Inquest of the Murder of William PEACOCK
Duplin County, June 3rd, 1760
This Day Robert ROLLINS made information to me one of his Majestys Justices 
of the Peace for af'sd County That this Day William PEACOCK was found Dead 
in his Corn field 
These are therefore in His Majestys Name to Will and Command you to Summon 
Twenty four Lawful men or So many as you Possibly can of the Said Number to 
appear with out Delay at the Said Deceased Plantation to act and hold a Jury 
of Inquest over the Said Dead Person herein fail Not as you will answer the 
Contrary at your Perill and for so Doing this shall be your Sufficiant 
Warrent Given Under my Hand and Seal the Day & Date above Written
To M'r John OWENS Constable to Execute                     William MAGEE JP
Executed on the Persons Under Written p'r one John OWENS Constable
Robert ROLLINS
William VANN
Addoniram TREADWELL
Richard HERRING
William ATKEISON
James TINKER
Benjamin BLACKBURN
Daniel CREAMER
John TREADWELL
Joseph WHITE
William CROMERTY
Isaac ATKEISON
Frances NELMS
Henry VANN
Duplin County June ye 3d 1760
We the under Subscribers being Duly Qullified before William MAGEE one of his 
Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid Upon an Inquest on the 
Body of William PEACOCK Being found Dead in his Corn field and upon Searching the 
said Dead to the Best of our Judgment that the Said William PEACOCK Was Murdered 
Given Under our hand the Day & Date above Written
 Witnesseth   William MAGEE JP
Adoniron TREADWELL
Richard HERRING 
Wm. ATKEISON
Daniel CREAMER
William CROMARTY
John TREADWELL
Isaac ATKEISON
Joseph ( his "x" mark) WHITE
Benjamin (his "B" mark--"B" pointed downward) BLACKBURN
James TINKER
Robert (his "x" mark) ROLLINS
William VANN
Henry VANN
Frances NELMS
The Said William PEACOCK was Murthered by one of his Negroes Which was Try'd & 
Condem'd and Burnt at a Stake the Sixth Day of June 1760.





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