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U.S.A. Executions - 1607-1976 |
Index by State - MARYLAND - 1638-1875 |
# | NAME | AGE | RACE | SEX | OCCUPATION | CRIME | METHOD | DATE | MTPL | COUNTY | ||
1 | SMITH, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | SEAMAN | PIRACY | HANGING | JUN | 20 | 1638 | 1 | ST MARYS | |
2 | BECKLER, EDWARD | WHITE | MALE | ? | ? | HANGING | JUN | 20 | 1638 | 2 | ST MARYS | |
3 | ELTONHEAD, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | OTHER | HANGING | ? | 1655 | 1 | ANNE ARUNDEL | ||
4 | LEWIS, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | OTHER | HANGING | ? | 1655 | 2 | ANNE ARUNDEL | ||
5 | LEGGATT, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | OTHER | HANGING | ? | 1655 | 3 | ANNE ARUNDEL | ||
6 | PEDRO, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | OTHER | HANGING | ? | 1655 | 4 | ANNE ARUNDEL | ||
7 | DANDY, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | GUNSMITH | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 3 | 1657 | CALVERT | ||
8 | JACOB, (UTEE) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 4 | 1665 | ST MARYS | ||
9 | ANATCHCOM | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | MAY | 8 | 1669 | ST MARYS | ||
10 | JOHN | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 14 | 1671 | 1 | ST MARYS | |
11 | SALL, JAMES | WHITE | MALE | SERVANT | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 14 | 1671 | 2 | ST MARYS | |
12 | SPEAR, ROBERT | WHITE | MALE | SERVANT | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 14 | 1671 | 3 | ST MARYS | |
13 | WARRY, ROBERT | WHITE | MALE | SERVANT | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 14 | 1671 | 4 | ST MARYS | |
14 | YOUSLEY, ISABELLA | WHITE | FEMALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 17 | 1671 | ST MARYS | ||
15 | FOWLER, REBECCA | WHITE | FEMALE | HOUSEWIFE | WITCHCRAFT | HANGING | JAN | 9 | 1685 | CALVERT | ||
16 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | UNSPEC FELONY | HANGING | ? | 1738 | ANNE ARUNDEL | ||||
17 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1738 | 1 | ANNE ARUNDEL | |||
18 | WHITE | MALE | ? | HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL | HANGING | ? | 1738 | 2 | ANNE ARUNDEL | |||
19 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | RAPE | HANGING | ? | 1739 | 1 | ANNE ARUNDEL | |||
20 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | SLAVE REVOLT | HANGING | ? | 1739 | 2 | PRINCE GEORGES | |||
21 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL | HANGING | ? | 1739 | 3 | ANNE ARUNDEL | |||
22 | BLACK | ? | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1742 | 1 | ? | |||
23 | BLACK | ? | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1742 | 2 | ? | |||
24 | BLACK | ? | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1742 | 3 | ? | |||
25 | BLACK | ? | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1742 | 4 | ? | |||
26 | BLACK | ? | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1742 | 5 | ? | |||
27 | BLACK | ? | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1742 | 6 | ? | |||
28 | BLACK | ? | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1742 | 7 | ? | |||
29 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HUNG IN CHAINS | ? | 1743 | 1 | ? | |||
30 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HUNG IN CHAINS | ? | 1743 | 2 | ? | |||
31 | ANDERSON, ESTHER | WHITE | FEMALE | ? | MURDER | BURNED | MAY | 13 | 1746 | KENT | ||
32 | GRANT, HECTOR | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 13 | 1746 | 1 | KENT | |
33 | HORNEY, JAMES | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 13 | 1746 | 2 | KENT | |
34 | LAMB | ? | MALE | SERVANT | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 1747 | ? | |||
35 | YORK | BLACK | MALE | ? | HORSE STEALING | HANGING | DEC | 1747 | ? | |||
36 | MURPHY, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL | HANGING | DEC | 13 | 1749 | FREDERICK | ||
37 | BASSETT, MARTHA | WHITE | FEMALE | SERVANT | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 10 | 1752 | 1 | BALTIMORE | |
38 | POWELL, MARY | WHITE | FEMALE | SERVANT | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 10 | 1752 | 2 | BALTIMORE | |
39 | BERRY, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | SERVANT | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 10 | 1752 | 3 | BALTIMORE | |
