Coroners Inquest to Death of John REGISTER - 1763

Inquisition indented taken at the House of Thomas HAWS in the County
aforesaid the 13th day of Nov'r in the Year of our Lord 1763 before me 
Edward BIRD Gen't one of the Coroners of the County upon View of the 
body of John REGISTER Late of the County Planter then and there Lying 
dead, and upon the Oaths of David WILLIAMS, Absolam MERRIT, Bird LANIER, 
John GANEY, Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH, Benjamin LANIER, Clifton BOWEN 
Sen'r, Thos MILLS, Charles MERRIT, William STEVENS, Samuell SELLERS, 
John GOFF, Thomas HALL, Clifton BOWEN Jun'r Good and Lawfull Men of the 
Parish of St. Gabriel in the Said County who being charged and Sworn to 
Enquire how and in what manner the Said John REGISTER by his Death came 
upon their Oaths do say That on the 12th day of the Month being agoing 
a Bear hunting and having a Loaded Gun in his hand the said Gun 
discharged of itself and Shot him so he Languished and Dyed and do find 
it to be an Accident and no intended thing In Testimony whereof as well 
I the said Coroner as the Jurors aforesaid to this Inquisition have 
Severally put our Seals the day, Year, and Place first above mentioned.
                                                      Edw'd BIRD, Coroner
David (his "x" mark) WILLIAMS
Bird LANIER
Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH
Clifton BOWEN, Sen'r.
Tho's MILLS
Robert (his "R" mark) MERRET
John GOFF
Benj'm LANIER
Absolam (his "A" mark) MERRIT
John (his "x" mark) GANY
Tho. HALL
Clifton BOWEN, Jun'r
Charles (his "M" mark) MERRIT
William STEVENS
Samuell (his "x" mark) SELLER





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