DANIEL ALLEN HEARN
Last Friday was executed at the gallows near this place
pursuant to thetr sentence Drewry Hodges and John Hampton
from Henrtco County and John Hudgins from Henry County,
all for horse stealing. na ‘A
From the Virginia Gazette (Richmond) issue of May 9th 1780. ae
A unique origional in the Rare Books & Manuscripts Division
of the New York Public Library. Discovered Dec. 26th 1989.
Randall Boush was executed last Frtday at the gallows near :
this place pursuant to hts sentence. i
From the Virginia Gazette (Richmond) issue of August 9th 1780. e
A unique origional in the Rare Books & Manuscripts Division
of the New York Public Library. Discovered Dec. 26th 1989.
On Thursday last the following criminals were brought to the
bar of the Provitnetal Court and received sentence as follows:
John Ober for felony eo
Benjamin Bryan for forgery
Charles Claxton for felony
Donald Warren for murder
Samuel Thomas for burglary
Laurence Buckholder for horse stealing.
All Guilty. Death.
From the Virginia Gazette (Richmond) issue of November 4th 1780.
A unique origional in the Rare Books & Manuscripts Division of
the New York Public Library. Discovered December 26th 1989.
Note: No confirmation for any tn the fas} batclr. According
te prevailing pattern tn Virginia oluriag this era. execufions
would net have been carried out urnti January of 178) a7
Virginia Gazette for ther 1s 10st. [Sut (415 HIGHLY PROBABLE
Hyat at feast one or two dd Suffer —- especially Warren.
DAN
DANIEL ALLEN HEARN
Mir. M. Witt Csp y
Capital funishment Research Froject
P.0. Box 277
Headland, Alabama 36345
Dear Watt :
This day 1 checked with the Wiliamsburgh Archives to see if there
were any hitherto fost issucs of the Virainia Gazette that came to light
since fay were microfilmed in the 1950s. here were indeed: two
of which contained information useful to our puypese. Viz.
Issue of 4-24-1755 > "This day John Nicholas far murder was executed
at the gallows near this city. David Jay and hich-
ard apna for felony Were pardoned and Joh
Hart for Hany repri¢ved.’
Issue f 1-7-1771: ‘Last Tuesday at the General Court, George Ditton
and George Gray tor horse: stealing ard John hing
tor burglary received sentence of deabe. And Coli
Campbell, for maining, Wes burat in te hand.’
Entry dated June 5th 1742:
'On constderatton of the petitton of Anthony Walke
Gent., the committee having reported that it does
not appear to them that the negro man Amos therein
named was confederate with the other negro Devonshtre
therein also named tn the felony for which the satd
Devonshtre was condemned and executed, and that the
petittoner only tntended to apprehend and whtp and
examine him about two patr of Virgtnia shoes, telling
the satd Amos tf he could prove he had been confed-
erate with the satd Devonshire, he would prosecute
him for tt, upon whteh the satd Amos broke away from
hts overseer and drowned himself.'
Note: According to the origional petition filed on
| May 29th 1742 these negroes had robbed their
master's storehouse.
DANIEL ALLEN HEARN
December llth 1989
Mr. M. Watt Espy
Capital Punishment Research Project
P.O. "BOme 277
Headland, AL 36345
Dear Watt:
The following are entries in the Journal of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
They do not match any known cases. Therefore I will leave it up to you to pre-
pare cards as you see fit.
Entry dated February 10th 1727:
'A petition of Henry Embry, Willtam Wynne and Richard
Burch was presented to the House and read praying
that they might be rewarded for thetr troubles and
hazard in apprehending two negro slaves that belonged
to Mr. Henry Maynard, who after murdering thetr mas-
ter in a very barbarous manner, armed themselves and
Frear
Entry dated May 27th 1730:
'A petition of John Grimes Esq. setting forth that
two of hts negroes ran away and were taken up tn
Maryland and afterwards taken up and delivered to
Jacob Rice and Christopher Chaffin, employed by him
to bring them home. That they murdered those two per-
sons and returned to Maryland where they were again
committed. That the wives and children of those un-
fortunate men are left in a very distressed condition
and that the petittoner has been at great expense in
bringing the said negroes to justice and praying the
consideration of the House theretn.'
Entry dated August 13th 1736:
‘Mr. Blair from the Committee for Public Claims re-
ported that the Committee had under its constder-
atton the petition of William Cox of Lancaster Co.
to them referred and had examined the matter thereof
so far as relates to the loss of the four slaves
therein mentioned, whteh they found to be true and
were of the optnton that the sum of stxty pound will
be reasonable allowance for the losses he has sustained. '
Entry dated November 6th 1738:
'A petition of John Carter Esq. was presented to the
House and read setting forth that a negro man slave
of said petitioner's was killed by another slave be-
Longing to John Steptoe, for which fact the satd
Steptoe's slave was condemned and executed, and praying
the consideration of the House.'
VIRGINIA TIDBITS & TINKERINGS
Entry dated 3-10-1755
Case of Henry Stanworth, Williamsburg, 1751. Some background
data on him turns up in York County Order Book 1746-1752 page
116 dated 8-3-1748 when he is sent to the General Court on a
felony rape for breaking open the desk of a Mr. James Mills
and stealing from thence a parcel of gold and silver coins.
He was a transport felon.
Le Case of John Turner, Williamsburg, 1755. Case turns up in
Sussex County Oyer & Terminer Minutes 1754-1801 pages 3-4.
Remanded to General Court for the murder of James Wallis.
3% Case of Andrew Thompson, Williamsburg, 1738. Case turns up in
Westmoreland County Order Book 1731-1738 page 245A where he is
remanded to the December 1737 Court of Oyer & Terminer for
breaking into the house of Mr. Benedict Middleton. He was a
convict servant of Mr. Peter Cox.
Case of John Sparks, Williamsburg, 1/752. Case turns up in
- Spotsylvania County Order Book 1749-1755 pages 177 & 236. He
. and his co-defendant, John Trautman, were apprentice lads of
one 'James Fox the blacksmith' and it was he who they slew.
Hence the murder is revealed to have actually been a case of
petit treason. The date of the crime was 5-2-52. Both were
remanded to the June 1752 Court of Oyer & Terminer.
5. Case of Anthony Francis Dittond, Williamsburg, 1738. Case turns
' up in Spotsylvania County Order Book 1738-1749 page 18. He was
a convict-servant of Dr. John Tennant of Hanover County but was
remanded to the October 1738 General Court from Spotsylvania County.
G; Case of William Jones alias Chapman, Williamsburg, 1769. Case
turns up in Southampton County Order Book 1768-1772 page 109
where he is remanded to the April 1769 General Court for horse
stealing.
Ts Case of John Meachum, Williamsburg, 1/7/77. Case turns up in
Southampton County Order Book 1772-1777 pages 458-459 where he
is remanded to the December 1776 Court of Oyer & Terminer for
the murder of Negress Charlotte, a 'negro child' of his.
8; Case of Jonathan Faithful, Williamsburg, 1740. Case turns up
in Richmond County Criminal Trials 1710-1754 pages 184 & 274-278.
He was remanded to the December 1739 Court of Oyer & Terminer
for storehouse robbery. He had broken into Daniel Hornby's smoke-
house and plundered his meats. Nor was he a stranger to the
higher courts of the colony since he is also recorded as having
been remanded on a previous occasion, (April 1734) to the General
Court on an unspecified felony rap.
9. Case of Benjamin Milwood, Williamsburg, 1737. Case turns up in
Richmond County Criminal Trials 1710-1754 pages 220-232 when he
was remanded to the June 1737 Court of Oyer & Terminer for master-
minding the robbery of the house of Rev. David Mortland. This man
lived the role of Fagan in a sort of Oltver Twist scenario wherein
he bought up transport felons of special thieving prowess for the
purpose of recruiting them to act as his stooges. With his gang thus
comprised, many jobs were pulled, the last of which was the Mortland
robbery. VERY IMPORTANT: the three unidentified men who were hanged
at Williamsburg on 5-27-1737 were Milwood's stooges and they are
now identified as ROBERT THOMPSON, FRANCIS FORD and JOHN PLEW. They
suffered death for the actual robbery whereas Milwood followed them
to the gallows five weeks later for being the catalyst.
10. Case of Nathaniel Morgan, Williamsburg, 1739. Case turns up in
Prince George County Order Book 1737-1740 page 309 when he was
remanded to the October 1739 General Court for horse stealing. He
had previously had the Benefit of Clergy at the June 1737 Court of
Oyer & Terminer for storehouse robbery.
ll. Case of Anne Plunkett, Williamsburg, 1742. Case turns up in Orange
County Order Book 1741-1743 page 233 where she is remanded to the
October 1742 General Court for the murder of her bastard child. She
is noted as being a transport felon.
12. Case of Negro Frank, Orange County, "November 1740". Please note
that he was the slave of George Morton Jr., that his valuation was
45 pounds and that his correct execution date was sometime in the
month of March, 1744. (Orange County Order Book 1743-1746 pages 47-49).
Executed for storehouse robbery. Broke into Belfield & Hornby's store
and swiped 53 yards of linen valued at fifteen shillings. His accomplice,
Little Jack, was executed in December of 1743.
L3. Case of Negro Andrew, Northumberland County, 1752. Please change date
of execution to 12-8-1752. (Northumberland County Order Book 1753-1756
pages 369-370). Had been convicted on 3-30-1750 for robbing his master's
storehouse. But not executed for another 23 years. Had probably escaped
for a while. Slave of Presley Thornton Esq. Valuation 50 pounds.
14. ase of Peter Bateman, Williamsburg, 1751. Case turns up in North-
umberland County Order Book 1749-1753 page 209. He was a convict-
servant of Richard Lee Esq. He was remanded to the October 175l
General Court for robbing Charles Campbell's storehouse and for
breaking into the house of Mr. Richard Booth.
15. Case of William Simmons, Williamsburg, 1751. This person turns up
in Northumberland County Order Book 1749-1753 as a convict-servant
of Mr. Peter Presley. He was remanded to the June 1750 Court of Oyer
t & Terminer in connection with the murder of his master for which a
Negro Mark was executed and for which a fellow servant of his named
George Afflax was almost certainly executed. Simmons was acquitted
of complicity in the petit treason but was executed pursuant to
conviction on an unrelated felony rape at the December 1750 Court
of Oyer & Terminer. Lingering doubts about his innocence in the petit
treason matter were probably the real reason why he was not spared.
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Case of Negro Philip, Northumberland County, 1742. Please change
execution date to 3-27-1742. The date you're carrying is the trial
date. (Northumberland County Order Book 1737-1743 pages 249-250).
Case of Thomas Green, Williamsburg, 1777. Case turns up in
Mecklenburg County Order Book 1773-1779 page 350 where he is
remanded to the April 1777 General Court for the murder of
John Crowder.
Case of Randall Gibson, Williamsburg, 1754. Case turns up in
Lunenburg County Order Book 1753-1754 pages 619-622 where he is
remanded to the April 1754 General Court for "feloniously stealing,
entered a private residence and filched private property therefrom.
It was a nominally capital crime; convictions under said statute
taking and converting to his own use a coat the property of one
William Poole and other supposed crimes by him supposed to be
committed". This case fell under the statutory definition of a
crime called "Privately Stealing", an offence wherein one illegally
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being very common but actual executions rare in the extreme. The
only time a death sentence under this statute would fail to be
commuted was when the offender bore a particularly bad character.
The words "and other supposed crimes by him supposed to be committed"
is the tipoff that he must have been a really rum rat.
Cases of William Abney & Bartholomew Roberts, Williamsburg, 1764.
Their cases turn up in Lunenburg County Order Book 1763-1764 page
318 where they are remanded to the April 1764 General Court for
counterfeiting Virginia treasury notes and passing the same. See
also Ibid. page 329. Abney had been in trouble before for the same
thing. In May of 1761 he stood arraigned in Halifax County on the
same charge. See Halifax County Order Book 1759-1762 page 233.
Case of Elizabeth Maze, Williamsburg, 1739. Case turns up in
Lancaster County Order Book 1729-1743 page 250. Remanded to October
1739 General Court for the murder of her bastard child.
/ Case of Negro Caesar, Isle of Wight County, 1776. Please change
date of execution to 5-14-1776. The date you have is the trial date.
Isle of Wight County Order Book 1772-1780 page 352.
Gase of Mary Murray, Williamsburg, 1755. Case turns up in Henrico
‘County Order Book 1752-1755 pages 167-168 when she is sent to the
April 1754 General Court under the statute of ‘Privately Stealing'.
On 1/31/54 she had illegally entered the house of Elizabeth Randolph
and stolen her petticoats. It is known that this offender bore sev-
eral aliases. And such is the tipoff as to her character. She also
pleaded her belly following conviction and so stayed alive for an
entire year after her initial conviction. But the mere fact that a
white woman was called down to a former judgement a whole year after
conviction under the oblique statute of ‘Privately Stealing' almost
certainly means that she was the lowest kind of trash.
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August 8. :
Je Lowe Jackson, who was condemned last General Court, for
Coining double Doubleloons, is repriev’d ’til His Majesty’s
‘ Pleasure be known. :
October 11.
‘The following Prisoners are now in the Public Goal here; their
Trials will come on before the General Court on Wednesday
next.
John Holt, from Stafford, committed for a Felony. Anne.
Gray, from Stafford, for a Felony. Edward Stokes, from Fred-
rick, for Horse-stealing. Peter Batesman, from Northumber-
land, for House-breaking; Henry Stanworth, from York, for
Murder; John Brown, from King William, for stealing a Watch:
Robert Howles, from Hanover, for breaking bal: Nicholas
Dernin, from Amelia, for burning the Prison; Richard Burk
trom Norfolk, for Murder: Day Thoroughgood, from Darcey,
for Murder; Moses Rawlings, from Norfolk, for counterfeiting
the Current Coin. °
Cct. 17, 1751. _
At the General Court held Yesterday and To-day, the fol-
lowing Criminals were brought to their Trial, viz.
“ corge Kerr, from Norfolk, for Murder, guilty. Death.
Richard Burk, from Norfolk, for Murder, acquitted.
uu William Johnson, from Spotsylvania, for stealing a Watch,
guilty. Death. .
Anne Gray, from Stafford, for Felony, acquitted.
John Prown, from King William, for stealing a Watch, ac-
y . Guitted.
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\Henry Stanworth, from York, for Murder, guilty. Death.
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\\ ssdward Stokes, from Frederick, for Horse-stealing, acquitted
h T? 1 . . . , ;
Nicholas Dernin, from Amelia, for burning the Prison, guilty.
Death.
Robert Howles, from Hanover, for breaking Goal, imprisoned
one Year.
Moses Rawlings, from Norfolk, for counterfeiting the Cur-
rent Coin, acquitted.
John Holt, from Stafford, for Felony, guilty.
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EXTRACTS FROM VIRGINIA GAZETTE _ 409
Oct. 24.
_» Virginia, to wit. ;
At 2 General Court held at the Court-house in Williamsburg,
October the 17th, 1751. .
ORDERED, That the Witnesses who shall for the future be
summoned or bound to attend this Court on the sixth Day
thereof, on Behalf of His Majesty, do, in the morning of that
Day, before the sitting of the Court, attend the Attorney Gen-
eral, to instruct him in forming Indictments against the Crim-
inals; and that if they fail to appear in Court on their first
Calling, no Certificates be granted them to the General Assem-
bly, to entitle them to their Allowances from the Publick.
Dec. 12. .
’ At the Court of Oyer and Terminer, held the 10th, 11th, &
12th Instant, the following Criminals were brought to their
jal, viz.:
V Dep Thoroughgood, from Augusta, for the Murder of His
=. Master James Conerley, guilty. Death.
~ V Peter Bateman, from Northumberland, for Felony, in break-
| ing open Charles Campbell’s Store, guilty. Death.
John Floy, from Culpeper, for Manslaughter, burnt in the
hand.
* James Grainger, from King & Queen, for Felony, burnt in the
hand.
. Josiah Harper and Christopher Gume, from Norfolk, for Fel-
“ony, burnt in the hand.
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George Kerr and Henry Stanworth, condemned for Murder,
t the General Court in October, were exectited on Friday last.
January 10, 1751-2.
This day Peter Bateman for Felony, and Day Thoroughgood
for Murder, condemned at the Court of Oyer and Terminer
in December last, were executed in this Citv.
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Ship in that Condition, got ashore in North Carolina. Three
of them travel’d from thence to Norfolk, and pass’d for Ca iv
Mate, and Boatswain of a Ship cast away on Cane Hatt
| A Vessel from Boston, came up with the Ship nen Bho ue
Dtain,
left her, releas’d the Captain and Mate, and brought her into
North Carolina. A Hue and Cry being issued by Governor
!
Johnston for apprehending the Villains, four of them were tak
in that Province, and two of them at Norfolk; and as th 2m
strict Search making after the rest, we have good Reason ane .
= they will be all soon apprehended and brought to Tee.
us Day a Court of Oyer and Terminer was held for York
ounty, for Tryal of three Negroe Fellows, concerned in several
Robberies committed in this City. Two of them wer f ia
Guilty of Burglary, and sentenced. ara
April 4, 1751.
Philadelphia, January 29.
, 7 ees that goes by the name of John Jones, ‘opcesd to
e oiner, and an Out-law of Virginia, for whom, ’tis thought
a considerable Reward was offer’d by the Government tome
Time ago, being apprehended in a Hay Stack, and a Kind of
Augre for making Holes about him, is comm itt to Prison
(This we have Reason to believe is one of the Jackson’s.) ie
fo 18, 1751.
Low Jackson, trom Nansemond ‘County, (whose Ingenuity
4 has occasion’d so great a Disturbance in this Colany) pe
y, brought before the General Court on Tuesday last, and indicted
for forging and counterfeiting Spanish Double-Doubloons: and
after a long Trial, his Jury brought him in Guilty -
John Hill, alias Seale, from Southampton Connty for Horse-
| Stealing, was found Guilty. This is the fourth nee he has
(/ appear’d before the General Court, and was once garolorsatd
\ but afterwards receiv’d a Pardon; and is the same Fellow who
got out of Norfolk Prison some Time ago, robb’d a Store and
return’d into Prison again to prevent Suspicion. |
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EXTRACTS FROM VIRGINIA GAZETTE 407
-.- Joseph Markham, from Northumberland, for stealing To-
‘bacco, found Guilty; and John Boah, for a Misdemeanour in
receiving said Tobacco, was fin’d Forty Shillings, and ordered
to be imprisoned Six Months.
John Birk, from King George, for stealing 300 weight of To-
‘bacco, found Guilty.
John Ashwell, from Essex, for stealing Wigs, &c., Guilty.
Thomas Smith, from Northumberland, was convicted of the
Manslaughter of Robert Knowles.
William Maniffee, from Spotsylvania was indicted for Man-
slaughter, but acquitted.
Thomas Alley, from York, for Felony, acquitted.
The Trial of George Catr, from Nansemond, for the Murder
of Samuel Milner, is continued to October.
May 9, 1751. .
The Prisoners who were convicted at the Beginning of the
~ General Court, were brought to the Bar, on Tuesday last, when,
loons, and John Hill, alias Seale, for Horse-stealing, were sen-
_tenced to die.
Seale, who is an old Offender, made a Petition to the Court,
before Sentence was pass’d, desiring their Honours Clemency;
yet, on his Repentance, Christianity obliged us to forgive him.
Thomas Smith, for Manslaughter, John Ashewell, John Birk,
and Joseph Markham, for Felony, were burnt in the Hand.
June 13, 1751. .
YAt the Court of Oyer and Terminer, held here this Week,
Edward Young, convicted of Felony, in stealing a Slave, was
sentenced to die. Anthony Weathered convicted of Felony,
and having had the Benefit of Clergy, in December, by the
Name of James M’Donald, alias John Dolphin, was sen%enced
to die. Thomas Ellison, convicted of Felony, burnt in the
Hand. Diana Ellison, for Felony, acquitted by the Grand
Jury. Martha Little, for the Murder of her Bastard Child,
acquitted by the Petit Jury.
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April 30, 1752.
ape a a Persons, indicted for Felony, were brought to
eir Trials, before the General Court, on th 7
ae ey ; : e 16th and 17th
Peter McGuire, from Spotsylvania, acquitted.
Henry Todd, from Glocester, guilty.
Thomas Wenwick, from Prince William, guilty.
Hannah Hopkins, from York, guilty; but since pardoned.
William Hoomes, from King William, acquitted.
Ambrose Bucker, from Culpepper, for Murder, acquitted.
Hamill Moore, from Essex, for a Cheat, was found guilty:
and stood in the Pillory one Hour, having a Paper, on which
was wrote FORGERY, fix’d to his Breast.
The Trial of William Flannakin, from Hanover, for a Rape
was put off, ’til June Court, the Evidences against him not
appearing.
George Smith, I Kley, f i
te in and John Shockley, for Horse-stealing, were
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May 15, 1752.
A Person who calls himself by the Name of John Keef, and
has lived in this City for some Months past, asa Painter having
offered to dispose of three Dublin Rank N otes, of Ssnuederablo
Value, to a Gentleman, it was suspected from several Circum-
stances, that he did not come honestly by them. Information
being made to the Governor, His Honour ordered Search to be
made for the said Bills, which were found at the said Keef’s
Lodgings, as also His Majesty’s Commission to Paul Leonard
Craddock, Coronet of the Scotch Greys, under the Earl of Stair.
signed Carteret. Keef being out of Town, a Messencer tas
sent for him, who return’d with him the next Day, aad he is
now confined in the Public Goal. One of the Bills is for £306
payable to Miss Catherine O’Brien, or Bearer, signed by Rich-
ard Brewer, for John Wilcox and John Dawson, ‘the other two
Bills, one of which is for £506 and the other for £500 are signed
in the same Manner, and payable to the B ad :
Dublin, in 1749. earer, all dated at
Keef came to Virginia, sometime in the Year 1750, in the
Dutchess of Queensbury, Capt. Dixon, as an indented Servant.
He told the Ship’s Company when he came on Board, that he
was an Officer in the Army, that he was going to be married
to a young Lady, Miss Catherine O’Brien, but some of her Re-
lations interposing, he wounded one of them, and was obliged
‘to fly, a Reward of £500 being offered for apprehending him.
On his examination, he made no other Defence, than insisting
that the Bills were his Property, having received them of Miss
O’Brien, for a valuable Consideration. He isa Man of a middle
- Stature, very much pock-fretted, stammers in his Speech, and
- has a down Look; as it is not doubted, he used some unlawful
- Means to procure these Bills, ’tis hoped the Truth of the whole
. Affair will come to Light, before his Releasment.
June 12, 1752.
At the Court of Oyer and Terminer, which began on Tuesday
last, the following Persons were brought to their Trials, viz.:
John Trotman and John Sparks, for the Murder of James
Fox, guilty. Death.
William Flannagin, for a Rape, acquitted by the Grand Jury.
Abigail Bennet, for Felony, acquitted by the Grand Jury.
Owen Flooker, for a Rape, acquitted by the Petit Jury and
bound to his good Behaviour for Seven Years. .
Randall Gibson, for Felony, burnt in the Hand.
Henry Bates, for Felony, burnt in the Hand.
July 3, 1752.
On Wednesday last Jehn Sparks confin’d in the Public Goal,
under Sentence of Death, for the Murder of James Fox, con-
triv’d to saw off his Irons in the Day Time, and at Night, as
soon as the Goaler open’d the Prison Door, knock’d him cown
with a Quart Bottle, and made his Escape. He was appre-
hended Yesterday Evening, and brought to Town this Morning.
and to prevent a Possibility of his escaping the Justice his Crime
deserv’d, was this Day executed at the Gallows. He confessed
himself guilty of the Murder, but entirely acquitted James Trot-
Execution is respited.
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VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
EXTRACT FROM VIRGINIA GAZETTE 1752 AND 1755+.
(Volumes in the New York Public Library. Transcripts made
1913 for Arthur P. Scott.)
Feb. 28, 1750-51, No. 9.
“Virginia, ss.
pani Lewis Burwell, Esq., President of His Majesty’s
uncu, and Commander in Chief of th 7 ini
eicaes e Colony and Dominion
To all Sheriffs, Constables, and other His Majesty’s Liege
People, to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. i
_Jiherens Complaint is this Day made to me, by Thomas
Wilson, of the Borough of Norfolk, That an Apprentice, aamed
Samuel has absented himself from his Service, and
it is supposed 1s gone towards Hanover or Fredericksburg, on
_@ mare which he stole from Warwick County. He is shout
S Feet 6 Inches high, of a ruddy Complection, his Eyes some-
what red, and has a sore Leg; he is freckled in the Face, and
when accused of any Thing, has a down Look. He had on a
ae acs a a brown cut Wig, a blue Cloth Coat, lin’d with
carlet, and had yellow Metal Buttons as r
me - He is a Tayloz by
These are therefore, in His Majesty’s Name, to require you
and every of you, to make diligent Search and Pursuit by Way
of Hue and Cry, within your several! Bailiwicks and Precincts,
after the said Run-away; and him having found, to convey from
pre to Constable, until he shall be deliv(er)ed unto his
said Master. Herein you are not to fail. as ou wi 7
Contempt at your Peril. oe ee
*The Virginia Gazettes for 1752 5 i
; ‘irgi 52 and 1756 exist only in one file
rebar cgay syihe atin geatlenias who etedaetes —
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GIVEN under my Hand, the 25th Day of February, 1750-1.
tee LEWIS BURWELL.
Whoever takes up the said Run-away, and conveys him to
me, shall have a Pistole and a Half Reward, besides what the
Law allows.
Thomas Wilson.”
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.
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. A brick Prison is to be built for Essex County, which will be
: let to an Undertaker, at the Court-House, on the 19th of March,
by
Sled saci isd iia
William Roane
James Jones
rirty PistTOLES REWARD.
On the 13th of February Inst. the Store-house belonging to
he Subscriber, in Smithfield Town, Isle of Wight County, was
#-broke open, and sundry Merchandize stolen from thence; also
“a considerable Sum of Money, contained in Two gilt Trunks.
‘Whoever will give Information of the Thieves, so that they, or
any of them, be apprehended and convicted of the Robbery,
“shall receive Fifty Pistoles Reward of
James Dunlop.
farch 7th, 1750-1.
By the True Patriot, Capt. Trenchard, from Bristol, we hear, ;
hat the Spaniards who were Passengers from Virginia, in the:
Jubilee, belonging to Mr. Hanbury, had form’d a Scheme to
-murder the Crew, and run away with the Ship, which they en-
Englishmen were happily prevented in their Design.—Several
of them were kill’d, and the others confin’d.
We have Advice, that the Crew of a Ship bound from Liver-
7% pool, to North Carolina, joined by some Convicts on Board,
a nanan Min
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EXTRACTS FROM THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE,
1752 AND 1755.
: (Concluded. )
Apr. 8.
“Stolen or ranaway.’”—likely negro Virginia born—lIsaac.
“He is supposed to be stolen by some person who has carried
him out of the Colony.” 4 pistoles reward—John Turner,
Chesterfield Co.
Ranaway from John Champe, King Geo. Co., convict Servant
man named Richard Sadler. ‘His general mployment was
to drive a Cart.” He isa supposed to have gone with a ser-
vant man named Richard Williams, belonging to Mr. Samuel
Washington.
_——-
May 2-55.
Whoever borrowed the second Volume of Monsieur Boyle’s
Historical Dictionary, of Mr. Robert Todd, late of Norfolk,
deceas’d, will oblige the subscriber by forwarding it to the afore-
said place, as he has purchased the other four Volumes—John
Elligood.
Ran away—Servant—Joe Clark, pretends to be ship-carpen-
ter or sawyer or Founder—an Englishman—Reward, Jno. Mer- ,
cer-—Marlborough, Stafford Co.
May 9-55.
Last Tuesday the following Criminals who were convicted
at the Beginning of the Court, received Sentence, viz.:
John Turner for Murder, Death.
Judith Bird, for Felony, burnt in the hand.
Mary Murray, alias Clark, alias Atkins, her former sentence
of Death ordered to be put in Execution.
John Fraser and William Thompson, for Felony, burnt in the
Hand.
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Ran away—slave Sam—Reward 2 pistoles—Edward Hack
Mosely, Pr. Anne Co.
Apr. 22 last, was left at my plantation in Albemarle Co., by
one Jno. Bucknell, “who was taken up on suspicion of Horse-
stealing, and made his Escape that night, ”’ a bay gelding, etc.
May 9, 1755. March 30, 1755.
Mr. Hunter, pte
Mr. William Blackwell brought an Action against me, for
Words spoken by me in great Heat and Passion. As I think an
Acknowledgment to an injured Man very well becomes a
Gentleman, I take this public Method to repair Mr. Blackwell’s
Character by desiring you to insert this in your Gazette, That
I always considered Mr. Blackwell and all his Family, as persons
of great Honesty and Integrity, and that what I said of him
was occasioned by Passion and Misrepresentation only.
Yours
G. Johnston.
May 9, 1755.
Stolen from the Court-house in Albemarle Co., a horse, etc.—
Matthews Jordan.
(Boston), Sept. 5, 1755.
“We hear from Kittery, in the County of York, that about
three weeks ago, a Negrce Fellow of that Town, having be-
haved ill to his Master, he had him corrected, which the Fellow
resented so highly, that he resolved to take away his Master’s
Life, but judging him not fit to die, he got up in the Night, took
a child about 6 or 7 years old out of its Bed, and threw it into
the well, where it perished. After this, he went to York, and
delivered himself up to the Sheriff, informing him what he had
done, and being asked what moved him to commit the horrid
Fact, he said he wanted to die, but not did think it lawful to
lay violent hands on himself, that he was sure he would be
hanged, but should have Time to repent before that Time came.
He was committed to Goal.
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Sept. 5-1755—‘‘To the Printer, Williamsburg Aug. 30, 1755.
Ser: \
As the following Advice may be of some use, I beg Leave to
inform the Public, That being on a Journey from Philadelphia
to Williamsburg, in this Colony (where I live), I was on the 14*#
of this Instant, about Two o’Clock in the Afternoon, in a bye
Road, about six miles from Bladensburgh, in the Province of
Maryland, and nine Miles from Alexandria or Belhaven in the
Colony of Virginia, robbed by « Person who was seen to join
me at Bladensburgh, Town’s End, and pretended to be going
the same Road with me. He threatened my Life, and took
from me the following things: watch, money, horsewhip, and
saddle bags. Person is named Benj. Brown, last abode Arundel
Co., Md, where he had “‘run away” on account of some thefts—
subscription in that neighborhood of £15 or 20 for apprehend-
ing 14 value of goods to person restoring them to Daniel Fisher.
Sept. 5-55.
Runaway—negro Mungo. Has been outlawed—Jno. Norton
of Yorktown.
Ranaway—Servant woman. Harriet Willson—30 yrs.—
born in Denmark, but speaks low Dutch. “It is supposed she
has dressed herself in Sailor’s Apparell, in order to go to London”’
in a ship from Hampton—Reward 3 pistoles, Henry Bunker,
Frederick Co. (Winchester).
May 16-55.
Ranaway—Servant man, Wm. Jackson, ploughman, aged 24
just imported in the Wilcox—1 pistole reward—Peter Randolph,
Wmsbg.
[wu ay 23—‘‘Williamsburg.
On Tuesday the 20th of this Instant, was determined at the
New Kent Court House, the great Cock Match between Glou-
cester and New Kent, for Ten Pistoles a Battle and a Hundred
the Main, there fell Eighteen in the Match, of which the New
_ fSept. 12-55.
ms Phila. Aug. 21—Murder in Chester Co. by Jno. Myrack.
EXTRACTS FROM VIRGINIA GAZETTE 15
Kent men won Ten and Gloucester seven, one a drawn Battle;
Some James River Cocks that fell on the New Kent side distin-
guished themselves in a very ‘“‘extraordinary manner.”’
“This Day John Turner, for Murder, and Mary Murray,
alias Clark, alias Atkins, were executed at the Gallows near this
City.”
May 28-1755.
Stolen from Jos. Johnson’s door, in Wmsbg—bay horse.
“Any Gentleman that is in want of a Schoolmaster to teach
Children English, Writing, Arithmetic, and the Practical Parts
of the Mathematics, may hear of one that can be well recom-
_ mended by enquiring at the Printing-Office, Williamsburg.”’
“Anne Cass, a daughter of Mr. Daniel Sharp, of Wakefield,
in Yorkshire, was some years ago sold as a Servant to Mr. John
Page, of Williamsburgh, and by him again sold to Mr. Penman,
who also sold her to a Person whose name he does not remember,
but believes she may live somewhere in North Carolina. If
therefore the said Anne Cass will make known the Place of her
residence, or being a servant, her Master will kindly notify his
desire of disposing of her for the remaining time of service, to
the honorable William Fairfax in Virginia, he will make the
required satisfaction, and give the said Anne an Account of
some Proposal’s for her Benefit.”’
May 28.
Dated Nov. 13, 1754. Taken from a certain Person sus-
pected to be a runaway, a bay horse, etc.—Apply to Jno.
Phillips, Broad Bow of Potomack, Fairfax Co.
Deserters from Army constantly advertised.
Murdered wife, then burnt her face, beat 2 childrens skulls to
pieces on rock, took neighbor’s child (at his house nursing) away
and killed it; tried to escape, taken and confined, ‘bound fast”’
in goal. }
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=
The Claim of Gawin Corbin Esq’r, for Eighty five pounds
the value of a Negro Slave Named Lewis belonging to te
said Gawin Corbin who was tried and Condemned for Mar
der at a Court of Oyer & Terminer held for the said comnt
of Middlesex on the Sixteenth Day of May 1772, and Bx:
cuted pursuant to the said Condemnation on the Twenty
ninth Day of the said Month of May, And it appearing “
this Court by the Record of the same that the said Slave W a5
at the Time of his condemnation Valued to Eighty five
pounds. It is ordered to be certifyed to the next General
AEE Copy Test Will Churchhill, C. M. C.
[ Eadorsed |
Corbins Lewis £85....Ent’d.
[Following this paper are a number of others assessing
y dD . r i
the value of various negroes who had been condemned t
rts. . d nty clerks who certity
death by the courts. Among the cou ity aaa Ue
court-records are Mordecai Debnam, Charles City, 25°
Brunswick, 1773; Charles Holden, Accomac,
Pelham, Jr., Brunswick, 1773; aa
1773; Samuel Boush, Norfolk Co., 4972 5:.70n8 ain,
’ 5 - . : : : e ;
Prince William, 1772; A. Claiborne, Sussex, 1772. |
[SENTENCE OF A NEGRO FOR PoIsONING].
U At a Court of Oyer & Terminer held for sagt
County on Monday the third day of June 1772 for eae
of Juday a Negro Woman Slave belonging to a .
Harrison, Esq’r of Prince George County on chiar ah
her Feloniously administring Poisonous Medicines an te i
tion to destroy the Family of Lews Scarbrough of tie =
nty of Brunswick. . fee
Coun said Juday being Led to the Bar in Cuptog) nae
Sheriff of this County and it being Demanded of ae t
she was Guilty of the Felony aforesaid or not she eameed
was in no wise Guilty thereof. Whereupon divers witnes
| she
eran Pie rgeer be :
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; Sree Ry My
MISCELLANEOUS COLONIAL DOCUMENTS. 283
_ were Sworn & examined against her & she heard in her Own
Defence. On consideration whereof It is the Opinion of the
Court that the said Juday is Guilty of the Felony afore-
_ said whereof she stands charged. Therefore It is Ordered
» that she be hanged by the Neck until she be dead, and
_ that the Sheriff of this County Cause Execution thereof to
be done on Fryday the twenty-sixth day of this Instant.
The Court valued the said Juday to fifty pounds Current
' Money of Virginia & she was accordingly Executed.
iv ey
Copy Teste
Francis Young, D. C. B. C.
[ Endorsed ]
Nat'l Harrison’s Cer’t of an Executed Slave.
Harrison’s Judith £50— Ent’d.
[This paper is followed by seven other valuations of ne-
© groes condemned to death in 1773 and 1774].
= [PeEtTITION oF Joun CLark, SoLpIER IN FRENCH AND IN-
= DIAN War]. |
_ To The Hon'ble The Speaker and Burgesses of Virginia.
John Clark
Mest Humbly Sheweth.
sh i a a A had
a That your Petitioner being a soldier in the Virginia
4 a Regiment and being in a party on Command headed by Lt.
ae King, received a wound in a Skirmish which happen with
4 e the Indians at Evits Creek near Fort Cumberland, which
== wound has been very hurtful to him and now grown old he
** submits his case to the generous goodness & Justice of this
@. Hon'ble House of representatives & stall every Pray.
: a John Clark.
y Fincastle. May, 1774.
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tion Tackle Furniture provisions or goods whatsoever not
brought in by course of Merchandize, upon pain of forfeiting
all such goods and Merchandize as bona Piratrum and of
being further proceeded against as Abetters and Complices of
Pirates.
7. Subjects forbid without license to sail in any foreign
Service whether Martial or Merchant Service and all Persons
in such Service Commanded to return upon pain of being
reputed Pirates and Punished as such. :
April 15, 1684.
The Estates of Felons applied to pay the Attorney Genera!
Clerk of the General Court Jurymen Sherifs and Evidences
(And all other fees whatsoever.
