Technically, John Boon was not a pirate, but he was expelled from the Council of Governor James Colleton in 1687 “for holding correspondence with pirates.” Leaving her husband, Anne sailed on Captain “Calico Jack” Rackham’s ship, gaining fame as a bloodthirsty pirate. Anne fell in love with a handsome young sailor, ran away to the West Indies with him. She was the daughter of a lawyer who migrated to “Carolina” and became the owner of a prosperous plantation. In the Revenge, he captured prizes off the Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Carolina coasts.Īnne Bonny (or Bonney) (1700-1782) – A female pirate, Bonny was born in County Cork, Ireland. After Bonnet retired from the army with the rank of major, he began a piratical career on the island of Barbados. Major Stede Bonnet, aka Captain Thomas, Edwards (?-1718) – Known as “The Gentleman Pirate,” Bonnet was born into wealth and owned a plantation in Barbados but threw it away to become a pirate. James Blake (?-1718) – A member of Blackbeard’s crew, Blake was hanged in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1718. They were tried, condemned, and hanged in Boston that same year. His pirate fleet wrecked on the Massachusetts coast in 1726, and only Bellamy and seven of his crew A members were saved. He was noted as an orator, sometimes entertaining his prisoners with flowery speeches. He was hanged on November 8, 1718, in Charleston, South Carolina.Ĭaptain Charles Bellamy – Bellamy began his career in the West Indies before capturing and plundering numerous vessels off the Carolina and New England coasts. Job Baily (?-1718) – Originally from London, England, Baily sailed with Stede Bonnet.
Later he became an honest fisherman but turned pirate again. John Rose Archer – He served in the crew of Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge. He was hanged on November 8, 1718, at White Point, Charleston, South Carolina, and buried in the marsh below the low watermark.
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Peter Alston (?-1804) – A late 18th Century and early 19th Century counterfeiter, horse thief, highwayman, and river pirate, who was believed to be the associate of the serial killer, Little Harpe, and partner, in the murder of notorious outlaw, leader Samuel Mason in 1803.Īlexander Amand (?-1718) – From Jamaica, Amand was part of Major Stede Bonnet’s crew in the Royal James.
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