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List of people executed in Delaware (pre-1972)

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Delaware before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia . For executions after the restoration of capital punishment by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in Delaware. [1]

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Background

Historically, executions in Delaware were carried out locally by hanging in county prisons ("workhouses") before 1972, when the Furman v. Georgia ruling briefly abolished capital punishment. Delaware independently abolished capital punishment in 1958 but reinstated it in 1961. [2] [3] [4] [5]

NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)Governor
FrenchWhiteMOctober 19, 1662 Sussex Malicious woundingThree people, white [6] N/A
Judith RoeWhiteFMarch 15, 1688 Kent Murder-RobberyMale, white [6] William Penn
Eleanor MooreWhiteFMay 9, 1722 New Castle MurderUnknown, white (newborn child) [6] John Penn
Catherine BevanWhite50FJune 10, 1731 New Castle Petty treason-Murder [a] Henry Bevan, 60, white (Bevan's husband) [6] Patrick Gordon
Peter MurphyWhiteMMurder
Margaret SextonWhiteFJune 17, 1751 New Castle MurderMale, 4, white (stepson) [6] James Hamilton
James DuffyWhiteMAugust 21, 1754 Kent MurderJohn Brown, white [6] Robert Hunter Morris
David BrownWhiteMJune 7, 1757 New Castle BurglaryWilliam Denny
Thomas CoughlinWhiteM
Hugh BarclayWhiteMJune 9, 1770 New Castle BurglaryRichard McWilliam, white [6] John Penn
CharlesBlackMNovember 20, 1770 Kent RapeMary Crippen, white [7]
Cheney Clow White49MSeptember 15, 1783 Kent MurderMoore, white (posse member) [8] Nicholas Van Dyke
BennBlackMOctober 25, 1786 Kent RapeHannah Jackson, white [9]
Sarah KirkWhiteFDecember 12, 1787 New Castle Petty treason-MurderJames Kirk, white (husband) Thomas Collins
BenBlackMSeptember 14, 1792 New Castle RapeFemale, white [10] Joshua Clayton
John MorrisBlackMDecember 18, 1792 Kent RapeFemale, white [11]
Elihu PrettymanWhiteMApril 8, 1806 Sussex MurderPriscilla Prettyman, white (wife) [12] Nathaniel Mitchell
George ParkerWhiteMApril 21, 1807 Kent RapeHannah Bramble, white [13]
Henry BeretonWhiteMApril 13, 1813 Sussex Murder-RobberyJohn Ridgell, white Joseph Haslet
John GriffithWhiteM
John SmithMDecember 21, 1815 New Castle Murder [14] Daniel Rodney
William PiperWhiteMApril 18, 1820 Sussex MurderFemale, white (mother) [15] John Collins
Henry DouglassBlackMFebruary 5, 1822 Kent MurderMale, white
Jacob ElliottBlackMDecember 31, 1822 New Castle MurderJohn Kean, white [16] Caleb Rodney
Elisha SharpWhiteMNovember 8, 1825 Sussex MurderTwo people, white (wife and child) [17] Samuel Paynter
Robert MorrisWhiteMNovember 8, 1831 Sussex MurderCharles Hilborn, white [18] David Hazzard
PerryBlackFebruary 7, 1849 New Castle RapeMary Ann Sythens, white [6] William Tharp
James AndersonBlackJuly 31, 1851 New Castle MurderJoseph Williams, 70s, white [19] William H. H. Ross
Empson BayardBlack