40 | (KEY) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1755 | 1 | ST MARYS | ||
41 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1755 | 2 | ? | |||
42 | STEPHEN, (ENNALS) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | THEFT-STEALING | HANGING | ? | 1762 | DORCHESTER | |||
43 | CROSBY, RICHARD | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 26 | 1762 | FREDERICK | ||
44 | PECK, MICHAEL | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 8 | 1762 | FREDERICK | ||
45 | ? | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 22 | 1773 | 1 | FREDERICK | ||
46 | ? | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 22 | 1773 | 2 | FREDERICK | ||
47 | ? | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 22 | 1773 | 3 | FREDERICK | ||
48 | ? | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 22 | 1773 | 4 | FREDERICK | ||
49 | WHITE | MALE | ? | TREASON | OTHER | JUL | 25 | 1781 | 1 | FREDERICK | ||
50 | WHITE | MALE | ? | TREASON | OTHER | JUL | 25 | 1781 | 2 | FREDERICK | ||
51 | WHITE | MALE | ? | TREASON | OTHER | JUL | 25 | 1781 | 3 | FREDERICK | ||
52 | CONAWAY, ROBERT | WHITE | MALE | ? | UNSPEC FELONY | HANGING | NOV | 5 | 1783 | 1 | BALTIMORE | |
53 | LEE, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | UNSPEC FELONY | HANGING | NOV | 5 | 1783 | 2 | BALTIMORE | |
54 | PIERS, FRANCIS | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 5 | 1783 | 3 | BALTIMORE | |
55 | DONNELLY | WHITE | MALE | ? | ROBBERY | HANGING | ? | 1788 | 1 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
56 | MURRAY | WHITE | MALE | ? | ROBBERY | HANGING | ? | 1788 | 2 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
57 | CASSIDY, PATRICK | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1788 | 3 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
58 | WEBB, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1788 | 4 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
59 | SAM, (HARDING) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 30 | 1803 | FREDERICK | ||
60 | MORRIS, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ESCAPED PRISONER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 22 | 1808 | 1 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
61 | ROBINSON, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ESCAPED PRISONER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 22 | 1808 | 2 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
62 | DOUGHERTY, DANIEL | WHITE | MALE | ESCAPED PRISONER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 22 | 1808 | 3 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
63 | DOUGHERTY, CALEB | BLACK | MALE | ESCAPED PRISONER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 22 | 1808 | 4 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
64 | RIGGIN, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ESCAPED CONVICT | HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL | HANGING | APR | 22 | 1808 | 5 | WORCESTER | |
65 | JOHNSTON, FRANK | BLACK | MALE | ? | ACCESSORY TO MUR | HANGING | NOV | 25 | 1808 | MONTGOMERY | ||
66 | PEREGRINE(ROCHESTER) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1810 | QUEEN ANNES | |||
67 | ARMSTRONG, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 6 | 1811 | QUEEN ANNES | ||
68 | JONATHAN, (OWINGS) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1813 | 1 | FREDERICK | |
69 | HARRY, (OWINGS) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1813 | 2 | FREDERICK | |
70 | NIMROD, (OWINGS) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1813 | 3 | FREDERICK | |
71 | SOLOMON, (OWINGS) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1813 | 4 | FREDERICK | |
72 | DICK | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | RAPE | HANGING | ? | 1817 | ANNE ARUNDEL | |||
73 | HARE, JOSEPH | WHITE | MALE | HIWAYMAN | ROBBERY | HANGING | SEP | 10 | 1818 | 1 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
74 | ALEXANDER, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | HIWAYMAN | ROBBERY | HANGING | SEP | 10 | 1818 | 2 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
75 | COTTERILL, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 25 | 1820 | 1 | MONTGOMERY | |
76 | COTTERILL, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 25 | 1820 | 2 | MONTGOMERY | |
