Homicides of Adults in Rockingham County, Virginia
From Lewis Preston Summers, Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800 (Abingdon, Va., 1929; reprinted Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970). 2 parts. OHS R975.57 Su64a 1970.
Annals
Part 1:
ROCKBRIDGE
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1778, JuneRockingham Co.
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Class: certain
Crime: HOM / WHITE by SLAVE
Rela: [NONDOM]
Motive: UNK
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HOM: Will m. Hans Cloverfield
Weapon: blow from a hogshead stave, frac. d. that night.
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Court proceedings: SE 6/1778: O&T: felonious murder. fG. DEATH. to hang Thurs, 6/16 [?] at the Courthouse & "that his head be severed from the Dead Body and Stuck upon a Pole at the Cross Road leading from this to Felix Gilberts and his Body Buried." To be kept in irons until then, under a guard of 4 men. Value: 225 l.
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Rocking. Co. COB 1778-1784: n.p.
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Accused: Will
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Occupation:slave of George Russel [or Boswell?]
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Victim: Hans Cloverfield
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1791, Nov.Rockingham Co.
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Class: certain
Crime: HOM / WHITE by WHITE
Rela: NONDOM
Motive: UNK
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HOM: Abram Taylor, William Stone, Jacob Kinsely, Samuel Black, and John Messeck [aka Myseck] m. Peter Forms
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Court proceedings: SE 11/6/1793: "Feloniously Beeting wounding and killing." Wit.: James Curry, Ralph Loftus, George Sittes, Sarah McKee, James Black, John Donavin, Jr., Richard Johnston, Mary Sullavan, Archabald Rutherford, Mary Rutherford, Adam Helmick, George Srum [?]. Wit. also: John McKee & Thomas Sullavan. AT: fG. to be tried in Dist. Court. the others fNG of murder, but fG of breach of peace. They are bound for their good beh. for 12 mo. for 50 l. each.
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Rocking. Co. COB 1792-1795: n.p.
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Accused 1: Abram Taylor
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Accused 2: William Stone
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Accused 3: Jacob Kinsely
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Accused 4: Samuel Black
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Accused 5: John Messeck [aka Myseck]
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Victim: Peter Forms
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1796, Nov.Rockingham Co.
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Class: certain
Crime: HOM
Rela: HHLD SLAVE by SLAVE
Motive: UNK
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HOM: David (a negro man slave of Gabriel Jones, Esq.) m. Joseph (a negro man slave of Gabriel Jones, Esq.)
Weapon: knife
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Court proceedings: SE 11/3/1796: "Feloniously Stabing and Murdering." Wit: Jacob Federick, Matt Dinos [?], Larkin Lindsey. fG. of murder. DEATH. To hang 12/13. Value: $300.
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Rocking. Co. COB 1795-1798: 227
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Accused: David
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