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    Southampton Oyer and Terminer Trials

     

    Full Trial Records

    Aug. 31 - Nov 21, 1831

     

     

    Individual Trials

    Aug. 31, 1831

    Daniel Porter

    Tom Whitehead

     

    Sept. 1, 1831

    Jack Whitehead

    Andrew Whitehead

    Moses Barrow

     

    Sept. 2, 1831

    Davy Turner

    Curtis Ridley

    Stephen Ridley

    Isaac Carlton

     

    Sept. 3, 1831

    Sam Francis

    Hark Travis

    Nelson Williams

    Davy Waller

    Nat Turner II

     

    Sept. 5, 1831

    Jack Reese

    Dred Francis

    Arnold Artes (free)

     

    Sept. 6, 1831

    Nathan Blunt

    Nathan, Tom, Davy Francis

     

    Sept. 7, 1831

    Hardy Edwards

    Isham Edwards

    Sam Parker

    Jim Vaughan

     

    Sept. 8, 1831

    Bob Parker

    Davy Parker

    Daniel Parker

     

    Sept. 19, 1831

    Joe Turner

    Lucy Barrow

    Matt Ridley

    Thomas Haithcock (free)

    Jim Porter

     

    Sept. 20, 1831

    Barry Newsom (free)

    Jack Bryant

    Exum Artist (free)

     

    Sept. 21, 1831

    Stephen Bell

     

    Sept. 22, 1831

    Jim & Isaac Champion

    Preston Williamson

    Frank Parker

     

    Sept. 28, 1831

    Nelson Blunt

    Jack & Shadrach Simmons

    Sam Edwards

     

    Oct. 18, 1831

    Archer Reese

    Isham Turner (free)

    Moses Travis

     

    Nov. 5, 1831

    Nat, alias Nat Turner

     

    Nov. 21, 1831

    Ben Blunt

     

    TRIAL RECORDS

    Trial of Jack & Shadrach (slave of Nathaniel Simmons)

    September 28, 1831 – Discharged

     

    At a Court of Oyer and Terminer summoned and held for the County of Southampton on the 28th day of September 1831 for the trial of Jack and Shadrach negro men slaves belonging to Nathaniel Simmons charged with treason against the Commonwealth—

     

    Present Carr Bowers Benjamin Drewry James D. Massenburg James Trezevant and Ores A. Browne Gent.

     

    The Court being thus constituted the prisoners above named were set to the bar in custody of the Jailor of the County whereupon for reasons appearing the trial of the slaves Jack and Shadrach is adjourned till Friday the 30th day of September instant & thereupon they were remanded to jail and the Court adjourned till Friday morning nine o’clock.

     

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    [October 17]                               

     

    Present: Jacob Barnes Gent.

     

    Jack and Shadrach negro men slave the property of Nathaniel Simmons who stand indicated for Treason, &c. were again set to the bar by the Sheriff of this County into whose custody they were heretofore committed. And the Court being of opinion that slaves cannot be tried in this court for Treason, Therefore it is ordered that the said Jack and Shadrach be discharged from further prosecution in this behalf.