Ann Wyley (or Wiley; died March 26, 1777) was an enslaved woman hanged for burglary in Detroit, at the time part of the British Province of Quebec.
[1] Wyley was co-owned by James Abbott and Thomas Finchley, two businessmen in the fur trade who operated a store near Fort Detroit.
In mid-1774, Wyley was charged with stealing a collection of items from her enslavers, including a purse containing six guineas (equivalent to £1,001 in 2023), a handkerchief, two pairs of women's shoes, and a piece of flannel.
Another of the firm's laborers, Jean Contencineau (probably an indentured servant), was also charged as an accomplice, while a third worker, Charles Landry, confessed to involvement but was let free; the two men had both stolen beaver, otter, and raccoon skins.
They were acquitted of arson, as there was only circumstantial evidence, but found guilty of the burglary; Contencineau had testified that Wyley was the "mastermind" of their scheme.