South Carolina's Executions - prior to Lethal Injection

1718 - 1962

Perhaps not the happiest topic in the genealogical world, but you never know where you might find that lost individual. We all have at least one person in our tree who seemed to have just vanished off the face of the planet. Maybe you can find yours listed here. Once you find a familiar name, make sure to check the old newspaper microfilms, because you can be sure the execution was reported to the fullest.

South Carolina Genealogy Trails  gratefully acknowledges the source of this information as coming from Rob Gallagher's BEFORE THE NEEDLES website, which contains the THE HISTORY OF EXECUTIONS IN AMERICA BEFORE LETHAL INJECTION.  Visit his site for more information on this topic from around the country as only the South Carolina portion of Mr. Gallagher's site is reprinted here (with his permission).


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Name

Age

Race

Sex

Occupation

Crime

Method

Date

MTPL

County

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

?

MAY 1790 

1

?

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

?

MAY 1720

2

?

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

?

MAY 1720

3

?

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

?

JUL1745

-

CHARLESTON

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

RAPE

HANGING

MAR 1746

1

CHARLESTON

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

RAPE

HANGING

MAR1746

2

CHARLESTON

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

GIBBETTED

APR 24, 1759

-

CHARLESTON

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

ROBBERY

HANGING

? 10, 1773

-

CHARLESTON

-

-

?

M

SAILOR

MURDER

HANGING

? 1788

3

CHARLESTON

-

-

?

M

SAILOR

MURDER

HANGING

?1788

4

CHARLESTON

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

DEC 4, 1800

-

CHARLESTON

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

DEC 5, 1800

-

CHARLESTON

-

-

W

M

?

FORGERY

HANGING

MAY 27, 1808

-

SPARTANBURG

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

SEP 1827

1

COLLETON

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

SEP 1827

2

COLLETON

-

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

DEC 7, 1827

-

?

-

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR 27, 1874

1

SUMTER

-

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR 27, 1874

2

SUMTER

-

-

W

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR 27, 1874

3

ABBEVILLE

(BAXTER)

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

JAN 17, 1838

-

ANDERSON

(BLAKE)

-

B

M

SLAVE

POISONING

GIBBETTED

JUL 25, 1744

-

CHARLESTON

(BOYLE)

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

AUG 10, 1838

1

RICHLAND

(BOYLE)

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

AUG 10, 1838

2

RICHLAND

(BOYLE)

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

AUG 10, 1838

3

RICHLAND

(BROWN)

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

JUL 1772

-

?

(CHEESMAN)

-

B

M

SLAVE

ATTEMPTED MURDER

HANGING

JUN 24, 1742

-

CHARLESTON

(CROFT)

-

B

F

SLAVE

ARSON

BURNED

JUN 24, 1754

-

CHARLESTON

(ESMOUS)

-

B

M

SLAVE

ARSON

BURNED

MAR 19, 1779

-

CHARLESTON

(FICKLING)

-

B

F

SLAVE

POISONING

HANGING

JAN 14, 1761

2

CHARLESTON

(FLEMMING)

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

AUG 24, 1733

-

CHARLESTON

(FRIERSON)

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

FEB 9, 1791

2

BERKELEY

(MAZYCK)

-

B

M

SLAVE

ROBBERY

HANGING

JAN 23, 1733

-

CHARLESTON

(MONK)

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

BURNED

FEB 9, 1791

1

BERKELEY

(STUART)

-

B

M

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

JAN 1781

-

CHARLESTON

(STUCKEY)

-

B

F

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

FEB 24, 1825

-

SUMTER

(WILLIAMSON)

-

B

M

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

DEC 1742

-

CHARLESTON

ABNER, (FLUIT)

-

B

M

SLAVE

ROBBERY

HANGING

AUG 7, 1826

-

?

ABNEY, GEORGE

38

B

M

TENANT FARMER

MURDER

ELECTRO.

SEP 6, 1940

-

SALUDA

ABRAHAM, (GIBBONS)

-

B

M

SLAVE

POISONING

HANGING

JAN 14, 1761

1

CHARLESTON

ABRAM, (BUTTLER)

-

B

M

SLAVE

ROBBERY

HANGING

NOV 20, 1736

-

CHARLESTON

ADAM, (ROBERTSON)

-

B

M

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

JUL 26, 1822

9

CHARLESTON

ADAM, (YATES)

-

B

M

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

JUL 26, 1822

20

CHARLESTON

ADAMS, EUGENE

20

B

M

FARM HAND

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTRO.