April 29. Richard Bayly* convicted of high Treason
(at this Bar) ordered to be executed.
‘May 9, 1684. Mrs. Sarah Bland this day presented a peti-
tion to his Excellency and Council which amongst many other
things Comprehended that several Executions were lately lev-
ied on the Lands she was justly seized of for Debts due from
her son Giles Bland and desired redress to which the Council
uninamously offered their opinions that such Proceedings
were irregular and contrary to Law and do therefore adjudge
and Order all Executions levied as aforesaid to be Void and
Vacated and do further Order that no Execution issue against
the Real Estate of Sarah Bland widow for debts due from
Giles Bland the Act of Assembly providing Priority of Pay-
ments to Country Creditors Extending itself solely to Per-
sonal Estates.
Robert Beverley being found guilty of high Misdemeanors
upon an information Per the Attorney General his Judgment
being respited and now asking Pardon on his bended Knees.
his Crime is remitted giving Security for his good Behaviour.
‘Richard Bayly was a plant-cutter.
THE RANDOLPH MANUSCRIPT. 369
May 10, 1684. Lord Howard in Council Orders Capt::
Mathew Rider Commander of the Ship Barnaby to deliver to.
Nathaniel Macclanahan such Goods as he saved out of the ship
rose and Crown before she foundered, as he shall make Oath
did properly and Solely belong to him before Capt. Clements:
took the same from him. :
May Io, 1684. Issues a Proclamation permitting the Ex-
portation of Wheat and Meal.
May 15, 1684. Edward Rawleigh appointed Ferry Keeper
over at James Town.
May 19. Guard of the King’s Store at Middle Plantation:
_ disbanded.
June 17. Rangers appointed in the Frontiers.
A Survey Ordered in a Cause depending in the General
Court.
Edward Alcock Presents a Petition to this Effect that by the
last Will of Henry Smith dated 15 April 1684 duly proved
by the Oaths of three Witnesses in Rappahannock Court the
‘Petitioner was appointed and Nominated Co Executor of the
Will with the Testators Relict Notwithstanding which by the
Influence and prevalency of one of the Principal Members of
the said Court it was the Judgment of that Court that the
Executors nominated by the aforesaid Will should be consti-
tuted only Administrators with the Will annext and it was
likewise the Judgment of the Court that Notwithstanding a
Will duly proved before them they had Sufficient Authgrity
within themselves to constitute Administrators and to Con-
strain Executors to relinquish their Right of Executorship
upon which the Board passed this Judgment that Notwith-
standing the said Will in few or no parts common sence Yet
seeing the Intent of the Testator might Easily be collected.
from thence And that each of the Testator’s Children may
have the like and Equal Advantage of their Father’s Will and
the Eldest Son not only to be heir of his Father’s Land, which
consequently follows if the Order of Rapahanock Court con-
120 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
of James Towne Island in Virginia do ow and stand indebted
unto Thomas Pasmoure of James Towne Island aforesaid the
right quantitie of Two hundred and Three score powndes of the
best merchantable Tobacco in leafe. To be paide to the saide
Thomas Pasmoure or his lawfull Attorney his Executors ad-
ministrators or assignes one the first daye of November now
next Ensuinge the date herof w’ch Payment well and trewlie
tobe and donne I bynde my Self my heyres executors and ad-
ministrators by these p’sentes
Jn witness wherof I have herunto sett my hand and seale the
15' dave of January 1624
John Hawle his marke
et signum
Subscribed sealed & delivered
in the presence of
Nathaniell Carney
Waldegrave Markes
Mdm. that the above named John Haule doth binde him self
his heyres executors and administrators y* vf the above written
sume of two hundred and three score pownde of Tobacco be not
paide to Thomas Passmoure one the day above named, Then to
Surrender his howse and grounde in the saide Island to the saide
Thomas Passmoure, and doth further covenant To the said
Thomas, never to sell or lett to any other the saide howse and
grounde But he the said Thomas to have the refusall givinge as
another will give, witness my hande the day and veer above
Written.
- John X Haule his
marke
Witness herof
Nathaniell Cawsey
Waldegrave Markes
A Courte helde the 6" of ffebruary 1625, beinge present Sir
ffrancis Wyatt Knight, Governour &c. Capt. firancis West.
Capt. Roger Smith, Capt Samuell Mathews, Mr Abraham
Persie, Mr Wm Clevbourne.
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT. 121
Wheras John Haule died indepted to Thomas Passmoure in
the Some or quantitie of fower hundred pownd weight of To-
oe bacco, as p’tly by bill and p’tly by the confessione of Brigett
Haule his wyddow it doth appeare
nie Y*t is agreed in Courte betweene the said Bridgett Haule and
- Thomas Passmoure That the said Thomas Passmoure shall
: Accept of the howse and grounde of the said John Haule Sytuat
~ in James Cyttie Islande for and in full Sattisfaction of the said
dept, and that the said Bridgett Haule shall resign upp all her
- right claime and Title in and unto the said howse and fower
acres of land. .
~~ And yt is fourther ordered, yt John Haule havinge fayled in
“payment of all the aforesaid dept dew to Thomas Passmoure
That he shall enioy the lands & howse accordinge to the agree-
/ ment made between him and the saide John Haule. And be-
“cause John Haule had no coppie of the said lande, y* is ordered
_~ yt the saide Thomas Passmoure shall enjoy the said howse and
Ha -fower acres of lande, as p’te of his Devident
ay [223.]
f James Hickmote(12) sworne and Examined sayeth x" one
Saturday nyght beinge the fowerth of ffebruary 1625 beinge at
(12) James Hickmote or Hickmot, and his wife, who came in the
Bonaventure lived at James City 1624-5. Thomas Hatch, aged 17, who
came in the Duty, 1619, was one of Sir George Yeardley’s servants at
_ James City 1624-5. The ‘‘precedent”’ referred to was the cutting off of
~ the ears of Edward Nevell for the same offence of criticising the govern-
ment for Cornishe’s death. The ‘‘Duty boys’’ were fifty ‘‘dissolute’’
persons from London sent to Virginia by order ofthe King in the Duty ,
which arrived in Virginia in May 1620. Most of these ‘‘dissolute per-
sons’’ seem to have been boys probably gathered up in the streets of
~~ London. They were placed as servants. It is evident from this order
that little Jamestown had the regular outfit of each ancient town in
England, a gallows outside the gate and stocks and pillory in some
~ public place inside. One of the most remarkable things about the early
a olonies is the absolute obedience to law. Laws were broken, of course,
_/ but there was no resistance when the authorities inflicted the punish-
» ™Ments for such breaches. It is rendered more remarkable by the fact
» that the government had no force at its disposal except the posse. There
~~ would be some grumbling and defiant talk; but never any resistance to the
~~ government's orders.
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32 Paes HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT
'1624-1629*.
From the Originals in the Library of Congress.
(CONTINUED.)
* All erasures in the originals are here printed in italics.
Yt is ordered yt John Geney in regarde of his Contempt
against the Governor’s express Comande and his Scandalous
Speeches in Accusing Capt. Tucker w’th murther, shalbe
whipped and receave Sixtee Stripes, And also shall ask Capt.
Tucker forgiveness in open Courte, as also in the publique con-
gregation at Elizabeth Cyttie, And to pay Capt. Tucker 200 li.
weight of Tobacco, And to be ymprisoned heere untill he put
in very sufficyent bond to his good behaviour
Arthur Avelinge Sworne and exam’d sayeth, That be beinge at
Damarells Cove in Canada abourde the Swan, one who came
abourde asked Mr Nevell wherefore his brother suffered death,
Mr Cornish was put to death, Then Edward Nevell answered
he was put to death through a scurvie boy’s means, & no other
case [?] against him. Then the other man replied I have ill luck
my brother came to such an end
Yt is ordered yt Edward Nevell(1) for his offence shall stand
one ye pillory w’th a paper on his head shewing the cause of his
offence in the markett place, and to loose both his Eares and to
serve the Colony for 8 yeares, And forever to be incapable to be
A ffreeman of the Country)
(1) Edward Nevell, who received this horrible punishment seems to
have been a man of some standing, as he is frequently referred to in con-
nection with Weston’s ships. He may have been Weston’s agent or the
purser of one of his ships.
warrant, But he beinge Rich’d Evans servant, his said m.’r
~answered he would see the warrant before he should come upp.
~-Y* is ordered yt Richard Evans for his offence in disobeying the
MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT. 33
Mr Abraham Peersie doth testifie yt Wm Geney(2) refused to
~ make Satisffaction to Capt. Tucker for Mr. Rastell’s dept ac-
cording to his covenant, except Capt. Tucker would Satisfie
an Account w’ch then he did p’duce.
: [203.]
Y*t is ordered y* Capt. Tucker shall pay Mr George Sandys
fortie weight of tobacco for ye dept of Mr Rastell w’ch is dew
for six bushell of corne dew to be paid by bill this last Summer
Arthur Avelinge by the oath he hath formerly taken deposeth
~. yt Wm Barker red the warrant to him, where he by name was
_-comanded to appear at James Cyttie and yt after Robert Cave]
». caled ye said deponent to come upp w’th him accordinge to ve
,
Governor’s Comande shall lie neck and heeles 3 howers in ye
markett place and shall pay 200 weight of Tobacco, Towards
the buildinge of the new Bridges(8) at Elizabeth Cyttie, And
_ be putt owt of his place, Except upon his good behaviour Capt
Tucker shall approve him hereafter.
Wm Carter(4) sworne and examined sayeth That he dresti?]
a Cow for Mr Allnutt in May last was twelve month for w’ch
demandinge Xs. Mr Allnutt did not pay him, And the last
springe theire was a Cow of Mr Buck’s children w’th a fistula
uppon the Eye w’ch at first deponent offered Mr Allnutt to have
cared for as when the said [had ?] the first Cow in cure, and about
Easter last he offers Mr Allnutt [words illegible] to cure ye
(2) William Geny or Gany was living at Elizabeth City, in Feb. 1623.
In the Census of 1624-5, the ‘‘Muster”’ of “Mr. William Gany”’ then in-
cluded himself, aged 33, who came in the George in 1616, Ann his wife,
aged 24, who came in the Bona Nova in 1620, Ann Ganv bora in Virginia,
and six servants. The will of Margaret Cheesman, of St. Mary Mag-
dalen, Bermondsey, widow, dated Jan. 15, 1679 (formerly of Virginia)
left her kinswoman, Anne Gayney, 12 pence, evidently to cut her of from
any further claim. :
(3) These ‘‘bridges’’ may have been bridges in the modern sense
Or may have been wharves at Kecoughtan (Hampton). At that time
the word had both meanings.
(4) William Carter, who appears to have been the expert cow-doctor,
“ot veterinary of the Jamestown neighborhood, lived on James City
Island in 1625.
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122 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
the howse of Edward ffisher in James Cyttie, one Peter Masten
beinge in company and fallinge on talke concerninge Richard
Williams als Cornish that was executed for [unnatural crime],
The said Masten then comendinge the said Cornish for an ex-
cellant manne and shillfull Artist.
Thomas Hatch beinge also in company, said that in his cons-
yence he thought the said Cornishe was put to death wrong-
fully, wheruppon this deponent said you were best take heede
W't you saye, you have a presedent [precedent] before your eves
the other d’ye, And it will cost you your eares y* you use such
woordes, To w’ch the said Tho. Hatch replied, I care not for my
eares, lett them hange me yf they will.
Sara ffisher, ye wife of Edward ffisher sworne and examined
Affirmeth as much as Mr James Hickmote hath uppon his oath
formerly delivered.
Anthony Jonnes sworne and Examined sayeth that he heard
Thomas Hatch say that Richard Cornish was putt to death
wrongfully, and that he did not care for his eares
Y‘ is ordered yt, Thomas Hatch for his offence shalbe whip rt
from the forte to the gallows and from thence whipt back againe,
and be sett uppon the Pillory and there to loose one of his eares.
And that his service to Sir George Yardley for seaven yeeres
Shalbegain from the present d’ye, Accordinge to the condicion
of the dewtie boyes he beinge one of them. J
[224]
Mr John Burrows at this Courte desireth to have one hundred
and flyftie acres of land, for three servants (vid’lt) Nicholas
Goldsmith, Wm Burfoote and Sara Bowman According to
Certificates p’duced in Courte, To w’ch his request the Court
doth willingly assent and do order Mr C leybourne to register
the same in reccorde.
Y* is ordered according to the voluntarie agreement of Sir
ffrancis Wyatt in behalfe of the Adventurers of ye magazine and
A. NO as ae i iat. “PL Hn
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT. 123
. Capt ffrancis West in behalfe of Mrs Margarett West(13) ad
ministratrix to her late husbande Edward Blayney, eee
deceased, That the said Capt. ffrancis West shall make present
payment of five thowsande pownde weight of the best mer-
chantable Tobacco in leafe unto the saide S’r firancis Wvatt
to the use of the said Adventurers. And further it is ordered
that the said Capt ffrancis West shall not sell, impparte,7],
alyenate nor otherwyse by any meanes or wayste make or
dim’she any of the goods and chattles movable immovable
Real or p’sonal wherof Mr Edward Blany was actually Seased
& possessed of w’t or before such tyme as there shall com advise
owt of England from the adventures in answere of Mr Blaynys
| Accompts and demandes[?] made by letters to the said Adven-
turers and yt such further order shalbe taken herafter by this
‘Courte as Justice and equitie shall require
[225.]
ei Capt. Wm Epps sworne before the right worp’ll S’r firancis
_ Wyatt, knight, Governor Etc., deposeth that uppon Tewsdave
- the xxviit® of december 1625, This deponent heeringe that
“ek Lewke Eaden was very sick went to see him, And coniinge unto
him findinge him very ill and weake this deponent wished him
to sett his estate to rvghts, Soe the said Luke Eaden Thanked
this deponent and wyshed him to come againe the next morn-
inge, But before this deponent came unto him he was deceased.
And further this deponent affirmeth vt the said Tewsday before
he went awaye from the said Luke Eaden. he demanded of him
w’t depts were owinge him in this countrey, the said Luke Eaden
answered and saide, That since the last reckoning made between
him and Wm Geny, the said Wm Geny was seaventeen hund-
ted weight of Tobacco indepted unto him, And further said
That Zacharie Cupps and Edward White did owe him six hund-
ted weight of Tobacco, further sayinge that divers others wee
in his dept, but for that tyme he desired this deponent to for-
(13) Capt. Francis West married rapidiy. It has been shown that
he married the widow of Edward Blayney. Soon after the death of Sir
George Yeardley in Nov. 1627, West married his widow Temperence, and
-at the time of his own death had still another wife.
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: Y't is ordered y't Sara Mayeoek(11) for fower servants ‘ -Y’t is ordered y’t Adam Dixsone shall have for y't trans-
¥ : . ‘ - : :
brought over in the Abigaill 1622 uppon the aecompt of Mr \ portation of him sclfe, Agnes his wiefe, Elizabeth his daugh-
j Samuell Mayeoek shall have two hundred acres of lande to be ' ‘ter & John Martin his servant as appeareth in the list of
taken upp by her in any place not formerly taken upp. ; _ passengers in The Margarett and John two hundred aeres of
i lande in any place not allreadie taken upp, Provided y’t he
f243.] ; seate and plant uppon the same w’thin seaven yeeres or ells
t NN * ‘ & x - > 5 a
i John Southern sworne and examined sayeth y't John Dyers 2 it shalbe free for any other to take upp ye same
now deceased eame unto him for to make him this deponent ‘
and requested him for to make him a bill for fortie six shillings
——
eleht pence w’eh Mr Richard Buek. minister. deeeased, did
owe him, at whose request this deponent did wright the said
bill for him, And further this deponent sayeth y't John
Dyers when he had the Bill went w’th it to Mr Bueks to have
his hande unto it, & presently after the said John Dyers came
backe again to this dep’ts howse and then requested him to
keepe the said bill untill he cam to Towne againe, savinge
yt he had come at :
wth him
Join Jacksone beinge one of the Gardians of Mr Bue'k’s
children affirmeth yt he hath seen the said John Tyers about
Mr Bucks cattle pown [pound] but what worke he did unto
them he ee not, but he well knoweth v’t he was ene
r Buck's howse but could not speake
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thet did drench and looke to cattle about the Towne, & ferther
he saxoth y’t he herde Mary Landrum sare y’t she herde John
Dyers say y't Mr Buck did owe him some money.
Y't is ordered v't seeinge Mr Thomas Swinhow is deed and
Mr Sinallwood in no way prepared to pellizado Doctor Pott
his howse according to Mr Swinhow his ecovenent y’t the
4 . _ a + . 4 ‘a sy?
Smallwood shall pay to Dector Pott towards the noeltize-
doinee of the said howse one hundred nounde weieht of ecod
merchantable Tohaeco
(11) Samuel “Macock or - Mayeox, settled pour Flowerdew Tundred
at what was enlled *‘Master Maicoek’s Divident.’? In a letter dated
March 20, 1617, from the Governor of Virginia to the Company J
asked, on account of the searcity of ministers, orders for Mr. Mayes
a Cambridge scholar. Samnuel Mayeoe k was oar pot inted to the Cow
in 1619, an d killed in the Indian Massacre, Mareh 22, 1622. In 162
Sara Maycock, aved 2 years, born in Virginia, was living in the f
of Capt. Roger Smith at James City. She was the daughter o
Mayeock. 4
148A «patie again tga Meet) 0.0.00
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«SMR, 2 ee ceeapeiape es
Yardley, knight, Governor and Capt. chee &e
aged seaven yeeres or therabouts, as by the examinacon ol
- Dorothea Harris mother to the said Dorothie and herse.: ap-
435479 } » +} 2
-for y’t his offence shall do exeentiun uppon the boc}
poration of Charles City. In 1625,
[248—dupleate No.}
A Courte held the 4th of June 1626 beinge preseut S’r George
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ffrancis West, Docter Pott, Capt Smith
SiyeF YreA
- At this courte Thomas Hayle(12) aged 21 yeeres being ve
= sone of Symon Hayle of the p’sh of Set. Mary, Some. ...
in London, Porter, was indicted and aranger uppor ye
severall indictments for ye rape and ravishment of fower
Mayden children for w’ch his ofgence he was found guilty by
eS the judge and had Judgment of death pronouneed agabist
him accordinge to the lawe. The examinacons a: id proceed-
~~ ings wherof remaine in record at large
Also at this Courte Charles Maxey for an offenee Ly hina
‘eomitted unto Dorothie Harris the daughter of Jolin Iforris
peareth
-Y’t is at this Courte ordered 3 the said Charles
Thomas Hayle, now condempned at this Courte, aitel
execution To be whipt heere at James Cyitie And atte:
to be whipped at Shirley Hundred where he committe
Offence (for example to othe rs)
(12) Thomas Hale or ‘Hayle, ag rod 20, who eanie on the
October, 1623, was a servant of Robert Partin at West. &.
Hundred 1624-5. In 1623 John Warris owned 100 acres Im tne Cor-
he with his wife Dorcthy and two
children lived at West & Shirley Hundred: but their names do not appear
in the Census of 1624-5.
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January 5, 1985.
The following is a racial breakdown for the Sate of Virginia, showing the races of
those whose execution have been confirmed by the Capital Punishment Research Project
at the University of Alabama Law Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabamag Prior to 1908, those
sentenced to die in Virginia were executed in the counties or jursdictions of their
convictions with the excepbion of the colonial era when white persons accused of a
capital crime were taken to the capital where they were tried and, if convicted and
not subsequently pardoned, executed. After the first use of the electric chair at
the St die: on. Octobe 13, 1908, -+ least one other person wag.execvled Loosliy, Ma
April 9, 1909, a black man named Joel Payne was hanged at Bedford for a crime cnmmitted
prior to the enactment of the statute providing for electroctttion. ‘Ye also know that
another man, Elijah wright, may have been locally hanged at Clintwood for the same rea-=
son, but we have been unable to confirm his execution which was scheduled for January
8, 1909. The Payne execution is carried as a prior to 3908 as are three others who
were locally hanged before the electric chair went into usee Thus, all of those carried
‘as "after 1908" were all by electrocution while those carried as "before 1908" were by
hangings with the exception of one who was shot and two who were burned by judicial order.
-Prior to 1908, After 1908, Totals
Blacks 126 20h 630
Whites 117 3 151
Native Americans ae 3 : 9 3
Races Unknown LS | 9) Lg
Totals 591 238 | 829
Further information may be obtained from:
Watt Espy :
Capital Punishment Researhh Project
Uni rej
Telephone : niversity of Alabama Law Center
ata Box 6205
(205) 348-bLh University, AL 351,86
Females, page 2.6
Margaret Ruckner
Slave
Slave
Slave Jenny
Slave Jane
Slave Angelina
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bony xe A. eae ’ tet ,
wLAVe AMY that
Slave Eliza _
Lucinda Fowlkes
Barbara Miller
Margaret Hashley
Mary Snodgrass
Virginia Christian
Black
Black
Rlack
Black
Black
Black
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Argon
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
8-12-1853.
2=13-1857.
"2-13-1857,
2-26-1858,
9-10-1858,
9-30-1859.
3~23=1860.
| 3x2341860,
1-22-1881,
9-11-1883,
1-22-1892,
7-10-1896.
8-16-1912,
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FEMALE EXECUTIONS IN VIRGINIA.
The records of the Capital Punishment R,search Project at the University of Alabama
Law Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, presently indicate that the followine females
have been executed in Virginia:
NAME
Jane Champion
Margaret Hatch
Slave
Ann Tandy
Elizabeth Gordon
‘Elizadeun Greenley
Slave
Slave
Elizabeth Twopence
Eli,abeth Maze
Slave Eve
. Slave Eve
Mary Murray
Slave Nan
Martha Sharp
Slave
Slave Judith
Catherine Peppers
Susannah Brassier
Slave Violet
Slave Moll
Slave Chainey
Slave
Slave Sarah
Slave Celia
Slave Nelly
Slave Rebecca
RACE
Black
Black
Black
white
White
Black
Black
Black
Black
White
White
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Rlack
CRIME
Murde:
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Myrder
DATE
1632.
1633.6
1692.6
1702.
1712.
11-26-17 36.
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~1737.
17376
“1739.
11-23-1739.
1-29-1756
1766
5-23-17556
1763.
1767.6
1769.
(Burned)
(Burned. )
Attempt to Poison 6-26-1772.
Murder
Murder
Arson
Murder
Murder
Murder
6=3-L7The
1-13-1775.
3-1-1780,
S-
-1783.
1800.
12-11-1812,
710-1818,
1821,
1828,
1825.:
JUVENILE EXECUTIONS IN VIRGINIA.
The records bf the Capital Punishment Research Project at the University of Alabama
Law Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, indicate that the following persons were executed
in Virginia for crimes which they committed before they had attained the age of 18:
May 11, 1787
June 5, 1857
March 30, 1883
September 28, 1883
September 26, 190)
June 8, 1906ak%@e?
O,tober 30, 1908
March 22, 1909
January 1, 1910
November ll, 1910
December 16, 1910
June 21, 1912
August 16, 1912
September 17, 1915
March 15, 1916
July 2, 1918
September 30, 1921
September 12, 192)
June 26, 1931
May 20, 1932
Slave Glem
Slave Arthur
Charles W, Beaver
Isaac Evans
James Bailey
Winston Green
Aurelius Christian
Thurman Spinner
John Eccles
Harry Sitlington
Byrd Jackson
Virginia Christian
Sherman Stanfield
Percy Ellis
Tolson Bailev
Raleigh Haskins
Fritz Lewis
Calvin Groome
Sam Pannell
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Rlack
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black |
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Murder.
Attempted Murder
Rape
Murder
Murder
Rape
Attempted Rape
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Robbery
Murder |
Attempted Rape
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Rape
Rape
Thus, at least twenty juveniles have been legally executed in Virginia. There are
undoubtedly many others as we do not have the ages on all of the persons whose execu-
tions we have confirmed,
waeZ)
MM ON eae OF eae
JACK F. DAVIS
Director
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
429 South Belvidere Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220
December 2, 1974
Mr. Watt Espy, Jr.
P.O. Box 247
Headland, Alabama 36345
Dear Mr. Espy:
Governor Godwin has asked me to reply to your letter of November 12
in which you requested information on capital punishment in Virginia.
The enclosure contains the statistical information you requested.
The following additional facts may also be of interest to you:
Since 1908, the method of execution in Virginia has been electrocution,
Prior to that time, the form of execution was hanging. Our department has
no information on executions prior to 1908, since they were carried out by
the individual localities. The electric chair is located at the State
Penitentiary in Richmond.
Since 1908, there have been 236 executions, 235 men and one woman,
The racial breakdown is 202 black, 34 white. ©
The breakdown by offense is as follows:
Rape 40
Attempted rape 13
Rape and robbery 1
Highway robbery 1
Highway robbery & attempted rape 1
Robbery 4
Murder 176
236
The persons believed to be the oldest and the youngest electrocuted
were 68 and 16 years of age. Both these executions occurred in 1916.
I hope this information will be of assistance to you in your research.
ery truly ydurs,\
Jack F,. Davis
Fnel.
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Carrecons
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Received) bro
VG inp
alias Harry Baltimore
Clifton Breckinridge
Thurman Spinner
alias Thumman Thompson
W. P. Parker
William Goins
Howard Little
Willie Blake
Elijah Rouse
Henry Smith
Thomas Noel
Angele S. Hamilton
Arch Brow
Pink Barbour
John Eccles
Waverly Coles
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SENTENCING COURT
Norfolk Co. Circuit
Chesterfield Co. Circuit
Norfolk Co. Circuit
Richmond City Hustings
Norfolk City Corporation
Botetourt Co. Circuit
Henrico Co. Circuit
Greenville Co. Circuit
Powhatan Co. Circuit
Powhatan Co. Circuit
Powhatan Co. Circuit
Powhatan Co. Circuit
Powhatan Co. Circuit
Lunenburg Co. Circuit
Petersburg City Hustings
Rockbridge Co. Circuit
Lynchburg City Corporation:
Warren Co. Circuit
Staunton City Corporation
Bedford Co. Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Roanoke Co. Circuit
Buchanan Co. Circuit
Norfolk Co. Circuit
Norfolk Co. Circuit
Alexandria City Corporation
Norfolk County Circuit
Lynchburg City Corporation
Augusta Co. Circuit
Rockingham Co. Circuit
Henry Co. Circuit
Richmond City Bustings
10-13-1908
10-13-1908
1-4-1909
2-18-1909
3-19-1909
3-22-1909
4-8-1909
4-16-1909
4-30-1909
4-30-1909
5-5-1909
5-5-1909
5-7-1909
7-30-1909
8-27-1909
9-24-1909
11-12-1909
12-9-1909
12-17-1909
1-14-1910
1-25-1910
1-28-1910
2-11-1910
2-11-1910
4-25-1910
6-3-1910
6-10-1910
7-1-1910
9-21-1910
9-23-1910
11-11-1910
11-25-1910
J. J. Smyth
Harry Sitlington
Richard H. Biggs
Alex Holloman
Henry Clay Beattie
John Williamson
John Ferby
William Price
Clarence Nixon
Charlton Moore
Willie Rhodes
Marion Lee
Walter Boyd
SENTENCING COURT
Norfolk City Corporation
Rockbridge Co. Circuit
Newport News Corporation
Princess Anne Circuit
Chesterfield Co. Circuit
Halifax Co. Circuit
Chesterfield Co. Circuit
Chesterfield Co. Circuit
Norfolk Co. Circuit
Caroline Co. Circuit
Elizabeth City Circuit
King George Circuit
Hanover Co. Circuit
Pittsylvania Co. Circuit
Wythe Co. Circuit
Wythe Co. Circuit _
Newport news City Corporation
Appomatox Co. Circuit
Spotsylvania Co. Circuit
Spotsylvania Co. Circuit
Bedford Co. Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Fairfax Co. Circuit
Northampton Co. Circuit
Charles City Co. Circuit
Princess Anne Co. Circuit
King William Co. Circuit
Charlotte Co. Circuit
Williamsburg City &
James City Co. Circuit
Richmond City Hustings
12-16-1910
12-16-1910
1-7-1911
6-2-1911
11-24-1911
3-15-1912
6-14-1912
6-14-1912
6-21-1912
6-21-1912
8-16-1912
11-8-1912 ©
1-3-1913
2-28-1913
3-28-1913
3-29-1913
5-2-1913
5-16-1913
6-20-1913
6-27-1913
6-27-1913
8-16-1913
8-8-1913
10-31-1913
12-5-1913
12-5-1913
1-16-1914
1-30-1914
3-19-1914
3-27-1914
PP ge SS ELECTROCUTIONS PERFORMED AT VIRGINIA STATE PENITENTIARY | ’
3 Nate
Name Age Race Sex Crime Sentencing Court of Execution
. |
remiah McCreay 24 Black Male Murder Caroline Co, Cire, 4-18-1958
J. Sherod 24 Black Male Murder Richmond City Hust. 6-6-1958
harence Sparrow Dabney 25 Black Male Murder Iynchburg City Corp. 11-21-1958
iliam Brown 56 Black Male Murder GCavcitine Co, Care. 3-27-1959
illis Dameron Boyd ee White Male Murder Geechland-Co.. Cire, 4-24-1959
irry Eucene. Fuller 1 Black Male Murder Alexandria City Corp. 6-30-1960
nwood Bunch 32° Black Male Rape Newport News Corp. 3017. 1961
OvV.er. Bard Lens VE S14 White Male Murder Roanoke City Hust. 3-10-1961
aude Leon Hart, Jr. fe White Male Murder Norfolk City Corp.,II 11-17-1961
im Cobbs 46 Black Male Murder Halifax Co”. Circ, 12-8- pee
rroll L. Garland 2d Black Male Murder Lynchburg City Corn. 3-2-196
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INMATES CURRENTLY UNDER DEATH SENTENCE
Scheduled Jurisdiction
Date Execution Where
Name & Number Race DOB Received . Date Convicted Offense(s) Sentence(s)
43. George A. Quesinberry, Jr., VW 4/22/61 6/20/90 * Chesterfield County Capital Murder Death
#176230 Robbery } Life +
Statutory Burglary} 26 Years
Use of Fireams}
44. Tommy David Stricker, WwW &5/65 9/20/90 * Augusta County Capital Murder Death
#178579 Abduction Life
Robbery Life
*STAYED PENDING APPEAL
Pris. of War 9- -1864
BOLLING, Charles BM17 Hanover
Carnal Knowledge, WFS5 5-28-1880
WRIGHT, Dock BM17/18 Pittsylvania
Murder, WM 3-31-1882
BEAVER, Charles William BM, 16 Loudon
Rape, WF10 3-30-1883
GRIGGS, Reuben BM, 16 Cumberland
Rape, BF?7 3-23-1900
BATTAILE, Gabriel BM, 16 King George
Rape, WF16 6-8-1906
GREEN, Winston BM, 17 Chesterfield
Rape, WF13 10-30-1908
CHRISTIAN, Aurelius BM, 17 Botetourt
Murder, WF14 3-22-1909
ECCLES, John BM, l/ Henry
Murder, BM 11-11-1910
SITLINGTON, Harry BM, 1/7 Rockbridge
Murder, WF70 $2-16-1910
Le
‘CHRISTIAN, Virginia aff 7 Elizabeth City
Murder, WF60 8-1641912
ELLIS, Percy BM, 15 Norfolk City
Murder, 3/15/1916
BAILEY, Tolson BM, 17 Nortoik City
Murder, WM 7-2-1918
LEWIS; Fritz BM, 17 Caroline
Murder, WM68 9-12-1924
VIRGINIA.
Slave CLEM (Seat) BM, 12 Sussex
Nurder, 2WM 5-l1i-i781
Slave GEORGE (Farrar) BM, 16 Louisa
Murder, BF 4-18-1793
Slave ALLEN (Mason) BM, 17 Sussex
Att. Mur.,; WM 10-30-1795
Slave WILLIAM (Colston) BM, 13 Frederick
Arson 5-16-1796
Slave DICK (Briggs) BM, 17 Southampton
Carnal Knowledge, WF4 12-20-1808
Slave MATT (Anthony) BM, 14 Bedford
Murder, WF 5-24-1814
Slave HERCULES (Fox) BM, 17 Shenandoah
Burglary 11-11-1814 |
Slave HENRY (Hunt) BM, 13 Mecklenburg
Murder, 3WF18,12,8 3e1-1822
Slave ISAAC (Callerton)
BM, 16 Albemarle
Attt. Rape, WF 10-21-1825
Slave JUDY (Ware) BE, 17 Fluvanna
Murder, WF 10-26-1827
Slave GABRIEL (Baker) BM, 15 Patrick
Rape, WF 8-21-1829
Slave JAMES (Green) BM, 17 Prince William
Murder, WM 2-13-1857
Slave REUBEN (Clift) BM, 17 Caroline
Att. Murder, WF 6-5-1857
Slave EMMA (Cabell) BF, 16 Botetourt
Att. Murder, 2WF 3-11-1864
WHITLOW, James B. WM, 17 Monacacy UM)
Desertion 8-5-1864
LOVE, Lucien WM, 17 Front Royal (M)
Pris. of War 9- -1864
RHODES, Henry WM, 17 Front Royal (UM)
NEW VIRGINIA.
1610- , white, Jamestown. Wife murder (Cannibalism).
1616-LYMBERLY, Francis, white, at sea, for espionage in Va.
7- -1630-MATHEWS, William, white, indentured servant of Henry
Booth, Jamestown. Murder of Mrs. Booth, white.
1- -1677-HANSFORD, Thomas, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebell.
l- <-1677-WILFORD, Capt. , white, Jamestown. Bac. Rebell.
1-19-1677-HALL, Thomas, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
1-19-1677-PAGE, Henry, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
1-19-1677-WILSON, Faken: white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
1-19-1677-YOUNG, Thomas, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
1-27-1677-BAPTISTA, John, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
1-27-1677-DRUMMOND, William, white, Jamestown. Bac. Rebellion.
1-31-1677-COOKSON, William, white, Jamestown. Bac. Rebellion.
1-31-1677-CREWES, James, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
1-31-1677-DIGBY, John, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
1-31-1677-ROOKINGS, William, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
1-31-1677-WEST, William, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
3-15-1677-ARNOLD, Anthony, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
3-15-1677-BLAND, Giles, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
3-15-1677-FARMER, Richard, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
3-15-1677-ISLES, John, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
3-15-1677-JONES, Robert, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
3-15-1677-POMEROY, Richard, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
3-15-1677-STOAKES, Robert, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
3-23-1677-SCARBOROUGH, William, white, Jamestown. Bac. Rebellion.
3-23-1677-WHITSON, John, white, Jamestown. Bacon's Rebellion.
1682 , White. Cutting down tobacco plants.
Larceny.
10-17-1761-SAM, black, slave of Adam Thoroughgood, Princess Anne
Co. Sheep stealing.
10-26-1761-BRISTOL, black, slave of Fielding Lewis, Spotsylbania
Co. Burglary.
11-13-1761-WILL, black, slave of Curtis Tuck, Elizabeth City Co.
Poisoning of master.
11-29-1761-DAVY, black, slave of Francis Nelson, York Co. Robbery,
storehouse of William Nelson, white.
12-4-1761-JAMES, black, slave of Patrick Matthews, York Co.
Burglary, storehouse of James Pride.
1762-GORDON, David, white, Williamsburg. Horse stealing
(Caroline Co.)
7-24-1761-WILL, black, slave of John Montcastle, Charles City Co.
Burglary.
12-26-1762-MUSTAPHA, black, slave of Randolph Richardson, Cumber-
land Co. Murder of slave Bob.
1-17-1763-MATT, black, slave of William Irby, Chesterfield Co.
Burglary, home of Noel Blankenship.
2- -1763-BOLLING, Tom, black, slave of John Taylor. Prince Wil-
liam Co. Robbery, storehouse of James Nisbett.
3-7-1763-PETER, black, slave of Christopher Robinson, Cumberland
Co. Consp. to poison John Brown, white.
5- -1763-BOSUN, black, slave Est. of Richard Ward, Lunenburg Co.
Agg. burglary, home of Owen Murphy.
6-17-1763-CUFFY, black, slave of Rev. John Fox. York Co. Attem-
ted poisoning of family of Walter Lenox, whites.
1764-POMPEY, black, slave of Richard Johnson, Louisa Co. Felony.
2-2-1764-AARON, black, slave of Edward Kerr, Accomack Co. Rape
of Comfort Heath, white.
5-31-1764-ABNEY, William, white, Williamsburg. Forgery.
5-31-1764-BARNARD, Robert, white, Williamsburg. Forgery.
5-31-1764-ROBERTS, Bartholomew, white, Williamsburg. Forgery.
5-31-1764-THOMPSON, Littlebury, white, Williamsburg. Murder.
1-5-1753-AUBREY, Thomas, white, Williamsburg. Horse stealing.
2-5-1753-SUE, black, female slave of William Conner, Norfolk Co.
Murder of slave Ben.
2-8-1753-SAM, black, slave of William Kennan, Lancaster Co. Bur-
glary.
4-5-1753-PETER, black, slave of William Christian, Northumberland
Co. Burglary of master's house.
6-9-1753-DICK, black, slave of Est. of John Carter, Lancaster Co.
Felony.
7-8-1753-GREEN, Thomas, white, Williamsburg. Felony (Northumber-
land Co.)
