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Bostock's deposition describes Teach as a "tall spare man with a very black beard which he wore very long". It is the first recorded account of Teach's appearance and is the source of his nickname Blackbeard. [31] Later descriptions mention that his thick black beard was braided into pigtails, sometimes tied in with small coloured ribbons.
During the Golden Age of Piracy, Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718) was one of the most infamous pirates on the seas.The only record there is of what flag he flew was in 1718 in a newspaper report which stated that Blackbeard's fleet, including his flagship Queen Anne's Revenge, during an attack on the Protestant Caesar flew black flags with death heads and "bloody flags".
Israel Hands, also known as Basilica Hands [1], was an 18th-century pirate best known for being second in command to Edward Teach (c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard. His name serves as the basis for the name of the villainous sidekick in Robert Louis Stevenson 's 1883 novel Treasure Island .
Herriot was master of the 80-ton 8-gun Jamaican logwood hauler Adventure [1] when it was captured by Edward “Blackbeard” Teach in early 1718 near the Turneffe Islands. [2] Herriot joined Blackbeard’s crew, while Teach placed his associate Israel Hands in command of the Adventure . [ 3 ]
Blackbeard questioned Bostock about ships in the vicinity, and was particularly interested in the whereabouts of a Captain named Pinkentham (or Pinkethman). Pinkentham, who may have known Blackbeard, had served in the War of Spanish Succession and had acquired a commission from the British to scour the wrecks of the Spanish treasure fleet . [ 1 ]
Richards was part of Edward Teach's crew while they sailed with Benjamin Hornigold and later aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge.Near the Carolinas in early 1717 Teach met up with pirate Stede Bonnet in his 10-gun 60-ton sloop Revenge. [1]