NORTH CAROLINA EXECUTIONS

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NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

COUNTY

1

SENNECCA, GEORGE

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

26

1726

CHOWAN

2

(WILLIAMSON)

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

JAN

22

1734

1

BERTIE

3

(WILLIAMSON)

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

JAN

22

1734

2

BERTIE

4

(WELLS)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

FEB

27

1734

?

5

(BARTRAM)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

FEB

26

1739

1

?

6

SULLIVAN, CATHERINE

?

FEMALE

?

?

HANGING

FEB

26

1739

2

?

7

WILL, (WILLIAMS)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

FEB

26

1739

3

?

8

(BUNCOMBE)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

FEB

26

1739

4

CHOWAN

9

(BUNCOMBE)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

FEB

26

1739

5

CHOWAN

10

(GALE)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

FEB

26

1739

6

CHOWAN

11

ESSEX, (BARKER)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

MAR

4

1740

1

BERTIE

12

DAVIE, (NICHOLS)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

MAR

4

1740

2

PASQUOTANK

13

SCIPIO, (EVANS)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL

HANGING

FEB

1741

PASQUOTANK

14

JOHNSTON, DANIEL

WHITE

MALE

CHEMIST

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

1752

1

CRAVEN

15

JILLETT, WILLIAM

WHITE

MALE

BLACKSMITH

COUNTERFEITING

HANGING

JAN

1752

2

CRAVEN

16

SMITH, DAVID

WHITE

MALE

?

?

HANGING

JAN

1752

3

CRAVEN

17

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

DEC

1

1753

NORTHAMPTON

18

DUBLIN, (CORPREW)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

?

1754

?

19

(DEROSSETT)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

BURNED

NOV

28

1758

1

NORTHAMPTON

20

PETER, (UZZELL)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

RAPE

HANGING

NOV

28

1758

2

JOHNSTON

21

JONES, JOHN

?

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

28

1758

3

CHOWAN

22

LISLES, WILLIAM

?

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

4

1758

EDGECOMBE

23

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

12

1758

EDGECOMBE

24

ISAAC, (TEAGUE)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

6

1759

1

CRAVEN

25

CHARLES, (PRATT)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

6

1759

2

CRAVEN

26

MORRISE, , (PEACOCK)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

NOV

18

1760

DUPLIN

27

THOMAS, WILLIAM

WHITE

MALE

FARMER

MURDER

HANGING

?

1762

HALIFAX

28

JACK, (ROBERTS)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

APR

26

1762

CRAVEN

29

CESAR, (PARKER)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

13

1762

1

BERTIE

30

JIMMY, (JONES)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

13

1762

2

NEW HANOVER

31

DICK, (RUSS)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

POISONING

HANGING

FEB

10

1764

ANSON

32

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

1

EDGECOMBE

33

ROSE, (RABOUR)

BLACK

FEMALE

SLAVE

ARSON

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

2

HALIFAX

34

MOSES, (POLLOCK)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

3

BERTIE

35

HAND, WILLIAM

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

4

ROWAN

36

POMPEY, (YATES)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

5

HERTFORD

37

TODDY, (POLLOCK)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

6

BERTIE

38

RILEY, JOHN

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

7

HALIFAX

39

LUKE, (CHERRY)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

8

BEAUFORT

40

SIMON, (GRANT)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

9

ONSLOW

41

MASSEY, WILLIAM

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

10

HALIFAX

42

BEN, (COOK)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

11

BERTIE

43

CATO, (BONNER)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

12

CHOWAN

44

PETER, (BONNER)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

13

CHOWAN

45

SIMON, (CANNON)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

11

1767

1

DUPLIN

46

BOSTON, (WARD)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1767

2

ONSLOW

47

DICK, (EDWARDS)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

11

1767

3

?

