1659:  Governor Endicott, a fearsome adversary of the Quakers, has given a last minute reprieve to Mary Dyer.  William Robinson, London merchant, and Marmaduke Stephenson from East Yorkshire, however, will die.  More on this story

King Philip,Terror Of The Colonies, Dies As Savagely As He Lived.

August 1676, Rhode Island: After terrorizing colonists, burning towns and wreaking havoc across New England, Philip (Metacomet), son of Massasoit is dead.   Lurking about Mount Hope, Philip was discovered in  a swamp and surrounded by Capt. Church of Milton.  While fleeing for his life he was shot, not by a white man, but  by a fellow Indian, brother of one who Phillip had killed earlier.  In a display of ferocious revenge the savage hero was beheaded and quartered. See more on this story

Robert Latham Convicted of Felonious Cruelty:

March 1654/5, Plymouth:  In a case that shocked many, Robert Latham and Susannah Winslow, daughter of John Winslow and Mary Chilton of the Mayflower, were brought before the courts to answer for felonious cruelty in the death of their servant, John Walker, age fourteen. Latham was convicted.  See more on this story