7-8-1753-BATES, Henry, white, Williamsburg. Felony (New Kent Co.)
9-17-1753-CUDJO, black, slave of Estate of William Mayo, Cumberland
Co. Murder of slaves Iris & Beck.
11-3-1753-DANIEL, black, slave of Charles Beale, Richmond Co.
Burglary, home of John Taylor, Esq.
12-28-1753-CHARLTON, black, slave of Edward Pugh, Norfolk Co.
Felony.
12-28-1753-MARK, black, slave of Joshua Nicholson, Norfolk Co.
Felony.
12-29-1753-JAMES, black, slave of John Tompkins, Accomack Co.
Murder of overseer, Henry Jones, white.
1754-NED, black, slave of Dr. Wright, Princess Anne Co.
Felony.
1l- *1754- , black, slave of Hyde, Surry Co. Murder of
his master and family, whites.
1-25-1754-PUTNEY, black, slave of John Wormsley, York Co. Robbery
storehouse of John Norton, white.
1-25-1754-TOM, black, slave of John Norton, York Co. Robbery of
master's storehouse.
3-1-1754-CATE, black, female slave of Joshua Davidson, Southampton
Co. Murder.
3-23-1754-HALL, black, slave of William Proctor, Amelia Co. Pre-
paring poison.
5-4-1754-JACK, black, slave of Alexander King, Middlesex Co. Bur-
glary.
9-30-1757-HARRY, black, slave of William Butcher, Northumberland
Co. Rape of Sarah Leeland, white.
ll- -1757-COLCLOUGH, Robert, white, Williamsburg. Rape of his
daughter, Charity (Loudon Co.)
1-31-1758-SAM, black, slave of Robert Carter, Westmoreland Co.
Murder of slave Jack Badger, black.
4-3-1758-RALPH, black, slave of Robert Carter, Westmoreland Co.
Robbery of master's storehouse.
4-3-1758-SAMPSON, black, slave of Robert Carter, Westmoreland Co.
Robbery of master's storehouse.
7-20-1759-POMPEY, black, slave of John Mitchell, Spotsylvania Co.
Storehouse robbery.
1760-DAVY, black, slave of , Princess Anne Co. Felony.
1-25-1760-DICK, black, slave of Ralph Justice, Accomack Co. Mur-
der of master.
1-25-1760-GEORGE, black, slave of Ralph Justice, Accomack Co. Mur-
der of master.
1-25-1760-STEPNEY, black, slave of Ralph Justice, Accomack Co.
Murder of master.
10-25-1760-JENNY, black, female slave of James Strother, King
George Co. Murder of Slave Joan.
5-8-1761-RACHEL, black, slave of Ludwell Grymes, Spotsylvania Co.
Attempted poisoning of mistress, Mary Grymes.
5-19-1761-DANIEL, black, slave of William Mills, Cumberland Co.
Burglary, home of John Flippan.
5-31-1761-CHARLES, black, slave of James Carter, York Co., Rob-
bery, storehouse of Nathaniel Walker.
5-31-1761-SAM, black, slave of John Brown, York Co. Robbery,
storehouse of Nathaniel Walker.
5-31-1761-TOM, black, slave of William Williamson, York Co. Rob-
bery, storehouse of Nathaniel Walker.
7- -1761-KAY, John, white, Williamsburg. Murder of his wife
(Caroline Co.)
9- -1761-STEPNEY, black, slave of John Dupre, Amelia Co. Poison-
ing of Easter Dupre, white.
10-16-1761-NELSON, black, slave of Richard Daggett, Bedford Co.
5-24-1754-BETTIE, Christopher, white, Williamsburg. Horse
stealing (Chesterfield Co.)
5-24-1754-GIBSON, Randal, white, Williamsburg. Privately stealing
(Charles City Co.)
6-8-1754-TONEY, black, slave of William Dudley, Middlesex Co.
Burglary.
7-5-1754-GOWDIE, John, white, Williamsburg. Felony.
7-5-1754-HOGGAN, Patrick, white, Williamsburg. Horse stealing.
7-7-1754-HAMPTON, black, slave of Roseanne Sweeney, Elizabeth City
Co. Felony.
7-7-1754-SCIPIO, black, slave of Thomas Dixon, Elizabeth City Co.
Felony.
8-2-1754-TOM, black, slave of William Ellis, Spotsylvania Co.
Robbery, smokehouse of Larkin Chew.
9- -1754-HARRY (HAILEY), black slave of Nicholas Hood, Prince
William Co. Felony.
12-17-1754-GLOSTER, black, slave Est. of Isaac Pittman, King
George Co. Murder of child William Underwood, white.
12-17-1754-PEGG, black, female slave Est. of Isaac Pittman, King
George Co. Murder of child William Underwood, white.
2-26-1755-TOM, black, slave of John Clark, Amelia Co. Murder of
William Clark, white.
10-18-1755-SAMBO, black, slave of Wm. Greenwood, Lancaster Co.
Smokehouse robbery.
11-21-1755-NICHOLAS, John, white, Williamsburg. Murder.
5-17-1756-DIDO, black, female slave of Geo. Carrington, Cum-
berland Co. Preparing poison.
10-6-1756-TOBY, black, slave of Benj. Burton, Jr., Henrico Co.
Rape of Mrs. Judith Watson, white.
12- -1756-ABRAHAM, black, slave of John Crump, Prince William
Co. Stealing from Charles Morgan, Jr.
1-17-1757-HARRY, black, slave of Samuel Jones, Cumberland Co.
Burglary & arson, home of Owen Murphy, white.
5-6-1757-SCIAS, black, slave of Col. John Goodwin, Isle of Wight
Co. Robbery, storehouse of Rev. John Reed.
7-14-1840-RANDOM, black, slave of Asa Oliver, Nottoway Co. Mur-
der.
9-11-1840-LEWIS, black, slave of Mills A. Sills, Nottoway Co.
Murder.
10-16-1840-ANTHONY, black, slave of Nicholas Davis, Lunenburg Co.
Highway robbery.
10-20-1840-NICHOLAS, black, slave of Nathaniel Cargill, South-
ampton Co. Insurrection.
11-27-1840-AMPEY, black, slave of Shadrach Still, Dinwiddie Co.
Rape.
3-1-1841-DIANNA, black, female slave of , Greenville Co.
Attempt to poison.
6-24-1842-LUCAS, David, white, Pearisburg. Robbery-murder of
John Ruff, white.
1- -1843-STEGALL, , Halifax CH. Murder of a peddler, white.
11-10-1843-ARTHUR, black, slave of William Chisholm, Albemarle Co.
Rape.
4-12-1844-WILLIS, black, slave of Charlotte T. Wills, Pulaski Co.
Rape.
6-4-1847-DAY, Everett, black, freedman, Chesterfield CH. Att. rape
of a woman, white.
7-16-1847- , black, slave of , Harrisonburg. Rape of
elderly woman, white.
7-30-1847-DANIEL, black, slave of Jacob Davis, Halifax Co. Murder.
10-6-1848-SIMON, black, slave of Charles A. Scott, Prince Edward
Co. Murder of his master.
7-19-1850-AGNES, black, female slave of Gerard Mason, Prince Wil-
liam Co. Murder of her master.
3-7-1851-DICK, black, slave of Eastate of Francis Boyd, Mecklen-
burg Co. Poisoning.
10-26-1851-ANDREW, black, slave of G. Robinson, Middlesex Co. Att.
rape of a woman, white.
12-19-1851-FRANK, black, slave of , Louisa CH.
1-7-1853-SYDNEY, black, slave of Archer Jones, Nottoway Co. Murder
of Thomas Dean, white.
8-28-1808-HILL, Samuel, white, Fredericksburg. Murder of William
Summerlin, white.
3-16-1810-SUTTON, black, slave of Miles Gayle, Glouster Co.
Highway robbery of Henry Sadler, white.
6-1-1810-JACKSON, Major, black, slave of Benjamin Anderson, Gooch-
land Co. Attempt to kill master's wife, white.
2-1-1811-BURNS, Bill, black, slave of I. Shoots & H. Taylor,
Botetourt Co. Murder of masters.
2-1-1811-BUSH, Frank, black, slave of I. Shoots & H. Taylor,
Botetourt Co. Murder of masters.
2-1-1811-DARRELL, John, black, slave of I. Shoots & H. Taylor,
Botetourt Co. Murder of masters.
2-1-1811-PERRY, black, slave of I. Shoots & H. Taylor, Botetourt
Co. Murder of masters.
2-1-1811-TOOGOOD, Bob, black, slave of I. Shoots & H. Taylor,
Botetourt Co. Murder of masters.
11-11-1814-HERCULES, black, 17, slave of Thomas Fox, Shenandoah Co.
Agg. burglary, home of Thomas Hall, white.
11-18-1814-LUCAS, Jeremiah, white, Pearisburg. Murder of man,
white.
2-23-1816-JENNY, black, female slave of Peter Stratton, Powhatan
Co. Murder of her three children.
3-29-1816-MATT, black, slave of Francis Jordan, Louisa Ch. Boxley's
Rebellion.
7-10-1818-OLDHAM, Jeremiah, white, Nurthumberland Co. Murder of
Dep. Sh. John S. Cralle, white.
7-10-1818-WILDY, Joseph, white, Northumberland Co. Arson.
5-11-1827-JACK, black, slave of James Gaskins, Princess Anne Co.
Highway robbery.
8-16-1830-JONES, John M., white, Lynchburg. Murder of George
Hamilton, white.
9-5-1831-DANIEL, black, slave of Richard Porter, Southampton Co.
Nat Turner's Rebellion.
9-5-1831-MOSES, black, slave of Thomas Barrow, Southampton Co.
Nat Turner's Rebellion.
10-24-1831-JOE, black, slave of John Turner, Southampton Co. Nat
Turner's Rebellion.
10-24-1831-LUCY, black, female slave of John Barrow. Sout6hampton
Co. Nat Turner's Rebellion.
11-4-1831-SAM, black, slave of Peter Edmund. Southampton Co. Nat
Turner's Rebellion.
12-20-1831-BEN, black, slave of George Bland. Southampton Co. Nat
Turner's Rebellion.
5-11-1832-NEWSOME, Barry, black, freedman, Southampton. Nat Tur-
ner's Rebellion.
11-2-1832-JOSHUA, black, slave of Henry Venable, Prince Edward
Co. Rape.
7-8-1834-WATTS, Caleb, black, freedman, Westmoreland Co.
Attempted rape.
8-3-1834-GEORGE, black, slave of John Kirby, Prince Edward Co.
Murder of his master.
8-3-1834-LITTLETON, black, slave of Jesse Kirby, Prince Edward Co.
Murder of his master. (The Kirbys were brothers).
7-3-1835-JONES, Thomas, white, Westmoreland Co. Murder of wife.
7-24-1835-GILLIS, Pleasant, black, freedman, Petersburg. Rape of
a white woman.
12-8-1837-DAVID, black, slave of Armistead Stratton. Pittsylvania
Co.")
12-15-1837-HENRY, Jackson (aka PIPER), black, Fairfax CH. Rape of
a white woman.
1-19-1838-BENNETT, William, white, physician, Pittsylvania CH.
Murder of Dr. J. H. Echols, white.
11-30-1838- , black, Suffolk. Murder of Constable Bird, white.
12-10-1839-MORRIS, Henry, black, freedman, York Co. Aggravated
assault.
12-20-1839-HENRY, black, slave of John Allen, place unknown. Murder
2-18-1840-HENRY, black, slave of Fanny Moore, Orange Co. Attempted
rape.
5-22-1840-SPENCER, black, slave of Dennis Johnston. Fairfax Co.
Insurrection.
2-17-1854-SALLY, black, female slave of Dr. Singleton, Halifax
CH. Murder of a female slave.
9-3-1858- , black, slave of John W. Watkins. Surry Co. Murder
of his master.
8-3-1860-ELISHA, black, slave of , Louisa CH. Murder.
8-31-1860-HENDRICKS, William, white, Lynchburg. Murder of Thomas
Johnson, white.
8-2-1861-MURRAY, William F., white, soldier, Alexandria (UM).
Murder of Mary Butler, white.
11-19-1861-MILLER, , white, Army Private, Winchester (CM).
Attempt to murder commanding officer.
1-31-1862-CORKERYN, Dennis, white, soldier, Manassas (CM).
Desertion.
1-31-1862-O'BRIEN, Michael, white, soldier, Manassas (CM).
Desertion.
4-18-1862-BEN, black, slave of , Amherst. Rape.
5-23-1862 CLARA ANN, black, female slave of , Richmond.
Murder (Chesterfield Co.)
6-3-1862-McMAHON, John, white, 24, Army Private, Ft. Wool, Rips
Raps (UM). Murder of fellow soldier, Michael Dolan, white.
8-12-1862-HOGAN, Martin, white, soldier, Henrico Co. (CM).
Desertion.
8-22-1862-MASON, Charles, white, Gordonsville (CM). Espionage.
8-22-1862-RICHARDSON, John, white, 30, Richmond (Conf. civil).
Counterfeiting.
9-12-1862-OSCAR, black, slave of , Botetourt Co. Murder
of Tribitt, white.
10-4-1862-McGOWAN, Patrick, white, soldier, Richmond (CM).
Desertion.
10-4-1862-KELLEHER, John, white, soldier, Richmond (CM). Deser-
tion.
11-4-1862-CAIN, James, white, soldier, Petersburg (CM). Deser-
tion.
11-4-1862-BOWERS, John, white, soldier, Petersvurg (CM). Deser-
tion.
8-22-1902-EASTER, George, black, Emporia. Murder. (CT listing).
8-29-1902-FOY, Robert, black, Wise CH. Murder of D. H. Miller,
white.
4-23-1903-WATERS, Samuel, black, Norfolk. Murder of unknown man,
white.
9-25-1903-STEVENS, Sherman, black, Roanoke. Murder of his father.
3-4-1904-ROBINSON, Parker, black, Brunswick Co. Murder (CT
listing).
3-11-1904-CLEMENTS, John, black, King William CH. Murder of George
W. Hobough, white.
10-5-1904-BANKS, John H., black, Buckingham CH. Murder (CT list-
ing).
9-13-1905-DEAN, Charles, black, New Castle. Murder of Fred Haw-
kins, black.
9-28-1906-BAGBY, Sim, black, Middlesex Co. Attempted rape of Cora
Stanley, 22-year-old mute, white.
4-24-1908-JACKSON, Daniel, black, Emporia. Murder of his wife.
7-6-1987-WHITLEY, Richard Lee, white, 31, house painter, SP
(Fairfax). Robbery-rape-murder of Phoebe C. Parsons, white.
4-14-1988-CLANTON, Earl, black, 33, SP (Petersburg). Robbery-
murder of woman, black.
8-30-1989-WAYE, Alton, black, 34, factory worker, SP (Mecklen-
burg). Rape-murder of 61-year-old woman, white.
7-20-1990-BOGGS, Richard T., white, 27, SP (Portsmouth). Robbery-
murder of Treeby Shaw, white.
10-17-1990-EVANS, Wilbert L., black, 44, convict, SP (Alexandria).
Murder of Dep. Sh. William Truesdale, black.
12-13-1990-JUSTIS, Buddy Earl, white, maintenance man, 38, SP
(Montgomery). Rape-murder of Ida Moses, white.
7-24-1991-CLOZZA, Albert, white, 31, maintenance man, SP (Vir-
ginia Beach). Rape-murder of Patricia Bolton, white, 13.
8-22-1991-PETERSON, Derrick, black, 30, SP (Hampton). Robbery-
murder of a Hampton grocer, white.
5-20-1992-COLEMAN, Roger Keith, white, 33, coal miner, SP (Bu-
chanan). Rape-murder of sister-in-law, Wanda McCoy, white.
Judson Motle, white.
1877-SMITH, Frank, black, Princess Anne CH. Attempted rape of
Anne Lovitt, black.
2-22-1878-WILLIAMS, Henry, Isle of Wight CH. Crime unknown.
5-28-1880-BOLLING, Charles, black, 17, farm laborer, Hanover CH
Rape of a 5-year-old white girl.
5-9-1884-RUSSELL, Abraham, tenant farmer, Jonesville. Murder of
father-in-law, Ira Dean.
11-20-1885-BUTLER, Jacob, black, Yorktown. Murder of James
Griffin, black.
1-13 or 18-1889-JOHNSTON, John C., black, Warsaw. (CT listing).
8-15-1890-PHILLIPS, John, black, 35, railroad laborer, Boydton.
Murder of Capt. R. C. Overboy, white.
4-24-1891-CRANEY, James, black, 25, laborer, Lexington. Murder of
Charles Oliver, black.
9-28-1891-MURRELL, Henrietta, black, female, Charlotte c. H.
Arson-murder of two children.
11-21-1891-CURTIS, Henry, black, Portsmouth. Arson and Robbery.
11-21-1891-NOLAN, Henry, black, 19, Fincastle. Robbery-murder of
Mocca, white.
11-14-1894-CHRISTOPHER, Moses, black, Bowling Green. Rape of 7-
year-old girl, white.
4-26-1895-HOPKINS, Morris, black, 19, farm laborer, Henry CH.
Murder.
10-11-1895-LEFTWICH, Kit, black, fugitive, Bristol. Att. rape of
Annie Fogarty, white.
10-18-1895-RIDLEY, Robert, black, Sussex CH. Murder of
Williams, white.
2-16-1896-WEATHERMAN, John, white, 38, Carroll Co. Wife murder.
6-12-1896-JOHNSON, John, black, Lancaster CH. Murder of Charles
L. Carter, white.
6-19-1896-MAGRUDER, Henry, black, Covington. Rape of Mrs. N. E.
Ballengoe, white.
6-27-1896-HARMON, Taylor, black, Charlottesville. Murder of Thomas
W. Thompson, white.
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8-7-1896-CHAPMAN, Harry, black, Culpepper CH. Murder of Henry
Pendleton, black.
1-5-1897-DOWNING, William, black, Norfolk. Murder of Emma Lane,
black.
1-5-1897-WILLIAMS, Charles, black, Norfolk. Murder of George Bess,
black.
12-24-1897-COLEMAN, Peter, black, farm laborer. Hanover CH.
Murder of Louisa White, black.
1-14-1898-LOCKLEY, Archie, black, King and Queen CH. Murder of 3
blacks.
5-18-1898-ESKINS, James, black, Warrenton. Attempted rape of 1l-
year-old girl, white.
5-20-1898-PAYLOR, Isaac, black, 23, Boydton. Murder of his wife.
11-5-1898-MORTON, Robert, black, 24, Petersburg. Murder of George
H. Westmoreland, white.
12-16-1898-LOVITT, Arthur, black, Princess Anne Ch. Murder of
Special Constable Neasley, white.
12-30-1898-HANCOCK, John, black, 18, Lynchburg. Rape of two girls,
9 and 1l, whites.
1-6-1899-WEBSTER, James, black, 18, Bedford CH. Rape of elderly
woman, white.
1-23-1899-HITE, George, black, Boydton. Murder of William Bowers,
black.
1-2-1900-ROBINSON, Junius, black, 21, Dinwiddie CH. Murder of W.
M. Jolly, white.
3-23-1900-GRIGGS, Reuben, black, 16, Cumberland CH. Rape of 7-
year-old girl, black.
6-20-1900-HAIRSTON, Charles, black, Martinsville. Attempted rape.
7-10-1900-BAPTIST, Stephen, black, Boydton. Robbery-murder of
Peter Jones, white.
8-3-1900-REED, Grant, black, 36, Madison CH. Murder of his wife
and her father, blacks.
8-23-1901-FUGATE, John, black, Wise CH. Murder of his wife.
8-1-1902-ROBINSON, George, black, Wise CH. Murder of brother-in-
law, Tom Bates, black.
Virginia
4. George Easter at Emporia an 8-22-1902 per Ovcago Tribune.
- fndependent contiomation for this case finally turned up in The Evening
we Times- Leader (Richmond) of 8-22-02 7:5 which Says That Easter was
indeed executed that morning ; also says that he was a negro who had
Killed a white man named Thomas Woodruff in December 1901.
2. Morris Hopkins in Henry County on 4-26-1895 per Chie. Tribune.
Note + change date to 4-24-95 and change location to Henrico County .
According ty Ihe Richmond Dispatch 4/25/95 3:1 Hopkins was executed
in that city the previous day. He was a negro brick maker who Killed his boss
ina dispute over wages. On b-7-93 he quarrcled with Mr. Henry farsons,
\ White, ot his place of employment, Knocked him down from behind with 4
‘Stick and then stomped hin. The viction lingered tor twenty days before
Suceumbing to his Injuries. The Killer was turned in by his own Father for the
Sake of a $100 reward ; tn act which So disgusted the authorities that
they refused tr pay up.
3. dbhn C. Johnson at Warsaw, Richmond County, gn January /8, 1889
per Chic. Trib. See enchsed article from focal newspaper and change
date to January 9, 1889. His full name was John Cephas Johnson.
This case was /gnored by the Richmond newspapers.
AX George Gaines, black, age 26. Executed at Tappahannock
\W on May 27, (892. Brand new case, See attached papers,
y) Also sqnored by Kichmond newspapers.
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for that thow the saide Daniell Francke, vppo’ Thurs[day]
the last of July in the yeare of the raigne of sou’aig[ne]
Lord James by the grace of god of Englande France
and Ireland Kinge, defendor of the faith &c the X [XI]
And of Scotlande the Ivij® 1623, aboute the h[oure]
of Eleuen and twelue of the Clock at midnight
at James Cyttie in Virginia aforesaid, Nott having
the feare of god before thy Eyes, Didst then & ther[e]
felonyouslie steale and kill one Calf of the goodes
and Chattles of Sr Gearge Yardleys knight of ye
worth and price of three powndes sterlinge, and didst
dresse eate and spende the same in the howse of George
Clarke of James Cyttie Aforesaide Gunsmith, And
also didst felonyously steale and cary Awaye one carpett
one pullett and one napkine of the goods and Chattells
of Randall Smalewoods of James Cyttie aforesaide
of the woorth and pryce of tenn shillinge sterlinge
Contrary to the peace of our sou’raigne Lorde the
Kinge his Crowne and Dignitie, wt sayste thou for
thy self art thow guiltie of this felony or not.
[Old folio t9g—Pencil 57]
Geor[ ge] Clarke
! George Clarke thow are here indicted by [the manner of ]
George Clarke of James Cyttie in Virgin[ia]
that wheras Danyell Francke of the Terri{tori of Virginia]
Laborer vppone Thursdaye the last of Jul[y 1623 and]
of the raigne of our [souvr Jaigaine Lorde James [by the grace]
¢/ of God of Englande France ad Irelande K[inge defendor]
of the faith &c the xxj and of Scotland the [lvij]
aboute the howers of Eleven and twelve of the [clock]
at midnight, at James Cyttie in Virginia aforesai
then and there felonyously steal and kill one Calf
ye goodes and Chattles of Sr: George Yardley knfight]
of the woorth and Pryce of three poundes sterling
And after the saide Daniell Francke had killed the said
Calfe, Thow the saide George Clarke as Access[orie]
MINUTES OF COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURYI. 129
to the saide Felony didst help the saide Daniell Fra{nck].
To carry the saide Calfe into thy owne house, a[nd]
didst helpe to dress eate and spend the same
Contrary to the peace of our Sou’ainge Lorde the Ki[ng]
his Crowne and Dignitie, w‘ sayest thow for thy self
arte thowe guiltei of this felony or not.
The Names of the Jury Impaneled vppon
the tryall of Danyell Francke and George Clarke
vppon Tewsday the fyfth of August 1623
Ensign William Spenc gent’®
Richard Brewster gent
Richarde Danyell gent
Charles Harmer gent
George Mynifree
John Stephens
Nathaniell Reighnoldes
James Hickmote
Nathaniell Jetfereys
Edwarde Crosse
Peter Ascombe
Thomas Allnutt
- 6This is the earliest Virginia jury list which remains.
In 1624, ‘“‘William Spencer, of James City, Yeoman and Ancient
~~. Planter,’’ patented 12 acres in James City, ‘(a narrow ridge towards
Goose Hill.’” He was Burgess for Mulberry Island in 1623. Ensign
William Spence was a Burgess for James City in 1619.
In 1639, Mr. Richard Brewster was appointed a tobacco viewer for
= the Glebe land, Archer's Hope, &c., not far from Jamestown. In 1624
he had gone, with several other persons, to England with complaints
against the officials in Virginia. In 1625 he, still in England, owned
land at Archer’s Hope.
Charles Harmer came to Virginia in 1622 and died before 1644 on the
“ee Eastern Shore, where he had a considerable estate. He wasa brother
~ of John Harmer, Greek Professor at Oxford. See this Magazine, IIT,
273, 274.
George Menifie, later a member of the Council and the greatest mer-
chant of his day in Virginia. See this Magazine, I, 86, 87, 419, 420;
il V, 421.
x. rece »
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the Governo”™ pleashure vpon this occasion, w’re
present in Towne, and went away, and negle[cted]
his attendance, it was ordered that he shold [be]
presently senntt for, and be layd in bolts all [the]
night following
Feb. 4th 1622.
March 1. 1622 A Court was held where at were [present]
S' Fra: Wyatt Governor, S* Georg Year[dley]
Mr. George Sandys Treasurer Dr. Pott Mr. [John]
Pontes Mr. Roger Smith Mr. [ J
James Wickam' aged about 25 or 26 o[n]
being examined confesseth that on
the 24 of February 1622 hee
W* Will: Carter Rch Daynes and
(M" mate of the Abigall) went together
the woode to kill some fowle (Will Carte[r]
them hee knew where there were cab [cattle ?]
that if hee saw them so ferre of hee
kill them;) will Carter offring to shoote
his peece went of before hee intended it
upon Rob. Haynes & Wi’m: Carter bidding
examinate brete it w® hee did & to
Mr. Isaacke & the rest caryed each of them a part
Mr. Isaack was also in presence where they shot
& after they dressed it in the house wh
ell (belonging to Dr. Potts)
[R]ob: Baynes aged about 35 or 36
{e]xamined confesseth that on wensd
fr
Mr. Isaack & James Wicka )m
as)
the meat in a house belonging to Dr. Pott.
ably Isaac Madison.
‘It would appear that this fragment relates to
a charge that Will.
Carter and others killed a beef which did not belong
to them and dressed
“Mr. Isaacke’”’ was prob-
MINUTES OF COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT.
[17, old binding—s55 pencil]
Examinations
of James Cyttie, Ta[ken] vpp
one Tuesdaye ye fyfth Daye of [August, 1623, before]
the righte woor’p’ll Sr: Franc’: Wyatt [Gouernor]
and Capt generall of Virginia, and oth[ers of the]
Councell there assembled.
e This Examinate® sayeth y*‘ by comande of the Governor, [he]
| a went to make search for the calfe, And coming to th{e] =
®. house of the saide George Clarke, he enquired of me [i
) he could geve him any light or notice of the saide i A
© The saide George Clarke Answered, he knew not w[hat]
s was become of it, but saide y* 3.0r 4 night before]
Fhe saw 3 or 4 men walke towards Sandy hill late Cin
F the night, And this Examinate sayeth yt as he = Oo
BS of George Clarke his Chamber, John Jacksone t[he]
a Smith was at woorke in the shopp, and poynted to x
7 = Examinate where A kettle stood, wch he took vpp a[nd]
4 . fownde bloud in it, usinge these woofdes) suerly ute
4 % was the bloud of the Calfe (wherevpon the said C[larke]
- answered, I will tell you the truth: the Calfe was .
~ kild he[r]e indeed by Daniell Franke, And I did hel[p]
~ to dress it and did eate p’te of it but I was lo{th]
to tell you soe at the First, being loath to eee
ag my self, and there is 3 quarters of it above in ye lo [t]
in A Cheast vnspent) wch This Examinate gis
to see and fownde it trew, but ye Flesh stanck [and]
was full of woormes) this search this Examina[te]
| made one Monday the fouerth of Awgust 1623.
[Old folio 18, pencil 56]
his Indictmen[t]
~ Daniell Francke, thow art here indicted by the mf[anner]
~ of Daniell Francke of the Teritori of Virginia lab[orer]
i 4 abl
’ This is another instance of cattle stealing by hungry men, probably
not an uncommon offence in those times of scarcity.
1609} SMITH’S GENERALL HISTORIE, BOOK IV. 29
more, each with a smal] ship and thirtie or fortie men wel
appointed, sought abroad to trade. Sickelmore upon the
* confidence of Powhatan, with about thirtie others ag care-
~ lesse as himselfe, were all slaine; onely Jeffrey Shortridge
escaped; and Pokahontas the Kings daughter saved a boy
called Henry Spilman, that lived many yeeres after, by her
meanes, amongst the Patawomekes. Powhatan still, as he
found meanes, cut off their Boats, denied them trade: so that
Captaine West set saile for England. Now we all found the
losse of Captaine Smith, yea his greatest maligners eculd now
curse his losse: as for corne provision and contribution from
the Salvages, we had nothing but mortal] wounds, with clubs
and arrowes; as for our Hogs, Hens, Goats, Sheepe, Horses or
~ what lived, our commanders, officers and Salvages daily con-
sumed them, some small Proportions sometimes we tasted, till
all was devoured; then swords, armes, pieces, or any thing,
wee traded with the Salvages, whose cruel] fingers were so oft
‘imbrewed in our blouds, that what by their crueltie, our
Governours indiscretion, and the losse of our ships, of five
hundred within six moneths after Captaine Smiths departure,
there remained not past sixtie men, women and children, most
miserable and poore creatures; and those were preserved for
the most part, by roots, herbes, acornes, walnuts, berries, now
and then a little fish: they that had startch in these ex-
tremities, made no small use of it; yea, even the very skinnes
of our horses. Nay, so great was our famine, that a Salvage
THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF
VIRGINIA By CAPTAIN JOHN
SMITH, 1624; THE FOURTH BOOKE
To make Plaine the True Proceedings of the Historie for 1609.
we must follow the examinations of Doctor Simons, and two
learned Orations published by the Companie ;' with the re-
lation of the hight Honourable the Lord De la Ware.
What happened in the first government after the alteration, in
the time of Captaine George Piercie their Governor.
Tne day before Captaine Smith returned? for England with
, the ships, Captaine Davis arrived in a small Pinace, with some
* sixteenc proper men more: To these were added & company
from James towne, under the command of Captaine John
Sickelmore alias Ratliffe, to inhabit Point Comfort. Captaine
Martin and Captaine West, having lost their boats and neere
halfe their men among the Salvages, were returned to James
towne; for the Salvages no sooner understood Smith was
gone, but they all Tevolted, and did Spoile and murther all
they incountered,
Now wee were all constrained to live onely on that Smith
had onely for his owne Companic,* for the rest had consumed
their Proportions. And now they had twentie Presidentg
with all their “ppurtenances: Master Piercie, our new Presi-
dent, was go sicke hee could neither goe nor stand. But
ere all was consumed, Captaine West and Captaine Sickel.
‘ “Theexaminations of Doctor Simons” (orSimmonds) may mean the por-
tions of Book rrr. immediately preceding. “Two learned Orations published by
the Companie” most probably refers to Nova Britannia (London, 1609) and A
True and Sincere Declaration (London, 1610).
7 About October 4, 1609.
*L.e., the portion of the settlers retained at Jamestown.
Nerdlire) EP apne.
Merrell’? 6 a 4A s iy A ais
i ee ORC ee. ZLC AY PPL
with roots and herbs: And one amongst the test did Kull his
wife, powdered * her, and had caten part of her before it was
knowne; for which hee was executed, as hee well deserved:
how whether shee was better roasted, boyled or carbonado d,
I know not; but of such a dish as powdered wite I never heard
of. This was that time, which still to this day “ we called the
starving time; it were too vile to say, and scarce to be beleeved,
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charged with being inimical to the American cause was returned
to this board, whereby it appears that the said John Wilkie is
guilty of giving intelligence to the enemy and going on board
their ships of war intentionally.
Ordered that he be removed from Gloucester under a proper
guard to this city, and that the said Court do cause a true and
perfect inventory and appraisement of the said Wilkie’s estate
within the said County to be made and returned to this board.
The Appraisement of John Wilkie’s Estate in Current oeaee
1 New Saddle and Bridle, 45; Three Davises Quad- eck
rants, 30; Three Sea Compasses, 25, ‘ - 5 +O
3 Time Glasses, 3 | 9; 1 Teakettle, 5; 1 Tool Chest
| and Tools, 40, . : : ae eS - 2. 2 8
100 lb. of Bacon at 6d; 1 Boul, 2; Three Cups and °
Saucers, 2, . . . . ; . : 2 14
Biscuit, 5; 8 lb Twine, 20; 2Lines,7|6, . ~’ 2-12 *6
100 Ibs. Tron, 75; A Schooner with sails and Rig-
ging, £170; 1 Boat, 54, . 178 15
1 Jug with i quart of Oyl, 3; 1 Ball of Spdn
yarn, 2 | 6, . : ‘ : : , eer og og
1 Iron Maul, 6; 1 Foot Addz, 5; 1 Iron Pot, 10, 1
I
4 Blocks, 5; 2 Rum Hogsheads, 10; 1 Box with a
few Candles, 2 | 3
' ay ; ‘ : ; oe Y
1 Bridle, 4; Lampblack, 3] 9, . F . .. © ; :
¥% of a New Vessel on the stocks, 30£; 1 Bed and
2 Blankets, 30, ; : : . , . 31 #I0
p224. It- 9 9
18 2
242 13 9
Effects of John Johnson found in John Wilkie’s Possession:
: q &-> @D
100 Sticks of Twist, 50; 33 Brass Rings at3d,. 2 18 3
63 Blue Buttons, 5; 22 yards of Tapeat 2d, . o 8 8
4 Candle Snuffers, 5; 78 Twist Buttons, 8%, . 0 13 1%4
VIRGINIA LEGISLATIVE PAPERS. 295
16% yards of Binding, 4 | 134; 2 pair of Brass
me, Buckles, 2, . ~ . e F wtlinly isig-s 0 @! 2a
= 3 Candles Snuffers, 3; 3 Sawrests, 3| 9; 13
.. Brass Thimbles, 3 | 3, gt By ‘ ;
7 Pair of Knitting needles, 2| 4; 4 yards of
=, Binding, 4%, . : : i . es
22 pare of Sleeve Buttons at 334 per pare, o 6 10%
5 Razors, 3 | 9; 48 Shirt Buttons, 3; 7 yards of
=... Ribband, 7, . : . 3° ‘ ‘ ce O33
-: Paper of Inkpowders, 1; 12 Brass Thimbles, 2,. o .3....0
2 Pair of Shears and Razor Strap, 1 | 6; 1 Dozen
Brass Buttons, 6d, . ‘ ; . > OF Bese
-1 Horn Book, 3d; 4% yards of Binding, 1614d, o 1 7%
G4
3 Apprais’d by William Hudgins and Thomas Flippin. This
= 18th Day of April, 1776.
TRIAL OF NEGROES FOR FELONY, STAFFORD Co., 1776.
oo Stafford, S. C.
At an examining Court held for The sd. Co’ty 27th April, —
€1776.
John Washington.
~ Present: Yelverton Peyton, Townshend Dade, and William
= - Hole, Gent.
“=. Charles, a negro-man slave belonging to Robert Brent, Gent.,
Charles, a negro-man slave belonging to Thompson ‘Mason,
_Esq’r, Kitt, a negro-man slave belonging to George Brent,
~Gent., & Harry, a negro-man slave belonging to John Ratcliff—
were committed to the Goal of this County by a Emittimus,
under the hand of Yelverton Peyton, Gent., one of his Majes-
_ ties—Justices of the Peace for the said County, for a felony—
~ were led to the Bar in Custody of the Sheriff; and thereupon
* Alexander Rose, Esq’r, Attorney for Our Lord the King,
brought into Court an Indictment against them in these words:
Be it remembered, &c. And thereupon they were publickly ar-
raigned—and pleaded Not Guilty—and for trial put themselves
upon the Court; whereupon imediately, then and there, the
ot. if, . f (06
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be removed—stricter attention is Requested to the Order r5th
last March respecting hides.
» ts S. 3° =. F
for Guard on ee I % 6
Weeks Comm?‘ . . = ee: Saar < 2
Muhlenburgs i a a ee en
Court Martial zy - _ -
eo ee,
Head Quarters May 5 1778.
Brigadier to morrow Poor F. O. Colo' Nagle’? & Maj’ Gilman.
Brigade Major Seely" Inspector from Weedons Brigade.
Aaron Ogden” Esq‘ is appointed Brigade Major in General
* %*& Brigade and is to be obeyed and Respected as such.