48

ROBINSON, HENRY

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1767

4

HALIFAX

49

DICK, (BREVARD)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1767

5

ROWAN

50

BACCHUS, (HILL)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

RAPE

HANGING

DEC

11

1767

6

BERTIE

51

CUDGOE, (CORBIN)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1767

7

CHOWAN

52

QUASH, (CAMPBELL)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

11

1767

8

CHOWAN

53

QUAMINO, (DUBOIS)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

ROBBERY

HANGING

FEB

9

1768

NEW HANOVER

54

SEYMOUR

WHITE

MALE

CRIMINAL

HORSE STEALING

HANGING

JUN

13

1768

1

NEW HANOVER

55

SEYMOUR

WHITE

MALE

CRIMINAL

HORSE STEALING

HANGING

JUN

13

1768

2

NEW HANOVER

56

WILLIAMS, NOEL

WHITE

MALE

CRIMINAL

HORSE STEALING

HANGING

JUN

13

1768

3

NEW HANOVER

57

FIELDS, WILLIAM

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

1

ROWAN

58

JACK, (CLAYTON)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

2

NEW HANOVER

59

GWYN, (ROWAN)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

3

BRUNSWICK

60

TONEY, (CLAYTON)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

4

NEW HANOVER

61

BATT, (ROBINSON)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

5

BERTIE

62

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

6

NEW HANOVER

63

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

7

BERTIE

64

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

8

NEW HANOVER

65

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

9

NEW HANOVER

66

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

10

NEW HANOVER

67

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

11

NEW HANOVER

68

(ORMOND)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

1

BEAUFORT

69

GEORGE, (MOORE)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

2

DUPLIN

70

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

3

NEW HANOVER

71

(ORMOND)

BLACK

FEMALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

4

BEAUFORT

72

JACK

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

5

?

73

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

?

DEC

11

1770

6

NEW HANOVER

74

(ORMOND)

BLACK

FEMALE

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

DEC

11

1770

7

BEAUFORT

75

(WARD)

BLACK

FEMALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

8

ONSLOW

76

(WILLIAMSON)

BLACK

?

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

9

BERTIE

77

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

10

NEW HANOVER

78

(WILLIAMSON)

BLACK

?

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

11

BERTIE

79

CAESER, (RIDDICK)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

12

CHOWAN

80

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

13

NEW HANOVER

81

JACK, (CORBIN)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

14

NEW HANOVER

82

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

15

NEW HANOVER

83

(BROWNRIGG)

BLACK

?

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

16

PASQUOTANK

84

(BROWNRIGG)

BLACK

?

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

17

PASQUOTANK

85

(BROWNRIGG)

BLACK

?

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

18

PASQUOTANK

86

HILL, STEVEN

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

19

NEW HANOVER

87

(HOWE)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

26

1771

?

88

MERRILL, BENJAMIN

WHITE

MALE

?

TREASON

HANGING

JUN

19

1771

1

ORANGE

89

PUGH, JAMES

WHITE

MALE

GUNSMITH

TREASON

HANGING

JUN

19

1771

2

ORANGE

90

MESSER

WHITE

MALE

?

TREASON

HANGING

JUN

19

1771

3

ORANGE

91

MATTER

WHITE

MALE

?

TREASON

HANGING

JUN

19

1771

4

ORANGE

92

WHITE

?

?

TREASON

HANGING

JUN

19

1771

5

ORANGE

93

WHITE

?

?

TREASON

HANGING

JUN

19

1771

6

ORANGE

94

DEW, SPENCER

38

WHITE

MALE

?

HORSE STEALING

HANGING

AUG

2

1773

DUPLIN

95

SANDERS, (MCDONALD)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

JAN

23

1773

GRANVILLE

96

TOM, (DUBOIS)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

SEP

13

1775

1

NEW HANOVER

97

CAESER, (SMITH)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

SEP

13

1775

2

JOHNSTON

98

CATO

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

ATTEMPTED MURDER

HANGING

SEP

13

1775

3

BLADEN

99

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

18

1777

1

BRUNSWICK

100

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

18

1777

2

BRUNSWICK

101

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

18

1777

3

BRUNSWICK

102

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

18

1777

4

BRUNSWICK

103

JIMMY, (DUPREE)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

MAR

5

1778

BRUNSWICK

104

ESTHER, (BLOUNT)

BLACK

FEMALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

APR

1779

?

105

JENNY

BLACK

FEMALE

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

NOV

18

1780

JOHNSTON

106

(GREEN)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

MAY

1

1782

HALIFAX

107

ROSE, (TYSON)

BLACK

FEMALE

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

?

1783

PITT

108

(JERNIGAN)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

APR

21

1783

JONES

109

ANDREW, (JONES)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

APR

25

1783

1

CHOWAN

110

FRANK, (ONEAL)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

APR

25

1783

2

CHOWAN

111

(ARRINGTON)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

APR

5

1784

?

112

(KINDRED)

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

?

HANGING

APR

26

1784

1

?

113

(SAVAGE)

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

APR