Samuel WardBlack22MSeptember 8, 1852 New Castle MurderGeorge A. Davidson, white [20]
John BowenWhiteMFebruary 10, 1860 New Castle MurderJohn W. Dewlin, white [21] William Burton
John CannonBlack18MDecember 14, 1860 Sussex MurderMs. Griffin, 14, white [22] Gove Saulsbury
Sarah BradleyBlack18FMurderEllen Wright, 14 months, white [23]
Levi JenkinsBlack35MRapeHester A. Johnson, black [24]
John CannonBlackMDecember 28, 1860 Kent RapeMary Ann Martin, white [25]
William ManluffBlack25MJuly 20, 1866 New Castle Aggravated burglary [b] Hannah Febiger Jones and Elizabeth Griffith, 71 and 20, white
Andrew ArmstrongWhite53MFebruary 8, 1867 New Castle MurderCaroline Douglass Armstrong, 36, white (wife) [26] [c]
Joshua JonesBlack17MFebruary 4, 1870 New Castle Rape-BurglaryMary Meredith, 43, white [27]
Louis CarpenterBlack21M
Edward YoungBlack19MJune 24, 1870 Kent Murder-RobberyThomas Hogan, 50, white
Benjamin JohnsonBlack33MDecember 16, 1870 Sussex RapeCharlotte Fletcher, 28, white [28] [d]
Andrew ClarkBlack41MJuly 12, 1872 New Castle RapeMartha Rakes, 14, black [29] [30] [e] James Ponder
William DennisBlack20MJanuary 24, 1873 New Castle RapeMary Thompson, 26, white
Joseph BurtonBlack23MJune 20, 1873 Sussex RapeHannah Lank, 14, white [31]
John RhodesBlack24MSeptember 21, 1877 New Castle MurderJames Temple, black [32] John P. Cochran
Samuel ChambersBlack35MMarch 22, 1878 New Castle RapeMary Catherine Smith, 32, white [33]
George CollinsBlack19M
James ReddenBlack21MAugust 25, 1882 New Castle RapeSallie Jane Purse, 14, white [34] John W. Hall
Charles RobinsonBlack33MApril 16, 1886 New Castle RapeElla F. Gardner, 21, white [35] Charles C. Stockley
Charles ReidelWhite36MAugust 10, 1888 New Castle MurderLena and Wilhelm Reidel, 37 and 7, white (wife and son) Benjamin T. Biggs
Jesse ProctorBlack34MFebruary 13, 1891 Kent Murder-RobberyStephen Lindsay, 82, black [36] Robert J. Reynolds
Fredrick YoungBlack17M
Shakespeare ReevesBlack33MMarch 6, 1891 New Castle RapeGrace Clark, 11, white [37]
James ThoroughgoodBlack22MAugust 7, 1891 Kent RapeLouisa Gertrude Huffington, 8, black [38]
Edward WrightBlack29MJanuary 1, 1897 New Castle MurderIda Crummel, 23, black (ex-girlfriend) [39] Ebe W. Tunnell
Thomas WillisBlack23MFebruary 19, 1897 New Castle MurderCallie Willis, 1, black (daughter)
James GordyWhite29MJune 11, 1897 Sussex MurderMary Estelle Lewis Gordy, 33, white (wife) [40] [f]
John JoinerBlack25MSeptember 2, 1904 New Castle MurderJohn R. Taylor, 23, black [41] John Hunn
William ArcherBlack21MJanuary 11, 1907 New Castle MurderIda Elizabeth Spires, 28, black (girlfriend) [42] Preston Lea
Lewis JonesBlack30MJanuary 25, 1907 New Castle MurderArameda Jones, 24, black [43]
Reese RobertsBlack30MJuly 14, 1911 New Castle Murder-Robbery-BurglaryRobert and Ann Cloud Casey, 70 and 68, white [44] Simeon S. Pennewill
Peter KrakusWhite25MMay 14, 1915 New Castle MurderFrancis X. Tierney, 31, white (policeman) [45] [g] Charles R. Miller
William PrettymanBlack29MSeptember 28, 1917 New Castle [h] MurderZadoc B. Parker, 38, black [46] John G. Townsend Jr.
