List of people executed in South Carolina (pre-1972)

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

Hanging

1788–1799 +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorUnknownWhiteMJune 9, 1788CharlestonMurderUnnamed, SC, 1788 June 9Thomas PinckneyUnknownWhiteMJohn GeorgeWhiteMJune 11, 1788CharlestonMurder-RobberyJohn Nicholas Wightman, whiteRobert Stacey, SC, 1788Ann ConnollyWhiteFEdward HatcherWhiteMJosiah JordanWhiteMThomas SmithWhiteMRobert StaceyWhiteMJohn MastersWhiteMJune 16, 1788CharlestonPiracyAbraham Nathan, whiteWilliam Rogers, SC, 1788 June 16William PendergrasseWhiteMWilliam RogersWhiteMRichard WilliamsWhiteMJune 19, 1788CharlestonPiracyWilliam (Cain) Shaw, SC, 1788 June 19William ShawWhiteMUnknownBlackMDecember 1788MarlboroMurderJoseph Pledger, white (owner)Unknown (Pledger), 1788 DecemberJames ClarkWhiteMMay 13, 1789KershawBurglaryJames Clark, SC, 1789 May 13Charles PinckneyWilliam BrownWhiteMOctober 21, 1789CharlestonUnspecified feloniesJohn Roberts, SC, 1789 October 21John RobertsWhiteMWilliam JonesWhiteMOctober 27, 1789CharlestonHorse stealingWilliam Jones, SC, 1789 October 27William PillonWhiteMNovember 3, 1789CharlestonHorse stealingWilliam Pillon, SC, 1789 November 3UnknownBlackMApril 1790MurderMr. Keith, white (owner)Unnamed, SC, 1790 AprilUnknownBlackMUnknownBlackMJerryBlackMAugust 16, 1790CharlestonMurderCudjoe, blackJerry, SC, 1790 August 16UnknownBlackMFebruary 9, 1791BerkeleyMurderThomas Riddal, white (overseer)Unnamed, SC, 1791 February 9UnknownBlackMThomas WashingtonWhiteMMarch 30, 1791CharlestonForgeryThomas Washington, SC, 1791 March 30John HarbisonWhiteMApril 30, 1791KershawMurderRichard Russell, whiteJohn Harbison, SC, 1791 April 30KingBlackMMay 1791BeaufortMurderMr. Mungen, whiteKing, SC, 1791 MayJohn FullerWhiteMJune 28, 1792CharlestonForgeryJohn Feller, SC, 1792 June 28PowellWhiteMOctober 4, 1793CharlestonSlave stealingUnknown Powell, SC, 1793 October 4William MoultrieMichael BoucheWhiteMJune 8, 1794CharlestonMurderMr. Duncan, whiteMichael Bouche, SC, 1794 June 8AlexanderWhiteMJune 15, 1794CharlestonHorse stealingUnknown Alexander, SC, 1794 June 15Gray BriggsWhiteMDecember 5, 1794KershawHorse stealingGray Briggs, SC, 1794 December 5UnknownWhiteMJune 15, 1795CharlestonSlave stealingUnknown, SC, 1795 June 15Arnoldus VanderhorstUnknownWhiteMSally ArdenWhiteFOctober 19, 1795CharlestonMurderJohn Keith, whiteSally Arder, SC, 1795 October 19William PowersWhiteMNovember 13, 1795UnionHorse stealingPatrick Morris, SC, 1795 November 13Patrick MorrisWhiteMMollyMixedFSeptember 5, 1796CharlestonArsonCapt. Vesey, whiteMolly, SC, 1796 September 5WillBlackMOctober 10, 1796CharlestonArsonMr. Pyeat, white (owner)Will, SC, 1796 October 10SinclairWhiteMOctober 28, 1796CharlestonMurderArchibald Gaillard, whiteUnknown Sinclair, SC, 1796 October 28UnknownBlackMNovember 13, 1797RichlandAttempted murderRobert Maxwell, white (sheriff)Unknown Slave, SC, 1797 November 13Charles PinckneyFigaroBlackMNovember 21, 1797CharlestonConspiracy to arsonLouis Jean, SC, 1797 November 21Mercredi, SC, 1797 November 28Jean LouisBlackMMercrediBlackMNovember 28, 1797MaryBlackFJuly 9, 1798CharlestonArsonMary, SC, 1798 July 9

