This is a list of people executed in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At least 354 people were executed in Massachusetts. Capital punishment in Massachusetts was ruled unconstitutional in 1984 and effectively abolished in 2014.

1630–1699

+NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorJohn BillingtonWhite40MSeptember 30, 1630PlymouthMurderJohn Newcomen, whiteWilliam BradfordJohn WilliamsWhiteMSeptember 28, 1637SuffolkMurder-RobberyMale, whiteJohn Williams, MA, 1637 September 28John WinthropWilliam SchoolerWhiteMMurderFemale, whiteWilliam Schooler, MA, 1637 September 28Thomas JacksonWhiteMSeptember 4, 1638PlymouthMurder-RobberyPenowanyanquis, Native AmericanThomas PrenceArthur PeachWhite18MRichard StinningsWhiteMDorothy TalbyeWhiteFDecember 6, 1638SuffolkMurderDifficulty Talbye, 3, white (daughter)John WinthropWilliam HackettWhite18MDecember 10, 1641SuffolkBestialityWilliam Hackett, MA, 1641 December 10Richard BellinghamThomas GraungerWhite17MSeptember 8, 1642PlymouthBestialitySeveral animalsJohn WinthropJames BrittonWhiteMMarch 21, 1644SuffolkAdulteryN/AJames Britton, MA, 1644 March 21Mary LathamWhite18FWilliam FranklinWhiteMApril 8, 1644SuffolkMurderSamuel Sewell, whiteWilliam Franklin, 1644 April 8Mary MartinWhite22FMarch 18, 1647SuffolkMurderUnknown, infant, white (illegitimate child)Mary Martin, MA, 1646John WinthropMargaret JonesWhite35FJune 15, 1648SuffolkWitchcraftN/AAlice BishopWhiteFOctober 4, 1648PlymouthMurderMartha Clarke, 4, white (daughter)Alice Bishop, MA, 1648William BradfordAlice LakeWhiteF1650SuffolkWitchcraftN/AAlice Lake, MA, 1650John Endecott or Thomas DudleyElizabeth KendallWhiteF1651MiddlesexWitchcraftN/AKendall, MA, 1651Mary ParsonsWhiteFMay 29, 1651SuffolkWitchcraftN/AMary Parsons, MA, 1651 May 29John EndecottAnn HibbensWhiteFJune 19, 1656SuffolkWitchcraftN/AAnn Hibben, MA, 1656 June 19John EndecottWilliam RobinsonWhiteMJanuary 22, 1659SuffolkQuaker beliefsN/AMarmaduke StevensonWhiteMMary DyerWhite49FJune 1, 1660SuffolkQuaker beliefsN/AWilliam LeddraWhiteMMarch 14, 1661SuffolkQuaker beliefsN/ASamuel BellamyWhiteM1661SuffolkPiracySamuel Bellamy, MA, 1661UnknownWhiteM1670SuffolkTheftUnknown, MA, 1670Richard BellinghamMatoonasNative AmericanMOctober 1670SuffolkMurderZachariah Smith, whiteMatoonas, MA, 1659 March 16Unknown, MA, 1670 OctoberWilliam ForrestWhiteM1672SuffolkPiracyWilliam Forrest, MA, 1672Alexander Wilson, MA, 1672John Smith, MA, 1672Bellingham or LeverettAlexander WilsonWhiteMJohn SmithWhiteMTomNative AmericanM1674RapeFemale, Native AmericanTom, MA, 1673John LeverettUnknownWhiteMJanuary 18, 1674SuffolkMurderUnknown, MA, 1674 January 18UnknownWhiteMBenjamin GourdWhite17MApril 2, 1674SuffolkBestialityBenjamin Gourd, MA, 1674 April 2Nicholas FeavorWhiteMMarch 18, 1675SuffolkMurderMale, whiteRobert Driver, MA, 1675 March 18Robert DriverWhiteMTobiasNative AmericanMJune 8, 1675PlymouthMurderJohn Sassamon, 55, Native AmericanJosiah WinslowMattashunnamoNative AmericanMWampapaquanNative AmericanMJohn LittlejohnNative AmericanMSeptember 22, 1675SuffolkMurderSeveral people, whiteJohn Littlejohn, MA, 1675 September 22John LeverettSamuel GuileWhiteMOctober 16, 1675SuffolkRapeMary Nash, whiteSamuel Guile, MA, 1675 October 16Captain TomNative AmericanMJune 22, 1676SuffolkSeditionTom Captain, MA, 1676 June 22UnknownNative AmericanMThree unknownsNative