JUN 22, 1923

-

ORANGEBURG

ADAMS, PLEASANT

-

B

M

?

ARSON

HANGING

APR 28, 1882

1

GREENVILLE

ALBRO, (BRANDT)

-

B

M

SLAVE

MURDER

HANGING

MAR 4, 1820

-

BERKELEY

ALEXANDER, EDWARD

-

B

M

?

ATTEMPTED RAPE

ELECTRO.

SEP 20, 1912

-

FAIRFIELD

ALLEN, GEORGE

-

B

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

JUL 20, 1923

-

ANDERSON

ALLEN, JOHN

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAY 4, 1877

2

ABBEVILLE

ALLEN, WIGHTMAN

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAY 4, 1877

1

ABBEVILLE

ANDERSON, ISAAC

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN 11, 1884

-

BARNWELL

ANDERSON, RILEY

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAY 16, 1884

1

GREENVILLE

ANDERSON, SAM

-

W

M

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTRO.

DEC 11, 1936

2

ANDERSON

ANDERSON, STEVE

-

B

M

?

MURDER-ARSON

HANGING

APR 20, 1877

-

AIKEN

ANNAND, ALEXANDER

-

W

M

PIRATE

PIRACY

HANGING

NOV 8, 1718

10

CHARLESTON

ARDEN

-

?

F

?

MURDER

HANGING

? 1795

-

?

ASHLEY, ROBERT

17

B

M

PAROLEE

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTRO.

JUN 26, 1936

-

RICHLAND

ATKINSON, ELIJAH

-

B

M

?

MURDER-ARSON

HANGING

APR 16, 1875

2

BEAUFORT

ATKINSON, JASPER

-

W

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

SEP 21, 1894

2

FAIRFIELD

ATKINSON, JOHN

-

W

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

SEP 21, 1894

1

FAIRFIELD

B, JAMES

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR 18, 1881

-

MARION

B, JASON

-

B

M

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

DEC 6, 1895

3

HAMPTON

BACCHUS, (HAMMET)

-

B

M

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

JUL 26, 1822

11

CHARLESTON

BADGER, BROWN

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV 13, 1903

-

UNION

BAGWELL, CLARENCE

-

W

M

TAVERN OWNER

CONSP TO MURDER

ELECTRO.

JAN 15, 1943

2

LEXINGTON

BAILEY, SAM

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

AUG 4, 1899

2

CHARLESTON

BAILEY, SLABO

-

B

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

APR 28, 1916

-

LAURENS

BAIR, J., V.

28

W

M

CONVICT

MURDER

ELECTRO.

MAR 24, 1939

4

RICHLAND

BARRANTYNE, JAMES

-

W

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR 2, 1827

-

KERSHAW

BARTLETT, THOMAS

-

W

M

?

HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL

HANGING

APR 5, 1745

1

CHARLESTON

BATES, RICHARD

-

B

M

?

ARSON

HANGING

APR 28, 1882

2

GREENVILLE

BATES, WILLIAM

-

W

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

APR 16, 1880

-

BARNWELL

BATTEAU, (BENNETT)

18

B

M

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

JUL 2, 1822

4

CHARLESTON

BAYLEY, JOB

-

W

M

PIRATE

PIRACY

HANGING

NOV 8, 1718

5

CHARLESTON

BELLISLE, (YATES)

-

B

M

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

JUL 26, 1822

18

CHARLESTON

BENNETT, WILLIAM

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV 2, 1906

-

BEAUFORT

BERRY, LEWIS

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV 8, 1870

2

NEWBERRY

BIBBS, PRESS

20

B

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

MAR 29, 1940

-

McCORMICK

BIRD, GEORGE

-

B

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

FEB 27, 1931

3

LEXINGTON

BLAIR, NEILL

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN 17, 1879

-

KERSHAW

BLAKELEY, JOHN

-

W

M

?

ROBBERY

HANGING

APR 1, 1737

-

CHARLESTON

BLAKELY, SONNAU

-

B

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

MAY 26, 1931

-

GREENVILLE

BLANDEN, D., M.

19

B

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

AUG 16, 1935

-

SPARTANBURG

BLASINGAME, , WILLIAM

-

W

M

?

MURDER-RAPE

ELECTRO.

