWELL Jas H BILBB Elias GARRIS John PEEBLES William PEEBLES W J EVANS Peter GAY Sezar NORRIS Nixon FOREMAN Alfred STREETER Sharper FORBES Thad FORBES by me Summoned for that purpose according to law after being by me duly Sworn and empaneled at Senter Bluf in the county of aforesaid did hold an inquest over the dead body of Redman WILLIAMS and after enquirying into the facts and circumstances of the death of the Deceased from a view of the body then and there lying dead and of the testamony to be procured the Jury finds as follows that is to Say That the Said Redmon WILLIAMS came to his death by a Gun Shot wond said Gun held in the hands of Lewis FOREMAN W S POWELL J H BILBB Elias (his mark) GARRIS John PEEBLES Wm PEEBLES W J EVANS Peter (his mark) GAY Sezar (his mark) NORRIS Nixon (his mark) FOREMAN Alfred (his mark) STREETER Sharper (his mark) FORBES Thad (his mark) FORBES Attest W L CHERRY Special coroner Witnesses Henry ATKINSON Dennis ATKINSON Mary FOREMAN Duglas MCNAIR Washington GRIMES Frank HENSLEY Danniel KING Sam RALSTON Dr John S TAFT R R COTTON Personally came before me Henry ATKINSON Dennis ATKINSON & Alfred STREETER and acknowledge themself each to be indebted to the State of North Carolina in the Sum of two Hundred Dollars To be said never the les Shall Henry ATKINSON make his pursonel appearances before the next Superior Court to be held for the county of Pitt & give evidence in behalf of the State against Lewis FOREMAN W L CHERRY Special coroner Inquest on Huel Hemby, 1880 State of North Carolina Pitt County Be it remembered that on the 25th day of Dec 1880 I B J WILSON Special Coroner of the County of Pit attended by a jury of good and lawful men viz W D GWALTNEY T E LITTLE Augustus FILLIPS W N SMITH John S SMITH Jesse SMITH M LETCHWORTH J H H MOORE T A NICHOLS J B NICHOLS Nelson NICHOLS S V JOYNER by me Summoned for that purpose according to Law after being by me duly sworn and empannelled a Huel HEMBYS in the County aforesaid did hold an inquest ove the dead body of Huel HEMBY and after examination into the facts and circumstances of the death of the deceased from a view of the corpese and all testimony to be procured the said Jury find as follows that is to say Huel HEMBY came to his death by being drunk falling into a deep ditch from which he received a very hard jar which stuned him that enabled him of getting out his body backing the water which we the Jurors think made the water rise Sufficient to strangle numbed him to death with the bad rany weather we the Jurors think Huel HEMBY fell into the ditch between 10 & 12 oclock on the night of th 25th day of Dec W. H. SMITH {Seal} S. V. JOYNER {Seal} Jesse SMITH {Seal} W. D. GATY {Seal} Thos E. LITTLE {Seal} Jon. S. SMITH {Seal} J H H (his mark) MOORE {Seal} M (his mark) LETCHWORTH {Seal} Augustus (his mark) FILLIPS {Seal} Nelson (his mark) NELSON {Seal} Thomas NICHOLS {Seal} John B. NICHOLS {Seal} Witness B J WILSON Spec Coroner Testamonia of M. W. TYSON I was sitting in the Hous By the fire and A little Girl Came to the Gate and Hollored for me and sed that Mr Huel HEMBY was in the Ditch at the Gin house Ded i then went to the Roade and told Mr J. B. NICHOLS and he and his son Both Come the we went to the Place and found Huel HEMBY in the Ditch Ded Mr. J. B. NICHOLS said take him out of the Ditch i Run my hand in his Dousar? and felt to see if his Hart But i felt No sine ther I Raisen him up Robert NICHOLS and Heber BROWN hope me to Get him out. the Ditch was acked up her saw many Bruse on him he said he did one on his nose, and his head was ling a gainst the oke in the Ditch the Ditch is from 4 to 5 fet Deepe and from 5 to 6 fet at the top? and about 2 fet at the Bottem where Huel HEMBY was leing this is All that i now about the mater B J WILSON Coroner Moses W. TYSON State of North Carolina Pitt County the Examination of Flora TAYLOR this morning i was going to my sister Esbell to get som meal and seede him in the Ditch and i cald John HEMBY and told him his dady was did and i sent to rubell and her little girl came too and i sent after Mr J. B. NICHOLS and he Came. Witness B J WILSON Spec Coroner Florr (her mark) TAYLOR Inquest on William Wilson, 1885Be it remembered that on the 11th day of April 1885 I Jno B. JOHNSON Coroner of Said County attended by a jury of good and Lawful men viz: William WORTHINGTON Robert WORTHINGTON Henry EDMONS Geo. B. ELLIS Herbert ELLIS Jas H ELLIS By me Summoned for the purpose according to Law and after being duly Sworn and em empanelled at C. C. BLANDS in Contentnea Township Pitt County did hold an inquest over the _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008