Thomas Granger: A Most Disgusting Lad
Thomas Granger...a Most Disgusting Lad According to court records of September 7, 1642, sixteen year old Thomas Granger was one of the first people hanged in the Plymouth Colony and the first known juvenile to be sentenced to death and executed in the territory of today’s United States. Granger was convicted of “buggery with a mare, a cow, two goats, divers sheepe, two calves, and a turkey.” Google: Granger Plymouth Colony Thomas Granger (or Graunger) is believed to have been born circa 1625 and was hanged on September 8, 1642. He has the distinction of being one of the first people hanged in the Plymouth Colony. The honor of being the first goes to John Billington who went to the gallows for murder on September 30, 1630. Granger also has the distinction of being the first known juvenile to be sentenced to death and executed. Additionally, his crime is the colonies' first recorded act of bestiality. Granger was a servant to Love Brewster, of Duxbury, in the Plymout...