Augustine Leftwich, Jr. Witness in Sampson Murder Trial, Bedford Co., VA, 1774
Augustine Leftwich, Jr. was one of three witnesses in the trial of Amos Jenkins in Bedford County, VA and Williamsburg in 1774.Jenkins was accused of murdering Benjamin Sampson.
I am trying to find out every detail I can about everyone connected with this trial, with the ultimate objective of accurately identifying this Benjamin Sampson.It would be a big help if I knew exactly where in Bedford County Leftwich was living in 1774, as Sampson owned no property and trial records don't indicate where the murder occurred.No scrap of information is too small, as I may have to use every bit of circumstantial information in this search.
For information on primary sources known so far + exact quotations from them, please read my posting on the Sampson Family Genealogy Forum, Sept. 23, 2010, under the heading,
"Benjamin Sampson, murdered Bedford County, VA 1774."
Thank you.
Mary