Adkins, Thomas : Coroner's Inquisition, Lunenburg County

Lunenburgh S's

Inquisition indented taken at the plantation of one Fuquay in the county of Luninburg and parrish of Comberland this 30th Day of October in the yeare of our Lord 1759 before me William Caldwell one of his majt Coroners of the Said County upon the [? ] of the boddy of Thomas Adkins late of this County than and there lying dead and upone the oath of Wm. Fuquay and Andrew Cuningham John Fuquay Ensworth Midelton James Weakly Wm. Cuningham Seth Warde Robert Cuningham Philip Young George Abney and [?Dennis?] Abney and Mattox Mayes good and honestfull men of the parrish of Cumberland sworne to inquier how and in what manner the said Thomas Adkins by his death came upone thier oaths do say that one 21th day October and year above mentioned he was accidentely throwne in Stanton River ending the said river and further the said juriers upon their oaths do say that the affore said Thomas Adkins had at the time of his being drowned had no goods or chattel lands or tenemenets in the County afforesaid to the knowledge of the Juriours aforesaid in testimony in testimoney whereof I as well the said coroner of the jurors aforesaid to this Inquisition have scarcerly put our hands and seals the day and place first above mentioned.

Wm. Caldwell, Coroner Mattox Mayes William Cuningham Seth Ward

George Abney William Fuqua Andrew Cuningham John Fuqua Jnpwith Midleton Robert Cunningham Philip Young Dennit Abney James Weakly

Struck [Andrew Cuningham's mark is the Right half excapt and one small upon keel in the same the left a smooth [?Cre?] ]

An Inquest of the Body of Thomas Adkins

Wm [William] Fequay Andrew Cunningham John Fequay Ipswich Midelton James Weakly Wm [William] Cuningham Seth Ward Robert Cuningham Philip Young George Abney/Matox [Mattox] Mayes and Benit [Bennitt] Abney

The opinion of [inserted above: jury] then is that he was accidently drowned the 21st day of October in the year 1752 and as for his estate wee [we] Dont [don't] [?illegible: lanp] [most likely: think] that he has any only what he has earnt [earned] while he was out at work with

Joseph May

George Abney William Fequa [Fequay] Andrew Cunningham John Fuqua [Fequay] Ipswich Midelton James Weakly William Cuningham Seth Ward Robert Cuningham Philip Young Mattox Mayes Dannitt [?Bennitt] Abney