77 | COTTERILL, WILLIAM, JR. | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 25 | 1820 | 3 | MONTGOMERY | |
78 | FERGUSON, JOHN | ? | MALE | SEAMAN | PIRACY | HANGING | APR | 13 | 1820 | 1 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
79 | DENNY, ISRAEL | ? | MALE | SEAMAN | PIRACY | HANGING | APR | 13 | 1820 | 2 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
80 | HUTTON, PEREGRINE | 28 | WHITE | MALE | STAGE DRIVER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUL | 14 | 1820 | 1 | BALTIMORE CITY |
81 | HULL, MORRIS | 20 | WHITE | MALE | DRUGGIST | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUL | 14 | 1820 | 2 | BALTIMORE CITY |
82 | PETER, (BAKER) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 2 | 1821 | 1 | FREDERICK | |
83 | KITTY, (BAKER) | BLACK | FEMALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 2 | 1821 | 2 | FREDERICK | |
84 | GEORGE | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | RAPE | HANGING | JAN | 29 | 1824 | 1 | BALTIMORE | |
85 | HENRY | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | RAPE | HANGING | JAN | 29 | 1824 | 2 | BALTIMORE | |
86 | JUMP, SHELBY | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1829 | CAROLINE | |||
87 | SWEARINGEN, GEORGE | 29 | WHITE | MALE | SHERIFF | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 2 | 1829 | ALLEGANY | |
88 | HENNY, (INSLEY) | BLACK | FEMALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 1831 | DORCHESTER | |||
89 | MARKLEY, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | EX CONVICT | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUN | 24 | 1831 | FREDERICK | ||
90 | WALLIS, NELSON | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | DEC | 20 | 1833 | 1 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
91 | CHASE, AURELIA | BLACK | FEMALE | SLAVE | POISONING | HANGING | DEC | 20 | 1833 | 2 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
92 | ADAMS, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 29 | 1835 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
93 | ? | ? | ? | ? | HANGING | ? | 1844 | ST MARYS | ||||
94 | HORN, ADAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 12 | 1844 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
95 | MCCURRY, HENRY | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 27 | 1845 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
96 | ALEXANDER, JOSEPH | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 26 | 1847 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
97 | CHARLES | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | RAPE | HANGING | JUN | 4 | 1847 | ST MARYS | ||
98 | TOM | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | RAPE | HANGING | ? | 1848 | ANNE ARUNDEL | |||
99 | VINTER, CONRAD | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 21 | 1849 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
100 | MURPHY, NICHOLAS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 8 | 1851 | 1 | KENT | |
101 | SHELTON, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 8 | 1851 | 2 | KENT | |
102 | TAYLOR, ABRAHAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 8 | 1851 | 3 | KENT | |
103 | DAVID | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1852 | ANNE ARUNDEL | |||
104 | JOHNSON, DAVID | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 7 | 1853 | ANNE ARUNDEL | ||
105 | CONNOR, THOMAS | 19 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 5 | 1853 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
106 | SWIFT, ROBERT | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 20 | 1855 | CECIL | ||
107 | MILLER, FREDERICK | 25 | WHITE | MALE | PEDDLER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 3 | 1856 | ALLEGANY | |
108 | SAUL | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 27 | 1856 | QUEEN ANNES | ||
109 | HAWKINS, PHILLIP | BLACK | MALE | FREEDMAN | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 1858 | FREDERICK | |||
110 | CROP, MARION | 23 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 8 | 1859 | 1 | BALTIMORE CITY |
111 | GAMBRILL, HENRY | 25 | WHITE | MALE | SALOON KEEPER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 8 | 1859 | 2 | BALTIMORE CITY |
112 | CYPHUS, JOHN | 34 | BLACK | MALE | DRAYMAN | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 8 | 1859 | 3 | BALTIMORE CITY |
