Ann Carter (died 1629, formerly Ann Barrington) was an English activist from

Maldon, Essex Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea Salt which is produced ...

, who was executed for her leading part in the

Maldon grain riots The Maldon grain riots took place in Maldon, England in March 1629, during a time of industrial depression and poor harvests.John Walter, 'Grain Riots and Popular Attitudes to the Law: Maldon and the Crisis of 1629', p.49. Starvation and high foo ...

of 1629. She used the title "captain", and was

hanged Hanging is the suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. Hanging as method of execution is unknown, as method of suicide from 1325. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' states that hanging i ...

on 30 May 1629. Maldon brewery Farmer's Ales has named a beer "Captain Ann" in her honour.

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Year of birth missing 1629 deaths People from Maldon, Essex People executed by the Kingdom of England by hanging Executed English women Executed people from Essex People executed by Stuart England {{UK-activist-stub