New Hanover County Executions

 

NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

JIMMY, (JONES)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

13

1762

2

QUAMINO, (DUBOIS)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

ROBBERY

HANGING

FEB

9

1768

 

SEYMOUR

 

WHITE

MALE

CRIMINAL

HORSE STEALING

HANGING

JUN

13

1768

1

SEYMOUR

 

WHITE

MALE

CRIMINAL

HORSE STEALING

HANGING

JUN

13

1768

2

WILLIAMS, NOEL

 

WHITE

MALE

CRIMINAL

HORSE STEALING

HANGING

JUN

13

1768

3

JACK, (CLAYTON)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

2

TONEY, (CLAYTON)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

4

 

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

6

 

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

8

 

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

9

 

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

10

 

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

11

 

 

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

3

 

 

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

?

DEC

11

1770

6

 

 

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

10

 

 

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

13

JACK, (CORBIN)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

14

 

 

BLACK

?

SLAVE

?

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

15

HILL, STEVEN

 

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1770

19

TOM, (DUBOIS)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

SEP

13

1775

1

MATHIS, ALLEN

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

9

1880

 

RICHARDSON, STEPHEN

 

BLACK

MALE

CARPENTER

MURDER

HANGING

SEP

3

1880

 

SCOTT, HARRY

 

BLACK

MALE

SEAMAN

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

6

1906

 

SANDLIN, L., M.

 

WHITE

MALE

LABORER

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

DEC

29

1911

 

SWINSON, LAWERENCE

23

BLACK

MALE

LABORER

HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL

ELECTROCUTION

JUL

7

1916

 

ROBINSON, THOMAS

 

BLACK

MALE

?

RAPE

ELECTROCUTION

JAN

2

1925

1

SMOAK, EDGAR

40

WHITE

MALE

CARPENTER

MURDER

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

FEB

18

1938

2

HENDERSON, JAMES

21

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-RAPE

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

JUL

7

1939

3

GIBSON, SIMON

23

BLACK

MALE

LABORER

RAPE

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

MAY

24

1940

 

WESCOTT, ROLAND

21

WHITE

MALE

TRUCK DRIVER

MURDER

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

JAN

9

1942

 

 

 

 

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