Category: Coroners Records

• March 4, 2025

  Inquisition on Death of Samuel Enslaved of John Allrich Jr 1811

  An Inquisition on the Body  of Samuel a negroe the property of John Allrick Junr taken the 5th Day of August A.D.1811 An Inquisition indented & taken at the House of John Snagg in the Village of Portpenn in the County of Newcastle & Hundred of St Georges the fifth Day of August in the…
• January 29, 2025

  Coroner’s Inquisition into the Death of Negro Boy John Enslaved of George Cummins 1793

  Delaware State, Kent County Ss. An Inquisition taken at the House of George Cummins in duck Creek hundred in the County afsd before me John Chicken Esqr. Coroner of the said County to enquire into the manner and way that a Certain negro boy named  John belonging to the said George Cummins Came by his…
• January 26, 2025

  An Inquisition on the Body of Johnathan Allen 1827

  Kent County State of Delaware An inquisition indented and taken at the House of Nathl. Luff in Murderkill Hundred and County aforesaid before me George Truitt, Coroner for said County upon the view of the body of Jonathan Allen colored man then lying dead upon the oaths and affirmation of  James S. Lister, Job Townsend,…