Record #:

31073

Author(s):

Joyner, Charles W.

Abstract:

Samuel R. Jocelyn, Jr., son of a distinguished lawyer in Wilmington, North Carolina, was thrown off his horse and pronounced dead in March 1810. According to a tale passed down through the years, the ghost of Samuel appeared several times to his best friend Alexander Hostler, claiming that he had been buried alive. Several bizarre events occur both before and after Jocelyn’s burial.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 38 Issue 10, Oct 2006, p24, il

Subject(s):

Ghosts; Ghost stories--Wilmington