Record #:

39747

Author(s):

Abstract:

William Watson of Martin County, NC was hung for killing Fanny Garrett, wife of Stephen Garrett, believing she was a witch. Joseph Sugg was hung in Greene County, NC for the murder of Dick Jones, a free man of color.

Source:

Lines and Pathways of Edgecombe: the Newsletter of the Edgecombe County Genealogical Society (NoCar F262. E2 L56), Vol. 1 Issue No. 10, November 1997, p9

Subject(s):

Martin County--Murder; Martin County--Witchcraft; Greene County--Murder