Mr. Davis Bevan is appointed by the Quarter Master
superinting the Artificers and to Deliver out boards plank &c
in future. Therefore, when boards or planks are wanting or
Artificers are necessary to do any Jobs in the army, an Order
signed by a General Officer or Officers Commanding Brigades
or Brigade Quarter Masters and derected to Mr. Bevan at
Sullivans Bridge will be duly attended to. If their are any
Comb makers in the Army the Brigadiers and Officers Com-
manding Brigades are desired to make a return of them to the
Adjutant General. A Flag goes into Philadelphia next fry-
day. At a Gen’ Court Martial whereof Col? Tyler was
President at the Gulph Mills May 2, ’78, Jn® Maneld
a Soldier in Culonel Henry Jackson’s® Regiment Tryed
for desertion from his Post whilst on Centry and unanimously
found guilty of a Breach of Article the 1* Section 6 & Article
the 6 Section 13 of the articles of war and unanimously Sentenced
to be hanged by the neck till he is Dead. At a Brigade Court
18 Col. Geo. Nagel of Pennsylvania.
16 Major Isaac Seeley of Pennsylvania.
17 Aaron Ogden of New Jersey.
’Col. Henry Jackson of Massachusetts. The Virginia Historical
Society possesses many of his letters and other papers,
| §
REVOLUTIONARY ARMY ORDERS. 3841
Martial whereof Colonel Becker was President Ap' 24, ’78
Thomas Hartnel a-soldier in the 2 Pennsylvania Regiment tryed -
for deserting to the Enimy found Guilty and unanimously Sen-
tanced to be hanged by the neck till he is Dead. his Excellency
the Commander in Chief approves the foregoing Sentences.
The General Court Martial whereof Colonel Tyler was Presidant
is disolved.
ne ; P.
for Guard . . . . ¥. _ 6
W Command ; ‘ ; 3
Muhlenburgs ; , ; I, i, 10
2 I 19
After General Orders
May 5 1778.
* It haveing pleased the almighty Ruler of the Universe Propi-
tiously to defend the Cause of the United American States and
finally by Raising us up a powerfull friend amongst the Princes
of the Earth to establish our Liberties & Independance upon
lasting foundations—it becomes us to set apart a day for great-
fully acknowledging the Divine Goodness, & Celebrating the
important event which we owe to his benign interposition
—the several Brigades are to assemble for that purpose at
g O'Clock tomorrow morning when their Chaplains will Com-
municate the Inteligence contained in the Pennsylvania Gazette
of the 2 Instant, and offer a thanks given and deliver a discourse
suitable to the occasion—at half after ten o’Clock a Cannon will
be fired which is to be asignal for the men to be under arms.
The Brigade Inspectors will then inspect their dress and arms,
form the Battilions according to the instructions given them, and
announce to the Commanding officer of Brigade that the Bat-
tilions are formed—the Brigadier or Commandants will then
appoint the Field Officers to Command the Battilions after which
Battilions will be ordered to load and Ground their arms—at
*On February 6, 1778, France made treaties of friendship and com-
merce and of defensive alliance with the United States, and in March
formally communicated to England her treaties with America.
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Se d to her
“4° ” j d her silver caster, an
“long easy sitting’ chair, an : pee of Feeder-
“a Kier SaraG two silver ladles. Friend seve eae of “Rox-
thas executor. [She was widow of William sear “Blenheim ”
se Z Suteslvanil, and daughter of Edward Carter, o
Albemarle.]
yithin, city of Worcester, now
‘ —In the Church of St. Swi » City op -ae
Loe tanga the epitaphs of John Underhill, Sr., oc arth ih
Wael d his wife, December 17, 16€9, aged 72; of Josias pose se (Bs.
Lge ged 67 and of several of his children between 1667
Io, 1703, ag x MG
—Nash’s Worcestershire. ae
“ Ringfield,” York county, Va., are fragments of a tomb, w
At “ Ring ’
read as follows: ‘“‘ Here lyeth ye Body of
Capt. John Underhill
Felgates Creek
—— of the Citie of Worcester
in England.”’
o~”)
. j & “) see
: 70; VI, 126.
William and Mary Quarterly, Ul, 85; Ul, 270; VI, 1
i - logist, rst
NEWTON.—In the Visitation of Derbyshire, 1663, hie Ste ee
eal 2, p. 393, is the following pedigree, which may g
Series, Vol. 2, p. 393, 1S Pi
the ancestry of the Newtcns of Norfolk:
Thos. Newton de Chadsden=
| —
Thom. of ye same=
|
1 George.
Thomas, of Doffeld,
aet. 30, 1662.
. - bee nb re. Cre 4 heath eh tHe oO
c ? c u’ ev p Dy .
r 'E, 17S0.
PUNISHMENT FOR ARSON, BY A SLAVE, I7
Augusta county, Virginia
[ ATSO VAS rs 1 € W th ec th b the authori \ tor
f son was : of,
decapitation does not appear. J
NOTES AND QUERIES. 95
Order Book No. 17, page 186, Clerk’s office, Augusta county, Va.
“At a Court of Oyer and Terminer held at Augusta Court house the
18th day of Feb’y, 1780 for the tryal of Violet a N
erty of Sampson Sawyers for feloniously burning
house on the night of the gth inst.
Present Sampson Matthews William Bowyer Alexander St Clair
Elijah McClenachan Joseph Bell and James Trimble,
the barr and upon examination
arged whereupon Rebecca Saw-
na Negro Girl were sworn and
tas also the examination of the
said Violet taken and subscribed before James Trimble Gent,
sideration of which and of the circumstances relating
_ court are of Opinion that she is guilty, and do accordingly order that
‘she be hanged by the Neck until she be dead for the said fact on the
fourth day of March next at or near the town of Stanton at twelve
O'Clock at Noon and after she is cut down that her head be severed from
her body by the neck and Stuck upona pole in the public place near
» Staunton and the Court do adjudge the Value of the said Slave to One
thousand eight hundred pounds [tobacco] which is ordered to be
certified.
Then the Court arose.
€gro Wench the prop-
her master’s dwelling
(Signed) SAMP. MATTHEWs.”
_
OWEN.—Wanted information of David Owen, the name of his wife
- and names of parents. He lived in Halifax county, Va., during the
» American Revolution. He had two sons, who were in the army. His
: daughter Elizabeth married Joseph Martin. [ want also to learn the
s _ Parentage of Joseph. Martin. He moved to Illinois in 1820, and died the
a following year. He was accounted the richest man who cam
e to Wayne
* County in early days, and he was greatly respected,
Mrs. E. M., No. 3608 Jackson street, Omaha, Neb,
POET a eT
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Which Jurye by theire verdict, retourned, and fownde said
Daniell Francke
and George Clarke guiltie of the saide Felony And thervplon]
they Receaved sentenc of Death Accordinge to Lawe.
Daniell Francke was executed: George Clarke repriued.
[20 (58)]
Court was held at which were present S'
[G]Joverner M' Treasurer, Chr: Dauison—D' Pott. Capt Hamer]
Powantes
Whereas there was a Proclamation’ against buy
comodityes & selling the same agayne to the enhasin
upon the penalty of forfeyting the Comodityes so sold
S' Georg Yeardley or his assignes contrary to the
say de Proclamation hath bought a hogsheade of sacke of Mr. Benet
p gallon for 36' in Tobacco
for 30" in money to
advant
& sold the same
minify John Stephens
who have given theyr bill
ment thereof upon very short dayes.
for pay-
It was ordered that the sayde hogsheade of wine should be con-
fistecate
& (being gaged) to remayne in the hands of the sayde
Geo. Minifye & Jo: Stephens untill S' Geo Yeardley
haue made his answer.
August 20" A Court was held att w were present St Fra:
Wyatt Knight Governo’, M' Treasurer
M‘ Pountis, D' Pott, Capt Hamor
It was taken into consideracon how of late by degrees
Comodities have growne to very excessive rates, not
onely in tobacco but in readie mony to the great
*To prevent the engrossing of commodities and consequently the rais-
ing of prices was a constant object with the early government. The fact
that Yeardley, the foremost man in Virginia, after the Governor, was
prosecuted for such an offence, shows how much in earnest the Coun-
cil was.
MINUTES OF COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT.
- preiudice of the State & com’ wealth of Virginia, &
“are likely by sufferance to grow greater,
_erdered that sinc the greatest
-abuse herein, especially fro’ the como’ sort, hath
_ growne by sacke strong waters & other drincks
ff like kynde, wch they will have at what rate
sever, It is therefore ordered that no sack sherry
Shalbe sold (by any Adventurer or Planter [writing faded]
_ Virginia) above iiijs the gallone in reddy money
& vjs in tobacco at iijs the pound & Canary
| -& Malligo & Allicant Tent Bastard
~ Muskadell ete. vjs in ready money & nine
shillings in tobacco
Aqua vitae at iiijs mony vjs tobacco ,
» -sallett oyle at vjs mony & nine shill: tobacco (writing faded
“wine vinegar iijs the gall. mony ilijs. vjd. tobacco
- “deere vinegar at ijs the gal: money & iijs Tobacco
a
*
a ee f [sr]
Court held 8 ——— 1624?
‘eo (torn)
1” Pott
The oathes of Supremacy & aleg*
| ae To these whose names are underwritten
~ ofthe A[{nn] Thomas Fairlay of Worcester in Worcestershire gent
~which arrived at James Owen Dawson of St. Martins in the fields
= Cittye the 5 of Sept’ jovner & fren [torn]
i ——
~~ *These emigrants came before February, 1622-23, for many of the
_fames appear in the census taken in that month.
{ ~ From the earliest period of the settlement it had been the law that all
~Rew-comers should register their names, birthplaces, occupation and
‘fake the oath of allegience. This law was often re-encited after the
Colony came under royal government. In February, 1631-32, the As-
_ Sembly passed a law which required that the commander of the fort at
Point Comfort should go aboard all ships as soon as they arrived ‘‘and
f ~ there require the commander, Captayne or mayster, of the shipp or
# —‘Shipps, to deliver unto him a true list of all such persons, which were
_€mbarqued in theire shipp, at theire coming out of England, together
With their ages, countryes and townes where they were borne, and to
: Keep record of the same; and be the sayd commander of the ffort to
sa ton
fo Nh EE ol D
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witnesses were examined in open Court, and being fully heard
as well as what they could alledge in their defense—the Court do
adjudges that the s’d Charles, belonging to Robert Brent and
Kitt, belonging to the s’d George Brent, are Guilty of the Felony
aforesaid, and for this offense be hanged by the Neck until they
be dead—and the said Charles is valued at £76 5s., Kitt at
£76 5s., and to be executed on the 18th day of May next; and
it’s further adjudged by the Court that Charles, belonging to the
said Mason, & Harey, belonging to the said Ratcliff, & then to
receive thirty nine lashes on their bare back well laid en.
John Washington.
A Copy,
Henry Tyler, C. S. C.
The Deposition of Ralph Grissell and John Grissell, taken
upon the trial of the slaves before [ ], deposeth &
saith That on Saturday night last, being asleep in the forecastle
of a small schooner, lying at the Wharf of Aquia Ware house,
and near about mid-night was suprised to hear men on Deck,
upon which they cryed out—Whose there—the answer was—
Don’t speak or the worse shall come of you—and the first of the
Hatch being opened was near of the middle of Potomac River,
when the unknown men proposed that these Depon’ts would
steer the schooner to Coon [Coan] River; they should have the
Guns to go on shore with, and promising no hurt should be done
us which these Depon’ts Expected. And these Depon’ts further
saith, that to their great surprise when they came on Deck, they
found four negroe men, Viz: Kitt, belonging to Mr. George
Brent; Charles, belonging to Mr. Robert Brent; Charles, be-
longing to Mr. Thompson Mason, and Harry, belonging to Mr.
John Ratcliff; and the negroes, not being able to Manage the
Vessell these Depon'ts stered to Maryland, and contrived to
have them taken—except Mr. George Brent’s Charles, and
farther saith not.
Taken by
Yel. Peyton.
A Copy.
2d April, 1776. Hary Tyler, C. S. C.
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VIRGINIA GLEANINGS IN ENGLAND. _ 297
VIRGINIA GLEANINGS IN ENGLAND.
Communicated by Mr. LorHrop WITHINGTON, 30 Little Russell street,
W. C., London (including ‘‘ Gleanings”’ by Mr. H. F. WATErs,
not before printed).
EDWARD KINGSWELL of London, Esquior. Will 30 January
1635-6; proved 6 April 1636. My body to be buried in the Par-
ish Church of Sainct Pulchers in London neere my late wife (the
Lady Jane Clifton) as conveniently as may be. Tothesaid church
4os., and to the poor £3. To Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson (my sis-
ter’s daughter), £100 when 21 or married. To my Cosens Wil-
liam Ridgway, Mackwilliam Ridgway, and Thomas Brocas,
_Esqrs., 50s. rings. To my Cozen Robert Brocas (son of my
= said cozen Thomas Brocas) my Bible in folio of the Geneva Trans-
lation bound in Crimson Plush; and to Barnard Brocas (one other
of his sons and my godson) a silver Bason and Ewer. To Mr.
William Bradshaw £20 and my cloth suite and cloake, the Doub-
let whereof is lyned with Orange tawney taffety, together with
the orange tawney silke stockings, and executors to recompense
him well for paynes in business betweene mee and Mr. Vassall.
- To my friend John Guy, gent £10. Executors to recompense
= ditto. To my servent James Cooke, now in virginia, £5 and
a, to be free of Indentures in making Accompt, &c. To my ser-
vant William Twitchell £5. bedd, etc. The results of a suit ‘de-
" - pening before the Lords Commissioners for Plantations in my
> name against Samuell Vassall, merchant,and Peter Andrewes (his
«brother in lawe) amounting to £611. 1s. 4d. and £2099. 15s. 8d.
4 (whereof the £611 1s. 4d. had been paid, and_the Referees are
considering the other part) to my Brother and Sister Mr. Roger
Wingate and Dorothie his wife, and also to them all my servants,
_ money, Tobaccoe, Beaver, and other goods belonging to me,
‘beyond the seas and in England, and do make them executors.
Overseers: Mr. Edward Ridgway, Mr. Mackwilliam Ridgway,
~ Mr. Thomas Brocas, and Mr. John Guy. Witnesses: John Guy,
William Twitchell.
Pile, 34.
VATCHY Det, (GOS
418 VIRGINIA HI eeasite.
Ata G. C. M. whereof Colo’l Vost was Presidant April 1
1778 Doctor Deahea of the 4 New York Reg’t tryed for
neglect of duty & disobediance of Orders & behaving unbe-
comeing a Gentleman & an Officer, useing meanasing language
to his Col’o and spreading False reports to his prejudice found
not Guilty of either of the Charges exhibited against him &
unanimously acquit with honour. Also Ensign Bloomfield! of
the 3d Jersey Battilion tryed by the same Court for Conduct-
ing himself in an unOfficer & unSoldierlike manner in Suffer-
ing himself to be. surprised by the Enimy near the lines, after
mature deliberation the Court are unanimously of opinion that
Ensign Blomfield is not Guilty of the Charge exhibited against
him & that his Conduct far from being unOfficerlike merrits
applause & is worthy of immitation. The Commander in
Chief Confirms the fore going opinions of the Court & Orders
Doctor Deahea & Ensign Bloomfield to: be immediately dis-
charged from their arrests. At the same Court Ensign Kairk?
of Colo’l Graysons Regiment tryed for suffering Major Taylor
one of the Officers of the Day to surprise him at his Piquet,
For permiting several of his Guard to be asleep with their
accoutrements off & for not demanding either the Parole or
Countersign after the Guard was Paraded, Found guilty of
the Charges exhibited against him and Sentanced to be repri-
manded by the Command Officer of his Regiment in presence
of the Officers of his Corps. The General approves the Sent-
ance and orders it to take place tomorrow.
G, ©. Ap’! 12, 17
78.
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Detail for Guard I 4
Fatigue ar ae © O. O. 4
Gen'l Muhlenburg moo I. 8
‘James Bloomfield, wounded at the battle of Germantown, ensign 3d
New Jersey, October 4, 1777, afterwards lieutenant and adjutant, resigned
October 31, 1780.
? Robert Kirk, of Virginia, ensign Grayson’s additional regiment July
23, 1777. 2d lieutenant Gist’s regiment, April 22, 1779, retired January 1,
1781, died August 28, 1828.
REVOLUTIONARY ARMY RECORDS. : 419
Brigadier to morrow Muhlenburg.
F. O. Col’o Parker & L’t Col’o Dehart. Brig’e Maj’r
Haskell.
The Inspector from Hulntiietons Brigade.
The Court Martiall whereof Col’o Vost was Presidant is
disolved & another ordered to set at 9 OClock A. M. at the
usual Place, whereof Col’o Craig is appointed Presid’t to try
such Prisoners as shall be brought before them, a Captain
from each Brigade to attend as members, a sub from the 2
Pensylvania Brigade to attend at the Adjutant Gen'l Office at
3 OClock this afternoon where he will receive his Orders.
The Hon’o Congress have thought proper to recommend to
the United States of America to sit apart Wednesday the 22
Instant to be observed as a day of fasting, humiliation &
prayer that at one time and with one voice a- righteous dispen-
sation of providence may be acknowledged, & his goodness
and mercy towards us and our Arms supplicated and im-
plored: The Gen’l directs that this day shall allso be most
regularly observed in the Army—no work be done thereon and
that the several Chaplains do prepair discorses suitable to the
occation. The Funeral honours at the interment of Officers
are for the Future to be Confined to a solemn praxation of
Officers and Soldiers. in numbers suitable to the Rank of the
deceased with Reversed Arms, Fireing on this occation in
Camp is to abolished. At a G. C. M. whereof Col’o Vost was
Presidant Ap'l 4, 1778 William McMoath matross in Captain
Lees? Company Col’o Lambs Regiment of Artillery was
brought before the Court Charged with desertion to the
‘Enimy, after mature deliberation the Court are of opinion, that
he is Guilty of a breach of the rst Article 6 Section of the
Articles of War and do Sentance him to be hanged till he is
Dead, Dead. His Excellency the Commander in Chief Con-
firms the opinion of the Court, & Orders Wm. McMoath to
be executed next Friday at 10 OClock. Maj’r Nicholas is
appointed Field Officer this day Vice Maj’r Dickenson.
3James Lee of Pennsylvania, Captain Continental Artillery.
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and the other to Mr John Woolrich for 2 servants of theirs who
went away after they were shipt by neckligence The Court
refers it to be tried in England betwixt the owner and the
wyddow Page who shall stand to the loss of those two Servants
Yt is ordered yt the purser of the Elizabeth shall pay to Caleb
Page for the use of the widdow of Richard Page late m’r of the
Elizabeth 600 pounds waight of good merchantable Tobacco
and that the purser shall ship the said Tobacco aboarde the
Elizabeth and give ye bill of lodinge for the same into this
Court to be recorded
And yt Caleb Page shall take the charge of receavinge upp
the rest of the Tobacco and other depts due to his brother
Richard Page, and to be accountable for the same to this Courte
to ye use of ye wydow Page when he shalbe therunto caled.
(179.)
Thomas Weekes sworne and Examined sayeth yt A boye
shipt by Thomas Page aboarde the Elizabeth did doe all such
Busines and labour duringe the voiage as the Boatswain did
Comand him to Doe
Yt is ordered yt Caleb Page shall prefer in Court A trew and
iuste accoupt of all such depts and Tobacco as he shall receave
in Virginia for depts dew his Brother Thomas Page
Yt is ordered yt Capt Tucker shall deliver such goodes as he
hath in his handes of Mr Vincent Barber’s unto Mr Marmaduke
Rayner(8), or otherwyse that he appeare heere before ye Gov-
erno' and Councell at James Cyttie one mondye next come
sennight beinge the twelf d’ye of December next to show cause
‘too the Contraire
John Snode [?] sworne and Examined sayeth deposeth that
the Inventorie by him p’duced in Court was A trewe Inventory
of the goodes of Thomas Clarke, deceased.
Yt is ordered yt a warrant be sent to Lt Barry yt yf the Con-
troversic depending between him and Henry Geny cannot [be
(8S) Marmaduxe Rayner was a member of the Virginia Company and
as mate and master made several voyages to Virginia. In the summer
of 1620 he made an exploring expedition from Virginia to Roanoke.
cy
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT. 243
settled ?] at ye Court at Elizabeth Cyttie yt then Lieut Barry
‘do appeare heere one this daye three weeks to answer to said
“Henry Geny to his duite.
“Wheras John Utie, gent., deposeth in Courte yt certain
things Demanded in Courte by Mr Harwood, were received by
“him of Mr Harwood for the fuse?] of Southampton hundred
“Company. A note of ye p’ticulars 19 shirtes, 8 payer of shewes,
18 payer of fish firkins [7], 4 felling Axes.
(180.)
John Utie, gent., deposeth yt the bond wheron John Shep-
pard(9), Doctoris Christmas, & Mr Jonas Stogden stand bound
“to Mr John Pountis late Thresurer of Southampton Hundred
was for the discharge of said John Shepparde and Doctorts
“Christmas from the service of Southampton Company
“Yt is ordered yt John Shepparde and Doctoris Christmas
havinge discharged their bonde to Mr Pountis shal have their
firedom accordinge to agreement as other tenants have had.
Yt is ordered yt a warrant to Christopher Lee (10) to deliver
the fortie fower boushels of Corne of the pursers now in his
hands of Mr Peirsic to any of the ships Company or else to
appeare here one Monday next to show cause to ye Contrary.
*. Vt is ordered yt notw’thstandinge the Covenant made be-
tweene Mr David Sandys, minister, and the parishoners of
“Martins Hundred, That they shall paye the full dews as other
- parishes doe, nottw’thstandinge his not p’forming his covenant
' by reason of his Death.
(181.)
A Courte held the 5 D’ye of December 1625, beinge present
e S- ffrancis Wyatt, Knight, Governor, Capt. ffrancis West,
‘Capt. Roger Smith, Mr Wm Cleybourne
(9) Doctoris and Elizabeth Christmas were ee at ee
~~ in 1623, and he was in Virginia in November 1625; but is not Boggs ae
“the Census of 1624-5. It is evident that this census 1s not a,
- this Magazine XIX, 385 for note on Doctoris on ie ce un Shepp
was probably the oe eee at Elizabeth City i
Boy amed in the Census of lo2+5. : ae
ao) late Oa of 1624-5, Christopher Lee, aged 30, who came in
oe Persev at
rsey
J
the Southampton in 1623, appears as a servant of Abraham Pe
James City.
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Nicholas Roe(11) sworne and Examined sayeth yt he re-
membreth at Canada yt Mr Weston gave order to Mr Nevell
not to deliver Mr Crispe his Tobacco unless he brought Mr
Wetheridge to give securitie yt Mr Crisp should not Truck away
any of his Tobacco in ye Country, but wether Mr Weston did
absolutely demande Mr Wetheridge should give his bonde or
to deliver it uppon his word this deponent doth not wel! re-
member Bea es ;
And further he sayeth that being at Damerells Cove Jefiry
Cornish came abourde the ship caled the Swan and demanded
this deponent the cause of his brothers execution, sayinge yt
hath been told his brother was put to death wrongfully and that
he wold be revenged of them that were ye occasion of it.
And further sayeth yt whilst Jeffry Cornish and this deponent
were in talke Mr Nevell cam in place and told ye said Jeffry Cor-
nish yt he was at the triall of his brother and at his execution
and that he could say more concerninge his execution than this
deponent could doe, after w’ch this deponent was caled down
into ye hold, so yt wt other Conversation was betwixt them con-
cerninge that, he knoweth not The said Cornish and Nevell re-
mayninge uppon the deck talkinge together, and further he
cannot depose.
John Giles sworne and examined sayeth yt he heard Jeffry
Cornish sware and saie that he wold be the cause of the death
of those yt were ye cause of putting his brother to death, This
deponent beinge abourde their owne shipp caled the Swann,
And coming abourd another shipp riding hard by, but yt Ed-
ward Nevell or another told said deponent he was put to death
wrongfully, he cannot say.
(182.)
Christopher Knollinge sworne and examined sayeth that
being a shore at Damarells Cove in Canada Jeffery Cornish
cam unto him and demanded of him w’t he could say concerning
(11) Nicholas Rowe, who came in the Elizabeth in 1621, and Mary
Rowe who came in the London Merchant, 1620, were living at Elizabeth
City 1624-5. -
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT. 245
his brother being putt to death, sayinge that some of ye Swan
~ should tell him yt his brother was put to death wrongfully &
* said yt he would spend his blood for his brother to be revenged
on them yt did it, but this deponent askinge him Deponent the
said Cornish who told him so, he refused to tell him, and more
he cannot say. 3
Nicholas Hodges sworne and examined sayeth he herd Mr
Weston say to Nicholas Roe at Canada yt unles he would signe
a release unto him he would putt his two men ashore, and would
not bring them to Virginia
It is ordered yt A warrant be made to cause Mr Weston to
- appeare [before] ye Governor and Councell at James Cyttie
one mond’ye the 12‘" of December and to bring up his pynnace
w’th him yf winde and weather will serve, yf not yt he do p’son-
ally apeare him self, and his pynnace to come upp after, and yt
Mr Crispe, Mr Newman, Mr Nevell, Thomas Godbie and all
others who have ought against or for Mr Weston do appear heere
the same D’ye Concerninge the business of ye Swan and yt Mr
Weston bring upp Mr Nevells goodes in ye barke
Yt is orderd yt Robert baring shall pay eight barrells of Corne
to Mr William Harwood for ye Companyes dept w’ch is dew
“unto him.
- Yt is ordered yt Mr Procter shall paye to Mr Perry(12) in
recompense of his boat w'ch was splitt by Mr Procters meanes,
the some of fiftie pound weight of good merchantable tobacco,
present payment.
Peter Busbey [or Bayley] sworne and examined saith yt
cominge down in Mr Procters shallopp w'th passengers [and ?]
Tobacco Edward ffysh [Fysher?] espeied a duck ahead and spake
to ye Company to take her upp, and ye duck flew away, but ye
shallop at that tyme shipt noe water
(12) William Perry came to Virginia in 1611 and died Aug. 6, 1637.
The epitaph on his tomb at Westover is now illegible, but was copied by
Charles Campbell, the Virginia historian, wno also states that the tomb
bore a shield with armorial bearings too worn to be identified. Perry
was appointed to the Council 1632-3. See this Magazine IT, 451.
ees : he
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414 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE. } s ae sicds odie Videore GAS |
ight, and a glorious Inheritance they are. They snep del
them that inestimable Jewel, the Privilege of enacting Laws .
heir-good Government & without which they could oe
no Progress; this Privilege I hope we shall ever possess, in
”
same pure Manner we do at present.
cording to his Report, of preaching in several Churches within
this Dominon. This is to give Notice, to all Ministers and
others, That the said Person is an Impostor. He is a short,
middle aged Man, a most notorious Liar, and affects to speak
broken English. In order therefore to put a stop to this, and
the like shameful Irregularities for the future, His Honor the
Governor hereby strictly charges, and commands all ministers,
or in their Absence the church Wardens, not to allow a Stranger,
Or an itinerant Preacher, under any Pretence whatever, to
- Officiate in their churches, or Chapels, unless they have prev-
iously qualified themselves, as the Constitutions and canons
of the Church of England and the Law of this Country expressly
provide. .
By Order of the Gove-nor -
N. Walthoe, Cl. Con.
Procl. of Dinwiddie forbidding illegal trade with Prench.
N O flour, bread, pork or beef to be allowed out in any ship clear-
ing at the customs.
Runaway negro from Wm. Skipwith, Brandon, Pr. Geo. Co.,
took a grey mare. Reward.
B! Feb. 28—2 negroes, runaways, in Surry Co. goal, sent to
© public goal, Williamsburg. 7 3
Ss "Mar, 21—Horse race at York—4 mile heats best 2 in 3—car
> tying 135 lbs.—Purse of 67 pistoles. ;
Mac 24—-Philadelphia, Mar. 11—Public desired to beware
of counterfeit milled pieces of eight exceedingly well done—date
- 1754—have Philip instead of Ferdinand on them.
Mar. 24—Runaway negro from Sami. DuVal’s plantation,
S 6©Flat Rock Creek, Lunenburg Co., negro named Porringer,
3 speaks pretty good English—has been in country 3 yrs.
Feb. 28, 1755.
Edmund Pendleton has been easy in collecting fees from
clients, now needs money, having engaged on account
of Mr. Thomas Wild. The funds appointed by him for my
Security being slow as well as deficient, I am obliged not only
to submit to be publicly insulted on account of those Engage-
ments, but am Threatened with Suits on that account. Asks
those owing him to pay next April Court. .
Mar. 7-55.
Speech of Gov. Glen of So. Car., Nov. 13, 1754 to Gen.
Assembly there.
Urges defence against French and Indians “For, not only our
Country, but our Constitution is worth contending for. We
enjoy the happiest and most perfect Frame of Government in
the World; it is the Envy of all Nations; the Language of all
Nations is, Who would not be a Briton? By this Constitution,
this Colony, from small Beginnings, has, in a short Space of
Time, become very considerable, and highly beneficial to Great
Britain. When our Fathers came from thence to settle here,
they brought the Laws of their Mother-Country as their Birth-
= Apr. 4-55. |
: ‘bn away, Irish servant man, John D’Anvers—pretends to
- be barber-surgeon—age 30—pitted with small-pox—rode off
: on a brown mare—signed, Robt. Lyon, Wmsbg.
a Pie cay trom Taverner Beal, Orange Co., “a weet: ane
named Michall Weston, born in Yorkshire, age 23, pitte ike i
2. small-pox.’’ He came in as a Book-keeper but ee me
4 School-master. Took a bay horse—had on aw ae seta
4 coat with metal buttons, fore parts of his jacket uncut Velvet,
ay
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hind parts red callimanco, leather breaches, brown wig, new
castor hat and a ruffled shirt—supposed to have made tied a
the shipping—5 pistoles reward (12 outside colony).
c Ran away from Francis Tomkies, Gloucester Co., March last
a Conicut Servant man, named John Sniley’—was a plow
hand, age 27, born in Yorkshire—went away with a Convict
Servant maid of Mr. Warner Lewis's, “wh
He is a malster by profession.
Horse stolen from stable near Wmsbg. Matthew Shields
will give 14 pistole reward, or 1 pistole on connection of Thief
o he let out of prison.”
Apr. 18-55.
On Wednesday and T, hursday iast, the following Criminals
were brought to their Trials, viz.: |
John Turner, from Sussex for Murder, guilty. Death.
V Mary Murray, alias Clark, alias Atkins, her former sentence
ordered to be put in Execution.
Eleanor Feltom, from Norfolk, for Felony acquitted.
Stephen Hutchings, from ditto, or Bigamy, acquitted.
George Carter, from Stafford, for Felony, acquitted, but
bound to his good Behaviour. :
John Fraser and William Thompson, from Stafford, for
Felony, convicted. |
Robert Hamilton, from Augusta, for Murder, acquitted.
o
Alexander Rigsby, from Essex, for Murder, convicted of
Manslaughter.
William Ritch, from Culpeper, for Felony, acquitted.
Peter Ridgeway (a Convict) for Felony, acquitted.
Bridget Huggins, from James City, for Felony, acquitted.
Judith Bird, from York, for Felony, colivieted:
Thomas Jackson and Joseph Gaby, for Felony, acquitted.
Susanna Barnett, from Albemarle, for Felony, acquitted.
(To be Continued)
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NOTES AND QUERIES.
BRoDNAX FAMILY—EVIDENCE FROM A CHANCERY SUIT.
(We are indebted to Dr. John W. Brodnax, of the Medical College of
Virginia for the copies of papers in an English Chancery suit which are
printed below. These papers not only make clear the English ancestry
of the Virginia family of Brodnax, but show the character of the genea-
logical information contained in the vast mass of Chancery records in
England].
Major John Brodnax came to Virginia and settled in York County
about the middle of the Seventeenth Century. His will, as of the parish
county of York, was dated July 21, 1657 and proved March 6, 1657(8).
He gives his wife Dorothy silver plate; to his son John Brodnax a gold
ring with this motto ‘‘Thinke on thy end and also the life and death of
thy friend;’’ to daughter Elizabeth Brodnax ‘‘My Bible book and my
Eare ring with a Dyamant in itt;’’ to his youngest sons William and
Robert Brodnax gold rings. Bequests to eldest son Thomas, and to
son John then living with Mr. Joseph King in ‘‘Gratious’’ [Gracechurch]
Street [London]. Son Thomas, to be sent home to England to Mr.
Thomas Turget in London. Various other bequests to his wife and
children. Robert Baldey and Edward Baxter overseers of his will.
The inventory of his personal éstate included, three periwigs, one rapier
and belt, five broadcloth suits, slippers, ribbons, &c.
The pedigree of Brodnax in Berry's Kent, p. 126, shows Thomas Brod-
nax, Esq. of Godmersham, Kent, who died 1658 (and who was 6th in
descent from Robert Brodnax living temp. Henry V) married Elizabeth
Taylor and had issue: (1) Thomas of Godmersham, Esq. who died 1667;
(2) Robert, died 1673; (3) John married Dorothy—[the emigrant to Vir-
ginia]; and four daughters. The same pedigree states that John and
Dorothy Brodnax had issue (1) Thomas; (2) John; (3) William; (4)
Robert; (5) Elizabeth; (6) Martha.
In a Brodnax family Bible brought to Virginia, and now in possession
of Mrs. W. S. Roulhac, Spray, N. U., are the following entries: ‘‘William
Brodnax was born Feb. 28, 1675, the youngest son of Robert Brodnax,
goldsmith in Holborn, London. He was born at Godmersham, in Kent.”’
William Brodnax emigrated to Virginia, and dying Feb. 16, 1727 left the
Bible to his eldest son. John Brodnax, older brother of Wm. Brodnax,
was born in 1668, and also settled in Virginia. For accounts of the family
see Wm. & Mary Quarterly, XIV, 52-59, 135-139. The following chart
will show the relationship of the people referred to:
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July 10. :
A few Days ago, a fine N egroe Man Slave, imported in one of
the late Ships from Africa, belonging to a Wheelwright, near
this City, taking Notice of his Master’s giving another Correc-
tion for a Misdemeanor, went to a Grindstone and making a
Knife sharp cut his own Throat, and died on the Spot.
August 21.
Sometime last Month, a Negro Fellow belonging to Mr. Tun-
stall Hacke, of Northumberland County, while his Master was
asleep, went into his Chamber in the N ight, and with an Intent
to murder him. He carried with him a broad Ax and struck
him a Blow with it on the Left Shoulder and Arm, by which he
is very much wounded, but his Life is in no Danger. He im-
mediately made his Escape, and has not yet been heard of.
His Honour the Governor has issued a Hue and Cry against
him, directed to the Sheriffs of the several Counties; and, ’tis
hoped their Endeavours will not be wanting to bring the Villain
to Justice. .
October 19, 1752.
At the General Court held on Monday and Tuesday last the
following Criminals were brought to their Trials, viz.:
Henry Bates, from King William, for Felony. Guilty.’
v/ Moses Thomson, from Frederick, for Horse-stealing, guilty.
eath.
James Wright, and Anne his Wife from Henrico for Felony,
acquitted by the Grand Jury.
Simon Bayley, from King William, for Felony, acquitted by
the Grand Jury.
Zebulon Hollingsworth, from Frederick, for Murder, ac-
quitted by the Grand Jury.
Thomas Kelly, from Fairfax, for shooting Thomas Davis,
a notorious Robber and Horse-stealer, acquitted by the Petit
Jury.
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EXTRACTS FROM VIRGINIA GAZETTE 413
_ am Friday Night about 11 o’clock, the Play-House in oe
City was broke open by one White Man and two Negroes, . .
violently assaulted and wounded Patrick Maloney, ahha
the Company, by knocking him down, and throwing oe . :
> the Iron-Spikes, one of which run into his Leg, by a: ic “i
hung for a Considerable Time, till he was relieved i, 43
Negroes. The Villains that perpetrated this horrid So 2
caped, but a Reward is offered for apprehending a pe =
the aforesaid Patrick Maloney continues dangerously 1 a
Wounds, it is hoped they will be taken and brought to Justice.
» ES sabre.
dee: 15. -
At the Court of Oyer & Terminer, begun on Tuesday last, the
i imi ht to their Trials, viz.:
following Criminals were broug : ae
Alexander Gauling, for robbing on the Highway, guilty.
Death. ae
John Clifton, for Felony, in picking a Pocket, guilty, Dent
homas Aubery, alias Smith, for Horse-stealing, guilty.
- Death. iG
John Robinson, for Felony, pleaded guilty. Burnt in the
hand.
“William Coulter, for Murder, acquitted by the Grand Jury.
Thomas Lester, for Felony, acquitted by the Grand Jury.
Tomkins Marter, for Felony, acquitted by the Grand Jury.
The Virginia Gazette in J. H. Univ. Lib. contains: 2,
1755; May 7 to 28 complete; Apr. 4, etc., April complete;
May 9: Sept. 5: May 16, 23: Sept. 12, 14, 26; Oct. 3, etc.,
complete; Nov. 7, 14.
“Virginia, February 4, 1755.
As a Person, pretending to be the Son of the late cme ha
Wirtemberg, and in holy Orders, and taking upon ene _
Names and Titles of Carolus, Ludovicus, Racor Pees. ir get
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280 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE,
A Proclamation.
Whereas We are Credibly informed that One Negro Man
slave Named Tom belonging to Thomas Patteson of the said
County, Planter, after the Murdering of Glin re vjea Fitz-
garrald the Ninth day of this present Month at Night, Runn-
away and took with him his said Masters Arms & ammuni-
tion, and is now lying Out hid, lurking, and doing Mischief
within this County:
Therefore, in his Majesty’s Name, We hereby require the
said slave forthwith to surrender himself, Or to return home
to his said Master: And We also require the sheriff of the
County aforesaid to make diligent search, and to apprehend
the said slave and carry before some Magistrate of this
County to be examined touching the said Murder and Fel-
ony: And the said sheriff is hereby empowered to raise and
take with him such power of this County as he shall think
fit and Necessary for the effectual apprehending the said
Outlying Slave: And We further declare if the said Slave
shall not surrender himself or return immediately after due
Publication of these presents, That then any Person what-
soever may lawfully kill and distroy him without being lia-
ble to any Penalty for so doing. And hereof all persons
are required to take due notice.