1800s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorWillis DanielsWhite35MMay 16, 1800OrangeburgHorse stealingWillis Daniels, SC, 1800 May 16John DraytonBenBlackMDecember 4, 1800CharlestonMurderMale, whiteStuart, SC, 1800 December 5StuartBlackMDecember 5, 1800William TateWhiteM1802NewberryHorse stealingWilliam Tate, SC, 1802Drayton or RichardsonUnknownMixedMMay 1803CharlestonMurder-RobberyCharles James Air, whiteUnknown Slave, SC, 1803 MayJames Burchill RichardsonJames HarveyWhiteMDecember 10, 1804ColletonMurderRichard Johnson, whiteJames Harvey, SC, 1804 December 10Paul HamiltonJoshua NettlesWhiteMFebruary 8, 1805BerkeleyMurderJohn Cannon, white (girlfriend's husband)Joshua Nettles, SC, 1805 February 8Richard DennisWhiteMFebruary 8, 1805CharlestonMurderJames Shaw, 28 or 30, whiteRichard Dennis, SC, 1805 February 8AnthonyBlackMJanuary 17, 1806GeorgetownRobberyTwo females, whiteAnthony, SC, 1806 January 17JoeBlackMJanuary 23, 1806RichlandAttempted murder-RobberyWalter Carson Dixon, whiteJoe (Tom), SC, 1806 January 23Conrad EnglebartWhiteMJanuary 5, 1807GreenvilleMurderJohn Holmes, whiteConrad Englebart, SC, 1807 January 5Charles PinckneyUnknownWhiteMMay 27, 1808SpartanburgForgeryUnnamed, SC, 1808 May 27JimBlackMApril 7, 1809CharlestonArsonMr. Lege, whiteSue, SC, 1809 April 7John DraytonSueBlackFLudovic RochelleWhiteMJune 9, 1809KershawMurderDavid Minton, whiteLudovic Rochelle, SC, 1809 June 9Jesse Fley, SC, 1809 July 7Jesse FleyWhiteMJuly 7, 1809

1810s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorBristoeBlackM1810DarlingtonBurglaryBristoe, SC, 1810Drayton or Henry MiddletonPeter MathereauWhiteMJanuary 29, 1813CharlestonMurderWilliam Chambers, whitePeter Mathereau, SC, 1813 January 29Joseph AlstonUnknownWhiteMMarch 1813Slave stealing and horse stealingUnnamed, SC, 1813John Francis LeBlacWhiteMMay 25, 1813CharlestonRapeFemale, <10, whiteJohn Francis LeBlac, SC, 1813 May 25David VirtueWhiteMApril 22, 1814Charleston (Military)Sleeping on sentry dutyN/ADavid Virtue, SC, 1814 April 22Index Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedJohn ParrishWhiteMMutinyEnsign Taylor, whiteJohn Parrish, SC, 1814 April 22Index Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedUnknownBlackMAugust 4, 1814CharlestonMurderMr. Wright, white (overseer)Unnamed, SC, 1814 August 4SallyMixed15FAugust 26, 1814CharlestonArsonMordecai Cohen, white (owner)Sally, SC, 1814 August 26MarchBlackMJuly 5, 1816KershawSlave revoltSpottswood, SC, 1816 July 5Ned, SC, 1816 July 12David Rogerson WilliamsCameronBlackMJackBlackMIsaacBlackMSpottswoodBlackMNedBlackMJuly 12, 1816John GibsonBlackMFebruary 21, 1817Charleston (Federal)MurderUnknown, whiteJohn Gibson, SC, 1817 February 21Index Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedAndrew PickensJerryBlackM1819NewberryMurderDavid Waters, white (owner)Jerry, SC, 1819John GeddesThomasWhiteM1819Murder-RobberyMale, whiteThomas, SC, 1819Martin TooheyWhiteMMay 28, 1819CharlestonMurderJ. W. Gadsden, whiteMartin Toohey, SC, 1819 May 28

