Sampson County Executions

 

NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

POMPEY, (WRIGHT)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

SEP

8

1831

1

PIZZARO, (STANFORD)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

SEP

8

1831

2

(BOWDEN)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

RAPE

HANGING

SEP

8

1831

3

FAISON, PHILIP

35

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

11

1882

 

ELLIS, AMMA

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

29

1889

 

KINSAULS, ARCHIE

35

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

SEP

28

1900

 

MOORE, ASHTON

 

BLACK

MALE

?

RAPE

HANGING

SEP

2

1905

1

WARD, WILLIAM

 

BLACK

MALE

?

BURG-ATT RAPE

HANGING

MAR

3

1909

 

HOPKINS, WILLIAM

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

MAR

21

1921

 

HERRING, CHEVIS

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

DEC

18

1931

 

HOWARD, PRESTON

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

NOV

16

1934

1

HART, JOHNNY

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

NOV

16

1934

2

JOHNSON, TOM

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

NOV

16

1934

3

HADLEY, WADDELL

22

BLACK

MALE

?

RAPE

ELECTROCUTION

APR

29

1938

1

WILLIAMS, RAYMOND

20

BLACK

MALE

FARM LABORER

MURDER-ROBBERY

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

NOV

24

1939

 

SMITH, ZEDEKIEL

29

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

DEC

6

1940

 

MATTHEWS, HERMAN

19

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

DEC

13

1946

1

WILLIAMS, CALVIN

18

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

DEC

13

1946

2

ROGERS, JOHN

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-RAPE-ROB

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

APR

27

1951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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