Coroners Inquest Daniel McCartney - 9 Jun 1788

[Will Book Volume B, page 44]
Orange County Inquisition and taken at the
plantation of William King in the County aforesaid
the 9th of June 1788 before me John Taylor Esquire coroner
of said County upon view of the Body of Daniel McCartney
as Child of John McCartney late of the County aforesaid
then and their lying Dead and upon the Earth of John Hogan
Nathaniel King Baxter King Samuel Crag Charles King
Robert Baker James Blackwood John King Stephen Loyd
John Strain Joseph Kirkland & William King good and
lawful[?] men of the Parish of Sai[n]t Matthew the said
County of Orange who being charged & Sworn to enquire
how and in what manner the said Daniel McCartney by
his death Came upon their oaths do say whose names
and seals are hereunto subscribed and annexed being
duly summoned sworn on an inquest held this 9th
day of June 1788 at the house and plantation of
William King on the Body of Daniel McCartney
a Child of John McCartney supposed to have
died of the abuse he receive of Rachel Cooper
after examining all the Testimony that could
be produced & examinig[sic] the body of said Child
do find that his death proceeded from a natural
Cause of an inflammation and gangreen arising
from some accidental Contution[Contusion]  on his leg and
ascending into his body and that the said
Rachel Cooper was in no wise instrumental to the
death of the said Child Given under our
hands and Seals the day and year first
above written

[Will Book Volume B, page 45]
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 lace first
above mentioned                Samuel Craig (seal)
John Taylor Coroner (seal)     Robert Baker (seal)
    John Hogan Foreman (seal)  John Strain (seal)
        John King   (seal)     Baxter King (seal)
        Joseph Kirkland (seal) William King (seal)
        James Blackwood (seal) Charles King (seal)
        Nathaniel King (seal)  Stephen Loyd (seal)

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume B, pages 44-45