AmericanMJuly 9, 1676PlymouthSeditionWoodcock, MA, 1676 July 9Josiah WinslowOld MatoonasNative AmericanMJuly 27, 1676SuffolkMurderSeveral people, whiteJohn LeverettThree unknownsNative AmericanMSeptember 1, 1676SuffolkSeditionUnknown, MA, 1676 September 1Eight unknownsNative AmericanMSeptember 13, 1676SuffolkUnknown, MA, 1678 September 13Stephen GobleWhiteMSeptember 21, 1676SuffolkMurderThree women and three children, Native AmericanStephen Goble, MA, 1676 September 21Daniel GobleWhiteMSeptember 26, 1676SuffolkJethroNative AmericanMSam Sagamore, MA, 1676 September 26Jethro, MA, 1676 September 26One-Eyed JohnNative AmericanMMaliompeNative AmericanMSagamore SamNative AmericanMCalebNative AmericanMOctober 12, 1676SuffolkSeditionCaleb, MA, 1676 October 12ColumbineNative AmericanMSix unknownsNative AmericanMOctober 12, 1676PlymouthSeditionUnknown, MA, 1676 October 12Josiah WinslowMarjaBlackFSeptember 22, 1681SuffolkArsonJoshua Lambe (owner) and Thomas Swann, white(Lamb) Marja, 1681 September 22Simon BradstreetJackBlackMArsonLt. William Clark, white(Wolcott) Jack, 1681 September 22William CheneyWhiteMRapeExperience Holdbrooke, whiteWilliam Cheney, 1681 September 22Mrs. Henry LakeWhiteF1684SuffolkWitchcraftN/AHenry Mrs. Lake, MA, 1684James MorganWhiteMMarch 11, 1685SuffolkMurderMale, whiteJames Morgan, 1685 March 11John NeponetNative AmericanMNovember 18, 1686SuffolkMurderOld Aquitto and his wife, Native AmericanJohn Neponet, MA, 1686 November 18Dominion of New EnglandAnn GloverWhiteFNovember 16, 1688SuffolkWitchcraftN/ASamuel WattsWhiteMJanuary 27, 1689SuffolkMurder-PiracySamuel Pease, whiteSamuel Watts, MA, 1689 January 27Thomas JohnsonWhiteMPiracyThomas Johnson, MA, 1689 January 27PammatoockNative AmericanMSeptember 26, 1689DukesMurderFemale, Native AmericanPammatoock, MA, 1689 September 26Francis NicholsonHugh StoneWhiteMJanuary 2, 1690EssexMurderHannah Stone, white (wife)Hugh Stone, MA, 1690 January 2Simon BradstreetJohn de la ForestWhiteMJuly 31, 1690PlymouthMurderMale, whiteJohn de la Forest, MA, 1690 July 31Bridget BishopWhite60FJune 10, 1692EssexWitchcraftN/ARebecca NurseWhite71FJuly 19, 1692EssexWitchcraftN/ASusannah MartinWhite71FElizabeth HoweWhite57FSarah WildesWhite65FSarah GoodWhite39FGeorge Jacobs Sr.White83MAugust 19, 1692EssexWitchcraftN/AJohn WillardWhite35MJohn ProctorWhite60MMartha CarrierWhite42FGeorge BurroughsWhite40MGiles CoreyWhite81MSeptember 16, 1692EssexWitchcraftN/AMary ParkerWhite55FSeptember 22, 1692EssexWitchcraftN/AAlice ParkerWhiteFMary EasteyWhite58FMartha CoreyWhite72FAnn PudeatorWhite70FWilmot ReddWhiteFMargaret ScottWhite76FSamuel WardwellWhite49MElizabeth EmmersonWhite28FJune 8, 1693SuffolkMurderTwo unknown, infants, white (illegitimate children)Grace, MA, 1693 June 8GraceBlackFMurderUnknown, infant, black (child)ZacharyNative AmericanM1694SuffolkMurderZachary, MA, 1694Phips or StoughtonSusanna AndrewsWhiteFMarch 31, 1696PlymouthConcealing birthMale and female, infants, white (Susanna's children)Susanna Andrews, MA, 1696 March 31William StoughtonEsther AndrewsWhiteFJohn AndrewsWhiteMMowenasNative AmericanMOctober 23, 1696HampshireMurderMoquolas, MA, 1696 October 23MoquolasNative AmericanMSarah SmithWhiteFAugust 25, 1698HampdenMurderSarah Smith, MA, 1698Sarah ThreeneedlesWhiteFNovember 17, 1698SuffolkMurderHer children, whiteSarah Threeneedles, MA, 1698 November 17

1700–1799