113 | CORRIE, PETER | 26 | WHITE | MALE | BUTCHER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 8 | 1859 | 4 | BALTIMORE CITY |
114 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | NOV | 1860 | 1 | PRINCE GEORGES | |||
115 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | NOV | 1860 | 2 | PRINCE GEORGES | |||
116 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | NOV | 1860 | 3 | PRINCE GEORGES | |||
117 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | NOV | 1860 | 4 | PRINCE GEORGES | |||
118 | KENNARD, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | ? | 1861 | BALTIMORE | |||
119 | KUHNS, JOSEPH | WHITE | MALE | SOLDIER | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 7 | 1862 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
120 | NAYLOR, MARY | BLACK | FEMALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1863 | ANNE ARUNDEL | |||
121 | RICHARDSON, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | HANGING | JUL | 5 | 1863 | FREDERICK | ||
122 | LAYPOLE, ANDREW | WHITE | MALE | ? | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | HANGING | MAY | 23 | 1864 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
123 | MCDONALD, GEORGE | WHITE | MALE | SOLDIER | DESERTION | SHOT | SEP | 27 | 1864 | BALTIMORE CITY | ||
124 | DAVIS, THOMAS | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 2 | 1866 | 1 | PRINCE GEORGES | |
125 | JAMES, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 2 | 1866 | 2 | PRINCE GEORGES | |
126 | LUCKETT, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 2 | 1866 | 3 | PRINCE GEORGES | |
127 | PLATER, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 2 | 1866 | 4 | PRINCE GEORGES | |
128 | PURNELL, LUCY | BLACK | FEMALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 28 | 1868 | WORCESTER | ||
129 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 5 | 1869 | 1 | SOMERSET | ||
130 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 5 | 1869 | 2 | SOMERSET | ||
131 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 5 | 1869 | 3 | SOMERSET | ||
132 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 5 | 1869 | 4 | SOMERSET | ||
133 | TURNER, GEORGE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 29 | 1869 | FREDERICK | ||
134 | RICHARDS, NIMROD | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 12 | 1870 | PRINCE GEORGES | ||
135 | RICE, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | SEP | 16 | 1870 | CALVERT | ||
136 | MARTIN, JOHN | 21 | BLACK | MALE | FARM LABORER | RAPE | HANGING | FEB | 10 | 1871 | 1 | FREDERICK |
137 | HOWARD, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | CANAL BOAT WRKR | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 10 | 1871 | 2 | ALLEGANY | |
138 | WALLIS, MARY | 17 | BLACK | FEMALE | DOMESTIC SERVANT | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 10 | 1871 | 3 | PRINCE GEORGES |
139 | LAWRENCE, FRED | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 1871 | TALBOT | |||
140 | PRITCHARD, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | SEP | 29 | 1871 | BALTIMORE | ||
141 | CRAIG, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | FARM LABORER | RAPE | HANGING | JAN | 10 | 1873 | ALLEGANY | ||
142 | JACKSON, THOMAS | 49 | BLACK | MALE | MERCHANT | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUL | 11 | 1873 | 1 | ST MARYS |
143 | SANDERS, ALBERT | 23 | BLACK | MALE | EX CONVICT | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUL | 11 | 1873 | 2 | CALVERT |
144 | HOLLOHAN, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 1 | 1873 | 1 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
145 | NICHOLSON, JOSHUA | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 1 | 1873 | 2 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
146 | WEST, JAMES | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 23 | 1873 | 1 | BALTIMORE CITY | |
147 | PALMER, LEVAN | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | AUG | 23 | 1873 | 2 | BALTIMORE | |
148 | SMITH, ERNEST | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 1874 | TALBOT | |||
149 | WHEELER, GEORGE | 23 | BLACK | MALE | FARM HAND | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 12 | 1875 | 1 | TALBOT |
150 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 12 | 1875 | 2 | ? |