Given under Our Hands & Seals this 18th Day of May,
1773:-
God save the King
John Nicholas (L. S.)
Chas. May (Seal).
[On other side of sheet].
Buckingham co. to wit
I do hereby certify that the within proclamation was pub-
lish’d at the several churches in this county according to
law—given under my hand this eleventh day of April 1774-
Wm. Peasely, Rector
of Tillotson Parish.
MISCELLANEOUS COLONIAL DOCUMENTS. 281
The Publick to Thomas Patteson Dr.
To the within negro who was outlawed & found dead (ad-
> judged by the Jury that he was the cause of his own death).
~ £85.0.0. EE p
e Thomas Patteson.
At a Court held at the Courthouse of Buckingham County
the 18th Day of April 1774. For Proof of Public Claims &
if for receiving & Certifying Propositions & Grievances.
-. The above Account was presented in Court & proved ac-
Bs cording to law which was Ordered to be Certified to the next
- General Assembly (This Court being of opinion that the said ~
Negro was of the value of Eighty five Pounds.
Teste Rolfe Eldridge C’'l. Cou’r.
[ Endorsed]
Patteson to The Public. Acc’o. £85. 0.0.
- Buckingham County,
I do hereby Certify that on the roth day of May last I.
= was called upon to take an Inquest on the Body of a woman
B.0f the name of .............. I*itchgarrald whereupon I isued a
“warrant to the Constable -of the County aforesaid to sum’n
Twenty four freeholders, & on their appearing at Thos.
atteson’s in the County aforesaid a Jury was charged &
on the examination of Severall Witnesses Touching the said
-Murder’d it appeared to the said Jury that the said Fitch-
arrald came by her death by Receiving a Mortal wound from
e hands of Tom a Negro man slave the property of the
aid Thos. Patteson & that the said Negro Tom was then
fled for it. Certify’d from under my hand this rath day
of April 1774.
ENS pected
i A i AR ese: Ge
Chas. Patteson, Coroner.
[VALUATION OF A NEGRO CONDEMNED FOR Mourper].
At a Court held for the Proof of Publick Claims and for oF
. the receiving and Certifying Propositions and Grievances, ¢
© for Middlesex County at the Court House in Urbanna on
F Saturday the 27th Day of Tebruary 1773.
Tammy Clatterbuck
November 13, 1995 Herman Barnes 6b wim's Clyde Jenkins
Mohammed Afifi
January 4, 1996 Walter Correll w w/m Charles Bousman
January 23,1996 Richard Townes wif Virginia Goebel
July 17,1996 Joseph Savino w wim Thos McWaters
November 21, 1996 Ronald Bennett b w/f Anne Keller Vaden
December 3, 1996 Gregory Beaver w w/m Leo Whitt
December 10, 1996 Larry Stout b wif Jacqueline Kooshian
December 12, 1996 Lem Tuggle wf Jessie Havens
December 16, 1996 Ronald Hoke w wf Virginia Stell
Februaty 6, 1997 Michael George w wim Alexander Sztanko
February 26, 1997 Coleman Gray b /m_ Richard McClelland
July 17,1997 Roy Smith w wm John Conner
July 23,1997 Joseph O'Dell w w/f Helen Schartner
August 19, 1997 Carlton Pope bf Cynthia Gray
September 17, 1997 Mario Murphy h wim James Radcliff
November 13, 1997 Dawud MuMin 6b w/f Gladys Nopwasky
Condemned Prisoner Who Committed Suicide on Death Row
December 6, 1983 Manual Quintana Camego h h/f Ophelia Quintero
April 7, 1987 John Levasseur a w/f Pamela Benner
June 13, 1993 Wayne DeLong w b/m George Taylor
Died Waiting on Death Row (Heart failure)
October 28, 1993 Delasandro Barber 6b w/m Williams Geddes
Virginia Governors Attomey Generals
1974-78 Mills E. Godwin Andrew P. Miller (to 1/17/77)
Anthony F. Troy (1/26/77-1/14/78)
1978-82 John N. Dalton John Marshall Coleman
1982-86 Charles Robb Gerald L. Baliles (to 6/30/85)
William Broaddus (7/1//85-1/10/86)
1986-90 Gerald L. Baliles Mary Sue Terry
1990-94 L. Douglas Wilder Mary Sue Terry
Stephen Rosenthal (9/93-1/15/94)
1994-98 George Allen James S. Gilmore
Richard Cullen May 1997-1/15/98
1998-02 James S. Gilmore Mark L. Earley
(Race: w=white; b=Afro-American; a=asian; h=hispanic. Sex:m=male; f= female)
(source: Amnesty International, Virginia)
Wednesday November 27,1886 America Oniine: Galba33 Page: 2
Virginia Death Penalty Prisoner Killings Since 1982
by Execution Date With Race of Executed and Race, Sex, and Names of Murder
Victims. Prior to 1982 back to the 1800's those killed included 30
juveniles, some as young as 12-years of age and 112 women.
Total killed since 1607: 2,066
No killings from 1962 to 1981
Total killed since 1982: 44
During term of Governor George Allen total killed: 22
Number of suicides: 3
Died of other causes on death row: 1
Date Killed Prisoner Race Victims’ Race/Sex Name
August 10, 1982 Frank Coppola w w/f Muriel Hatchell
October 12, 1984 Linwood Briley 6b wim John Gallaher
April 18,1985 James Briley b b/f Judy Barton
b/m Harvey Barton
June 25, 1985 Morris Mason b_ w/f Muriel Hand
August 31, 1986 Michael Smith b wf Audrey Weiler
July 6, 1987 Richard Whitley w wf Phoebe Parsons
April 14, 1988 EarlClanton b= b/f Wilhelmina Smith
August 30, 1989 Alton Waye b wif Laveme Marshall
August 19,1990 Richard Boggs w w/f Treeby Shaw
October 17, 1990 Wilbert Evans b b/m William Truesdale
December 13, 1990 Buddy Justice w w/f ida Mae Moses
July 21,1991 Albert Clozza ow wf Patricia Bolton
August 22,1991 Derick Peterson b wim Howard Kaufiman
May 20,1992 RogerColeman w _ w/f Wanda McCoy
July 23,1992 Edward Fitzgeralddw wf Patricia Cubbage
Sept. 15,1992 Willie Jones 6b b/m Graham Adkins
b/f Myra Adkins
December 10, 1992 Timothy Bunch w a/f Su Cha Thomas
January 19, 1993 Charles Stamper b b/f Agnes Hicks
2-b/m
March 18, 1993 Syvasky Poyner b w/f Joyce Baldwin
w/f Louise Paulett
wif Vicki Ripple
wif Chestine Brooks
wif Carolyn Hedrick\,
June 17,1993 Andrew Chabrol w w/f Lisa Herington
Sept. 14,1993 Joe Wise b wim William Ricketson
December 16, 1993 David Pruett w w/f Wilma Harvey
wif Debra Mcinnis
March 3, 1994 Johnny Watkins b w/f Betty Barker
wim Car Buchanan
April 27,1994 Timothy Spencer b w/fs Susan Tucker
Debbie Davis
Susan Hellams
Diane Cho
January 24,1995 DanaEdmonds b wm _ John Elliott
May 25,1995 Willie Tumer b wim Jack Smith
Sept. 27,1995 Dennis Stockton w w/m Kenneth Amder
October 19, 1995 Mickey Davidson w_ w/fs Doris Davidson
Mamie Clatterbuck
Wednesday November 27, 1998 America Online: Galba33
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when Lem Tuggle was caught in
southwestern Vermont after robbing
a Jay, Vermont, gift shop and leading
state police on a short chase. Offi-
cers caught Tuggle at a roadblock near
Stamford, Vermont, and determined
that the pickup truck he was driving
was the one that had been reported
stolen from Warrenton June Ist, hours
after the prison break.
By nightfall, Willie Leroy Jones
also turned up in Vermont. Jones was
near the Canadian border when he
called Vermont authorities to say that
he was surrendering at the request of
his mother. Detectives learned that the
Brileys had been in the stolen pickup
as well as it headed north on Interstate
95, but that Tuggle and Jones had let
the Brileys out in Pennsylvania.
Tuggle said that he and Jones had
gotten to Vermont about three or four
days after the breakout and had camped
out in the wild woods, even though Jones
was afraid of the dark. Tuggle said that
they ran out of money, forcing him to
rob the store “out of desperation.” Of-
ficers had recaptured four of the es-
capees, but the two most dangerous,
the Briley brothers, remained at large.
Back at the Mecklenburg Correc-
tional Center, Jay Cochran Jr. of the
Virginia State Police was leading the
probe of the breakout. On June 9th,
investigators found hiding places for
guns and drugs on Death Row, and
learned that the Brileys had left with
a bag containing as many as a couple
of hundred joints of pot. That was all
the nervous, frustrated lawmen need-
ed to consider: stoned killers on the
lam, with nothing left to lose.
On June 13th, the hunt for the Bri-
leys shifted to Quebec, Canada, where
a minister saw a man he thought might
be a Briley hiding by his woodshed.
Thirty-five Canadian officers, using
a tracking dog and backed by a heli-
copter, combed the woods near the
minister’s home in vain. It later turned
out that the minister had not spotted
the Brileys, but one of two men who
had escaped from a Canadian prison.
In the days ahead, FBI agents got
the hunt back on track. Learning that
the Brileys had an uncle in Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania, the sleuths fol-
lowed the trail to the City of Brother-
ly Love, where they developed
information that the brothers had been
camping out in a public parking garage.
Agents staked out the garage, which
was in a tough north Philly neighbor-
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hood. When one spotted a character-
istic scar on James’ bare chest, the in-
vestigators knew that they were final-
ly in the right place.
At about 10 p.m. on June 19th, two-
dozen FBI agents and several Vir-
ginia state troopers converged on the
Brileys as the brothers barbecued chick-
en on a grill outside the garage. They
arrested the brothers without incident,
and soon had them back behind bars.
The nineteen-day, gut-wrenching hunt
was over. Amazingly, none of the es-
capees had killed again during their
desperate shots at freedom.
With the six escapees back on Death
Row, officials continued their probe
of the breakout. There had been fore-
shadowing. A year before, during a
routine search, a guard had a found a
diagram of C-pod in Clanton’s cell that
showed every stairwell, door and el-
evator in the ward.
But investigators learned that the
May 31st breakout had really begun
to take shape the previous March Sth,
when the participants had met. “We
are planning a breakout soon,” Den-
nis Stockton had written in his prison
diary. In mid-April, Stockton and other
inmates had talked escape plans for
three hours. “Lot of mistrust exhibit-
ed lately,” Stockton had written. “I’m
beginning to have serious doubts.
But for now, I’m in.”
In an entry dated May 3lst, Stock-
ton had written, “Tuggle told me they
were leaving tonight and asked me
where the roads around here went to.
I was combing my hair when the break-
out started.” In the end, of course,
Stockton had chosen not to go.
Disturbances continued at Mecklen-
burg through the rest of June and
through July 1984. On July 12th, six
inmates and 10 corrections officers
were injured in disturbances at the
prison that officers in riot gear had to
quell. On July 26th, prison officials,
with the help of 50 officers from the
nearby Nottoway Correctional Center,
conducted a shakedown search of
Mecklenburg inmates, finding razor
blades and homemade weapons. On
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Later that year, Linwood E. Briley
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before the lethal volts coursed through
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cape. “I had my 19 days. They can’t
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Seconds later, he was dead.
He wasn’t the only one to remem-
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Norfolk. Caty Corp.
Danville City -€orn.
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Princess Anne Circ.
Princess Anne Circ
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Henry Co. Circuit
Nansemond Co. Circ.
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Martinsville Circ.
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Nansemond Co. Circ.
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5-20-1946
6-21-1946
6-21-1946
6-21-1946
9-13-1946
9-13-1946
1-3-1947
5-23-1947
7-18-1947
6-17-1947
0-24-1947
1-25-1948
4-25-1948
0-29-1948
1-17-1950
2-5-1950
2-2-1951
2-2-1951
2-2-1951
2-2-1951
2-2-1951
2-5-1951
2-5-1951
2-5-2951
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2-12-1951
8-25-1952
§-26-1954
0-14-1956
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6-4-1957
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PENT IENT IART
ELECTROCUTIONS PERFORMED AT VIRGINIA STATE
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Name Age Race Sex Crime Sentencing Court of Fxecuttes
‘obert Jones pe Black Male Murder Charlottesville Corn. 6-20-1917
lbert Barrett 35 Black Male Murder charlotte Co. Circ, 8-31-1917
‘illiam Burgess rae Black Male Rape Fairtax Co. Circuit 10-26-1917
Paul Langhorne 59 3lack Male Murder Newport News Corp. 6-7-1918
muy Nixon Lo Black Male Murder Norfolk Gity Corp. 6-7-1918
‘clson Bailey 17 Black Male Murder Norfolk City Corp. 7-2-1918
flarvey Stuart 36 Black Male Murder Buena Vista Corp. 5-26-1919
forace Williams 21 Black Male Murder Cuigmener Co .7Cire. 3-26-1919
Jerry Warren 29 Black Male Murder Northampton Circ. 6-27-1919
smmner Jacobs 29 Black Male Murder Portsmouth Corp. 19-50-1919
Lobert Williams 25 Biack Male Murder Lynchburg Corp. 11-13-1920
alias Alabama Red
John H. Williams 2) Black “Male Murder Lynchburg Corp. 5-5-1921
alias Slin
Wciles S¥dnOY Za Black Male Rape Halifax Co. Circ. 4-8-1921
FRaleigh Haskins 18 Black Male Murder Dinwiddie Circ. 9-30-1921
rudadge Criffith es 22 Black Male Murder Dinwiddie Co. Circ. 9-30-1921
vilmer Amos nadleyO 39 White Male Murder : Henrico. Co. Carey 12-9-1921
rarry Hart ? Black lale Attempted Rape Ausista. Co, Circ, 1-23-1922
Edmond Thompson £3 Black Male Murder BOotstourt Co, Circ. 2-7-1922
Henry Lockett 34 Black Male Murder Albemarle Co,"Girc., £~45~ $922
‘onas Sparks 26 Black Male Murder Alhemarle Co. Circ. 2-24-1922
"i11 Elmoe 29 Black Male Murder Richmond Hustings II 3-31-1922
ienry Barnes 52 Black Male Murder Orange Co,.-Cire, 4-4-1922
‘rnest Brown 20) Black Male Murder Orange Co,- Circ; 5-26-1922
alias Fern
Villie E. Clayton 25 Black Male Murder Henrico Co. Circuit 1-5-1925
\ivin W. Harris Ze Black Male Murder Prince Wm. Carcuxt 2-6-1925
rcorge Wrieggins 31 Black Male Murder Petersburg Hustings 3-2-1925
pam Riddick 52 Black Male Murder Warwick Co. Circuit 6-25-1925
obert-Corbett 35 Slack Male Murder Roanoke City Corp. 9-28 - P0245
‘ritz Lewis 17 Black Male Murder Caroline Co. Circuit 9-12-1924
i'tto Clear 18 Black Male Murder Caroline Co. Circuit 9-12-1924
[Isaac A. Coope. 39 Black Male Murder Roanoke Co, Circuit 330+1925
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Murder (1st Degree)
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Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (1st Degree)
Robbery
Rape
Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (1st Degree)
Attempted Rape
Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (1st Degree)
Rape
Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (1st Degree)
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Murder
Rape
Murder
SENTENCING COURT
Richmond City Hustings
Botetourt Co. Cicuit
Fluvanna Co. Circuit
Spotsylvania Co. Circuit
Spotsylvania Co. Circuit
Halifax Co. Circuit
Scott Co. Circuit
Greensville Co. Circuit
Greensville Co. Circuit
Loudoun Co. Circuit
Amherst Co. Circuit
Elizabeth City Co. Circuit
Lynchburg City Corporation
Surry Co. Circuit
Frederick Co. Circuit
King William Co. Circuit
Loudoun Co. Circuit
Greene Co. Circuit
Pittsylvania Co. Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Norfolk City Corporation II
Halifax Co. Circuit
Southampton Co. Circuit
Isle of Wight Co. Circuit
Nelson Co. Circuit
Nelson Co. Circuit
Pittsylvania Co. Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Richmond City Hustings
Pittsylvania Co. Circuit
Winchester City Corporation
Loudoun Co. Circuit
2-2-1935
3-11-1935
2-7-1936
2-21-1936
2-21-1936
7-3-1936
7-24-1936
8-20-1937
8-20-1937
12-31-1937
3-25-1938
3-25-1938
4-8-1938
11-25-1938
11-25-1938
1-20-1939
2-10-1939
4-7-1939
12-15-1939
1-5-1940
1-26-1940
4-12-1940
4-26-1940
9-26-1941
1-16-1942
1-16-1942
7-2-1942
3-19-1943
10-15-1943
3-3-1944
5-26-1944
6-16-1944
Robert Jones
Albert Barrett
William Burgess
Paul Langhorne
Guy Nixon
Telson Bailey
Harvey Stuart
Horace Williams
Jerry Warren
Emper Jacobs
Robert Williams
alias Alabama Red
John H. Williams
alias Slim
Giles Sydnor
Raleigh Haskins
Judge Griffith
Wilmer Amos Hadley
Harry Hart
Edmond Thompson
Henry Lockett
Thomas Sparks
Will Elmoe
Henry Barnes
Emest Brown
alias Fem
Willie E. Clayton
Alvin W. Harris
George Wriggins _
Sam Riddick
Robert Corbett
Fritz Lewis
Otto Clear
Isaac A. Cooper
Prince Dandridge
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SENTENCING COURT
Charlottesville Corporation
Charlotte Co. Circuit
Fairfax Co. Circuit
Newport News Corporation
Norfolk City Corporation
Norfolk City Corporation
Buena Vista Corporation
Culpeper Co. Circuit
Northampton Circuit
Portsmouth Corporation
Lynchburg Corporation
Lynchburg Corporation
Halifax Co. Circuit
Dinwiddie Co. Circuit
Dinwiddie Co. Circuit
Henrico Co. Circuit
Augusta Co. Circuit
Botetourt Co. Circuit
Albemarle Co. Circuit
Albemarle Co. Circuit
Richmond Hustings IZ
Orange Co. Circuit
Orange Co. Circuit
Henrico Co. Circuit
Prince William Circuit
Petersburg Hustings
Warwick Co. Circuit
Roanoke City Corporation
Caroline Co. Circuit
Caroline Circuit
Roanoke Co. Circuit
Henrico Co. Circuit
6-20-1917
8-31-1917
10-26-1917
6-7-1918
6-7-1918
7-2-1918
3-26-1919
3-26-1919
6-27-1919
10-30-1919
11-13-1920
3-5-1921
4-8-1921
9-30-1921
9-30-1921
12-9-1921
1-23-1922
2-7-1922
2-23-1922
2-24-1922
3-31-1922
4-4-1922
5-26-1922
1-5-1923
2-6-1923
3-2-1923
6-25-1923
9-28-1923
9-12-1924
3-6-1925
3-6-1925
3-12-1925
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SENTENCING COURT
Prince Edward Circuit
Henrico County Circuit
Alleghany Co. Circuit
Isle of Wight Circuit
Norfolk Co. Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Lee Co. Circuit
Richmond City Hustings
Richmond City Hustings
Petersburg City Hustings
Northampton Co. Circuit
Warwick Co. Circuit
Norfolk Co. Circuit
Madison Co. Circuit
Fairfax Co. Circuit
Hopewell City Corporation
Richmond City Hustings
Petersburg City Hustings
Loudoun Co. Circuit
Mecklenburg Co. Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Powhatan Co. Circuit
Roanoke City Hustings
Gloucester Co. Circuit
Fauquier Co. Circuit
4-17-1925
5-1-1925
7-10-1925
7-17-1925
9-29-1925
10-9-1925
1-22-1926
2-19-1926
3-19-1926
8-27-1926
9-24-1926
1-14-1927
4-15-1927
4-15-1927
7-7-1927
11-25-1927
1-25-1928
5-18-1928
7-27-1928
3-29-1929
5-17-1929
9-6-1929
11-29-1929
2-20-1930
9-19-1930
Newport News City Corporation 10-31-1930
Princess Anne Co. Circuit
Amherst Co. Circuit
Halifax Co. Circuit
Richmond Co. Circuit
Nansemond Co. Circuit
Richmond City Hustings
2-3-1931
6-26-1931
5-20-1932
6-3-1932
10-6-1933
2-2-1935
(gave age as 83)
John Henry Williams
Milton Maloy
Richard Green
Clifford Mickens
Henry Lewis
James Corbett
Hanson Warren
Hamilton Cosby
Murder
Murder
Attempted Rape
Highway Robbery
Murder
Highway Robbery
& Attempted Rape
Murder
Robbery
Murder
SENTENCING COURT
Danville City Corporation
Lee Co. Circuit |
Mecklenburg Circuit
Nottoway Co. Circuit
Prince Edward Circuit
King William Circuit
Halifax Co. Circuit
Sussex Co. Circuit
Halifax Co. Circuit
Mecklenburg Circuit
Norfolk City Circuit
Washington Co. Circuit
Caroline Co. Circuit
Caroline Co. Circuit
Surry Co. Circuit
Pittsylvania Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Caroline Co. Circuit
Nottoway Co. Circuit
Wise Co. Circuit
Charlotte Circuit
Roanoke City Corporation
Lynchburg City Corporation
Buckingham Co. Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Isle of Wight Circuit
Charlottesville Corporation
5-22-1914
7-10-1914
8-7-1914
8-21-1914
12-18-1914
1-18-1915
3-26-1915
4-30-1915
5-21-1915
6-4-1915
6-10-1915
6-11-1915
8-20-1915
8-20-1915
9-10-1915
9-17-1915
3-15-1916
4-21-1916
5-28-1916
7-7-1916
8-25-1916
8-25-1916
9-8-1916
10-2-1916
10-2-1916
6-15-1917
6-20-1917
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Date Execution Where
Race DOB Received Date Convicted Offense(s) Sentence(s)
11/01/52 03/28/79 * Henrico County Capital Murder Death
Capital Murder Death
Capital Murder Death
(Robbery)
Robbery Life
Use of Firearm 3 Years
08/26/57 08/17/79 x Capital Murder Death
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1st Degree Murder _ Life
Rape 30 Years
12/12/90
12/25/52_~—«:11/07/80 Capital Murder Death
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County) Use of Firearm 1 Year
01/12/45 12/18/80 * Henrico County Capital Murder Death
(Robbery)
Use of Fiream 1 Year
08/15/57 =: 09/04/81 * Chesterfield County Capital Murder (Rape) Death
Grand Larceny Life
B&E Life
Rape Life
Abduction Life
11/01/58 04/23/82 * Buchanan County Capital Murder(Rape) Death
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INMATES CURRENTLY UNDER DEATH SENTENCE
Scheduled Jurisdiction
Date Execution Where
DOB Ss Received Date Convicted Offense(s) Sentence(s)
10/07/64 09/16/85 * Prince George County Capital Murder (Law Death
Officer)
Others (Maryland) 87 Years
Use of Firearm 2 Years
07/22/57 01/29/86 Suffolk Capital Murder Death
Armed Robbery Life
Arson } 28 Years
Possession of 7
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08/04/49 §=04/07/86 Virginia Beach Capital Murder Death
Robbery 75 Years
Rape Life
03/01/61 05/09/86 Franklin County Capital Murder Death
Robbery Life
06/01/56 02/12/82 Powhatan County Capital Murder Death
(Originally) (By Prisoner)
County Weapon Offense 1 Year
Revised: 19-Oct-1990
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INMATES CURRENTLY UNDER DEATH SENTENCE
Scheduled Jurisdiction
Date Execution Where
Neme & Number Race DOB Received Date Convicted Offense(s) _ Sentence(s)
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V4 7. Derick Lynn Peterson, B 06/14/61 11/04/82 * Hampton Capital Murder Death
#131106 Robbery Life
Abduction Life
Use of Firearm 3 Years
8. Timothy Dale Bunch, WV O4/1/9 = 11/12/82 * Prince Willian Capital Murder Death
vst #131255 County Robbery Life
Use of Firearm 4 Years
9. Albert Jay Clozza, W 09/07/60 11/23/83 * Virginia Beach Capital Murder “Death
Xs #136285 [ Abduction Life
Wy (4 Sodomy Life
Sexual Abuse Life
(4 10- Willie Leroy Jones, B O/7/01L/SB 03/15/84 * York County Capital Murder Death
#137742 Capital Murder Death
(Robbery)
11. Lem Davis Tuggle, Jr. W 00/22/52 03/26/84 * Smyth County Capital Murder Death
#96986 Anmed Robbery 5 Years
Sodomy 20 Years
Use of Firearm 4 Years
in Felony
Poss. of Fireama 1 Year
by Felon
Murder 2 6 Years
08/05/61 09/18/84
07/10/62 12/10/84
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Villiaust
Newport News
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Capital Murder Death
Robbery Life
Capital Murder Death
(Rape)
Capital Murder Death
Rape Life
Armed Robbery Life
Robbery Life
Abduction Life
Capital Murder Death
Use of Fireana 4 Years
Use of Firearm 4 Years
Grand Larceny 20 Years
Capital Murder Death
Capital Murder Death
Capital Murder Death
Capital Murder Death
Robbery Life
Use of Firearm 2 Years
Capital Murder Death
Robbery Life
Grand Larceny 20 Years
Use of Firearm 2 Years
der of slaves Will and Rachel, blacks.
4- -1746-SMITH, John, white, Williamsburg. Robbery-murder of
Joseph Rodgers, white (Westmoreland Co.)
8-22-1746-GEORGE, blck, slave of Rev. James Scott, Spotsylvania
Co. Burglary.
1747-WELCH, Patrick, white, Williamsburg. Counterfeiting (Caro-
line Co.)
6-22-1747-WILL, black, slave of John Hudgins, Amelia Co. Murder
of slave Jack.
6-30-1747-BENTON, John, white, Williamsburg. Horse stealing.
10- -1747-MANUEL, black, slave of Landon Carter, Richmond Co.
Burglary.
1748-JAMES, black, slave of , Norfolk Co. Felony.
1748-TOM, black, slave of , Norfolk Co. Felony.
6-27-1748-PETER, black, slave of John Smithson, Louisa Co. Murder
of his master's wife, white.
8-2-1748-TOM, black, slave of William Hunter, Orange Co. Agg.
burglary.
1749-SOLOMON, black, slave of , Princess Anne Co.
Felony.
4-21-1749-BOB, black, slave of John Perrin. Yorktown. Burglary.
5-2-1749-SAM, black, slave of Robert Carter, Westmoreland Co.
Burglary, storehouse of James Hunter, white.
9- -1749-SAM, black, slave of Anne McCarty, Richmond Co. Burglary
home of Daniel Hornby.
9- -1749-NORMAN, black, slave of Elizabeth Griffin, Richmond Co.
Burglary, home of Daniel Hornby.
9-25-1749-PHIL, black, slave of Edmund Buckley, Middleseex Co.
Robbery, storehouse of Robert Elliott.
9-25-1749-ABRAHAM, black, slave of Robert Elliott, Middlesex Co.
Robbery, storehouse of Robert Elliott.
6-11-1750-MARK, black, slave of Col. Pressy, Northumberland
Co. Murder of his master.
8-15-1750-TOM, black, slave of Larkin Chew, Spotsylvania Co.
Burglary of master's storehouse.
10-10-1750-HARRY, black, slave of Mary Washington, King George Co.
Murder of slave Tame.
10-29-1750-PHILIP, black, slave of Edward Snelling, Norfolk Co.
Murder.
11-5-1750-TOM, black, slave of Mildred Willis, Spotsylvania Co.
Burglary.
12-8-1750-CAESAR, black, slave of Richard Stephens, Lancaster Co.
Felony.
2-4-1751-PETER, black, slave of Samuel Batchelder, Middlesex Co.
Robbery, storehouse of Robert Daniels.
2-4-1751-ROBIN, black, slave of Samuel Batchelder, Middlesex Co.
Robbery, storehouse of Robert Daniels.
3-6-1751-BRISTOL, black, slave of George Parker, Accomack CH.
Robbery, storehouse of Charles West.
4-5-1751-VERNON, black, slave of Mary Morrison, Norfolk Co.
Felony.
4-5-1751-SCOTLAND, black, slave of Mary Morrison, Norfolk Co.
Felony.
4-8-1751-MATT, black, slave of John Blair, York Co. Burglary.
4-8-1751-SIMON, black, slave of Ann Shields, York Co. Burglary.
12-24-1751-JEMMIE, black, slave of Thomas Dansie, Elizabeth City
Co. Felony.
4-3-1752-BOB (TAFFY), black, slave of Judith Pearce, Isle of Wight
Co. Robbery, storehouse of John Dunlap.
6-6-1752-DAVIE, black, slave of George Keale, Lancaster Co.
Felony.
6-6-1752-MOLL, black, female slave of Joseph Pope, Lancaster Co.
Felony.
6-19-1752-JEMMY, black, slave of Thomas Reynolds, York Co. Agg.
burglary, home of Lucy Hansford, white.
8- -1752-WILL, slave of Richard Lee, Northumberland Co. Robbery,
storehouse of Richard Knott.
10-1-1752- , Williamsburg. Felony.
11-13-1752-ROBIN, black, slave of Richard Wormeley, Middlesex Co.
Robbery, storehouse of Alexander Frazier.
stealing.
12-26-1743-JACK, black, slave of Lindsey Opie, Northumberland Co.
Storehouse robbery.
1744-BEARDING, Francis, white, Williamsburg. Robbery (Caroline).
1-20-1744-GUY, black, slave of George Purcell, Lancaster Co.
Storehouse robbery.
8-17-1744-SAMPSON, black, slave of Robert Shields, York Co.
Grand Larceny.
8-20-1744-OTHO, black, slave of Rappahannock Mining Corp., West-
moreland Co. Agg. burglary, home of Richard Smith, white.
8-20-1744-TOM, black, slave of Rappahannock Mining Corp., West-
moreland Co. Agg. burglary, home of Richard Smith, white.
9-13-1744-KIRANDY, black, slave of James Giddy, York Co. Burglary,
storehouse of Sarah Parkes, white.
10-5-1744-HARRY, black, slave of Matthew Branch, Henrico Co.
Storehouse robbery.
1744-1745- , black, slave of William Beverly, place unknown.
Murder of overseer, white.
1744-1745- , black, slave of William Beverly, place unknown.
Murder of overseer, white.
3-2-1745-FRANK, black, slave of John Clayton, Orange Co. Horse
theft.
3-2-1745-PAPPAW FRANK, black, slave of John Clayton, Orange Co.
Horse theft.
3-2-1745-JACK, black, slave of Malichi Childs, Orange Co. Horse
theft.
4-18-1745-STEPHEN (aka STUBB), black, slave of Hannah Dowling,
Northumberland Co. Storehouse robbery.
10-21-1745-CUFFY, black, slave of John Payne, Goochland Co.
Burglary.
1-20-1746-WOOD, Tom, black, slave of John Lewis, Spotsylvania Co.
Storehouse robbery.
2-5-1746-BILLY, black, slave of Mildred Willis, Spotsylvania Co.
Storehouse robbery.
3-20-1746-BOATSWAIN, black, slave of Henry Duke, Louisa Co. Mur-
10
-1737-TOM, black, slave of John Tabb, Elizabeth City Co.
Burglary.
ll- -1737-JACOB, black, slave of William Fauntleroy, Richmond Co.
Burlary of master's house.
4-29-1738-BARWICK, black, slave of Thomas Mingham, Elizabeth City
Co. Burglary.
7-9-1738-WILL, black, slave of John Taylor, York Co. Burglary.
7-28-1738-SAUL, black, slave of Thomas Lee, Westmoreland Co.
Burglary, home of William Cope, white.
11-9-1739-MARTIN, black, slave of William Rives, Jr., Prince
George Co. Murder of slave Pegg, black.
1740-DEVONSHIRE, black, slave of , Princess Anne Co.
Felony.
1-31-1740-GEORGE, black, slave of John Walton, Accomack Co.
Storehouse Robbery.
8-22-1740-MATTHEW, black, slave of Thomas Smith, Westmoreland Co.
Burglary, home of John McCabe, white.
9-30-1740-CUTJOO, black, slave of Jabez Pitts, Accomack Co.
Storehouse Robbery.
8-7-1741-DICK, black, slave of Henry McCartin, Spotsylvania Co.
Burglary & rape of Sarah Sparks, white.
1742-MUMFORD, Richard, white, Williamsburg. Horse stealing
(Caroline).
6-4-1742-DAVIS, Henry, white, Williamsburg.
11-26-1742-PLUNKETT, Anne, female, white, convict transportee,
Williamsburg. Infanticide.
1743-CHARLES, black, slave of , Norfolk Co. Felony.
1743-GEORGE, black, slave of Charles Smyth, Princess Anne Co.
Felony.
1743-GEORGE, black, slave of , Princess Anne Co. Felony.
4-11-1743-JACK, black, slave of Howsen Mapp, Northampton Co.
Storehouse robbery.
12- -1743-LITTLE JACK, black, slave of Edward Spencer, Orange Co.
Storehouse robbery.
12-12-1743-BRADFORD, black, slave of John Tyler, York Co. Horse
Gabriel's Rebellion.
10-10-1800-GEORGE, black, slave of Jacob Smith, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion. |
10-10-1800-GILBERT, black, slave of William Young, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
10-17-1800-SOLOMON, black, slave of Joseph Lewis, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
11-14-1800-JAMES, black, slave of Elisha Price, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
7-10-1801-ALEXANDER, George W., white, 23, carpenter, Franklin Co.
Murder of William Alexander, white.
8-13-1802-CLAUD, Dick, black, slave of Joshua Claud, Jerusalem.
Attempted murder of his master.
9- -1802- , black, slave of , Jerusalem. Murder of
another slave.
9- -1802- , black, slave of , verusalem. Murder of
another slave.
5-17-1803-SEMPSHILL, John, white, Williamsburg. Murder of his
wife and their two children.
7-25-1803-SARAH, black, female slave of Hiram Mills, Albemarle
Co. Assault to kill her mistress, white.
11-25-1803-CHERRY, James, white, Suffolk. Murder of William
Hudson, white.
11-25-1803-REED, Gabriel, white, mariner, Suffolk. Murder of
slave James Butts, black.
11-28-1803-McWHAINE, Lewis, white, 47, carpenter & millwright,
Charlottesville. Murder of Dr. James Hopkins, white.
6-1-1804-HENNESSEY, James, white, Winchester. Murder of Patrick
Hogan, white.
11-16-1804-HOWMAN, Reuben S., white, cobbler, Fredericksburg.
Murder of his wife.
3-13-1807-ISAAC, black, slave of Samuel Fuqua, Pittsylvania Co.
Robbery, storehouse of Richard Johnson.
3-4-1808-WILL, black, slave of Richard Smith, Norfolk. Highway
robbery of 2 men, whites.
7-31-1788-CARROFF, Alexander, white, Richmond. Murder.
1-31-1789-FARLEY, Matthew, white, white, planter. Richmond. Mur-
der of slave, black (Powhatan Co.)
1-31-1789-WILLIAMSON, Thomas, white, Richmond. Murder of brother-
in- law, John Stark, white.
6-5-1789-BIRD, George, white, Charlottesville. Horse stealing.
6-11-1790-WATSON, Solomon, white, Winchester. Horse stealing.
10-15-1790-BURKES, Charles, white, Richmond. Horse stealing.
5-27-1891-THOMAS, THOMAS (aka FOWLER, J.), white, Charlottesville.
Horse stealing.
11-11-1791-DRIVER, John, white, Williamsburg. Burglary.
11-11-1791-DRIVER, Emanuel, white, Williamsburg. Burglary.
11-11-1791-SMITH, William, white, Williamsburg. Burglary.
11-11-1791-SHAVERS, Hugh, white, Richmond. Felony.
1792-TOWE, William, white, Suffolk CH. Horse stealing.
5-25-1792-ANDERSON, Ralph Crawforth, white, Richmond. Murder of
William Green, white.
7-6-1792-DOWDELL, Hugh, white, Dumfries. Counterfeiting.
7-6-1792-CRANE, John, Jr., white, farm laborer, Winchester. Mur-
der of Abraham van Horn, white.
7-6-1792-JOHNSON, William, white, Winchester. Horse stealing.
10-19-1792-YOUNG, John, white, 47, Winchester. Horse stealing.
11-15-1792-KNIGHT, Joshua E. V., white, Fredericksburg. Horse
stealing.
3-15-1793-DANIEL, black, slave of Turner Dixon, Fauquier Co. Rape
of Rhody Cave, white.
10-15-1793-CONWAY, James, white, Winchester. Murder of John John-
ston, white.
10-15-1793-McCABE, James, white, tailor, Winchester. Murder of
John Johnston, white.
8-22-1794-POLLY, black, females slave of Drury Ragsdale, King
William Co. Preparing poison.
