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Name↕ | Life↕ | Years active↕ | Country of origin↕ | Comments↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Capt. Edmond Du Chastel James Allison | 1662-1713 ? | 1680-1713 1689–1691 | France-United states Colonial America | Capt. Edmond Chastel was active during Queen annes war and sailed up and down the east coast into the tropical islands & active around charlestón SC. He was commisioned to command a sloop called the “Resolution” during Queen Annes war & he was a privateer and had warrant for being a pirate around Philadelphia. Active near Cape Verde and the Bay of Campeche. Almost the entire record of Allison's piracy comes from trial records of a single incident, the seizure of the merchantman Good Hope. |
Thomas Anstis | d. 1723 | 1718–1723 | England | Was mainly active in the Caribbean, and served under first Howell Davis and later Bartholomew Roberts. |
Leigh Ashworth | — | 1716–1719 | Unknown | A pirate and privateer operating in the Caribbean in the early 1700s. |
John Auger | 1678–1718 | 1718 | Unknown | Active in the Bahamas around 1718. He is primarily remembered for being captured by pirate turned pirate-hunter Benjamin Hornigold. |
Adam Baldridge | — | fl. c. 1685–1697 | England | English pirate and one of the early founders of the pirate settlements in Madagascar. |
Jonathan Barnet | — | 1715–1720 | England | English privateer active in the Caribbean. He is best known for capturing pirates John Rackham, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read. |
Thomas Barrow | d. 1726 | 1702–1718 | Unknown | Pirate active in the Caribbean. He is best known for proclaiming himself Governor of New Providence. |
Don Benito | — | 1725 | Spain | Real name possibly Benito Socarras Y Aguero, he was a Spanish pirate and guarda costa privateer active in the Caribbean. |
Charles Bellamy | — | 1717–1720 | England | English pirate who raided colonial American shipping in New England and later off the coast of Canada. He is often confused with the more well-known Samuel Bellamy, as they operated in the same areas at the same time. |
Samuel Bellamy | 1689–1717 | 1716–1717 | Hittisleigh, Devonshire, England | Despite having a career of only 16 months, Bellamy was extraordinarily successful, capturing more than 50 ships before his death at age 28. His acquired wealth of five tons of treasure from his short career is speculated at US$120 million in 2008 dollars. Bellamy began his pirate career under the command of Henry Jennings, a Buccaneer that turned pirate; but double-crossing Jennings, Bellamy fled to the Bahamas and joined Jennings' nemesis, Benjamin Hornigold of the Mary Anne. But quickly growing wearisome of Hornigold's refusal to attack English ships, Bellamy called for a vote of no confidence, and the crew ousted Hornigold and Blackbeard by a majority vote, electing Bellamy as captain. Bellamy's prize flagship, Whydah Galley, discovered by underwater explorer Barry Clifford in 1984, is currently the world's only fully authenticated Golden Age pirate shipwreck ever found. |
Blackbeard (Edward Teach) | 1680–1718 | 1716–1718 | England | With his fearsome appearance, Blackbeard is often credited with the creation of the stereotypical image of a pirate. Although his real name remains unknown, he began his pirate career as the first officer of Buccaneer-turned-pirate Captain Benjamin Hornigold of the Mary Anne. When a young crewman, Samuel Bellamy, called for a vote of no confidence in Hornigold for his refusal to attack English ships, the crew by a vote ousted Hornigold and Blackbeard, leaving the Mary Anne to Bellamy whom the crew elected their new captain. His legend solidified after he took command of the Queen Anne's Revenge. |
Black Caesar | d. 1718 | 1700s–1718 | Africa | A captured slave turned pirate, legend held that Black Caesar had been a well-known pirate active off the Florida Keys during the early 18th century. Historically, he was part of Blackbeard's crew and was one of five Africans serving on his flagship. |
Augustin Blanco | — | 1700–1725 | Cuba | He was noted for attacking in open boats, and for having a mixed-race crew. |
Richard Bobbington | d. 1697 | 1695–1696 | Unknown | Active in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Persian Gulf. Sailed with Thomas Tew's crew after Tew's death. One of several captains of the Charming Mary. |