Adam HargusBlack34M
Webster PurnellBlack36M
Samuel GangusWhite24MJanuary 11, 1918 New Castle MurderCatherine Bodjeska, 20, white [47]
Ernest ThomasBlack21MNovember 26, 1920 New Castle RapeEmma Talley, 58, white [48]
Lemuel PriceBlack24MDecember 3, 1920 New Castle MurderThomas L. Zebley, 41, white (policeman) [49]
Harry ButlerBlack21MFebruary 26, 1926 Sussex RapeEleanor Steinmetz, 10, white [50] [i] Robert P. Robinson
Carl SkinnerBlack27MMay 27, 1927 Sussex Rape-BurglaryJulia A. Bennett, 85, white [51]
Louis GalvanoWhite21MMarch 28, 1930 New Castle MurderArthur C. Cline, 24, white [52] C. Douglass Buck
Theodore RussBlack24MAugust 22, 1930 New Castle Rape-BurglaryMary Kemp Read, 21, white [53]
John MorganWhite44MApril 12, 1935 Kent MurderDominique J. Pierre, 61, white [54] [j]
May CareyWhite52FJune 7, 1935 Sussex MurderRobert R. Hitchens, 55, white (May's brother) [55]
Howard CareyWhite28M
George ScottBlack26MNovember 20, 1936 New Castle MurderElbert Paul, 23, black [56]
Isaiah OpherBlack36MJanuary 3, 1937 New Castle Murder-Attempted rapeIsabelle Robinson, 13, black [57]
Joseph NelsonBlack36MJune 4, 1937 Sussex MurderCarrie Lethal, 51, black (common-law wife) [58] Richard McMullen
Curnel RobinsonBlack34MJanuary 14, 1941 New Castle RapeFemale, 15, white [59] [k]
Ralph ErnestWhite33MJanuary 9, 1942 New Castle RapeFemale, 6, white [60] Walter W. Bacon
Anderson ButlerBlack23MDecember 7, 1945 New Castle RapeFemale, 12, white [61]
Forrest SturdivantBlack34MMay 10, 1946 Sussex MurderGeorge Leslie Polk, 65, black [62]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Peter was hanged, while Catherine was strangled and burned at the stake. Her rope burnt through, resulting in her being burned alive.
  2. ↑ Also attempted to rape Elizabeth Griffith and slashed her head and neck with a razor.
  3. ↑ Also admitted to "various bloody deeds" he committed while working as a chain bearer for a coastal survey in California.
  4. ↑ Serial rapist.
  5. ↑ Serial rapist, also attacked Mrs. Reynolds (white), Ms. Jane Marvin (16, white), Ms. Mather (white), and Mrs. Dara (white).
  6. ↑ Also suspected of murdering his father Peter B. Gordy, his first wife, and their infant child.
  7. ↑ Fugitive from Connecticut for the murders of Rev. Joseph Zebris and Iva Gilmanaitis (54 and 36, white); his accomplice, Bernard Montvid, was hanged there for the crime in August 1915.
  8. ↑ Sentenced in Sussex County.
  9. ↑ Also attacked a black woman, Bertha Neal.
  10. ↑ Also murdered Frank Foster (57, white).
  11. ↑ Serial rapist, also pleaded guilty to raping three white women and previously attacked numerous black girls.

References

  1. ↑ "Death Row Executions". Delaware Department of Correction. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Executions in Delaware - 1662-1946 - DeathPenaltyUSA, the database of executions in the United States". deathpenaltyusa.org. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  3. ↑ "Delaware", Death Penalty Information Center
  4. ↑ Hearn, Daniel Allen (2015-07-13). Legal Executions in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia: A Comprehensive Registry, 1866-1962. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-9540-5.