1820s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorEphriamBlackMJanuary 28, 1820EdgefieldMurderThomas Hancock, white (owner)Sam, SC, 1820 January 28John GeddesSamBlackMLavinia FisherWhite27FFebruary 18, 1820CharlestonMurder-RobberyMultiple males, whiteLavinia Fisher, SC, 1820 February 18John FisherWhite28MAlbroBlackMMarch 4, 1820BerkeleyMurderThomas Deliesseline, whiteAlbro, SC, 1820 March 4George ClarkWhiteMMay 12, 1820Charleston (Federal)PiracyHenry Roberts, SC, 1820 May 12Henry RobertsWhiteMWilliam HaywardWhiteMAugust 11, 1820CharlestonRobberyWilliam Hayward, SC, 1820 August 11CainBlackMFebruary 9, 1821RichlandMurderDick, blackCain, SC, 1821 February 9Thomas Bennett Jr.JackBlackMJune 8, 1821GeorgetownConspiracy to murderG. R. Ford, white (owner)Jack, SC, 1821 June 8PeterBlackMJuly 2, 1822CharlestonSlave revoltDenmark Vesey, SC, 1822 July 2NedBlackMRollaBlackMBatteauBlack18MDenmark VeseyBlack55MJesseBlackMJohnBlackMJuly 12, 1822Gullah JackBlackMMingoBlackMJuly 26, 1822LotBlackMJoeBlackMJuliusBlackMTomBlackMSmartBlackMJohnBlackMRobertBlackMAdamBlackMPolydoreBlackMBacchusBlackMDickBlackMPharoahBlackMJemmyBlackMJerryBlackMDeanBlackMJackBlackMBellisleBlackMNaphurBlackMAdamBlackMJackBlackMCharlesBlackMJackBlackMJuly 30, 1822CaesarBlackMJacob StaggBlackMTomBlackMWilliamBlackMAugust 9, 1822Samuel W. WhitworthWhite33MDecember 1823Samuel W. Whitworth, SC, 1823 DecemberJohn Lyde WilsonCrosbyWhiteMApril 2, 1824BeaufortHorse stealingCrosby, SC, 1824 April 2UnknownBlackFApril 25, 1824EdgefieldMurderThree children, whiteUnnamed, SC, 1824 April 25Gilson FootWhite59MAugust 6, 1824EdgefieldHorse stealingGilson Foot, SC, 1824 August 6TomBlackM1825DarlingtonRapeFemale, whiteTom, SC, 1825Richard Irvine Manning IJames BoneWhiteMJanuary 21, 1825ChesterfieldMurderJames Wyatt, whiteJames Bone, SC, 1825 January 21UnknownBlackFFebruary 24, 1825SumterMurderMrs. Stuckey, white (owner)Unnamed, SC, 1825 February 24WilliamBlackMJuly 1, 1825GreenvilleMurderPeter Garrison, whiteWilliam, SC, 1825 July 1JackBlackMAugust 1825AbbevilleMurder-RapeJack, SC, 1825 AugustIsaac CoxWhite20MFebruary 24, 1826AndersonRobberyIsaac Cox, SC, 1826 February 24EdinburghBlack17MMarch 20, 1826CharlestonArsonRev. Arthur Buist, whiteEdinburgh, SC, 1826 March 20StephenBlackMMarch 20, 1826WilliamsburgStephenBlackMJuly 27, 1826GeorgetownStephen, SC, 1826 July 27AbnerBlackMAugust 7, 1826WilliamsburgRobberyAbner, SC, 1826 August 7Elisha MeltonWhiteMDecember 1, 1826EdgefieldMurderLewis Clark, whiteElisha Melton, SC, 1826 December 1James BarrantyneWhiteMMarch 2, 1827KershawMurderJesse Fley, whiteJames Barrantyne, SC, 1827 March 2John TaylorHannahBlackFJune 1, 1827YorkPoisoningUnknown, child, whiteHannah, SC, 1827 June 1John WoodWhiteMJune 13, 1827AndersonMurderElizabeth Wood, white (wife)John Wood, SC, 1827 June 13UnknownBlackMSeptember 1827ColletonMurderCapt. Priester, whiteUnnamed, SC, 1827 SeptemberUnknownBlackMUnknownBlackMDecember 7, 1827BerkeleyMurderJohn Evans, whiteUnnamed, SC, 1827 December 7WilsonWhiteMJanuary 4, 1828ColletonMurderCapt. Priester, whiteWilson, SC, 1828 January 4WilsonWhiteMAntony KingWhiteMJanuary 11, 1828CharlestonMurderMary Ann Smith, whiteAntony King, SC, 1828 January 11JesseBlackMJanuary 18, 1828ChesterfieldArsonN/AJesse, SC, 1828 January 18Uriah SlighWhiteMFebruary 22, 1828AndersonMurderJehu Orr, whiteUriah Sligh, SC, 1828 February 22Absalom RoeWhiteMMarch 7, 1828EdgefieldMurderWilliam Roe, white (brother)Absalom Roe, SC, 1828 March 7Shadrick JacobsWhite70MJune 19, 1829FairfieldMurderAndrew Feaster, whiteShadrick Jacobs, SC, 1829 June 19Stephen Decatur MillerCharles PrioleauBlackMOctober 18, 1829GeorgetownSlave revoltCharles Prioleau, SC, 1829 January 18CharlesBlackMDecember 11, 1829GeorgetownArsonCapt. P. Cuttino, white (owner)Charles, SC, 1829 December 11

1830s