7-18-1783-STORRS, James, white, Richmond. Horse stealing (Albe-
marle Co.)
12-5-1783-NEWMAN, Michael, white, Richmond. Highway robbery
(Henrico Co).
12-5-1783-RAINES, James, white, Richmond. Horse stealing (South-
ampton Co.).
3-2-1781-CHARLES, black, slave of Thomas Landrum, Goochland Co.
Burglary, home of Mary Brown.
12-31-1784-YANCEY, Stephen, white, Richmond. Murder of his bro-
ther (Louisa Co.)
1-28-1785-TYLER, John, white, Richmond. Murder of his uncle.
1-28-1785-WOMBLE, Matthew, white, Richmond. Murder of his wife &
4 children.
7-29-1785-JONES, Reuben, white, Richmond. Murder (Fauquier Co.)
8-4-1786-McAULEY, Thomas, black, Richmond. Rape.
1-26-1787-READE, Isaac, black, Richmond. Murder.
6-8-1787-ABBOTT, George, white, Richmond. Murder of Alexander
Muir, white.
8-1-1787-DOWNS, Richard, white, Richmond. Burglary (Petersburg. )
8-1-1787-TAYLOR, Joseph, white, Richmond. Horse stealing
(Albemarle Co.)
8-1-1787-DICK, black, freedman, Richmond. Murder (Mecklenburg Co)
12-1-1787-PHILLIPS, James, white, Richmond. Burglary (Charles
Cit? cor)
12-1-1787-WILSON (aka WATSON), William, white, Richmond. Horse
stealing (Fauquier Co.)
1-25-1788-FOX, James McConnell, white, 22, Richmond. Murder of
Russell, white.
6-6-1788-ARMSTRONG, William, white, Richmond. Burglary (New
Kent Co.)
6-6-1788-CANDY, John (aka WATSON, Ed), white, Richmond. Burgalry
(Caroline Co.)
6-6-1788-COODY, John, white, Richmond. Murder of his wife
(Goochland Co.)
9- -1794-FORD, John, white, PLrince Edward CH. Murder of John
Rowton, white.
10-29-1795-MOSES, black, slave of Philip King, Cumberland CH.
Burglary, home of Richard Allen.
10-28-1796-BRANCH, Archer, white, Richmond. Horse stealing.
10-28-1796-YOUNG, John, white, Richmond. Horse stealing.
7-7-1797-JENNY, black, female slave of Est. of Isaac Haywood,
Gloucester Co. Consp. to poison Nathaniel Washington, white.
11-17-1797-SCOTT, Jesse, black, freedman, Winchester. Horse
stealing.
11-17-1797-NORMAN, Roz, black, freedman, Winchester. Rape of Patty
Poe, 13.
9-18-1800-SAM, black, slave of Nath. Wilkinson, Richmond. |
Gabriel's Rebellion.
9-18-1800-JUPITER, black, slave of Thomas H. Prosser, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion. |
9-18-1800-PETER, black, slave of Nath. Wilkinson Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
9-18-1800-ISHAM, black, slave of William Burton, Riuchmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
9-18-1800-SAWNEY, black, slave of William Young, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
10-10-1800-TOM, black, slave of Thomas H. Prosser, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
10-10-1800-BYRD, Sam, black, slave of Jane Clark, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
10-10-1800-WILLIAM, black, slave of William Young, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
10-10-1800-SAM, black, slave of Paul Grayham, Richmond. Gabriel's
Rebellion.
10-10-1800-ISAAC, black, slave of James Allen, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
10-10-1800-LADDIS, black, slave of John Williamson, Richmond.
Gabriel's Rebellion.
10-10-1800-MICHAEL, black, slave of Thomas Goode, Richmond.
Mosby Ranger.
9-2-1864-CHANDLER, Seldon S., white 34, Army Private, Petersburg
(UM). Desertion.
9-2-1864-BOB, black, slave of F. W. Epes, Nottoway CH. Insurrec-
tray.
9-16-1864-DOWNING, Samuel W., white, soldier, Alexandria (UM).
Desertion.
9-23-1864-AGNES, black, female slave of William I. Harper. Din-
widdie CH. Attempted murder of a white.
10-7-1864-HENRY, black, slave of Va. Central RR Co., Richmond.
Arson.
10-14-1864-MERLING, Charles H., white, 25, Hancock Sta. (UM).
Desertion.
10-18-1864-VELON, John, white, 20, Army Private, Petersburg (UM).
Desertion.
10-31-1864-HOWELL, Henry, white, soldier, Henrico Co. (CM).
Desertion & treason.
12-10-1864-ROWE, Edward, white, 21, Army Private, Petersburg (UM).
Desertion.
12-10-1864-SMITH, Daniel C., white, 21, Army Private, Petersburg
(UM). Desertion.
12-16-1864-HUMMELL, Charles, white, 20, Army private, (UM).
Desertion.
12-16-1864-KANE, William, white, 25, Army Private, (UM). Deser-
tion.
12-16-1864-SUHR, Christopher, white, 24, Army Private (UM). De-
sertion.
12-16-1864-THOMPSON, John, white, 19, Army Private (UM). Deser-
tion.
12-21-1864-HALL, John, white, 37, Army Private, Laurel Hill (UM).
Murder of another soldier.
12-21-1864-DIX, Thomas, white, 22, Army Private, Laurel Hill (UM).
Desertion.
12-21-1864-McCURDY, Henry, white, 21, Army Private, Laurel Hill
(UM). Desertion.
12-21-1864-SMITH, Johyn, white, 23, Army Private, Laurel Hill (UM).
3-24-1865-GILLEY, black, slave of , Petersburg. Robbery
and attempted rape of woman, white.
4-28-1865- black, freedman, Lynchburg (M). Burglary.
——————— /
4-28-1865- , black, freedman, Lynchburg (M). Burglary.
11-24-1866-STAMPER, Solomon, Grayson Co. Carnal knowledge of a
minor.
5-28-1869-FRANKLIN, Adam, black, Appomattox CH. Murder of Haxall
Johnson, black.
8-5-1870-CAMPBELL, York, black, freedman, Culpepper CH. Murder of
Pollux Patrick, black.
6-17-1870-TAYLOR, William, black, freedman, King George CH. Arson-
murder of Willie Jett, 17, white.
8-5-1870-WALKABOUT, John (aka PARRAMORE, Horace), Accomack CH.
8-12-1870-TAYLOR, Warner, black, freedman, King George CH. Arson-
murder of Willie Jett, 17, white.
10-7-1870-HINES, Archer, black, 26, freedman, Prince Edward CH.
Murder of Anderson Fowlkes, black.
11-25-1870-HUBBARD, Kit, black, freedman, Pittsylvania CH. Murder
of Joseph E. Anderson, white.
2-24-1871-JACKSON, John, black, freedman, Pittsylvania CH. Murder
of Joseph E. Anderson, white.
7-21-1871-McGIFFIN, Thomas, white, Greenville. Murder of Constable
Drummond, white.
7-28-1871-GREEN, Richard, black, 28, Army veteran, Prince George
CH. Murder of Charles Friend, white.
7-28-1871-HENRY, William, black, 27, freedman, Prince George CH.
Murder of Charles Friend, white.
12-8-1871-BROCK, Jacob, black, 45, laborer, Louisa CH. Murder of
his wife, Judy.
11-13-1874-DIGGS, John, black, Lovingston. Wife murder.
4-30-1875-CLARK, Joe, black, Pittsylvania CH. Murder of Albert
Barksdale, black.
3-2-1876-GRIFFIN, Isaac, black, 28, Portsmouth. Rape of his
brother's wife, black.
11-16-1876-BAKER, Glenroy, black, Spotsylvania CH. Murder of
4-24-1864-DAWSON, Thomas R., white, 32, Army Private, Morrisville
(UM). Desertion and rape.
4-28-1864-MORGAN, Jacob, white, 37, Army Private, Norfolk (UM).
Desertion.
4-29-1864-McDONOUGH, Owen, white, 29, Army Private, Williamsburg
(UM). Desertion.
4-29-1864-THOMPSON, John H., white, 21, Army Private, Alexandria
(UM). Desertion & theft.
4-29-1864-SCOTT, James, white, 22, Army Private, Williamsburg (UM).
Desertion.
5-21-1864-STARBIRD, John D., white, 20, Army Private, Spotsylvania
Co. (UM). Desertion.
6-13-1864-CREIGH, David S., white, Rockbridge Co. (UM). Murder of
a Union soldier.
6-20-1864-JOHNSON, William, black, soldier, Petersburg (UM). Rape.
7-15-1864-GEARY, Daniel, white, Army Private, Petersburg (UM).
Rape of Mrs. Stiles, white.
7-15-1864-GORDON, Ransom S., white, Army Private, Petersburg (UM).
Rape of Mrs. Stiles, white.
8-5-1864-WHITLOW, Isaac B., white, 17, Army Private, Monacacy (UM).
Desertion.
8-8-1864-McELHENNEY, Frank, white, Army Private, Deep Bottom (UM).
Desertion.
8-26-1864-FED, black, slave of T. Carrington. Mecklenburg Co.
Insurrection.
9- -1864-ANDERSON, Thomas E., white, 30, Con. soldier, Front Royal
(UM). Mosby Ranger.
9- -1864-LOVE, Lucien, white, 17, Con. soldier, Front Royal (UM).
Mosby Ranger.
9- -1864-JONES, David L., white, Con. soldier, Front Royal (UM).
Mosby Ranger.
9- -1864-RHODES, Henry, white, 17, student, Front Royal (UM).
Mosby Ranger.
9- -1864-OVERBY, William T., white, 27, Con soldier, Front Royal
(UM). Mosby Ranger.
9- -1864-CARTER, white, Con. soldier, Front Royal (UM).
——e A
Desertion.
12-21-1864-THOMPSON, James, white 21, Army Private, Laurel Hill
(UM). Desertion.
12-23-1864-DIXON, John C., white, 21, Army private, Petersburg
(UM). Desertion.
12-26-1864-BROWN, James F., white, 23, Army Private, Richmond Co.
(UM). Desertion.
12-30-1864-NAT, black, slave of Abner Mahan. Pittsylvania Co.
Rape of woman, white.
1-5-1865-KING, Charles, white, 26, Army Private, Winchester (UM).
Desertion & espionage.
1-5-1865-RIGLEY, Henry, white, 27, Army Private, Winchester (UM).
Desertion & espionage.
1-6-1865-BENSON, John, white, 21, soldier, Petersburg (UM). De-
sertion.
1-6-1865-COX, Peter, white, soldier, Petersburg (UM). Desertion.
1-6-1865-THORNTON, Waterman, white, 40, soldier, Petersburg (UM).
Desertion.
1-6-1865-WERT, Michael, white, 38, soldier, Petersburg (UM). De-
sertion.
1-6-1865-TOM, black, slave of , Bedford CH. Assault to
kill his master.
1-7-1865-COLLINS, James, white, 21, Army Private, Ft. Harrison
(UM). Desertion.
1-7-1865-DIX, William, white, 19, Army Private, Ft. Harrison (UM)>
Desertion.
1-24-1865-SIMMS, Bill, black, slave of Charles Campbell. Wash-
ington Co. Robbery of a white.
1-27-1865-ROOT, Newell W., white, 18, Army Private, City Point
(UM). Desertion.
3-10-1865-GRIFFIN, William T., white, 21, Army Private, City Point
(UM). Desertion.
3-13-1865-AGNES, black, female slave of John M. Howard, Wythe Co.
Arson.
3-17-1865-CLAIBORNE, black, slave of John H. Holland, Franklin Co.
Rape of woman, white.
Aecorcling ty Exec. Jourma/ of §— BRANCH ANAIGLISH
GW. cathy dled 4/16/00 SPOS AUR ROPE | dered Mr. Hyram
ter names wee Byunth aro’ Fowlkes of Prince Edward County on Warch %, na, Oe
¢ ct ¢ i"
Liishh. Correct locitian /§ sentenced to be hanged on May 11, 1860." 1 |
wndeed Nottoway County. RIGIMOND ENQUIRER, Richmond, Vass April 20, 1860
These are possibly the same. According to Schwartz,
7-6-1985, two unnamed slaves, the property of William
Fowlkes, were comensated for execution in June, 1860,
H;s source: Virginia Treasury Office, Cash Disburs -ements
Journals, Virginia Sy;ate Library, Schwartz indicates
Nottoway County and I am carrying as same since dates
would indicated they are as well as name,
Correct date Y/b/60. ANN and ELIZA (Slaves)
4 gare | ",..On...March 23, 1860, two black women, speedily
Stay grated 70 a arrested and convicted for the mrder of one Dr. Croxton,
f~ ENee. Sour, OV. 7 were hanged in Essex County, Virginia. There was no talk
5/40/60. of commuting their sentences, no talk even of preparing
oahed their immortal souls for death, Their names - the only
names the while world allowed them - were Ann and Eliza."
WOMAN WHO KILL, by Ann Jones; New York: Holt, Rinehart
and Winston, 1980; copyright by Jones; page 195
XXKEXX Ann and Eliza, slaves of Estate of William C,ox-
ton, hanged Essex County, Vae,y on March 23, 1860 for the
murder of their master, I,formation provided by Schwartz,
sourcing Virginia Treasury Office, Cash Disbursements
Be Wary ot date. Case cited tn Exee. Jaurmal off
Gov. ti crtry dated 6/15/03. So €x. wes probebly
arid Y/1/o3-
ARMSTEAD, BET (F), GEORGE, JANE (F), SARAH (F), SEATON
a)
The estate of Tergsha Dillard was compensated in May,
1863, for the executions of slaves Armstead, Bet (female),
George, Jane (Female), Sarah (Female) and Seaton, all of
whom were executed for the murder of their owner in
Amherst County, Virginia.
Provided by Schwartz, July 6, 1985, sourcing: Virginia
Treasury Office, Cash Disbursements Journals, Virginia
State Library; and Virginia Executive Papers, Letters
Received, Virginia State Library.
© hn lle- eo4
ts Ye fab
Slave HEROD
Owner, A. H. Radford, compensated in April,1863, for the
execution of slave Herod in Befford County, Va., for the
murder of another slave.
Information provided by Schwartz, 7-6-1985, sourcing: -
Virginia Treasury Office, Cash Disbursement Journals, S,ate
Library of Virginia, and Order Book, B,dford County, 1861-
1865, 256-257
Tis case 1s retarded tn Exec. Joupmef sf CoV, 10 tatty
ated 4/6 6/03. Jo 6x. Was Startle 4 /8 G3.
SLAVE
Unnamed slave executed H,nover County, Vye Owner J. B,
Gardner compensated in March, 1863.
Provided by S hwartz, 7-6-1985; source: Virginia Treas-
ury Office, Cosh Djsbursehent Journals, Virginia S,ate
Libuzyys
¢ ; , pdemfs bi
Entry dated W/10/ 03 ta Exec. Jornal of oe 4 ad aid
this miscreant as Mary Sane’ bad Sp :
as aggravated assailt. Doub pless executed 10000 [$4 oF
Sbrudry 863:
CLARK, Charles and DORMADY, William
Union -oldiers, hanged for murder at Fort
Yorktown, VA, on March 2, 1863.
Sea Military
BeaN, LiwilsS and SPENCER, slaves,
Charlies City County, Va., Court of Oyer and Ter-
Hiner: neld in Meveh, 1506, for the rial ag Ber,
Lewis and Spencer, three slaves belonging to
William Lightfoot’ of sandy Polnt. Ben valued at
LOO" Fbs, spencer at 105 los., end Lewis at 105
los. All were sentenced to be hansed on April
18, 1808, ana Sheriff John Bradley attested to
their executions.
go
C state Archives, Auditor's Records, Box 2, iten A/OfO8
/) 153, 1808 envelope. Byy /gy, Exec. Papers of Gov. On etl F
) broke tafe Me touse Of a white wars tamed Anbrose Crees and teliberitly
( filled him with ‘swords, sticks, staves, clubs, kyjves, guas and pistols:
JIM, Slave
Campbell Co., Va., Robert Alex
a . 3 exander, Clerk
Ge Court on April Je, 1808, certified he
/ m, the property of John W, Cocke, condemned
a cea Of Nii ta om Frith, was valued
a S. and that he was hene
AS cae as hanged on March
LP
oe
“hal 4 rchives, Auditer's Records, Box 2
) Om 155, 1605 Env. Box {GZ Exec R Af Gov
y : g 3 apey °S ‘ 9
) ber 10/15/07 vickon was preparing to whip Son who tured |
/ on him and knocked hivs over Hoe head with a stick. Viet
\ ded 48 days /4TeR-
if
Female Data: Virginia ,
The Battimore Sun, 8-4-1840 page 2 column i Ss
“The last Warrenton Virginia Times states that onthe 27th
__ultimo the only son of deseph P. Wiisen of Baltimore,
while on a visit to his grandmother near that place, was
___ deowned in-a well. The horrors of this calamity were in-
ght aon when cireumstances jed to the Sus-
~picion that the child lost its life by the hand of 4 negro
girl belonging to Mr. Wilson. The giri was apprehended
and confessed that she had inveigied the child to the
weil to see_a bird's nest and had pushed him in. The
givl and her husband were both arrested and committed
to jail. The lad was about eight years of age.” ae
Note= this is 99.9 % chanee to be that ‘Betsy’ for whom
_ you have a Card erting uier County. ‘The seene
of this crime is the shire town of that county and
-you don’t appear to have the details of the crime.
Probably a juvenile also,
The Baltimore Sun, 3-28-1840 page i coluonS: et
giv Was end. tity of sethias Sine to He dwetling house
of Mrs. Pine in Berntyi lie and sentenced fo be hung in
— June next.”
(a possibility)
The Baltimore Sun, 5-33-1845 paje 1 column 6:
" Three slaves > Jerry, Harry and Sally were sentenced
fo be hung in dune next at the sitting of the Campbell
County Virginia Court last week for attempting +o mur-
der Mrs. Mohr.”
(another possibility )
OVER.
___ The Battimore Sun, 4-11-1845 page a column J
An account of the crime of a \4 year old negro gir
at New Hent Virginia who murdered her white mistress
by means of poison. Talten from the Richmond Star.
(another possibility)
325 Case of Edmund Porter, Williamsburg, 1775. Case turns up in
{ Frederick County Order Book 1772-1778 page 373 where he is
remanded to the December 1774 Court of Oyer & Terminer for
Horse Stealing.
i ie Case of Negro Caesar, Elizabeth City County, 1747. Please
change date of Execution to May 1, 1747. You are carrying
the trial date. Elizabeth City County Order Book 1731-1747
page 596. See also Ibid. 1747-1755 page 13 for executioner's
expense account.
Sas Case of Christopher Bettie alias Bettis, Williamsburg, 1754
He turns up in Cumberland County Order Book 1752-1758 pages
108-109 where he is remanded to the October 1753 General Court
for "feloniously stealing sundry things from Peter Fitzpatrick".
' However since his fatal scrape with the law did not come about
until the April 1754 General Court, it would appear that he
either beat the rap or was pardoned the previous October. This
is probably the real reason why he was not pardoned for the
horse stealing indictment in April 1754.
35. / Case of Richard Sowerbutts, Williamsburg, 1771. Case turns up
in Chesterfield County Order Book 1767-1771 page 485 where he
is remanded to the April 1771 General Court for burglary. He is
noted as having been a transport felon.
¢
JO. Case of William Moore, Williamsburg, 1775. Case turns up in
Charlotte County Order Book 1774-1780 pages 54-55 where he is
remanded to the October 1774 General Court for the 6/28/74
burglary of the house of Mr. Martin Smith of Prince Edward County.
Case of James Biggers, Williamsburg, 1769. Case turns up in
edford County Order Book 1763-1771 pages 479-481 where he is
remanded to the April 1769 General Court for horse stealing.
The horse in question had been stolen four years previously at
which time Biggers had been caught in Rowan County North Carolina
but had broken out of the jail there while awaiting extradition
toNirginia. He was finally run down in Bedford County in 12/68.
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30% Case of Day Thoroughgood, Williamsburg, 1752. Case turns up
in Augusta County Order Book 1749-1753 page 198 where he is
remanded to Williamsburg for petit treason. He was a servant
and confessed to murdering his master, Mr. James Connerly.
39. se of Josiah Blankenship, Williamsburg, 1778. Case turns up
in Augusta County Order Book 1774-1779 pages 249-250 where he is
remanded to Williamsburg to stand trial on the statute for ‘Privately
Stealing'. Had illegally entered the house of Mr. Woolrich Waggoner
and swiped two coats and 55 yards of linen. He also turns up in
Amelia County Order Book 1772-1778 on 10/13/73 when he is arraigned
for horse theft. And also on 5/23/74 where he is remanded to the
June 1774 Court of Oyer & Terminer for robbing the house of Daniel
Jones and for breaking into the house of Tavena Hightower and stealing
her clothes.
23. Case of Negro Tero, Henrico County, 1720. Please change
Yexecution date to August 11, 1720. You are carrying the
trial date. Henrico County Order Book 1719-1724 page 43.
Indian slave of Mr. Lowry Randolph. 7/17/20 burglary on
the house of Mr. William Moore.
24. Case of Negro Jack, Henrico County, 1720. Please change
, execution date to July 26th 1720. You are carrying the trial
date. Pleaded guilty to murder of white man named John
/ Hughson. Was slave of Mr. Richard Cocke. Valuation 45 pounds.
Crime committed 6/30/20. Henrico County Order Book 1719-1724
page 39.
: / Cases of Negro Hazard & Negro George, Goochland County, 1737.
You are carrying the trial date for both. Hazard was hanged
on January 29th and George on February 17th. They were slaves
of Mr. William Gay. They burglarized the premises of Major
John Bolling. George had also stolen goods from a boat.
Goochland County Order Book 1735-1741 pages 127-129.
20. Case of Negro Isaac, Goochland County, 1741. Please change
execution date to March 20, 1741. You are carrying the trial
date. Goochland County Order Book 1735-1741 pages 538-539.
27. Case of Negro Davy, Goochland County, 1741. You are carrying
the trial date. The correct date is December 22, 1741.
Goochland County Order Book 1741-1744 pages 17-18. See also
page 153 for notation of executioner's fees.
23. Case of Randall Boush, Richmond, 1780. No data found on his
~Linal crime since it apparently occurred in a county whose
“ records are lost. But some background data turns up in Halifax
County Order Book 1774-1779 page 312 where he is remanded to
the June 1778 Court of Oyer & Terminer for stealing a large
quantity of Virginia cloth from the Rev. Mr. Craig. See also
Ibid. page 159 for his arraignment on 8/3/76 for counterfeiting
the paper currency of North Carolina.
a “Case of Thomas Aubrey, Williamsburg, 1753. Case turns up in
Goochland County Order Book 1750-1757 page 180 where he is
remanded to the December Court of Oyer & Terminer for horse
steating: He bore the alias 'Thomas Smith’.
30. Cases of John Hampton & Drury Hodges, Richmond, 1780. They
both turn up in Goochland County Order Book 1779-1783 pages 8-11
where they are remanded to the April 1780 General Court for
horse stealing.
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ake Case of John Reizer, Williamsburg, 1778. He turns up in
Frederick County Order Book 1778-1781 pages 80-81 where he is
remanded to the October 1778 General Court for murdering Mr.
Alexander Stoetzlizer in Shenandoah County.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44,
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‘Case of Jesse Townsend, Williamsburg, 1770. Case turns up
in Augusta County Order Book 1769-1773 page 124 where he
is remanded to the October 1770 General Court for the murder
Mr. Noah Roundtree.
Case of Joseph Berry, Williamsburg, 1773. Case turns up
in Amelia County Order Book 1772-1778 page 138 where he is
remanded to the June 1773 Court of Oyer & Terminer on three
seperate counts of horse theft. He was a resident of Orange Co.
Case of Moses Riggs, Williamsburg, 1770. Case turns up in
Accomack County Order Book 1770-1773 pages 116-119 where he
is remanded to the December 1770 Court of Oyer & Terminer
for murdering Negro Stepney, a boy-slave of Benjamin West Jr.
Riggs was reputed to be deranged and killed the pickaninny
because he thought he was the devil. Shot him down and mashed
his head to jelly with riflebutt. Probably not executed.
Case of Negress Esther, Accomack County, 1767. Correct
date of execution is 5/12/67.
Case of Negro Dyah, Accomack County, 1766. Real name was
Negro Obadiah alias Diah. Had previous scrape with law. On
12/20/64 he drew death sentence for sheep stealing and jail
breaking but received a pardon. Accomack County Order Book
1764-1765 page 288.
VIRGIN/A
Flease ado! the Aoowiing olefai/s :
Kancall Gibson, executed 1754.
He had been burnt tn the hand for a
felony conviction at The June, (752
Court of Oyer he Torminer.
Ste Virginian Gaxette, 6-12-1752,
Coleman & Hoffman, executed 1766.
Sher obfence was burglary.
Ste Virginia Gazette,” 12-11-1766.
Henry Bates, executed (753. You carry
Incorrect surname ‘Pates’. He was hLurat
In the hand for a felony Conviction at the
June 752 Court of Oyer & Terminer. He
also drew a death Stitence at the Ochober
1752 General Court tor a Sécond felon
Vanichins. Ft he iat pardeand tak 7
third felony conviction at the Nine 1753
Court of Oyer & Terminer final stretched
his heck.” Ste baithe, oi ish & /0-/9-§2.
hemanded trom New Kent County, a fu sachin
whose records are 1051. So unable te specity
the ‘felony’. However Since his was a ChASS/c
Case of “tyree strikes and youre out’ 1778
reasonably probable That A/s Crime Was
brand Larcen Y:
16 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
Many soldiers have deserted taking province arms, and sold
them. Procl. warning all that suits will be brought. Deserters
+ * : . \
may return before Sept. without punishment.
—
Sept. 12, 1755.
“Virginia ss.
Bv the Honorable Robert Dinwiddie, Esq., His Majesty’s
Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chiet of the Colony
and Dominion of Virginia:
A PROCLAMATION FOR A FAst.
WHEREAS we have but too much Reason to fear, that our
sins have justly provoked the Almighty to send down upon us
his heavy judgements of War and Famine; and as national
Repentence is the only Remedy for national Guilt, I have there-
fore thought fit to issue this Proclamation, appointing Wednes-
dav the 24th of September to be religiously and devoutly ob-
served as a General Fast, for the solemn and public Humiliation
of ourselves before Almighty God, in Order to supplicate His
devine Majesty for the Pardon of our Sins, for averting those
heavy Judgments, and more particularly for the Preservation
of us from the hands of our Enemies.
Anp I hereby strictly charge and require, that in all churches,
where the ministers can possibly attend, devine service be per-
formed, and a sermon be preached suitable to the Occasion, and
that on some preceding Sunday they give Notice of the said
FAST and exhort their several Congregations to a devout and
igi ervance of it.
ee Rees my Hand, at Williamsburg, this 28th Day of
August, in the 29th Year of His Majesty’s Reign and in the
of our Lord 1755. :
on Robert Dinwiddie.
GOD SAVE THE KING.”
Lottery to raise £6875 for preserving the country against the
French, 25,000 tickets, 2050 prizes, price 1 pistole each.
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EXTRACTS FROM VIRGINIA GAZETTE 17
Sept. 19-1755.
“Paris, June 2. The following is the sentence passed upon
Lewis Maudrin, on the 24th of May, and executed on the 26th’’
for contraband trade, counterfeiting, and murder, ‘‘to be de-
livered to the Executioner of Justice, and be stripped to his
Shirt, with a rope about his neck, and a writing effixed contain-
ing these Characters, The Chief of Smugglers, of Criminals,
guilty of High Treason, of Assassins, Robbers, and Disturbers
of the Public Peace, holding in his Hand a lighted Wax Candle
of the Weight of Two Pounds, before the Cathedral Church of
- Valence, in Dauphiny, where the said Maudrin, bare-headed
and kneeling, shall declare with a loud Voice, that he begs Par-
don of God, of the King, and of the Officers of Justice, for all the
Crimes and Villainies by him committed. He shali then be
taken to the Place of execution, and there have his Arms,
Legs, Thighs, and Back broken while alive, on a Scaffold pre-
pared for this Purpose, and at length be put on a Wheel with
his Face turned towards Heaven, where he is to end his life.
After which, his dead Body shall by the Executioner be exposed
in the Gibbet of that City. Previously to this, the said Maudrin
shall be put to the Question ordinary and extraordinary by
torture, in order to obtain from his own Mouth the Truth of the
Facts mentioned in his Trial, together with the Discovery of
his Accomplices. We also hereby declare all and each of his
.Goods Confiscated to the King, &c.”
Sept. 19-55.
Ran away from Richard Taylor, an Irish convict Servant
woman, named Margaret Connel, alias Sullivane, between 40
and 50 yrs. old, has a down Look, and speaks much on the
Brogue.
In Chesterfield goal, runaway named Jenny -———~says, be-
longs to John Hill, of Jamaica, and brought to Maryland by
one Luke Davis.
To be sold——Ten choice Slaves, most of them Va. born.—Jno.
Hood, Pr. Geo. Co.
18 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
London Magazine of May, 1759.
Quoted—Number of British subjects, men, women, etc., in
colonies—
Halifax and Lunenburg, N. S.~.-~---------------- 5,000
e WH oe ee ee 30,000
Man-Bay. 2.2. 220,000
R. 1. and Providence........-.-.----------------- re 35,000
hin i ae a ace anne enn 100,000
Ta te 100,000
The Jerseys. Has 60,000
Dee oe ee ee 250,000
Ma. ee 85,000
Va 85,000
DY Catan aetna encase ennmnerenctan teat 45,000
© Car oo) een 30,000
Chin edie a eee 6,000
1,051,000
Exclusive of negroes
Sept. 26.
Gov’s Procl.: Few deserters have come in. Magistrates and
officers to search for them, and convey them to Fort Cumber-
land. If dont return by Nov. 30, “T shall give immediate Or-
ders for their being prosecuted as Felons, to which, beyond all
Doubt, they have subjected themselves by taking His Maj-
esty’s Arms and Cloaths.”
“4 Young Man who can teach Reading, Writing, and Arith-
metic, That will come well recommended, will meet with En-
couragement by applying to
Philip Grymes.”’
——$—$—$—$————
Oct. 3.
Ranaway from Richard Adams, New Kent, Co., Va. born
negro slave—stole a bay horse. “I hear he has committed
several Robberies in Goochland County.” Has been Outlawed.
EXTRACTS FROM VIRGINIA GAZETTE 19
Oct. 10.
Ran away from Jno. Hobday, Gloucester Co.—Servant man
named Jno. Hixon—says was born:in England, but supposed
to be an Trishman—by trade a Smith—& delights much in mak-
ing Clasp knives—has been used to the sea.
Oct. 10-55.
Ran away from Francis Willis, Jr., Gloucester Co., lusty
young negro man—good plowman and carter—has a smooth
tongue, has very good knack at telling a story—stole a horse—
supposed to have gone to North Carolina.
Oct. 17.
North Carolina, Sept. 24. Ranaway from Henry Hill, 3
slaves—Jenning, an Eboe negroe, yells and speaks caidiee
though tolerable good English. John says he was born o
France. Boston, an Angola negro seems [?] “is scarrified by
whipping.”
“Strayed or stolen from Jno. Brunskill, Sr., St. Margaret’s
Parish, Caroline Co., bay horse. “N.B. For several ceeiks
before the horse was missing, there had been lurking in the
neighbourhood of Chesterfield a dark Mulatto, who estied him-
self a Portuguese, and went by the name of James Wallace
alias Waldong, with his Doxy, a Convict, and noted Pilfoxer.
This Fellow pretended to be a Bricklayer and Plasterer anid
that he was going down to Gloucester, County to seek gock "—
suspected of stealing the horse.
Oct. 24-1755.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the 16th and 17th Instant
the following Criminals were brought to their Trials, viz.:
William Thompson, from King and Queen, for Felony, dis-
charged.
Robert Swift, from Prince William, for Felony, convicted.
; John Hansell, Junior, from Westmoreland, for Felony, con-
victed.
16 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
Many soldiers have deserted taking province arms, and sold
them. Procl. warning all that suits will be brought. Deserters
may return before Sept. without punishment. : \
—_—
Sept. 12, 1755.
* “Virginia ss. — ; .
| Bv the Honorable Robert Dinwiddie, Esq., His Majesty's
Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony
and Dominion of Virginia:
A PROCLAMATION FOR A Fast.
Wuereas we have but too much Reason to fear, that our
sins have justly provoked the Almighty to send down upon us
his heavy judgements of War and Famine; and as national
Repentence is the only Remedy for national Guilt, I sone there-
fore thought fit to issue this Proclamation, appointing Wednes-
day the 24th of September to be religiously and devoutly ob-
served as a General Fast, for the solemn and public Humiliation
of ourselves before Almighty God, in Order to supplicate His
| devine Majesty for the Pardon of our Sins, for averting those
heavy Judgments, and more particularly for the Preservation
of us from the hands of our Enemies. .
Anp I hereby strictly charge and require, that in all churches,
where the ministers can possibly attend, devine service be per-
formed, and a sermon be preached suitable to the Occasion, and
that on some preceding Sunday they give Notice of the said
! FAST and exhort their several Congregations to a devout and
igi rvance of it.
rd en my Hand, at W illiamsburg, this 28th Day of
August, in the 29th Year of His Majesty’s Reign and in the
ar of our Lord 1755. 6.38
* Robert Dinwiddie.
GOD SAVE THE KING.”
Lottery to raise £6875 for preserving the country against the
French, 25,000 tickets, 2050 prizes, price 1 pistole each.
EXTRACTS FROM VIRGINIA GAZETTE 17
Sept. 19-1755.
“Paris, June 2. The following is the sentence passed upon
Lewis Maudrin, on the 24th of May, and executed on the 26th”
for contraband trade, counterfeiting, and murder, “‘to be de-
livered to the Executioner of Justice, and be stripped to his
Shirt, with a rope about his neck, and a writing affixed contain-
ing these Characters, The Chief of Smugglers, of Criminals,
guilty of High Treason, of Assassins, Robbers, and Disturbers
of the Public Peace, holding in his Hand a lighted Wax Candle
of the Weight of Two Pounds, before the Cathedral Church of
Valence, in Dauphiny, where the said Maudrin, bare-headed
and kneeling, shall declare with a loud Voice, that he begs Par-
+ don of God, of the King, and of the Officers of Justice, for all the
Crimes and Villainies by him committed. He shall then be
taken to the Place of execution, and there have his Arms,
Legs, Thighs, and Back broken while alive, on a Scaffold pre-
pared for this Purpose, and at length be put on a Wheel with
his Face turned towards Heaven, where he is to end his life.
After which, his dead Body shall by the Executioner be exposed
in the Gibbet of that City. Previously tc this, the said Maudrin
shall be put to the Question ordinary and extraordinary by
torture, in order to obtain from his own Mouth the Truth of the
Facts mentioned in his Trial, together with the Discovery of
his Accomplices. We also hereby declare all and each of his
Goods Confiscated to the King, &c.”
Sept. 19-55.
Ran away from Richard Taylor, an Irish convict Servant
woman, named Margaret Connel, alias Sullivane, between 40
and 50 yrs. old, has a down Look, and speaks much on the
Brogue.
In Chesterfield goal, runaway named Jenny says, be-
~ longs to John Hill, of Jamaica, and brought to Maryland by
one Luke Davis.
To be sold—Ten choice Slaves, most of them Va. born.—Jno.
Hood, Pr. Geo. Co.
64 £5 DRESSES LCE SAA >=
20 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
John Morton, from Spotsylvania, for Murder, discharged.
John Hart and John Le, from York, for Felony, Hart con-
victed and Le acquitted.
John Foreman, from Spotsylvania, for a rape, discharged.
Davyd Say, from Accomack, for Felony, pleaded guilty.
* Mary Meade, alias Frazier, from Gloucester, for Felony, con-
victed.
John Dickerson and Richard Chapman, from Dinwiddie, for
Felony, Chapman pleaded guilty, and Dickerson discharged.
John Nicholas, from King George, for Felony, discharged.
John Goble, from Prince William, for Murder, guilty of Man-
slaughter.
Oct. 24.
Jno. Howard, overseer of late Rev. Mr. Stith, reports that
person answering the description of man robbing Daniel Fisher
was at his house Sept. 2; had the stolen goods; went by name
of Wm. Brown; on way to North Carolina; seems a ‘‘very reso-
lute fellow.”
Cct. 31.
In Wmsbg. goal, negro named James, has been in Warwick
goal 2 months, says belongs to Adam Porter, N. Car.
“Taken away” from Wm. Harding, Henrico Co., by a man
calling self Thos. Buckner, a bay horse.
In Pr. Anne goal, negro Tapley, says belongs to James Camp-
bell, N. Car.
Nov. 7.
Ran away—white English servant boy—Wm. Brinchand—
Pock featured—stammers; shoemaker; took horse supposed
gone to Augusta with Travellers—Return to Matthew William-.
son, Hanover Co.
Runaway, negro wench—Patience—Wm. Booth, Westmore-
land Co.
“ \ Man well recommended, who can teach Reading, Writing
and Arithmetic, will meet good encouragement by applying to
the subscribers at Fredericksburg.
Robert Jackson.
Feilding Lewis.”
EXTRACTS EROM VIRGINIA GAZETTE
I Mar. 21.—Wednesday 9th Sentences.