  5. ↑ Delaware, executions recorded in statewide records, 1956-1977, Undated
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The Death Penalty in Delaware 1650 through 1849". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  7. ↑ "Charles, DE, 1770". archives.albany.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  8. ↑ "cheney clow, DE, 1783 September 15". archives.albany.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  9. ↑ "Benn, DE, 1786 October 25". archives.albany.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  10. ↑ "Ben, DE, 1792 September 14". archives.albany.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  11. ↑ "john morris, DE, 1792 December 18". archives.albany.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  12. ↑ "Elihu Prettyman, DE, 1806 April 8". archives.albany.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  13. ↑ "George Parker, DE, 1807 April 21". archives.albany.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  14. ↑ John Smith, DE, 1815 December 21, Espy Archive
  15. ↑ William Piper, DE, 1820 April 18, Espy Archive
  16. ↑ Jacob Elliott, DE, 1822 December 31, Espy Archive
  17. ↑ Elisha Sharp, DE, 1825 November 8, Espy Archive
  18. ↑ Robert Morris, DE, 1831 November 8, Espy Archive
  19. ↑ "The Death Penalty in Delaware 1850 through 1899". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  20. ↑ Samuel Ward, DE, 1852 September 8, Espy Archive
  21. ↑ John Bowen, DE, 1860 February 10, Espy Archive
  22. ↑ John Cannon, DE, 1869 December 14, Espy Archive
  23. ↑ Sarah Bradley, DE, 1869 December 14, Espy Archive
  24. ↑ Levi Jenkins, DE, 1869 December 14, Espy Archive
  25. ↑ John Cannon, DE, 1860 December 28, Espy Archive
  26. ↑ Andrew Armstrong, 1867 February 8, Espy Archive
  27. ↑ Joshua Jones, DE, 1870 February 4, Espy Archive
  28. ↑ Benjamin Johnson, DE, 1870, Espy Archive
  29. ↑ "Andrew Clark, DE, 1872 July 12". archives.albany.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  30. ↑ "State of Delaware Genealogy and History". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  31. ↑ Joseph Burton, DE, 1873 June 20, Espy Archive
  32. ↑ John Rhodes, DE, 1877 September 21, Espy Archive
  33. ↑ George Collins, DE, 1878 March 22, Espy Archive
  34. ↑ James Redden, DE, 1882 August 25, Espy Archive
  35. ↑ Charles Robinson, DE, 1886 April 16, Espy Archive
  36. ↑ Jesse Proctor, DE, 1891 February 13, Espy Archive
  37. ↑ Shakespeare Reeves, DE, 1891 March 6, Espy Archive
  38. ↑ James Thoroughgood, DE, 1891 August 7, Espy Archive
  39. ↑ Edward Wright, DE, 1897 January 1, Espy Archive
  40. ↑ James Gordy, DE, 1897 June 11, Espy Archive
  41. ↑ John Joiner, DE, 1904 September 2, Espy Archive
  42. ↑ William Archer, DE, 1907 January 25, Espy Archive
  43. ↑ Lewis Jones, DE, 1907 January 11, Espy Archive
  44. ↑ Reese Roberts, DE, 1911 July 14, Espy Archive
  45. ↑ Peter Krakus, DE, 1915 May 14, Espy Archive
  46. ↑ Webster Purnell, DE, 1917 September 28, Espy Archive
  47. ↑ Samuel Gangus, DE, 1918 January 11, Espy Archive
  48. ↑ Ernest Thomas, 1920 November 26, Espy Archive
  49. ↑ Lemuel Price, DE, 1920 December 3, Espy Archive
  50. ↑ Harry Butler, DE, 1926 February 26, Espy Archive
  51. ↑ Carl Skinner, DE, 1927 May 27, Espy Archive
  52. ↑ Louis Galvano, DE, 1930 March 28, Espy Archive
  53. ↑ Theodore Ross, DE, 1930 August 22, Espy Archive
  54. ↑ John Morgan, DE, 1935 April 12, Espy Archive
  55. ↑ May Carey, Howard Carey, 1935 June 7, Espy Archive
  56. ↑ George Scott, DE, 1936 November 20, Espy Archive
  57. ↑ Isaiah Opher, DE, 1937 January 3, Espy Archive
  58. ↑ Joseph Nelson, DE, 1937 June 4, Espy Archive
  59. ↑ Curnel Robinson, DE, 1941 January 14, Espy Archive
  60. ↑ Ralph Ernest, DE, 1942 January 9, Espy Archive
  61. ↑ Anderson Butler, DE, 1945 December 7, Espy Archive
  62. ↑ Forrest Sturdivant, DE, 1946 May 10, Espy Archive
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