List of people executed in Rhode Island

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state and former colony of Rhode Island from 1670 to 1845.

Capital punishment was first abolished in Rhode Island in 1852, reinstated in 1873 and was finally abolished in 1984.https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/state-by-state/rhode-island Death Penalty Information Center 70 people, 67 men and 3 women, were executed in Rhode Island, 64 by hanging (including one hung, drawn, and quartered) and 6 by firing squad. Only 7 of the executions were after Rhode Island became a U.S. state.

List of people executed in Rhode Island

+NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorThomas FloundersWhiteMNovember 2, 1670NewportMurderWalter House, whiteThomas Flounders, RI, 1670 November 2Benedict ArnoldWilliam ThomasWhiteMJune 9, 1671NewportBurglaryWilliam Thomas, RI, 1671 June 9Thomas CornellWhiteMMay 23, 1673NewportMurderRebecca Cornell, white (mother)Thomas Cornell, RI, 1673 May 23Nicholas EastonPunneanNative AmericanMRapeLettic Bulgar, whitePunnean, RI, 1673 May 23JankssickNative AmericanMNovember 5, 1673NewportMurderOssaroan, Native AmericanJankssick, RI, 1673 November 5QuaoganitNative AmericanMMay 19, 1674NewportMurderHis wife and another man, Native AmericanPoagonett, RI, 1674 May 19William CoddingtonJoshua TefftWhiteMJanuary 18, 1676ProvidenceFightingSeveral Native AmericansJoshua Tefft, RI, 1676 January 18QuanopanNative AmericanMAugust 26, 1676NewportRebellionJohn Woropoak, RI, 1676 September 26Walter ClarkeSunkoorunasuckNative AmericanMWonanaquabinNative AmericanMJohn WoropoakNative AmericanMPeter PyBlackMNovember 10, 1679NewportRapePeter Py, RI, 1679John CranstonAnne WilliamsWhiteFOctober 27, 1687BristolMurderHer infant, mixedUnknown, RI, 1687 October 27Edmund AndrosJosephNative AmericanMOctober 12, 1709BristolMurderTwo Native AmericansJosias, MA, 1709 October 12Samuel CranstonJosiasNative AmericanMHannah DegoeMixed14FNovember 29, 1710BristolMurderHer illegitimate infant, mixedHannah Degoe, RI, 1710 November 29JobNative AmericanMSeptember 12, 1712NewportMurderTwo sons of Gyles Slocum, whiteJob, RI, 1712 September 12Jeremiah MeachamWhiteMMay 12, 1715NewportMurderHis wife and sister-in-law, whiteJeremiah Meacham, 1715 May 12William DyerWhiteMApril 21, 1719NewportMurderFemale, white (wife)William Dyer, RI, 1719 April 21Reuben HallWhiteMJune 23, 1720NewportMurderFreelove Dolliver, whiteReuben Hull, RI, 1718 June 23William BladesWhite28MJuly 19, 1723NewportPiracyWilliam Blades, RI, 1723 July 19Charles HarrisWhiteMThomas HuggetWhite24MThomas LinnicarWhite21MPeter CuesWhite32MDaniel HydeWhite23MWilliam JonesWhite28MStephen MundonWhite29MEdward EatonWhite38MAbraham LacyWhite21MJohn BrownWhite29MEdward LawsonWhite20MJames SprinkleyWhite28MJohn TomkinsWhite21MJoseph SoundWhite28MFrancis LaughtonWhite39MCharles ChurchWhite21MJohn FitzgeraldWhite21MWilliam StutfieldWhite40MOwen RiceWhite27MWilliam RhadWhite35MThomas HazelWhiteMJohn BrightWhiteMJoseph LibbeyWhiteMThomas PowestWhite21MJohn WatersWhite35MPeter WestcottNative AmericanMApril 23, 1725NewportMurderPhillip, Native AmericanPeter Westcott, RI, 1725 April 23AnnNative AmericanFNovember 4, 1737NewportMurderFemale, 13, whiteAnn, RI, 1737 November 4John WantonFrancis BaudoineWhiteMNovember 3, 1738NewportPiracyPeter Jesseau, RI, 1738 November 3Peter LeGrandWhiteMPeter JesseauWhiteMThomas CarterWhiteMMay 10, 1751WashingtonMurder-RobberyWilliam Jackson, whiteThomas Carter, 1751 May 10William GreeneJohn AbsalomNative American60MNovember 18, 1757ProvidenceMurderMale, whiteJohn Absalom, RI, 1757 November 18William GreeneSamuel ParksWhite28MAugust 21, 1760NewportPiracySamuel Parks, RI, 1760 August 21Stephen HopkinsBenjamin HawkinsWhite22MFortune PriceBlackMMay 14, 1762NewportArsonFortune Price, RI, 1762 May 14Samuel WardJohn ShermanWhiteMNovember 16, 1764NewportBurglaryJohn Sherman, RI, 1764 November 16Stephen HopkinsCaesar HazardBlackMNovember 25, 1771WashingtonAttempted murderBenjamin Deeling, whiteCaesar Hazard, RI, 1771 November 15Joseph WantonDaniel WilsonWhiteMApril 29, 1774ProvidenceDaniel Wilson, RI, 1774 April 29Nicholas CookeJohn HartWhiteMMay 17, 1777Providence (Military)TreasonJohn Hart, RI, 1777 May 17John FretterWhiteMMay 28, 1778Providence (Military)DesertionN/AJohn Fretter, RI, 1778 May 28Index Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedIndex Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedWilliam GreeneJohn BushbyWhiteMNovember 23, 1778Providence (Military)DesertionN/AJohn Bushby, RI, 1778 November 23James DuncanWhiteMSeptember 19, 1780Newport (Military)DesertionN/AJames Duncan, RI, 1780 September 19Index Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedUnknownWhiteMJune 1, 1781Newport (Military)Attempted murderUnknown, RI, 1781 June 1Index Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedThomas MountWhite27MMay 27, 1791WashingtonBurglaryThomas Mount, RI, 1791 May 27Arthur FennerDavid ComstockWhiteMMay 27, 1791ProvidenceMurderEphraim Bacon, whiteDavid Comstock, RI, 1791 May 27Hopkins HudsonWhiteMOctober 26, 1798ProvidenceMurderRufus Randall, whiteHopkins Hudson, RI, 1798 October 26Amasa WalmsleyWhiteMJune 1, 1832ProvidenceMurderJohn Burke and Hannah Frank, white and mixedAmasa Walmsley, RI, 1832 June 1Lemuel H. ArnoldAmos MinerWhiteMDecember 27, 1833ProvidenceMurderJohn Smith, white (deputy)Amos Miner, RI, 1833 December 27John Brown FrancisCharles BrownBlackMHighway robberyCharles Brown, RI, 1833 December 27John GordonWhite30MFebruary 13, 1845ProvidenceMurder-RobberyAmasa Sprague, 45, whiteJohn Gordon, RI, 1845 February 13James Fenner

See also Capital punishment in Rhode Island Capital punishment in the United States

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