Jno. Hunt, Felony, death.~
David Say, Felony, death. ~
Richard Chapman, Felony, death, ~~
Jno. Nicholas, Murder, death.
Robt. Swift, Felony, burnt in hand.
Mary Meade, Felony, burnt in hand.
Jno. Goble, Manslaughter, burnt in hand.
Jno. Hansell, Felony, burnt in hand. J
21
PETER SHH; Df STOCK TOL, D,
by DUKE THOMPSON
at would become the
Wer mass Death Row
escape in U.S. history
had been brewing for months
at Mecklenburg Correctional
Center. By the spring of 1984,
tension and paranoia hung
heavy at the sprawling brick
prison, home of Virginia’s
Death Row. The $20 million fa-
cility, designed to hold the
state’s most dangerous men,
was set in a patch of woods
just down U.S. 58 from the
rural hamlet of Boydton, in Vir-
ginia’s “Southside” by the
North Carolina border.
When then-Governor Mills E. God-
win Jr. dedicated the prison in 1977,
he had called it ‘ta monument to fail-
ure.” Unfortunately, the governor’s
remarks turned out to be eerily prophet-
ic that spring of 1984, when the na-
tion turned its fearful eyes to a mas-
sive manhunt that begun when six
violent thugs with nothing to lose bust-
ed out of what had been called an
“escape-proof” facility.
By that spring of 1984, the prison had
turned into a hellish pressure cooker.
Behind the sparkling silver strands of
barbed wire, inmates were keeping
guards on edge by sparking false bomb
wt i Bi A tc Dl
<tc’
The Briley brothers, James and Linwood, most notorious of the escapees.
reports. Cautious guards had conduct-
ed lockdowns and prisoner shakedowns
on Death Row, adding to the pres-
sure. As the inmate morale sunk and
anger and frustration rose, visitors
could feel the tension in the air.
At 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 1984,
guards took the Death Row inmates out
for two hours of recreation. An hour
later, inmates Willie Lloyd Turner
and Dennis W. Stockton asked to be
taken back to their cells on “C-pod”
on the second floor. Back in his cell,
Turner pulled out some weapons he had
stashed in his cell wall and waited.
At 8 p.m., guards brought the rest
of the Death Row inmates in. Inmate
Earl Clanton Jr., 29, slipped unno-
ticed into a guard’s bathroom near the
guard control room on C-pod. An
hour later, inmate James D. Briley,
24, asked the guard in the control room
to pass a book to an inmate in anoth-
er cell. The guard, acting against se-
(PRILEY, Bj GRICE Cj CANTON, Ef E a), WER Sov S lockhi.s
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Derick Peterson (i
be execut«
curity policy, starte
trol room to delive:
At that time, Cla
from his hiding pl
bathroom, pushing t!
the control room. T!
with Clanton, and a
mate out of the co:
James Briley ran up \
knife and tpok the
Clanton punched a b
the 24 cells on De
vision from hell, 23
that had been cor:
walked out of thei:
mate was away for :
Using knives mac:
contraband steel hone
Death Row inmates
guards, who were arn
guns. The inmates f
guards to call a corp:
building superintend:
that he needed to c
leaking water pipe. \
ral responded, he
hostage. Another oft
corporal was missing.
him and was capture
A nurse blundered
then, the inmates we:
to strip and pulling o1
The unfortunate nurs
thought was a guard
form, then realized 1!
an unfamiliar face and
butcher-knife-sized b
what’s happening. \
ing?” the nurse screai
vict in disguise grabb:
Meanwhile, a seco:
Bryant, went to check
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Vippae ae fs a Slo
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en ale
1e daring escape.
nwood and James
) a gang suspected
eople in the 1970s.
he Brileys had been
ewspapers, telling
w and urging other
ught. The brothers
ort operation Life-
they had written,
e date circled on
usand times a day.
to yourself, unless
happens between
day you meet with
-ly, something “dra-
‘d to the Brileys,
wn making.
yS were the most
, convictions on
rimes had landed
es on Death Row.
n elderly couple in
ity, Virginia, then
e on May 13, 1983.
robbed and shot a
nanager in Hamp-
February 7, 1982.
a Petersburg, Vir-
March 13, 1981.
hot a Smyth Coun-
on May 29, 1983,
ie was paroled in
1972 murder con-
ix killers were on
m.
n the hunt came
ext morning, June
ime in from War-
irolina, about 30
if the prison. A
frazzled hospital orderly told law en-
forcement authorities that he’d
stopped his car on the way home
from work just after midnight when
two men in guards’ uniforms jumped
him. The orderly said that the men
pulled a knife on him, but he knocked
the knife away and ran from his
car, carrying his keys with him.
The two guys in guards’ uniforms
had run, too, the orderly said.
The orderly could provide only a
vague description of his assailants, so
authorities couldn’t be sure which
two escapees had attacked him. But the
duo sure sounded like part of the Death
Row contingent. And when the prison
van was found abandoned that Friday
morning in Warrenton, the lawmen
knew that they were on the right trail.
A pickup truck was reported stolen that
morning in Warrenton, and officials put
out a lookout for it. No one had wit-
nessed the theft, so it was hard to tell
if the escapees were involved.
Officers switched the focus of their
hunt to Warrenton, a town of about 1,200
souls, setting up a command post at
the local fairgrounds. Warrenton is the
seat of Warren County, and the Warren
County Sheriff’s Department helped in
the hunt. Lawmen began combing the
town and its surrounding woods and
fields en masse, supported from the air
by spotters in helicopters. Dawn broke
on June Ist, and soon the late-spring sun
was broiling the searchers.
Through the day, the frustrated
searchers sought their elusive quarry in
vain. About 6 p.m., Lieutenant Larry
Tippert of the N.C. Prison Emergency
Response Team was riding around War-
renton with another officer when he
spotted two suspicious men.
Looking closer, Tippert spotted a
dead giveaway: both men were wear-
ing prison guard coats, with the offi-
cial patches ripped off!
Tippert and his companion appre-
hended the men without incident,
quickly ascertaining that the men
were Earl Clanton Jr. and Derick Pe-
terson. The two inmates at first seemed
surprised to be caught, then said that
they had expected it because they
were lost. Turned out that they’d been
hanging out at a local laundromat/con-
venience store, having their own pri-
vate wine and cheese party.
Back behind bars, both escapees said
they didn’t know where their four coun-
terparts were. Peterson soon told a re-
porter, “Next time we ought to tear this
fucking place down,” apparently mean-
ing the Mecklenburg prison. The cap-
ture of Peterson and Clanton spurred the
hunt on; it was two down, four to go.
For the next several days, lawmen
kept the focus of their hunt on War-
renton, where the magnitude of the
chase and citizen fear was creating
one tense situation. It was the biggest
manhunt most involved had ever seen.
More than 200 armed officers, a few
using dogs, marched through rough
woods shoulder to shoulder, trying to
flush the escapees. Five helicopters
thundered overhead.
Ticks and mosquitoes were eating the
officers alive, and the lawmen bought
up Warrenton’s supply of insect repel-
lant, prompting the town’s merchants
to haul in more repellant from Raleigh,
North Carolina. Scared citizens made
a run on the town’s ammunition sup-
ply in its stores, but otherwise stayed
close to their homes. The flickering,
deadly mugs of the four escapees stared
out from TV screens several times a
day, haunting the citizens.
On June Sth in nearby Oxford, North
Carolina, citizens reported that a man
that they thought was Linwood Briley
stole two cans of beans from a conve-
nience store. Officers combed the Ox-
ford area the next day, finding noth-
ing. Out of leads the next day, lawmen
canvassed, going door-to-door in lower
Warren County but finding nothing.
Meanwhile, in Portsmouth, Virginia,
FBI agents, state troopers and
Portsmouth police scoured a 10-block
area looking for the Brileys, who were
thought to have relatives in that area.
Two Portsmouth officers insisted that
they exchanged gunfire with the Bri-
leys, but FBI agents later discounted
their report. It was the first of many
false reports concerning the Brileys
from Warrenton to Canada. “If a dog
ran across the yard and that dog barked,
people called,” James McGowan, chief
deputy of the Warren County Sheriff’s
Department, told a reporter.
The afternoon of June 8th, the focus
of the hunt shifted to a point hun-
dreds of miles away from Warrenton,
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iate morale sunk and
ration rose, visitors
nsion in the air.
iursday, May 31, 1984,
Yeath Row inmates out
{ recreation. An hour
Willie Lloyd Turner
Stockton asked to be
reir cells on “C-pod”
loor. Back in his cell,
some weapons he had
21] wall and waited.
.ards brought the rest
\w inmates in. Inmate
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to an inmate in anoth-
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be executed. ‘We’re planning a breakout soon,’ Dennis Stockton had written in his diary.
curity policy, started to exit the con-
trol room to deliver the book.
At that time, Clanton sprang out
from his hiding place in the guard
bathroom, pushing the guard back into
the control room. The guard wrestled
with Clanton, and almost had the in-
mate out of the control room when
James Briley ran up with a homemade
knife and took the guard hostage.
Clanton punched a button that opened
the 24 cells on Death Row. Like a
vision from hell, 23 murderous thugs
that had been condemned to die
walked out of their cells. (One in-
mate was away for a court hearing.)
Using knives made from tape and
contraband steel honed razor sharp, the
Death Row inmates began grabbing
guards, who were armed only with stun
guns. The inmates forced one of the
guards to call a corporal who was the
building superintendent and tell him
that he needed to come check out a
leaking water pipe. When the corpo-
ral responded, he too was taken
hostage. Another officer noticed the
corporal was missing, went looking for
him and was captured as well.
A nurse blundered onto C-pod. By
then, the inmates were forcing guards
to strip and pulling on their uniforms.
The unfortunate nurse saw what she
thought was a guard in a neat uni-
form, then realized this “guard” had
an unfamiliar face and was wielding a
butcher-knife-sized blade. “Oh God,
what’s happening, what’s happen-
ing?” the nurse screamed as the con-
vict in disguise grabbed her.
Meanwhile, a second nurse, Ollie
Bryant, went to check on the first nurse
and was also grabbed. “What are y’all
doing? Why are you doing this?”
Bryant asked the inmates.
“We’re not going to hurt you, just
obey the rules and regulations,” one
of the insurgents replied. The in-
mates were making the rules, and the
guards and nurses were deep inside a
nightmare from which there was no
awakening. Soon, the two nurses and
11 guards, including the watch com-
mander, had been systematically taken
hostage. Inmate Wilbert Lee Evans,
and, to a lesser degree, Turner, calmed
their fellow inmates, who threatened
to kill guards and rape nurses. Evans
ordered one inmate that was eying a
nurse to “leave her alone.”
The prisoners used rags to tie their
hostages and gag some, then shoved
them into closets and cells. After securing
their hostages, the inmates took up the
next part of their plan: getting out. At
knifepoint, the prisoners forced the watch
commander, Lieutenant Bobby Luke,
to call one of the tow guards on the
first floor and tell him to report to the
administration building; that a replace-
ment for that guard was enroute.
The inmates, taking Lieutenant
Luke, then went down to the first floor.
One of the prisoners, posing as a guard
in his stolen uniform, approached the
guard in the control room there and
asked her to open the door. Against
policy, that guard opened the door to
the unfamiliar “guard.”
The inmates forced the guard to
demonstrate how to work the front gate
controls, then locked her in a toilet.
Mecklenburg Correctional Center in Boydton, site of the breakout.
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In the control room, the prisoners found
riot helmets with hard plastic face vi-
sors and pulled them on. The prison-
ers then forced Luke to call to anoth-
er building and tell an officer that
they needed to remove a bomb from
the Death Row building. Lieutenant
Luke ordered the officer to send a
van to the loading door of the Death
Row building, leave the van running
and vacate the area. Given the bomb
threats in previous days, the officer
delivered the van within minutes.
Next, the inmates forced Lieutenant
Luke to call the tower guard and tell
him they were removing a bomb in
the white van. Some of the inmates
were wearing the white shirts of
sergeants and higher officers, men with
the authority to order that the double-
gated main prison entrance be opened.
Next, the prisoners got their “bomb.”
They grabbed a TV set from a day room,
placed it on a stretcher and covered it
with a blanket. The inmates forced Luke
to place another call to the main gate,
telling the guard there to open up, for
the bomb was being evacuated. After
unlocking the exit door from the first
floor control room, six inmates ran
outside to the van, some carrying the
stretcher and others spraying the
“bomb” with fire extinguishers for ef-
fect. Once in the van, the prisoners rode
out through the front gate.
The guard there was standing too
far back to realize that the “guards”
in the van were inmates. The six pris-
oners, who'd left their 13 hostages back
at the facility, were free. The six were
Earl Clanton; James Briley and his
brother, 30-year-old Linwood E. Bri-
ley; Willie L. Jones, 26; Lem D. Tug-
gle Jr., 32; and Derick Lynn Peterson,
22. Stockton, Evans and Turner opted
to stay at the prison.
It was 10:47 p.m. on May 31st. Hell
had been let loose on the nation. At
the prison, it was several minutes be-
fore those not taken hostage realized
what had happened and began to res-
cue the bound hostages. C-pod was a
mess, its floor littered with inmate’s
discarded jumpsuits, discarded wal-
lets from the stolen guard uniforms and
shoes of inmates and guards left be-
hind during the switch.
Soon, the prison officials were call-
ing area authorities and broadcasting
alerts for the white van. Scores of of-
ficers from varied agencies began
combing the area in vain. Investiga-
tors with Virginia State Police, the
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Some of the prisoners elected to stay behind during the daring escape.
state’s premier law enforcement
agency, entered the prison and began
interviewing Evans, Turner,, Stockton
and the other condemned men that
had chosen not to run for it.
Stockton wrote in his diary the next
day: “Whole institution in lockdown.
No phone calls to lawyers or anyone.
State police everywhere. Helicopters
out in force. Radio broadcasts con-
stantly. Evans running his mouth.”
The director of the state Depart-
ment of Correction returned with his
top staff from a retreat. Disbelief and
shock spread across the state. After
all, the prison was supposed to have
been “escape-proof.” Then-Governor
Charles S. “Chuck” Robb called the es-
cape “unusual in the extreme.” Robb
said that the escapees were “very des-
perate men with nothing to lose.”
Indeed, they had seemingly limit-
less murder potential. Between the
six of them, they had already been con-
victed of shooting, stabbing, beating,
clubbing and strangling at least 10 men,
women and children to death. Togeth-
er in 1979, the Briley brothers had beat-
en, raped and shot a woman that was
five months pregnant. Then they at-
tacked the woman’s companion, shoot-
ing him, smashing his head and stick-
ing knives, a fork and a pair of scissors
in his back. The man had asked the Bri-
leys to spare the life of his five-year-
old son, who was seated on a nearby
couch. The Brileys fatally shot the boy.
Linwood Briley had also been con-
victed of fatally shooting a Richmond,
Virginia, disc jockey in the back on Sep-
tember 14, 1979. Linwood and James
Briley were linked to a gang suspected
of killing at least 11 people in the 1970s.
From Death Row, the Brileys had been
writing letters to newspapers, telling
of life on Death Row and urging other
prisoners to go straight. The brothers
had called their effort operation Life-
saver. In one letter, they had written,
“You glance at the date circled on
your calendar a thousand times a day.
You keep thinking to yourself, unless
something dramatic happens between
now and then, it’s the day you meet with
eternity.” Unfortunately, something “‘dra-
matic” had happened to the Brileys,
something of their own making.
While the Brileys were the most
notorious escapees, convictions on
some pretty sick crimes had landed
their fellow escapees on Death Row.
Willie Jones shot an elderly couple in
Charles City County, Virginia, then
set fire to their house on May 13, 1983.
Derick L. Peterson robbed and shot a
supermarket office manager in Hamp-
ton, Virginia, on February 7, 1982.
Clanton strangled a Petersburg, Vir-
ginia, librarian on March 13, 1981.
Tuggle raped and shot a Smyth Coun-
ty, Virginia, woman on May 29, 1983,
five months after he was paroled in
connection with a 1972 murder con-
viction. Now, the six killers were on
their way to freedom.
The first break in the hunt came
before dawn the next morning, June
Ist. The report came in from War-
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Virginia Prisoner Killings Since 1982 by Execution Date Order With Race of
Executed and Race and Sex of Murder Victims and Location of Death Trial and
Sentencing
Date Killed Prisoner’s Race Victims’ Race/Sex Death Center
August 10, 1982 Frank Coppola Ww w/f Newport News
October 12, 1984 Linwood Briley b w/m Richmond
April 18, 1985 James Briley b b/£ b/m Richmond
June 25, 1985 Morris Mason b w/f Northampton
August 31, 1986 Michael Smith b w/f Williamsburg
July 6, 1987 Richard Whitley Ww w/f Fairfax County
April 14, 1988 Earl Clanton b b/f Petersburg
August 30, 1989 Alton Waye b w/f Mecklenburg
August 19, 1990 Richard Boggs Ww w/f Portsmouth
October 17, 1990 Wilbert Evans b b/m Alexandria
December 13, 1990 Buddy Justice w w/t Montgomery/
Williamsburg
July 21, 1991 Albert Clozza Ww w/t VA Beach
August 22, 1991 Derick Peterson b w/m Hampton
May 20, 1992 Roger Coleman Ww w/f Buchanan County
July 23, 1992 Edward Fitzgerald w w/f Chesterfield Co
Sept. 15, 1992 Willie Jones b b/m/f York Co.
December 10, 1992 Timothy Bunch Ww a/f Prince Wm. County
January 19, 1993 Charles Stamper b 3-m/f Henrico County
March 18, 1993 Syvasky Poyner b 3-f Hampton/
: NewportNews
Williamsburg/
June 17, 1993 Andrew Chabrol Ww w/f Norfolk
Sept 14, 1993 Joe Wise b w/m Mecklenburg
December 16, 1993 David Pruett Ww 2-w/ft Virginia Beach
March 3, 1994 Johnny Watkins b w/f£/m Danville
April 27, 1994 Timothy Spencer b 4-w/f’s Arlington County
Richmond
Chesterfield County
January 24, 1995 Dana Edmonds b w/m Virginia Beach ?
May 25, 1995 Willie Turner b w/m Southampton County
Condemned Prisoner Who Committed Suicide on Death Row
December 6, 1983 Manual Quintana Camego h h/f Arlington County
April 7, 1987 John Levasseur a w/t Prince Wm. County
June 13, 1993 Wayne DeLong Ww w/m Richmond
Died Waiting on Death Row (Heart failure)
October 28, 1993 Delasandro Barber b w/m Arlington County
Civil Deaths Of Innocent Men (Death Sentences Commuted To Life in Prison)
1991 Joseph Giarratano by Gov. Wilder w f/w Norfolk
1992 Herbert Bassette by Gov. Wilder b b/m Petersburg
1994 Earl Washington by Gov. Wilder b w/f Culpepper
Virginia Prisoner Killings Since 1982 by Calendar Date Order With Race of
Executed and Race and Sex of Murder Victims
Race Victim’s Race/Sex
January 19, 1993 Charles Stamper b 3-m/f
January 24, 1995 Dana Edmonds b w/m
March 3, 1994 Johnny Watkins b w/f/m
March 18, 1993 Syvasky Poyner b 3-£
April 14, 1988 Earl Clanton b b/E
April 18, 1985 James Briley b b/f£/m
April 27, 1993 Timothy Spencer b 4-w/f's
May 20, 1992 Roger Coleman Ww w/t
May 25, 1995 Willie Turner b w/m
June 13, 19993 Wayne DeLong Ww w/m
June 17, 1993 Andrew Chabrol w w/t
June 25, 1985 Morris Mason b w/t
July 6, 1987 Richard Whitley W w/t
July 23, 1992 Edward Fitzgerald Ww w/t
July 24, 1991 Albert Clozza Ww w/f
August 10, 1982 Frank Coppola Ww w/t
August 19, 1990 Richard Boggs Ww w/t
August 22, 1991 Derick Peterson b w/m
August 30, 1989 Alton Waye b w/f
August 31, 1986 Michael Smith b w/t
Sept 14, 1993 Joe Wise b w/m
Sept. 15, 1992 Willie Jones b b/m/f£
October 12, 1984 Linwood Briley b w/m
October 17, 1990 Wilbert Evans b b/m
December 10, 1992 Timothy Bunch Ww a/ft
December 16, 1993 David Pruett W 2-w/Et
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August 26, 1995
Total Virginia Prisoner Killings Since State Founded: 2,045, including 30
juveniles, some as young as 12-years of age.
Virginia Prisoner Killings Since 1982 by Execution Date Order With Race of
Executed and Race, Sex, and Names of Murder Victims
Date Killed Prisoner Race Victims’ Race/Sex Name
August 10, 1982 Frank Coppola WwW w/t Muriel Hatchell
October 12, 1984 Linwood Briley b w/m John Gallaher
April 18, 1985 James Briley b b/£ Judy Barton
b/m Harvey Barton
June 25, 1985 Morris Mason b w/t Muriel Hand
August 31, 1986 Michael Smith b w/f Audrey Weiler
July 6, 1987 Richard Whitley Ww w/f Phoebe Parsons
April 14, 1988 Earl Clanton b b/f£ Wilhelmina Smith
August 30, 1989 Alton Waye b w/f Laverne Marshall
August 19, 1990 Richard Boggs Ww w/t Treeby Shaw
October 17, 1990 Wilbert Evans b b/m William Truesdale
December 13, 1990 Buddy Justice Ww w/t Ida Mae Moses
JULY 224, 22992. Albert Clozza W w/t Patricia Bolton
August 22, 1991 Derick Peterson b w/m Howard Kauffman
May 20, 1992 Roger Coleman Ww w/f Wanda McCoy
July 23, 1992 Edward Fitzgerald w w/f Patricia Cubbage
Sept. 15, 1992 Willie Jones b b/m Graham Adkins
b/E Myra Adkins
December 10, 1992 Timothy Bunch Ww a/ft Su Cha Thomas
January 19, 1993 Charles Stamper b b/f Agnes Hicks
2-b/m
March 18, 1993 Syvasky Poyner b w/t Joyce Baldwin
w/f Louise Paulett
w/f Vicki Ripple
w/f Chestine Brooks
w/t Carolyn Hedrick
June 17, 1993 Andrew Chabrol Ww w/f Lisa Herrington
Sept. 14, 1993 Joe Wise b w/m William Ricketson
December 16, 1993 David Pruett WwW w/t Wilma Harvey
w/t Debra McInnis
b w/f Betty Barker
w/m Carl Buchanan
April 27, 1994 Timothy Spencer b w/f’s Susan Tucker
Debbie Davis
Susan Hellams
Diane Cho
January 24, 1995 Dana Edmonds b w/m John Elliott
May 25, 1995 Willie Turner b w/m Jack Smith
March 3, 1994 Johnny Watkins
Condemned Prisoner Who Committed Suicide on Death Row
December 6, 1983 Manual Quintana Camego h h/f Ophelia Quintero
April 7,987 John Levasseur a w/f Pamela Benner
June 13, 1993 Wayne DeLong w b/m George Taylor
Died Waiting on Death Row (Heart failure)
October 28, 1993 Delasandro Barber b w/m Williams Geddes
(Race: w=white; b=Afro-American; a=asian; h=hispanic. Sex:m=male; f=female)
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Virginia Prisoner Killings Since 1982 With Information on Death Sentencing and
Execution Judge, Commonwealth Attorney, Attorney General, and Death Center
Execution Date Prisoner Race Vic.Race/Sex Death Center
or Date Sentenced Judge -
to Death State Attorney-
AG Ofc. Attorney-
August 10, 1982 Frank Coppola w w Newport News
Volunteered to
be executed
December 6, 1983 Manual Quintana h h/f Arlington
Camego Committed suicide
October 12, 1984 Linwood Briley b w/m Richmond
April 18, 1985 James Briley b b/£/b/m Richmond
June 25, 1985 Morris Mason b w/t Northampton
Mentally Retarded
Mentally I1l
August 31, 1986 Michael Smith b w/f Williamsburg
Mentally I1l
April 7, 1987 John Levasseur a w/t Prince William County
Judge S. Smith
Prosecutor Ebert
Committed suicide
July 6, 1987 Richard Whitley w w/t Fairfax County
Prosecutor Horan
Mentally Retarded
Mentally Ill
April 14, 1988 Earl Clanton b b/f Petersburg
August 30, 1989 Alton Waye b w/t Mecklenburg
Mentally Retarded
Mentally I1l
August 19, 1990 Richard Boggs Ww w/f Portsmouth
October 17, 1990 Wilbert Evans b b/m Alexandria
Prosector Klock
December 13, 1990 Buddy Justice w w/f Montgomery/
Williamsburg
Lo91 Joseph Giarratano W w f£/w Norfolk
Commuted to
Life in Prison
July 24, 1991 Albert Clozza Ww w/f Virginia Beach
August 22, 1991 Derick Peterson b w/m Hampton
1992 Herbert Bassette b b/m Petersburg
Commuted to
Life in Prison
May 20, 1992 Roger Coleman W w/f Buchanan County
(Grundy)
July 23, 1992 Edward Fitzgerald W w/f Chesterfield County
Sept. 15, 1992 Willie Jones b b/m/f York County
December 10, 1992 Timothy Bunch w a/f Prince William County
January 19, 1993 Charles Stamper b 3-m/f Henrico County
March 18, 1993 Syvasky Poyner b 3-f£ Hampton/
NewportNews/
Williamsburg
June 13, 1993 Wayne DeLong Ww w/m Richmond
Committed suicide
June 17, 1993 Andrew Chabrol w w/t Norfolk
Sept 14, 1993 Joe Wise b w/m Mecklenburg
October 28, 1993 Delasandro Barber b w/m Arlington County
December 16, 1993 David Pruett Ww 2-w/f Virginia Beach
December 28, 1993 Delasandro Barber b w/m Arlington County
1994 Earl Washington b w/f Culpepper
Commuted to
. Life in Prison
March 3, 1994 Johnny Watkins b w/f£/m Danville
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Newport News City Corp.
Anpnomatox Co. Circuit
Spotsylvania Co. Circ.
Spotsyivania Co. Circ:
Bedford Co, Circuit
Norfolk City Corp.
Paarftax.Co. Cifcuit
Nérthamptcon Cn Circ:
Charles City Co. Circ.
Princess Anne Co. Circ.
King William Co. Circ.
Charlotte Co. Circ.
Williamsburg City §&
James City Co. Circuit
Richmond City Hustings
oees 19 Le
6-21-1912
SL OSiSEe
1*6-1972
1341919
2-28-1915
3-28-1913
3-28-1913
§#2-1953
5=16-19T 5
6-20-1915
6-27-1915
6-27-1915
8-16-1913
8-8-1915
10-31-1913
12*5-191S
L2-5-1935
1-16-1914
April 27, 1994
el eee
Timothy Spencer b 4-w/f's Arlington Co.
Richmond
Chesterfield C
January 24, 1995 Dana Edmonds b w/m VA Beach?
1995 Willie Turner b w/m Southampton Co
May 25,
Virginia Governors
1974-78
1978-82
1982-86
1986-90
1990-94
1994-98
Mills E. Godwin
John N. Dalton
Charles Robb
Gerald L. Baliles
L. Douglas Wilder
George Allen
Attorney Generals
Andrew P. Miller (to 1/17/77)
Anthony F. Troy (1/26/77-1/14/78)
John Marshall Coleman
Gerald L. Baliles (to 6/30/85)
William Broaddus (7/1//85-1/10/86)
Mary Sue Terry
Mary Sue Terry
Stephen Rosenthal (9/93-1/15/94)
James S. Gilmore
a ELECTROCUTIONS PERFORMED AT VIRGINIA STATE PENITENTIARY
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| Name Age Rate Sex Crime Sentencing Court of Executis
George Woods 52 Black Male Murder Danville Caty Corp, 5-22-1914
Will Calloway 48 Black Male Murder Bee GO... Circus 7-10-1914
Willie Puryear 19 Black Male Attempted Rane Mecklenburg Circ. §-7-1914
aljas Niiiie. Hunt
Henry Coach 35 Black Mal Highway Robbery Nottoway Co. Circ. 8-21-1914
John Edmunds 27 Black Male Murder Prince Ed.-£37r¢, 12-18-1914
Arthur Neale iS Black Male Highway Robbery King Wa. Gore. 1-8-1945
G Attempted Rape
Charles Miller 29 Black Male Murder Ha Lifax Eo: Cire. 3-26-1915
Herb Caple 24 Black Male Robbery Sussex Co. Circe 4~30-1915
Skipwith Sydnor 25 Black Male Murder Halifax-Co. Carc. §-21-1915
Thomas Cole 22 Black Male Rape Mecklenburg Circ. 6-4-1915
alias Tom Colc
Lem Jones 19 Black Male Murder Norfolk City Corp. 6-10-1915
alias Blind Man
Luther Canter 24 White Male Murder Washington Co. Circ. 6-11-1915
John Lewis Rollins 31 lack Male Attemnted Rape Caroline Co. Cire, 8-20-1915
George Matthews a2 Black Male Rape Caroline Co. Circ. 8-26-1915
alias George Rollins
d Pryor 2 Black Male Robbery surry Co. Sircuit %- 10-1915
Sherman Stanfield 18 Blac] Male Attempted Rape Pittsylvania Circ. 9-17-1915
Perey Ellis 16 Black Male Murder Norfolk City Corn ST 5= 1 916
Joe Lee 68 ack Male Murder Garoline Ug, Circ. 4-21-1916
(cave age as 85
John Henry Williams 23 Black Male Rape Nottoway Co. Circ 5-28-1916
‘iilton Maloy 19 Black Male Rape Wise Go..G3zecuit 7-7-1516
Richard Green 19 Black Male Murder Charlotte Larcuit 8-25-1916
Clifford Mickens 19 Black Male Murder Roanoke City Corp. 8-25-1916
Honry Lewis 23 lack Male Murder Lynchburg City Corp 9-8-1916
Manser Harris 19 Black Male Rape Buckingham Co. Circ. 10-2-1916
James Corbett 22 Black Male Murder Norfolk City ‘Corp 10-2-1916
NWansom Warren $a Black Male Murder Isle of Wight Cire 6-15-1917
Hamilton Cosby 25 Black Male Murder Charlottesville Corp. 6-20-1917
=
William Rodgers Jones
Holman B. Thomas
Raymond (Buster) McDaniel
Mancy Christian
Lonnie Pearson
Andrew Jackson Holleman
Nelson Cross
Thomas Edward Harrison
George Orissett
James Hough
Arthur Johnson
Emest Edward Fagen
James Lee Fletcher
Robert Holland
Amon J. Gusler
Ephriam Thomas
William Davis
Buford Russell Morton
Raymond Laurence
Sam Baldwin
John Major Brooks
Johnnie Edward Jones
Alfred Rayfield
Ben Franklin Fuller
George Thomas Hailey
Joe Henry Hampton
Howard Lee Hairston
Booker T. Millner
Frank Hairston, Jr.
John Clabon Taylor
James Luther Hairston
Francis Desales Grayson
Ulysses Jones
Floyd Joyner, Jr.
Albert Jackson, Jr.
Sterling Groome
SSRPSBRESRBRPRESSSESSESBBESRSGB
Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (lst Degree)
Rape
Murder (1st Degree)
Murder (1st Degree)
Rape
Murder (lst Degree)
SENTENCING COURT
Norfolk City Corporation
Lunenburg Co. Circuit
Campbell Co. Circuit
Nansemond Co. Circuit
Norfolk Co. Circuit
Norfolk Co. Circuit
Danville City Corporation
Roanoke Co. Corporation
Princess Anne Circuit
Princess Anne Circuit
Princess Anne Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Accomack Co. Circuit
Accomack Co. Circuit
Henry Co. Circuit
Nansemond Co. Circuit
Fauquier Co. Circuit
Danville City Corporation
Newport News Corporation
Accomack Co. Circuit
Halifax Co. Circuit
Norfolk City Corporation
Accomack Co. Circuit
Mecklenburg Circuit
Halifax Co. Circuit
Martinsville Circuit
Martinsville Circuit
Martinsville Circuit
Martinsville Circuit
Martinsville Circuit
Martinsville Circuit
Nansemond Co. Circuit
Roanoke Co. Circuit
Charlottesville Corporation
Arlington Co. Circuit
Culpeper Co. Circuit
2-2-1945
3-1-1945
3-2-1945
5-1-1945
8-3-1945
1-11-1946
4-15-1946
5-20-1946
6-21-1946
6-21-1946
6-21-1946
8-15-1946
9-13-1946
9-13-1946
1-3-1947
5-23-1947
7-18-1947
10-17-1947
10-24-1947
1-23-1948
4-23-1948
10-29-1948
11-17-1950
12-8-1950
2-2-1951
2-2-1951
2-2-1951
2-2-1951
2-2-1951
2-5-1951
2-5-1951
7-13-1951
12-12-1951
8-25-1952
5-26-1954
10-14-1954
Alonzo Russell 41 Black Male
Jom Lewis Gregory, Jr 23 Black Male
Lloyd Junius Dobie 26 Black Male
Jeremiah McCreay 24 Black Male
E. J. Sherod 24 Black Male
Clarence Sparrow Dabney 25 Black Male
William Brown 5% Black Male
Willis Dameron Boyd 24 White Male
Harry Eugene Fuller 31 Black Male
Linwood Bunch 22 Black. | Male
Grover Earl Lucas 51 White Male
Claude Leon Hart, Jr 32 White _ Male
Jim Cobbs 46 Black Male
Carroll E. Garland 27 Black Male
Frank J. Coppola 38 White Male
Linwood Earl Briley 6) Black Male
James D. Briley 28 Black Male
Morris Mason 33 Black Male
Michael Marnell Smith 40 Black Male
Richard Lee Whitley 41 White Male
Earl Clanton, Jr 33 Black Male
Alton Waye % Black Male
Richard Thomas Boggs 27 White Male
Wilbert Lee Evans 44 Black Male
Total executions since 1908 (as of 10-18-90): 246
SENTENCING COURT EXECUTION
Rockbridge Co. Circuit 7-14-1955
Norfolk City Corporation 6-4-1957
Southampton Co. Circuit 7-12-1957
Caroline Circuit 4-19-1958,
Richmond City Husting 6-6-1958
Lynchburg City Corporation 11-21-1958
Caroline Co. Circuit 3-17-1959
Goochland Co. Circuit 4-24-1959
Alexandria City Corporation 6-30-1960
Newport News Corporation 2-17-1961
Roanoke City Hustings 3-10-1961
Norfolk City Corporation, IZ 11-17-1961
Halifax Co. Circuit 12-8-1961 ’
Lynchburg City Corporation 3-2-1962 :.
Newport News Circuit ., 8-10-1982
Richmond Circuit 10-12-1984
Richmond Circuit 4-18-1985
Northampton County Circuit . 6-25-1985
Williamsburg/James City Co. Cir.7-31-1986
Fairfax County Circuit 7-6-1987
Petersburg Circuit 4-14-1988
Mecklenburg County Circuit 8-30-1989
Portsmouth Circuit Court | 7-19-1990
Alexandria Circuit Court 10-17-90
Virginia Prisoner Killings Since 1982 After 20-Years of No Killings
Total number confirmed executed since state began killing prisoners:
2,041, including 30 juveniles some as young as 12-years of age.
Prisoner's Race Vict. Race/Sex Names
August 10, 1982 Frank Coppola wW w/f Muriel Hatchell
October 12, 1984 Linwood Briley b w/m John Gallaher
April 18, 1985 James Briley b b/f Judy Barton
b/m Harvey Barton
June 25, 1985 Morris Mason b w/f Muriel Hand
August 31, 1986 Michael Smith b w/f Audrey Weiler
July 6, 1987 Richard Whitley Ww w/f Phoebe Parsons
April 14, 1988 Earl Clanton b b/f°* 7 Wilhelmina Smith
August 30, 1989 Alton Waye b w/f Laverne Marshall
August 19, 1990 Richard Boggs w w/f Treeby Shaw
October 17, 1990 Wilbert Evans b b/m William Truesdale
| December 13, 1990 Buddy Justice w w/f Ida Mae Moses
| July 21, 1991 Albert Clozza W w/f Patricia Bolton
August 22, 1991 Derick Peterson b w/m Howard Kauffman
May 20, 1992 Roger Coleman wW w/f Wanda McCoy
| July 23, 1992 Edward Fitzgerald Ww w/f Patricia Cubbage
| Sept. 15, 1992 Willie Jones b b/m Graham Adkins
| b/f Myra Adkins
December 10, 1992 Timothy Bunch w a/f Su Cha Thomas
January 19, 1993 Charles Stamper b b/f Agnes Hicks
2-b/m
March 18, 1993 Syvasky Poyner b w/f Joyce Baldwin
w/f Louise Paulett
w/f Vicki Ripple
w/f Chestine Brooks
w/t Carolyn Hedrick
June 17, 1993 Andrew Chabrol w w/f Lisa Herrington
Sept 14, 1993 Joe Wise b ~=w/n William Ricketson
December 16, 1993 David Pruett w w/f Wilma Harvey
w/f Debra McInnis
March 3, 1994 Johnny Watkins b w/f Betty Barker
w/m Carl Buchanan
Condemmed Prisoner Death Row Suicides
December 6, 1983 Manual Quintana Camego h h/f Ophelia Quintero
April 7, 1987 John Levasseur a w/f Pamela Benner
June 13, 1993 Wayne DeLong w b/m George Taylor
Died Waiting on Death Row (Heart failure)
October 28, 1993 Delasandro Barber b w/m Williams Geddes
Civil Deaths, i.e. Death Sentences Commuted To Life in Prison,
Of Innocent Men
: 1991. Joseph Giarratano by Gov. Wilder w f/w Norfolk
1992 Herbert Bassette by Gov. Wilder b b/m Petersburg
1994 Earl Washington by Gov. Wilder b w/f Culpepper
(Race: w=white; b=Afro-American' a=asian; h=hispanic. Sex: m=male;
f=female)
2 «Ce ee
41) 10-9-1903 Mur Will Jones, Bl Male, Bl
(Source: Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA 10/11/1903 (1:4)
ELECTROCUTIONS - ALL AT STATE PRISON.
