FEMALE EXECUTIONS
The Espy File  1632 to 1962
# Name Age Race Occupation Crime Method Date Mtpl County State
1 CHAMPION, JANE   WHITE ?  ? HANGING ?   1632   JAMES CITY VIRGINIA
2 HATCH, MARGARET   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING JUN 24 1633   JAMES CITY VIRGINIA
3 TALBY, DOROTHY   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  MURDER HANGING DEC 6 1638   PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS
4 LATHAM, MARY 18 WHITE HOUSEWIFE  ADULTERY HANGING MAR 21 1643 X PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS
5 CORNISH, MRS.   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  MURDER HANGING ?   1644   ? MAINE
6 MARTIN, MARY 22 WHITE SERVANT  MURDER HANGING ?   1646   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
7 BISHOP, ALICE   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING ?   1648   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
8 JONES, MARGARET   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING JUN 15 1648   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
9 JOHNSON, MARY   WHITE SERVANT  WITCHCRAFT HANGING ?   1649   ? CONNECTICUT
10 BASSETT, GOODWIFE   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING ?   1651   FAIRFIELD CONNECTICUT
11 KENDALL   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING ?   1651   PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS
12 PARSONS, MARY   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING MAY 29 1651   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
13 KNAPP, ELIZABETH   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING ?   1653   FAIRFIELD CONNECTICUT
14 HIBBENS, ANN   WHITE WIDOW  WITCHCRAFT HANGING JUN 19 1656   MIDDLESEX MASSACHUSETTS
15 DYER, MARY   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  OTHER HANGING JUN 1 1660   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
16 GREENSMITH, REBECCA   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING JAN   1662 X HARTFORD CONNECTICUT
17 BARNES, MARY   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING MAR   1662   HARTFORD CONNECTICUT
18 YOUSLEY, ISABELLA   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING APR 17 1671   ST MARYS MARYLAND
19 MARJA, (LAMB)   BLACK SLAVE  ARSON BURNED SEP 22 1681 X SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
20 LAKE, HENRY, MRS.   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING ?   1684   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
21 FOWLER, REBECCA   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING JAN 9 1685   CALVERT MARYLAND
22 ROE, JUDITH   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING MAR 15 1688   KENT DELAWARE
23 GLOVER, GOODY   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING NOV 16 1688   ? MASSACHUSETTS
24 CARRIER, MARTHA   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING AUG 19 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
25 NURSE, REBECCA 71 WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING JUL 19 1692 X DUKES MASSACHUSETTS
26 MARTIN, SUSSANAH   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING JUL 19 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
27 HOW, ELIZABETH   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING JUL 19 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
28 WILD, SARAH   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING JUL 19 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
29 PARKER, MARY   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING SEP 22 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
30 PARKER, ALICE   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING SEP 22 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
31 EASTLEY, MARY   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING SEP 22 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
32 COREY, MARTHA   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  WITCHCRAFT HANGING SEP 22 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
33 PUDEATER, ANN   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING SEP 22 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
34 READ, WILMOT   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING SEP 22 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
35 SCOTT, MARGARET   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING SEP 22 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
36 BISHOP, BRIDGET   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING SEP 22 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
37 GOOD, SARAH   WHITE ?  WITCHCRAFT HANGING SEP 22 1692 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
38 EMMERSON, ELIZABETH 28 WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING JUN 8 1693 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
39     BLACK ?  MURDER HANGING JUN 8 1693 X ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS
40 ANDREWS, SUSANNA   WHITE ?  CONCEALING BIRTH HANGING ?   1696   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
41     ? ?  MURDER HANGING NOV 17 1698   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
42 SMITH, SARAH   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING ?   1699   PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS
