The 1828 execution of Annice, a slave owned by Jeremiah Prior, was the first to occur in Clay County."In 1828 a slave woman named Annice drowned two of her small children in a stream; she was put upon trial, convicted, and was hung in Liberty, August 23rd following, this being the first legal execution in the county." County History: Clay County, Missouri. Retrieved November 23, 2017. She was also the first female slave executed in the state of Missouri.
The 1828 execution of Annice, a slave owned by Jeremiah Prior, was the first to occur in Clay County."In 1828 a slave woman named Annice drowned two of her small children in a stream; she was put upon trial, convicted and was hung in Liberty, ,August 23rd following, this being the first legal execution in the county." County History: Clay County, Missouri. Retrieved November 23, 2017. She was also the first female slave executed in the state of Missouri.