Jean Bonadvis | — | 1717–1720 | France | He is best known for his involvement with Benjamin Hornigold. |
Stede Bonnet | 1688–1718 | 1717–1718 | Barbados | Nicknamed "The Gentleman Pirate", Bonnet was born into a wealthy family before turning to piracy. |
Anne Bonny | d. 1733 | 1720 | Unknown | Despite never commanding a ship herself, Anne Bonny is remembered as one of few known female pirates. |
George Booth | d. 1700 | 1696–1700 | England | One of the earliest pirates active in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. |
John Bowen | d. 1704 | 1700–1704 | Bermuda | Was active in the Indian Ocean, his contemporaries included George Booth and Nathaniel North. |
Joseph Bradish | d. 1700 | 1698–1700 | Unknown | A pirate best known for a single incident involving a mutiny. |
John Breholt | 17th–18th centuries | 1697–1711 | England | Pirate and salvager active in the Caribbean, the Carolinas, and the Azores. He is best known for organizing several attempts to get the pirates of Madagascar to accept a pardon and bring their wealth home to England. |
Nicholas Brown | d. 1726 | to 1726 | England | Active off the coast of Jamaica, Brown was eventually killed – and his head pickled – by childhood friend John Drudge. |
Phineas Bunce | d. 1718 | 1717–1718 | Unknown | Pirate active in the Caribbean. He was pardoned for piracy but reverted to it immediately afterwards and was killed by a Spanish pirate hunter. |
Nathaniel Burches | — | 1705–1707 | Unknown | A privateer who operated out of New England. He was known for sailing alongside Regnier Tongrelow and Thomas Penniston, and for single-handedly defeating a huge Spanish ship. |
Josiah ("Thomas") Burgess | 1689–1719 | 1716–1719 | England | He is best known as one of the heads of New Providence's "Flying Gang." |
Samuel Burgess | 1650–1716 | 1690–1708 | England | Member of Captain William Kidd's crew in 1690 when the Blessed William was seized by Robert Culliford and some of the crew. |
William Burke | d. 1699 | 1699 | Ireland | Pirate and trader active in the Caribbean and near Newfoundland, best known for aiding William Kidd. |
James Carnegie | — | 1716 | Unknown | Sailed in consort with Henry Jennings. |
Canoot | — | 1698 | France | French pirate active off the coast of New England. |
Dirk Chivers | early 18th century | 1694–1699 | Netherlands | Active in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, Chivers later retired from piracy and returned to the Netherlands. |
Adrian Claver | — | 1704–1705 | Netherlands | A Dutch privateer based out of New England. He sailed alongside other prominent privateers such as John Halsey, Regnier Tongrelow, and Thomas Penniston. |
Edward Coates | — | 1689–1694 | Colonial America | A colonial American privateer in English service during the King William's War and later a pirate operating in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean during the mid-1690s. |
Thomas Cocklyn | early 18th century | 1717 to death | England | Primarily known for his association with Howell Davis and Oliver La Buze, Cocklyn's activities after 1719 are unknown. |
John Cockram | — | 1713–1718 | England | Pirate, trader, and pirate hunter in the Caribbean, best known for his association with Benjamin Hornigold. |
John Cole | d. 1718 | 1718 | England | Associated with Richard Worley and William Moody. He is known more for the unusual cargo of his pirate ship than for his piracy. |
Robert Colley | d. 1698 | 1695–1698 | Colonial America | An American pirate active near Newfoundland and the Indian Ocean. |
Thomas Collins | d. 1719 | 1690s–1719 | Unknown | Active in the Indian Ocean. He is best known for leading a pirate settlement and trading post on Madagascar. |
Christopher Condent | d. 1734 | 1718–1720 | England | After entering into piracy in 1718, Condent later took a prize of £150,000 with his ship Fiery Dragon and retired to France, becoming a wealthy merchant. Known by many names, including Condent, Congdon, Connor or Condell; and by given names including William, Christopher, Edmond or John. |
Joseph Cooper | d. 1725 | 1718–1725 | Colonial America | Active in the Caribbean and the American East Coast. He was best known for sailing alongside Francis Spriggs, and for the manner of his death. |
William Cotter | b.1670 d.1702 | 1690–1692 | England | He was mainly active in Jamaica and the Red Sea sailing under George Raynor. |
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