State North Carolina
Johnston County}
At a Special Court held for the Tryal of Negro (Jenney) the Property of the late Lewis Bryan Desd., Charged with the Poisoning of Needham Bryan his Father & family at the Court House of the said County on Wednesday the eighth day of November AD 1780
Present
| Nathan Williams} | Benj Williams jr} | ||
| James Lockhart} | Wm. Avera} | ||
| Jesse Tyner} | Justices | Aaron Vinson} | Freeholders |
| Richard Warren} | John Whitley} |
Who being legally summons'd appeard & qualified & proceeded to the Tryal of the said negro Jenney, who being called to the bar of the said Court, Charged denyed the same
Whereupon the Court proceeded to the examination of Negros, Juno, Patt, Beck and Treacey, together with the Testimony of Patty Lynch & James Bagget, evidences against the said Negro Jenney & After [which] Considering the same & the circumstances belonging—are of the Opinion that She (the said Negro Jenney), is Guilty of the poisoning so laid to her Charge as afore said and do accordingly order & sentence that the said Negro Jenney be carried back to the place of confinement & from thence to be taken to the ground of the Court green. On Saturday the eighteenth of this Instant (November) between the hours of twelve & one of the Clock in the after noon, & there to be burt to Death by a Stake, & that the Sheriff of this County see that the said setence be carrid into execution.
At the same time the Court taking the value of the value of the said negro under consideration do value her to Five thousand pounds cur. Certifyed under the hand & Seal of the said Justices & Freeholders respectifuly this 10th ^eighth^ Novr. AD 1780.
By order.
JBush Pro C.C.
Negro Tryals
State of North Carolina
Johnston County—}