APR 18, 1952

3

SPARTANBURG

BLEDGE, WILLIAM

-

W

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR 3, 1854

2

COLLETON

BOATSWAIN, (GARNIER)

-

B

M

SLAVE

ARSON

BURNED

AUG 14, 1741

-

CHARLESTON

BOATWRIGHT, CHESLEY

-

W

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

SEP 9, 1857

-

KERSHAW

BONE, JAMES

-

W

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN 21, 1825

-

CHESTERFIELD

BONNET, STEDE

48

W

M

PIRATE CAPTAIN

PIRACY

HANGING

DEC 10, 1718

-

CHARLESTON

BOONE, HENRY

32

B

M

PULP WORKER

MURDER-RAPE

ELECTRO.

JAN 20, 1956

-

CHEROKEE

BOOZER, SAM

42

B

M

FARM LABORER

MURDER

ELECTRO.

JAN 2, 1913

-

NEWBERRY

BOOZER, TILLMAN

-

B

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

FEB 27, 1931

6

LEXINGTON

BOUNDS, MONROE

-

B

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

MAR 13, 1942

-

FLORENCE

BOWERS, JIM

-

B

M

?

ARSON

HANGING

SEP 1, 1893

4

LAURENS

BOYLE, JOHN

-

W

M

?

HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL

HANGING

APR 5, 1745

2

CHARLESTON

BRANNON, NOE

19

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAY 12, 1893

-

CHESTER

BRIGGS, GRAY

-

W

M

?

HORSE STEALING

HANGING

DEC 5, 1794

-

KERSHAW

BRISTOE, (MULDROUGH)

-

B

M

SLAVE

HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL

HANGING

? 1810

-

DARLINGTON

BRISTOW, OLIVER

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR 30, 1883

-

KERSHAW

BRITT, OTIS

-

W

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

JUN 19, 1961

2

ORANGEBURG

BROCK, TOM

20

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN 7, 1892

5

PICKENS

BROUGHTON, JOSEPH

-

B

M

?

MURDER

ELECTRO.

JUN 23, 1939

-

BERKELEY

BROWN, JOHN

22

B

M

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTRO.

JAN 4, 1929

1

CHARLESTON

BROWN, MILBRY

14

B

F

DOMESTIC SERVANT

MURDER

HANGING

JAN 7, 1892 

1

SPARTANBURG

BROWN, NELSON

-

B

M

?

MURDER-ARSON

HANGING

MAR 16, 1877

1

AIKEN

BROWN, PAYTON

22

W

M

BOOTLEGGER

MURDER

ELECTRO.

JUL 13, 1934

-

DARLINGTON

BROWN, SCIPIO

-

B

M

?

MURDER-ARSON

HANGING

APR 16, 1875

1

BEAUFORT

BROWN, WALKER

-

?

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

APR 17, 1891

-

LAURENS

BRUTUS, (GRACIA)

-

B

M

SLAVE

HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL

HANGING

APR 4, 1745

-

CHARLESTON

BULLOCK, QUINCY

46

B

M

RESTAURANT WORKER

MURDER

ELECTRO.

APR 28, 1961

-

DILLON

BUNCH, DENNIS

30

B

M

POLICEMAN

MURDER

HANGING

JUN 25, 1875

1

CHARLESTON

BUNDY, EDWARD

-

B

M

WAITER

MURDER

HANGING

AUG 7, 1886

-

SPARTANBURG

BURNS, GEORGE

-

W

M

?

ROBBERY

HANGING

FEB 10, 1768

1

CHARLESTON

BURROUGHS, WILLIAM

-

B

M

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

DEC 14, 1910

2

FLORENCE

BURROWS, JENKINS

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN 13, 1906

1

WILLIAMSBURG

BURTON, JOE

-

B

M

?

ARSON

HANGING

APR 28, 1882

3

GREENVILLE

BUTLER, CANTRY

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

APR 10, 1891

1

SUMTER

BUTLER, CHARLES

-

B

M

?

MURDER-BURGLARY

ELECTRO.

JUN 2, 1950

-

MARLBORO

BUTLER, GROVER

-

B

M

?

ATTEMPTED RAPE

ELECTRO.

DEC 14, 1920

-

SPARTANBURG

BYRD, FLETCHER

-

B

M

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV 10, 1905

-

GREENVILLE

BYRD, HAROLD

24

B

M

LABORER

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTRO.

AUG 31, 1956

-

SPARTANBURG

CAESAR, (DROSE)

-

B

M

SLAVE

HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL

?

MAY 10, 1774

-

DORCHESTER

CAESAR, (RAMSEY)

-

B

M

SLAVE

OTHER

HANGING

AUG 7, 1739

-

CHARLESTON

CAESAR, (SMITH)

-

B

M

SLAVE

SLAVE REVOLT

HANGING

JUL 30, 1822

2

CHARLESTON