Daniel Perdue

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Daniel's brief bio
Posted 18 Dec 2008 by papcanter @ ancestry.com

Daniel served in the Militia under Captain George Parrish in 1782. In 1787, Daniel and his parents moved to Franklin County, Virginia, where he married Happy Ward. Happy and Daniel had eight children. Daniel and Happy Perdue settled on a farm adjacent to his brother, Meshack Perdue. Daniel died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on July 2, 1810 in Franklin County, Virginia. Happy Perdue remained there until after her youngest girl, Ceilia was married, then she moved to Sumner County, Tennessee, where some of her older children settled and she died there in 1848, outliving Daniel by 38 years.

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Inquest on the body of Daniel Perdue
3, Jul 1810 , Franklin County, Virginia
Franklin County Court - Loose Deeds File For 1810 - 1814

Inquest on the body of Daniel Perdue

3 July 1810

Inquisition taken at the Parish of Patrick and in the county aforesaid the 3rd day of July 1810 before me

Stephen Smith one of the coroners of the common Wealth for the county aforesaid upon a view of the

body of Daniel Perdue late of the parish and county aforesaid there upon lying dead and upon the oaths

of Samuel Cochran, Jno Ashworth, Amos Ellison, James Greer, Charles Lumsden, Dudley Lumsdan,

Jno H. Holland, Peter Holland, Robert Childress, Jno Lawson, Thomas Dudley, Nathan Johnson, Jesse Dillion,

Branch Osborn, Benjamin Wray, Sam Dillon, David Price, William Brisendine, Thomas Hamblin, Jno G. Neubil,

Jas McKinsey, Val Oyler, Stephen Sink, and Henry Koon,

good and lawful men to the county aforesaid who being sworn and charged to enquire on the part of the

Common Wealth where, when, how and after what manner the said Daniel Perdue came to his death do say

upon their oaths that the said Daniel Perdue not having God before his eyes

but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil at the parish and county aforesaid in and upon

himself then and there being in the peace of God and of the said common wealth feloniously voluntarily and of

his malice for thought made an assault and that the said Daniel Perdue then and there with a certain rifle gun

of about the value of fifteen dollare, laden with gunpower and leaden ball which the said Daniel Perdue then

and there held in his hand and then and there feloniously voluntarily and of his malice of forethought did fire off

and discharge the same into his head of him the said Daniel Perdue giving unto himself the said Daniel Perdue

one mortal wound of which mortal wound the said Daniel Perdue at the parish and county aforesaid lanquished

and languishing lived about two hours and then died in the parish and county aforesaid on the

second day of this month July. And so the jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid say the

the said Daniel Perdue then and there in manner and form aforesaid as a felon of himself feloniously

voluntarily and of his malice aforethought himself killed and murdered against the peace and dignity of the

common wealth I am witness where of as well the aforesaid

coroner as the jurors aforesaid have to this inquisition put their seals on the day and year aforesaid.

Samuel Cochran (seal)

John Ashworth (seal)

S. Smith (seal)

Amos Ellison (seal)

James Greer (seal)

Charles Lumsden (seal)

Dudley Lumsden (seal)

John M. Holland (seal)

Peter Holland Sr. (seal)

Robert Childress (seal)

John Lawson (seal)

Thomas Dudley (seal)

Nathan Johnson (seal)

Jesse Dillion (seal)

Branch Osborn (seal)

Benjamin Ray (seal)

Samuel Dillion (seal)

David Price (seal)

William Brizendine (seal)

Thomas Hamblin (seal)

John G. Neubil (seal)

James McKinsey (seal)

Valintine Oyler (seal)

Stephen Sink (seal)

Henry Koon (seal)

At a court held for Franklin County Oct 1st 1810 this inquest on the body of Daniel Perdue

was returned and ordered recorded. test James Calloway

RECORDED folio H72 (1172?)

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