Record #:

33566

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Mentions that L. W. Lawrence was witness to the hanging of Mary Hanrahan, slave of Walter Hanrahan, of Hanrahan Quarters (Bell’s Fork). Also mentions a hanging tree at the old Court House at Col. John Hardee’s house. Mentions a negro woman named Rose who was publically burned at the Court House for the murder of her mistress.

Source:

Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly (NoCar F253 .P57), Vol. XX Issue No. 3, August 2013, p12

Subject(s):

Pitt County--History