43 RODGERS, ESTHER 21 WHITE SERVANT  MURDER HANGING JUL 15 1701   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
44 TANDY, ANN   WHITE ?  CONCEALING BIRTH HANGING ?   1702   ? VIRGINIA
45 SARAH, (CUSTIS)   BLACK SLAVE  ARSON HANGING ?   1705   NORTHAMPTON VIRGINIA
46 (HALLETT)   BLACK SLAVE  MURDER BURNED FEB 2 1708 X QUEENS NEW YORK
47 BETTY   BLACK ?  ? HANGING ?   1712   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
48 ABIGAIL, (VANINBURGH)   WHITE SLAVE  SLAVE REVOLT HANGING ?   1712 X NEW YORK NEW YORK
49 SARAH, (PELS)   WHITE SLAVE  SLAVE REVOLT HANGING ?   1712 X NEW YORK NEW YORK
50 GORDON, ELIZABETH   ? ?  ? HANGING ?   1712   ? VIRGINIA
51 CALLAHAN, MARGARET   ? ?  MURDER HANGING JUN 4 1715   ? MASSACHUSETTS
52 HAGER, (SHERRON)   BLACK SLAVE  MURDER BURNED ?   1717 X SALEM NEW JERSEY
53     BLACK SLAVE  MURDER BURNED JAN 2 1717 X NEW YORK NEW YORK
54 MURPHY, ELIZABETH   ? ?  MURDER HANGING JUL 13 1724   DELAWARE PENNSYLVANIA
55     BLACK SLAVE  SLAVE REVOLT HANGING ?   1730 X ORLEANS LOUISIANA
56 BEVAN, CATHARINE 51 WHITE HOUSEWIFE  MURDER BURNED SEP   1731 X NEW CASTLE DELAWARE
57 CHAMBLETT, REBECCA 27 WHITE ?  CONCEALING BIRTH HANGING SEP 27 1733   SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
58 RILEY, ALICE   WHITE INDENTURED SERV  MURDER HANGING JAN 19 1735   CHATHAM GEORGIA
59 SAMPSON, PATIENCE 23 NAT. AMER. ?  MURDER HANGING JUL 31 1735   YORK MAINE
60 GREENLEY, ELIZABETH   WHITE SERVANT  MURDER HANGING NOV 26 1736 X WILLIAMSBURG CITY VIRGINIA
61 (PRUDDEN)   BLACK SLAVE  MURDER BURNED FEB   1737   NANSEMOND VIRGINIA
62 CONNER, CATHARINE   WHITE ?  HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL HANGING JUL 2 1737 X PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA
63 CHAMBERLAIN, SARAH   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING ?   1738   CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
64 GARRETT, CATHERINE 27 NAT. AMER. SERVANT  MURDER HANGING MAY 3 1738   NEW LONDON CONNECTICUT
65 SIMPSON, SARAH   WHITE WIDOW  MURDER HANGING DEC 27 1739 X ROCKINGHAM NEW HAMPSHIRE
66 HENRY, PENELOPE   WHITE DOMESTIC SERVANT  MURDER HANGING DEC 27 1739 X ROCKINGHAM NEW HAMPSHIRE
67 SULLIVAN, CATHERINE   ? ?  ? HANGING FEB 26 1739 X ? NORTH CAROLINA
68 TWOPENCE, ELIZABETH   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING MAY   1739   WILLIAMSBURG CITY VIRGINIA
69 MAZE, ELIZABETH   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING NOV 23 1739 X WILLIAMSBURG CITY VIRGINIA
70 KERRY, MARGARET   WHITE BAR MAID  SLAVE REVOLT HANGING JUN 12 1741 X NEW YORK NEW YORK
71 HUGHSON, SARAH   WHITE HOUSEWIFE  SLAVE REVOLT HANGING JUN 12 1741 X NEW YORK NEW YORK
72 LUCY, (RANDOLPH)   BLACK SLAVE  MURDER HANGING JUN 30 1742 X GOOCHLAND VIRGINIA
73 EVE, (MONTAGUE)   BLACK SLAVE  MURDER BURNED JAN 23 1745   ORANGE VIRGINIA
74 ANDERSON, ESTHER   WHITE ?  MURDER BURNED MAY 13 1746   KENT MARYLAND
75 ROBINSON, ELIZABETH   WHITE ?  HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL HANGING FEB 1 1750 X PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA
76     BLACK SLAVE  UNSPEC FELONY HANGING ?   1751 X JAMES CITY VIRGINIA
77 SEXTON, MARGARET   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING JUN 17 1751   NEW CASTLE DELAWARE
78 BASSETT, MARTHA   WHITE SERVANT  MURDER HANGING JAN 10 1752 X BALTIMORE MARYLAND
79 POWELL, MARY   WHITE SERVANT  MURDER HANGING JAN 10 1752 X BALTIMORE MARYLAND
80 BRAMBLE, SARAH   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING NOV 21 1753   NEW LONDON CONNECTICUT
81 (CROFT)   BLACK SLAVE  ARSON BURNED JUN 24 1754   CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
82 MURRAY, MARY   WHITE ?  ? HANGING MAY 23 1755 X WILLIAMSBURG CITY VIRGINIA
83 PHILLIS, (CODMAN)   BLACK SLAVE  MURDER BURNED SEP 18 1755 X SUFFOLK MASSACHUSETTS
84 GRAUL, ELIZABETH   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING MAR 10 1759   BERKS PENNSYLVANIA
85 (FICKLING)   BLACK SLAVE  POISONING HANGING JAN 14 1761 X CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
86 NAN, (SUTTON)   BLACK SLAVE  ? HANGING ?   1763 X CAROLINE VIRGINIA
87 (CLAPHAM)   NAT. AMER. SLAVE  MURDER HANGING APR   1763   MACKINAC MICHIGAN
88 PHOEBE, (RICHARDS)   BLACK SLAVE  HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL HANGING ?   1764   CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA
89 EWING, JANE   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING JAN 19 1765   DELAWARE PENNSYLVANIA
90 ERWIN, ELIZABETH   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING SEP 26 1765   YORK PENNSYLVANIA
91 ROSE, (RABOUR)   BLACK SLAVE $ ARSON HANGING NOV 6 1766 X HALIFAX NORTH CAROLINA
92 KREBS, CATHERINE   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING DEC 19 1767   BERKS PENNSYLVANIA
93 SHARP, MARTHA   WHITE ?  MURDER HANGING JUN   1767   WILLIAMSBURG CITY VIRGINIA
94 ESTHER, (WISE)   BLACK SLAVE  MURDER ? MAY 19 1767   ACCOMACK VIRGINIA
95 KENNEDY, MARY   ? ?  MURDER HANGING DEC 24 1768 X YORK PENNSYLVANIA
96 BLAY, RUTH   WHITE TEACHER  CONCEALING BIRTH HANGING DEC 30 1768   ROCKINGHAM NEW HAMPSHIRE
97 WINNY, (KNOX)   BLACK SLAVE  MURDER HANGING JUL 11 1769 X STAFFORD VIRGINIA
98 DOLLY, (SANDS)   BLACK SLAVE  MURDER BURNED JUL 28 1769 X JEFFERSON WEST VIRGINIA
99 (ORMOND)   BLACK SLAVE $