22) 5-22-1914 Mur George Woods, Bl Female, Bl
(Source: VA DOC listing; Register, Danville, VA 5/21/1914)
23) 4-15-1946 Mur Nelson Cross, Bl Male, Bl
(Source: VA DOC listing; Register, Danville, VA 4/16/1946)
24) 10-17-1947 Rape Buford Russell Morton, Bl Female, Wh
(Source: VA DOC listing; Register, Danville, VA 10/18/1947)
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INMATES CURRENTLY UNDER DEATH SENTENCE
Scheduled Jurisdiction
Date Execution Where
Name & Number Race DOB Received . Date Convicted Offense(s) Sentence(s)
35. Ronald Watkins B 06/25/62 11/02/88 * Danville Capital Murder Death
#127486 Robbery Life
Abduction 10 Years
Grand Larceny 8 Years
Weapon Offense 1 Year
Attempted Escape 1 Year
%. Timothy Vilson Spencer B 03/17/62 = 11/04/88 * Arlington County Capital Murder Death
#131873 (On D.R. ) Rape Life
Richmond Capital Murder Death
Rape Life
Burglary 20 Years
Capital Murder Death
Rape Life
Sodomy Life
Burglary 20 Years
Chesterfield County Capital Murder Death
Rape Life
Burglary 20 Years
Alexandria Burglary 10 Years
Fairfax County Burglary 3 Years
37. Roy Bruce Saith Ww 03/03/47_—s(05/30/89 * Prince William County Capital Murder Death
#166126 (Law Officer)
, Use of Firearm 2 Years
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INMATES CURRENTLY UNDER DEATH SENTENCE
Scheduled Jurisdiction
Date Execution Where
Name & Number Race DOB Received . Date Convicted Offense(s) Sentence(s)
22. Richard Townes, B 09/22/50 07/15/86 * Virginia Beach Capital Murder Death
#105459 Robbery 20 Years
Use of Fireana 2 Years
23. Carlton Pope, B 08/01/62 09/05/86 * Portsmouth Capital Murder Death
#135178
24. Hannon Charles Bames, B 10/06/64 = 10/22/86 * Hampton Capital Murder Death
#149716 (Abduction)
Att. Robbery & *
Use of Fireama 66 Years
25. Joseph Roger 0’Dell W 09/20/41 (11/13/86 * Virginia Beach Capital Murder Death '
#80830 Rape 40 Years
Forcible Sodomy 4 Years
| 26. Terry Williams B 09/11/55 11/20/86 * Danville Capital Murder Death
#133158 Grand Larceny 12 Years
Malicious Vounding 30 Years
Arson 1 Year
Robbery 7 Years
_ de 27. Wayne Kenneth Delong W 07/14/56 12/18/86 * Richmond Capital Murder Death
Suc #115981 (Law Officer)
Use of Firearm 4 Years
28. Willie Lloyd Tumer B 12/09/45_—s(01/13/87 * Southampton Capital Murder Death
#95190 County (Robbery)
|
|
38. Dawod M. Mu’Min B 05/19/53. 06/13/89
#101389 (On D.R.)
39. Joseph J. Savino, Jr. Ww 06/17/59 06/16/89
#166553
4). Demis Wayne Eaton, W 06/04/56 12/14/89
#170972 (Doc)
41. William Aristede Sanders, B 9/2/69 5/4/90
#174880
42. Dennis Wayne Stockton WV 10/26/4
#134466
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Where
Convicted Offense(s) Sentence(s)
Prince William County Capital Murder Death
(By Prisoner)
Grayson County 1st Degree Murder 48 Years
Bedford County Capital Murder Death
Robbery Life
Fauquier County Capital Murder Death
(Change of veme
from Rockbridge)
Shenandoah County Murder Life
Murder Life
Robbery Life -
Statutory Burglary 20 Years
Grand Larceny 20 Years
Use of Fiream 4 Years
Roanke County Murder Life
Use of Fiream 2 Years
Danville Capital Murder Death
Robbery Life
Use of Fireama 2 Years
Arson 1 Year
Burglary 4 Years
Newport News Capital Murder Death
(Change of Veme
from Patrick County)
09/02/64
03/22/68
08/19/88
Jurisdiction
Where
Convicted Offense(s) Sentence(s)
Bedford Capital Murder Death
Staunton Capital Murder Death
Robbery Life
Petersburg Capital Murder Death
Prince Willian Capital Murder , Death
County Capital Murder Life
Robbery Life
Robbery Life .
Use of Firearm 2 Years
Chesterfield County Capital Murder Death
Agherst County Capital Murder Death
1st Degree Murder Life
1st Degree Murder Life
1st Degree Murder Life
1st Degree Murder Life
Revised: 19-Oct-1990
Use of Firearm
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5- -1727-HOSTOCK, John, white, convict servant, Williamsburg.
Murder of master (petit treason).
6- 1727-HANNAH, black, female slave of George Walker, Elizabeth
City Co. Murder of slave Pompey, black.
10- -1727-COLEMAN, Edward, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy.
10- -1727- , seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy.
4-17-1728-SARAH, black, female slave of Archibald Blair, York
Arson of master's home.
9-28-1728-WILL, black, slave of Anthony Tucker, Elizabeth City
Robbery, storehouse of John Bordland.
1-3-1729-GOMERY, black, slave of Judith Bayley, Elizabeth City
Robbery, premises of William Smelz, white.
1-3-1729-MOUNT, black, slave of Judith Bayley, Elizabeth City
Robbery, premises of William Smelz, white.
10-17-1730-WILL, black, slave of Col. Lawrence Smith, York Co.
Murder of slave Pegg, black.
Co.
co.
og.
Cos
11-3-1730-JAMES, black, slave of Christopher Petty, Richmond Co.
Murder of master's daughter, Mary.
4-19-1731-TOM, black, slave of George Turberville, Westmoreland
Co. Robbery of master's storehouse.
5-2-1732-JACK, black, slave of Mildred Howell, Southampton Co.
Conspiracy to rebel.
8-29-1732-POMPEY, black, slave of Joseph Hawkins, Spotsylvania Co.
Poison-murder of Ambrose Madison, white.
7-16-1736-JEFFREY, black, slave of Isabella Triplett, Westmoreland
Co. Robbery, storehouse of John Martin, white.
8-20-1736-ANTHONY, black, slave of William Aylett, Westmoreland
Burglary of master's storehouse.
Co.
2-11-1737-DICK, black, slave of James Stepto, Northumberland Co.
Ax-murder of slave Ben, black.
2 or.3=% -1737T+- , black, slave of Broadus, Williamsburg.
Felony.
5-30-1737-ROGER, black, slave of Armistead Churchill, Middlesex
Posion-murder of slave Dick, black.
7-1-1737-MILLWOOD, Benjamin, white, Williamsburg. Burglary
(Richmond Co.)
Ce.
1682- , white. Cutting down tobacco plants.
1683-AUSTIN, Bartholomew, white, place unknown. Treason.
1683-DAVIS, Somerset, white, place unknown. Treason.
10-30-1699-PETER, Indian, Williamsburg. Murder of John Cros-
tuck.
11-1-1699-BRAY, Samuel, white, Williamsburg. Murder of wife.
3-12-1700-JAMEY, NA, slave of Thomas Boge, Surry Co. Murder of
master.
5-8-1700-IDE, John, white, Williamsburg. Murder.
ll- -1700-SMITH, John, white, Williamsburg. Murder of Eliz-
beth Day, white. (Essex Co.)
4- -1702- , black, slave of Henry Lownd, Richmond. Rape.
10- -1703-MOORE, John, white, convict servant, Williamsburg.
Murder of master, James Orchard.
1-14-1704-TOM, black, slave of James Orchard, Williamsburg. Mur-
der of his master.
7-5-1704-BRIDGET, black, female slave of John Page, York Co.
Arson of master's buildings.
10-12-1704-OLD MASTER THOMAS, NA, Richmond Co. Murder of John
Rowley family, whites.
10-12-1704-BEARDED JACK, NA, Richmond Co. Murder of John Rowley
family, whites.
10-12-1704-TOM ANTHONY, NA, Richmond Co. Murder of John Rowley
family, whites.
10-12-1704-JACK THE FIDDLER, NA, Richmond Co. Murder of John Row-
ley family, whites.
10-12-1704-INDIAN GEORGE, NA, Richmond Co. Murder of John Rowley
family, whites.
12-26-1706-FRANK, black, slave of Benjamin Harrison, Surry Co.
Murder of slave Tracy, black.
9-1-1707-RASCOW, Jack, black, slave of William Churchill, Middle-
sex Co. Burglary of master's home.
1-31-1710-NED, NA, slave of William Davies, Surry Co. Burglary,
home of William Hunniford, white.
1712-JACK, black, slave of , Essex Co. Felony.
10-15-1712-TOM, black, slave of Christopher Robinson, Middlesex
Co. Burglary, home of William Gray.
3-23-1713-TONY, black, slave of Capt. T. Jefferson, Henrico Co.
Murder of John Jackson, white.
3-23-1713-JEMMY, black, slave of Capt. T. Jefferson, Henrico Co.
Murder of John Jackson, white.
4-15-1713-JACK, black, slave of Elizabeth Banks, Northumberland Co.
Burglary, home of Jonathan Crail.
5-21-1713-PRINCE, NA, slave of Jonathan Keen, Northumberland Co.
Burglary, home of Jonathan Drew.
5-25-1713-JACK, black, slave of Edwin Thacher, Middlesex Co.
Burglary, home of Penelope Parrott.
7-14-1713-BASS, black, 19, slave of Christopher Robinson. Middle-
sex Co. Burglary.
9-24-1715-HARRY, black, slave of Mary Read, York Co. Burglary,
home of Richard Cary, white.
9-24-1715-SAM, black, slave of slave of Wiliam Bucknew, York Co.
Burglary, home of Richard Cary, white.
9-24-1715-GUY, black, slave of Edward Powers, York Co. Burglary of
home of Richard Cary, white.
1-15-1717-ROGER, black, slave of Christopher Robinson, Middlesex
Co. Burglary.
1-15-1717-TONEY, black, slave of Christopher Robinson, Middlesex
Co. Burglary.
8-29-1717-CHARLES, black, slave of Christopher Robinson, Middlesex
Co. Horse theft.
1-28-1718-BLAKE, James, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Blackbeard
crew).
1-28-1718-BROOKS, Joseph, Jr., seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy
(Blackbeard's crew).
1-28-1718-CARNES, John, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Blackbeard
crew).
1-28-1718-CAESAR, black, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy
(Blackbeard's crew).
1-28-1718-DANIEL, Stephen, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Black-
(beard's crew).
1-28-1718-YATES, Thomas, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Blackbeard
crew).
1-28-1718-GILES, John, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Blackbeard's
crew).
1-28-1718-GREENSAIL, Richard, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Black-
beard's crew).
1-28-1718-MARTIN, John, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Blackbeard
crew).
1-28-1718-PHILIPS, Joseph, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Black-
beard's crew).
1-28-1718-ROBBINS, James, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Blackbeard
crew).
1-28-1718-SALTER, Edward, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Blackbeard
crew).
1-28-1718-STILES, Richard, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Black-
beard's crew).
1-28-1718-WHITE, James, seaman, Williamsburg. Piracy (Blackbeard's
crew).
L~4¢87~1716+ , seaman, Hampton. Piracy.
1-28-17i18- , seaman, Hampton. Piracy.
1720-HALL, Thomas, white, Tyndall's Point. Piracy.
1720-POMEROY, William, white, Tyndall's Point. Piracy.
3-2-1722-PETER, black, slave of Richard Martin, Henrico Co. Mur-
der of slave Nell, black.
1-29-1724-HARRY, black, slave of William Rogers, Lancaster Co.
Rape of Janet Young, white.
6-2-1724-HERCULES, NA, slave of John Gilliam, Jr., Henrico Co.
Robbery, storehouse of John Bolling.
11-13-1724-ROBIN, black, slave of Catherine Miller, Lancaster Co.
Burglary, home of mistress.
3-17-1725-PLUMMER, William, black, slave of John Tarpley, Richmond
Co. Burglary, home of John Bruce.
11-20-1725-JAMES, black, slave of Henry Maynard, Elizabeth City
Co. Grand larceny.
sei se ped ih teed
2- -1768-DUKE, black, slave of William Roane, Essex Co. Bur-
glary.
2- -1768-PETER, black, slave of Thomas Roane, Essex Co. Bur-
glary.
3-30-1768-MATTHEW, black, slave of Thomas Smith, York Co.
Burglary, home of John Davis.
7- -1768-SAM, black, slave of James Emerson, Essex Co. Bur-
glary.
8-12-1768-MERCER, black, slave of Samuel Selden, Loudon Co.
Murder of master.
2-24-1769-MINGO, black, slave of Benj. Jones, Mecklenburg Co.
Larceny.
5-20-1769-JAMES, black, slave of John Montgomery, Princess Anne
Co. Rape of Peggy Dorry, white.
6-10-1769-SIMON, black, slave of Mann Page, Spotsylvania Co.
Burglary-rape of Dorothy Hudgins, white.
7-14-1769-AARON, black, slave of James Stanton, Southampton Co.
Rape of Elizabeth Bailey, white.
11-26-1769-BROWN, Thomas (aka BURKE, Joseph), white, Williams-
burg. Felony (Henrico Co.)
11-26-1769-GARLAND, John, white, Williamsburg. Felony (Sussex Co)
11-26-1769-JOHNSON, John, white, Williamsburg. Felony (Fairfax Co)
11-29-1769-HARRY, black, slave of Robert Bunnell, Essex Co. Bur-
glary, home of Nathan Waggoner.
12-21-1769-BETTY, black, female slave of Meriwether Smith, Essex
Co. Conspiracy to murder mistress.
12-26-1769-CAESAR, black, slave of John Hall, Bedford Co. Rape of
Mary Richardson, white.
2-2-1770-ISAAC, black, slave of Joseph Hubbard, York Co. Arson of
master's home.
4-28-1770-FRANK, black, slave of John Lee, Essex Co. Conspiracy
to poison.
7-13-1770-PHIL, black, slave of William Roane, Essex Co. Horse
stealing.
7-14-1770-MINTUS, black, slave of Epaphroditus Lawson, Essex Co.
Storehouse robbery.
& oy
4-12-1765-STEPNEY, black, slave of Robert Ballard, Princess Anne
Co. Grand larceny from master.
6-6-1765-PETER, black, slave of David Parker, Cumberland Co.
Conspiracy to poison.
6-18-1765-BELLOW, black, female slave of Hezekiah Mosby, Cum-
berland Co. Conspiracy to poison.
7-5-1765-WILL, black, slave of William Tuile, Northumberland Co.
Attempted poisoning of 2 whites.
9-6-1765-PETER, black, slave of Stephen Woodsong, Henrico Co.
Felony.
11-8-1765-GEORGE, black, slave of Thomas Veale, Princess Anne Co.
Burglary, storehouse of George Williamson.
11-30-1765-GRIFFIN, black, slave of Walter Lyon, Princess Anne Co.
Larceny.
4-25-1766-JACK, black, slave of Anne White, Northampton Co.
Felony.
5-16-1766-JACK, black, slave of William Harwood, Mecklenburg Co.
Robbery, smokehouse of John Puryear.
5-31-1766-HARRY, black, slave of Tolly Robinson, Princess Anne
Co. Larceny.
6-2-1766-PHAROAH, black, slave of Pressley Thornton, Northumber-
land Co. Burglary, home of Joseph Humphries.
6-2-1776-TOM, black, slave of Pressley Thornton, Northumberland
Co. Burglary, home of Joseph Humphries.
6-13-1766-NED, black, slave of Lewis Burwell, York Co. Robbery,
storehouse of James Burwell.
6-13-1766-WILL, black, slave of Lewis Burwell, York Co. Robbery,
storehouse of James Burwell.
7-4-1766-SUKEY, black, female slave of Tabitha Eppes, Chesterfield
Co. Murder of Richard Henry Eppes, white.
7-4-1766-DAN, black, slave of Thomas Whiting, York Co. Burglary,
home of Robert Preston.
7-4-1766-O'BRYAN, Patrick, white, Williamsburg.
7-11-1766-HARRY, black, slave of Elizabeth Stith, Isle of Wight
Co. Robbery, storehouse of James Eason.
7-11-1766-MINGO, black, slave of Frederick Parker, Isle of Wight
10-24-1770-SARAH, black, female slave of William Carter. Burglary,
home of Thomas Everard.
1-11-1771-TOM, black, slave of Tabitha Adams, Essex Co. Murder of
William Boughton, white.
1-24-1771-SAM, black, slave of Mary Thompson, Goochland Co. Mur-
der of Benjamin Layne, white.
6-22-1771-JACK, black, slave of Lewis Burwell, Jr., Mecklenburg Co.
Larceny.
7-6-1771-PAUL, black, slave of George Chaplin, York Co. Burglary,
home of William Cary March.
8- -1771-LUKE (aka JACK), black, slave of Lewis Almond, Essex Co.
Burglary.
8-19-1771-ANTHONY, black, slave of Wm. Dymar Estate, Lancaster Co.
Burglary, home of William Hathaway. |
8-19-1771-DANIEL, black, slave of Wm. Dymar Estate, Lancaster Co.
Burglary, home of William Hathaway.
8-21-1771-JAMACO, black, slave Est. of John Corprew, Princess Anne
Co. Rape of Frankey Davis, white.
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9-12-1771-DAVID, black, slave of David Stokes, Lunenburg Co. Rob-
berry, storehouse of John Patterson. |
10-31-1771-ABRAM, black, slave of Ralph Normeley, Middlesex Co. |
Murder of slave Sarah.
12- -1771-WILL, black, slave of Ann Randolph, Chesterfield Co.
Robbery, storehouse of James Copeland.
12- -1771-JEMMY, black, slave of Ann Randolph, Chesterfield Co.
Robbery, storehouse of James Copeland.
4-13-1772-AARON, black, slave of Michael Bowzer, Augusta Co.
Murder of Thomas Manion, white.
4-13-1772-JACOB, black, slave of Michael Bowzer, Augusta Co.
Murder of Thomas Manion, white.
5-2-1772-DAVIS, black, slave of Martha Carter, Lancaster Co.
Burglary, home of James Revere.
6-17-1772-CHARLES, black, slave of John Eustace, Northumberland Co.
Burglary.
11-19-1772-TOM, black, slave of Meriwether Smith, Essex Co.
Burglary.
Co. Highway robbery of Mary Hawkins, white.
8-30-1766-HARRY, black, slave of Henry Cox, Charlotte Co. Ad-
ministering medicine.
9-12-1766-DICK, black, slave of Robert Patterson, Princess Anne
Co. Robbery, storehouse of Adam Keeling.
10-5-1766-COLEMAN, John, white, Williamsburg. Burglary. (Hamp-
shire Co.)
10-5-1766-HOFFMAN, Phillip, white, Williamsburg. Burglary.
(Hampshire Co.)
11-17-1766-PETER, black, slave of Daniel Moore, York Co. Slave
stealing.
12-19-1766-JAMES, black, slave of Joseph Fullingham, Isle of
Wight Co. Burglary, home of Arthur Channell.
1767-SAM, black, slave of , Pittsylvania Co. Felony.
1-17-1767-COOPER, black, slave Est. of Wm. Brooke, Essex Co.
Larceny from Francis Waring.
2- -1767, GARWIN, black, slave of Henry Lee, Prince William Co.
Conspiracy to murder mistress.
2- -1767-HARRY, black, slave of Henry Lee, Prince William Co.
Conspiracy to murder mistress.
2-28-1767-JUPITER, black, slave of Nicholas Carter, Elizabeth City
Co. Murder.
3-2-1767-JOE, black, slave of George West, Loudon Co. Murder of
overseer, Dennis Dallis, white.
3-19-1767-CUPID, black, slave of George Cox, Cumberland Co. Bur-
glary, home of Alexander Banks.
5-16-1767-PETER, black, slave of Alex Reade, Middlesex Co.
Burglary, home of Mary Gardiner.
9-25-1767-TOM, black, slave of John Bayly, Eliazabeth City Co.
Rape of Martha Ceeley, white.
10-13-1767-TOM, black, slave of John Baylor, Orange Co. Bur-
glary, home of Erasmus Taylor.
1-10-1768-HEATH, Alexander, white, Williamsburg. Burglary.
(King George Co.)
1-10-1768-HEATH, Thomas, white, Williamsburg. Burglary. (King
George Co.) (Brother of Alexander).
9-17-1779-CHARLES, black, slave of Nathaniel Rivers, Brunswick Co.
Arson, mill of Benjamin Rivers.
2-4-1780-HERCULES, black, slave of Gavin Corbin, Spotsylvania Co.
Att. murder of John Mitchum & William Robinson, whites.
2-4-1780-SPENCER, black, slave of Gavin Corbin, Spotsylvania Co.
Att. murder of John Mitchum & William Robinson, whites.
3-31-1780-JACK, black, slave of Edward Moseley, Princess Anne Co.
Storehouse robbery of William White.
5-5-1780-HUDGINS, John, white, Richmond. Horse stealing (Henry Co)
5-5-1780-HAMPTON, John, white, Richmond. Horse stealing (Henrico
C6i)
5-5-1780-HODGES, Drewry, white, Richmond. Horse stealing (Henrico
Go.)
6-10-1780-JACK, black, slave of Elizabeth Dunn, Essex Co.
Burglary.
8-8-1780-BOUSH, Randall, white, Richmond. Horse stealing (Henrico
Coz)
10-17-1780-ABRAM, black, slave of Gray Briggs, Sussex CH. Bur-
glary.
10-17-1780-CHARLES, black, slave of Abraham Briggs, Sussex CH.
Burglary.
10-17-1780-JIM, black, slave of , Sussex CH. Burglary.
10-27-1780-NED, black, slave Est. of Robert Huggins, Princess Anne
Co. Burglary, home of Alexander Keeling.
ll- -1780-WILL, black, slave of John Tarpley, Lancaster Co. Bur-
glary, home of Alice Smith.
5-22-1781- , white, soldier, Yorktown (M). Mutiny.
5-22-1781- , white, soldier, Yorktown (M). Mutiny.
§-22-1781- , White, soldier, Yorktown (M). Mutiny.
5-22-1781- , white, soldier, Yorktown (M). Mutiny.
1-25-1782-ROBINSON, James, white, Richmond. Burglary.
1-27-1782-CHAPMAN, John (aka TIMBERLAKE), white, Richmond. Horse
stealing.
12-10-1782-WHEELER, Maurice, white, Richmond. Murder.
1-20-1776-SYNOR, black, female slave of Anne Downing, Northumber-
land Co. Arson, home of Bridget Haynie, white.
9-3-1776-FRANCES, black, female slave of David Douglas, Cumber-
land Co. Murder of her master's daughter.
10-18-1776-REUBEN (aka BLITCH, William), black, slave of Blake
Baker, Middlesex Co. Felony.
2-21-1777-JAMES, black, slave of John Mayo, Williamsburg.
Burglary.
3- -1777-BEN, black, slave of Margaret Hawkins, Essex Co. Rebel-
lion.
3- -1777-JOHN, black, slave of Benjamin Hawkins, Essex Co. Re-
bellion.
3- -1777-TONEY, black, slave of James Garnett, Essex Co. Rebel-
lion.
3- -1777-SIMON, black, slave of Joel Hatcher, Chesterfield Co.
Felony.
3-17-1777-NED, black, slave of Thomas Beasley. Chesterfield Co.
Conspiracy to murder John Pryor, white.
4-4-1777- MARCH, black, slave of Edward Voss, Spotsylvania Co.
Burglary.
5- -1777-JEFFREY, black, slave of George Walton, Cumberland Co.
Murder of slave Colley.
6-26-1777 (Comp. date)-PRITCH, black, slave of Robert Harris.
Hanover Co.
6-26-1777 (Comp. date)-JAMES, black, slave of John Jones.
Yorktown.
6-26-1777 (Comp. date)-JENNY, black, female slave of John Lewis,
Williamsburg. Conspiracy.
7-28-1777-CAESAR, black, slave of James Bullock, Bedford Co.
Rape of Catherine Minimy, white.
9-10-1777-DANIEL, black, slave of Sally Simmons, Lancaster Co.
Burglary, home of Jesse Carter, white.
1-24-1778 (Comp. date)-TODNEY, black, slave of James Garnett, Essex
Co.
1-24-1778 (Comp. date)-LEWEY, black, slave of Smith Beasley,
Hanover Co.
2-2-1773-JAMES, black, slave of James Clayton, Lancaster Co.
Burglary, home of Anthony McQutace.
2-5-1773-JACK, black, slave of James Murray, York Co. Burglary,
home of George Riddall.
6-18-1773-FANNY, black, female slave of Richard Charlton. York
Co. Manslaughter of John Donaldson, white.
6-28-1773-NED, black, slave of Alexander Spotswood, Spotsyl-
vania Co. Highway robbery of Mary Ann Jones, white.
3-19-1774-ELISHA, black, slave of Leroy Dangerfield, Essex Co.
Burglary, home of Joseph Warwick.
3-22-1774-HANNIBAL, black, slave of James Shields, York Co.
Grand larceny from the Governor.
3-29-1774-NED, black, slave of Est. of James Pelleson, Cumberland
Co. Robbery, storehouse of Hugh Woodson.
5-13-1774-DICK, black, slave of William Stark, Brunswick Co. Poi-
soning of family of Indian John.
5-13-1774-SENECA, black, slave of William Stark, Brunswick Co.
Poisoning of family of Indian John.
8-5-1774-JOSHUA, black, slave of John Gaskins, Northumberland Co.
Burglary, storehouse of Richard Hudnall.
11-29-1774-NED, black, slave of John Randolph, York Co. Burglary,
home of Christina Campbell.
12-10-1774-BENNETT, black, slave of Thomas Ley, Essex Co. Bur-
glary, home of Archibald McCoy, white.
12-10-1774-ROBIN, black, slave of Mary Webb, Essex Co. Burglary,
home of Archibald McCoy, white.
6-30-1775-JACK, black, slave of Alexander Gooden, Mecklenburg
Co. Grand larceny.
9-18-1775-NATT, black, slave of Walter James, Lancaster Co. Rape
of Sarah James, white.
10-27-1775-CHARLES, black, slave of Thomas Todd, Middlesex Co.
Burglary, home of Ann Michelbrough.
10-27-1775-GARVIN, black, slave of Maurice Smith, Middlesex Co.
Burglary, home of Ann Michelbrough.
12-29-1775-DAVID, black, slave of Edmund Wilkins, Brunswick Co.
Burglary, home of William Rainey.
4-6-1778-AARON, black, slave of Joseph Pearson, Northumberland Co.
Burglary, storehouse of Elizabeth Kenner.
5-30-1778 (Comp. date)-JAMES, black, slave of Arthur Dickinson,
Williamsburg. Rape.
6-1-1778 (Comp.Date)- , black, slave of John Gibbs, place
unknown.
6-18-1778-WILL, black, slave of George Kessell, Rockingham Co.
Murder of Hans Cloverfield, white.
8-7-1778-BOB, black, slave of James Wilson, Norfolk Co. Murder of
master.
8-7-1778-SANDY, black, slave of Josiah Wilson, Norfolk Co. Murder
of master.
10-28-1778 (Comp. Date)- , black, slave of Edward Voss,
Culpeper. Attempted rape of white woman.
ll- -1778-CAIN, black, slave of Lackey Collins, Elizabeth City
Co. Murder of master.
ll- -1778-DAVY, black, slave of Lackey Collins. Elizabeth City
Co. Murder of master.
ll- -1778-MINGO, black, slave of Lackey Collins. Elizabeth City
Co. Murder of master.
ll- -1778-JACK, black, slave of Lackey Collins. Elizabeth City
Co. Murder of master.
ll- -1778-RACHEL, black, female slave of Lackey Collins. Eliza-
beth City Co. Murder of master.
12-17-1778 (Comp. date)-AARON, black, slave of Joseph Pearson,
Northumberland Co. Felony.
12-17-1778 (Comp.date)-WILL, black, slave of Thomas Goodwin. King
William CH. Felony.
12-17-1778 (Comp. date)-MARCH, black, slave of Edward Voss. Spot-
sylvania Co. Burglary. Execution took place prior to May,
£7727 .
1-1-1779-MINORA, black, slave of Frederick Harris, Louisa Co.
Rape of Ann Hogan, white.
6-11-1779-FRANK, black, slave of Adam Huntsford, Charlotte Co.
Burglary, home of David Price.
7-23-1779-TIM, black, slave of Leven Powell, Loudon Co. Store-
house robbery.
1-16-1863-TODD, George W., white, soldier, Fredericksburg (CM).
Inciting desertions.
1-18-1863-EMANUEL, black, slave of Mary Bagley, Lundenburg Co.
Burglary and rape of 2 women, white.
1-23-1863-LETZ, Frederick, white, teamster, Fort Wool (UM). Mur-
der of a black man.
1-30-1863-MULLIGAN, John, white, soldier, Richmond (CM). Deser-
tion.
2-21-1863-BRODERICK, James, white, soldier, Richmond (CM).
Desertion.
2-23-1863-TOMLIN, William A., white, 23, Army Private,
Fredericksburg (CM). Desertion.
2-28-1863-PACE, William, white, soldier, Caroline Co. (CM). De-
sertion.
3-2-1863-CLARK, Charles, white, Army Private, Ft. Yorktown (UM).
Murder of Hezekiah Stokes, white.
3-2-1863-DORMADY, William, white, 19, Army Private, Ft. Yorktown
(UM). Murder of Hezekiah Stokes, white.
4-10-1863-WEBSTER, A. C., white, Union Captain, Richmond (CM).
Treason.
5-15-1863-BROWN, Orris, black, freedman, Southampton Co. Arson.
5-29-1863-RICHARD, black, slave of P. B. Aylett, Richmond. Assault
to kill overseer in Prince William Co.
6- -1863- ; , white, soldier, Petersburg (CM). Deser-
tion.
6-12-1863-WOODS, John P., white, 19, Army Private, Falmouth (UM).
Desertion.
6-19-1863-GROVER, William, white, Army Private, Leesburg (UM).
Desertion.
6-19-1863-KRUBERT, Christopher, white, 36, Army Private, Leesburg
(UM). Desertion.
6-19-1863-McKEE, William, white, 19, Army Private, Leesburg (UM).
Desertion.
6-20-1863-KELLY, Charles, white, soldier, Henrico Co. (CM).
Desertion.
7-31-1863-MILES, black, slave of J. B. Littlepage, Amelia CH.
(UM). Desertion.
10-16-1863-HALEY, James, white, 23, Army Private, Fairfax (UM).
Desertion.
10-30-1863-ROBERTS, John, white, 21, Army Private, Bank's Ford
(UM). Desertion.
11-9-1863-VANDALL, Mitchell, white, 27, Army Private, Portsmouth
(UM). Desertion.
11-9-1863-WALES, Francis, white, 22, Army Private, Portsmouth (UM).
Desertion.
11-10-1863-ADAMS, Joseph, white, soldier, (CM). Cowardice
11-20-1863-CONNOLLY, John, white, 20, Army private, (CMO.
Desertion.
11-27-1863-RABER, Philip, white, 20, Army Private, (UM).
Desertion.
12-18-1863-DEVOE, William, H., white, 44, Army Private, Stephens-
burg (UM). Desertion.
12-18-1863-BLOWERS, George E., white, 23, Army Private, Brandy Sta-
tion (UM). Desertion.
12-18-1863-TAGUE, John, white, 22, Army Private, Brandy Station
(UM). Desertion.
1-6-1864-MARTIN, J. B., white, 26, soldier, Louisa CH (CM).
Desertion.
1-22-1864-SMITH, William G., white, Army Private, Portsmouth (UM).
Desertion.
2-7-1864-ORMSLEY, William E., white, 20, Army Private, Vienna (UM).
Desertion.
2-9-1864-DEATON, Spencer, white, Army Captain, Richmond (CM).
Espionage & treason.
2-10-1864-BOB, black, slave of Thomas H. Campbell. Nottoway CH.
Insurrection.
3-7-1864-ABRAHAM, Thomas, white, Army Private, Yorktown (UM).
Giving information to enemy spy.
3-11-1864-EMMA, black, 16, female slave of T. Cabell, Botetourt CH.
Att. poisoning of 2 women, whites.
4-15-1864-EAGEN, John, white, 21, Army Private, Yorktown (UM).
Desertion.
Assault to kill his master.
8-1-1863-BUTLER, Bradfor, white, 26, Army Private, place unknown
(UM). Desertion.
8-14-1863-STOVER, James, white, Roanoke. Murder of CSA officer
John Peyton, white.
8-21-1863-MAYBERRY, Jesse, white, 26, Army private, Morrisville
(UM). Desertion.
8-28-1863-SMITH, John, white, 35, Army Private, Morrisville (UM).
Desertion.
8-28-1863-HILL, William F., white, Army Private, Morrisville (UM).
Desertion.
8-29-1863-FOLANCY, John, white, 24, Army Private, Rappahannock
Station (UM). Desertion.
8-29-1863-KUHNE, George, white, 22, Army Private, Rappahannock
Station (UM). Desertion.
8-29-1863-LAE, Emil, white, 30, Army Private, Rappahannock Station
(UM). Desertion.
8-29-1863-RIONESE, John, white, 23, Army Private, Rappahannock
Station (UM). Desertion.
8-29-1863-WALTER, Charles, white, 29, Army Private, Rappahannock
Station (UM). Desertion.
9-5-1863-BLEDSOE, John R., white, soldier. Orange Co., (CM).
Desertion & murder of Lt. Richard Mallett.
9-5-1863-BUNN, Benjamin, white, soldier, Orange Co. (CM).
Desertion & murder of Lt. Richard Mallett.
9-5-1863-BUNN, Dorsey, white, soldier, Orange Co. (CM). Deser-
tion & murder of Lt. Richard Mallett.
9-5-1863-BUNN, Francis, white, soldier, Orange Co. (CM). De-
sertion & murder of Lt. Richard Mallett.
9-5-1863-CLARKE, R. D., white, soldier, Orange Co. (CM). De-
sertion & murder of Lt. Richard Mallett.
9-5-1863-ELLIS, James, white, soldier, Orange Co. (CM). Desertion
& murder of Lt. Richard Mallett.
9-5-1863-FUTCH, John, white, soldier, Orange Co. (CM). Desertion
& murder of Lt. Richard Mallett.
9-5-1863-KELLY, W. H., white, soldier, Orange Co. (CM). Deser-
tion & murder of Lt. Richard Mallett.
9-5-1863-PRICOT, Henry, white, soldier, Orange Co. (CM). De-
sertion.
9-5-1863-RANIER, John L., white, soldier, Orange Co. (CM).
Desertion.
9-18-1863-AIERDAIN, Jacob (aka AIERDEIM & WIERDAIN), white, 29,
Army Private, Culpepper. Desertion.
9-18-1863-BARNETT, John T., white, 20, Army Private, Portsmouth
(UM). Desertion and Highway Robbery.
9-18-1863-JONES, Albert, white, 22, Army Private, Culpepper (UM).
Desertion.
9-18-1863-SMITH, William, white, 35, Army Private, Culpepper (UM).
Desertion.
9-18-1863-TREECE, Cornelius, white, 23, Army Private, Culpepper
(UM). Desertion.
9-18-1863-VAN, George, white, 22, Army Private, Culpepper (UM).
Desertion.
9-18-1863-EASTMAN, Charles, white, 23, Army Private, Rapidan
River (UM). Desertion.
9-18-1863-ELLIOTT, George, white, 21, Army Private, Rapidan River
(UM). Desertion.
9-25-1863-KELLOGG, Spencer, white, 33, soldier, Richmond (CM).
Esp[ionage.
9-25-1863-WILLIAMS, Charles, white, 26, Army Private, Rapidan
dan River (UM). Desertion.
9-25-1863-TIMLIN, John, white, 19, Army Private, Rapidan River
(UM). Desertion.
9-25-1863-SULLIVAN, Daniel, white, Army Private, Brandy Sta. (UM).
10-2-1863-SMALZ, Adam, white, 18, Army Private, Culpepper (UM).
Desertion.
10-2-1863-SMITZ, William, white, Army Private, Culpepper (UM).
Desertion.
10-9-1863-CONNELLY, Joseph, white, 19, Army Private, Brandy Sta-
tion (UM). Desertion.
10-16-1863-BEARDSLEY, Henry, white, 26, Army Private, Fairfax
