Sarah Simpson

{{short description|American murderer}}

{{for|the British politician|Louie Simpson}}

{{Infobox criminal

| name = Sarah Simpson

| birth_date = Unknown

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{Death date|1739|12|27}}

| death_place = Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire

| conviction = Murder

| conviction_penalty = Death by hanging

| conviction_status = Executed

}}

Sarah Simpson (died December 27, 1739) was a widow executed by hanging for the murder of her child in the Province of New Hampshire.[https://books.google.com/books?id=AGA_FEsKRioC&dq=Penelope+Kenny+executed&pg=PA76 Women who kill]{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FCACQAAQBAJ&q=%22Sarah+Simpson%22+-wikipedia+infanticide&pg=PT38|title=Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire|last=Ferland|first=Dr David|date=2014-05-27|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9781625847140|language=en}} She was executed with Penelope Kenny, who was also convicted of killing her child.{{Cite web|url=http://www.seacoastnh.com/Places-&-Events/NH-History/First-Women-Executed-in-NH/|title = First Women Executed in NH}}