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William Mayes [a] (fl. 1689–1700) was a pirate active in the Indian Ocean. He was best known for taking over William Kidd ’s ship Blessed William and sailing with Henry Avery . William Mayes is American, specifically from Rhode Island.
Joseph Faro (fl. 1694–1696, last name occasionally Farrell, Firra, or Faroe) was a pirate from Newport, Rhode Island active during the Golden Age of Piracy, primarily in the Indian Ocean. He is best known for sailing alongside Thomas Tew to join Henry Every’s pirate fleet which captured and looted the fabulously rich Mughal ship Gunsway.
William May (pirate) (fl. 1690–1700), privateer and pirate active in the Indian Ocean; William May (artistic director) (1953–2009), American-born Australian artistic director, creator of Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience; William F. May (chemical engineer) (1915–2011), American co-founder of the Film Society of Lincoln Center
In 1694 a number of Rhode Island pirate vessels prepared to take to sea, ostensibly for privateering. Among them were Tew (preparing for his second voyage), Joseph Faro, William Mays, Richard Want, and Thomas Wake in his 100-ton, 10-gun, 70-man barque Susanna [1] (sometimes Susannah or Susana), which had been fitted out in Boston.
The former first mate of William Kidd, Culliford led a first mutiny against Kidd, stealing his ship Blessed William. One of the few pirates documented as participating in matelotage, with John Swann. [25] [28] Alexander Dalzeel: 1662–1715 1685–1715 Scotland Served under Henry Every. Was captured four times before finally being hanged ...
Sean Mayes (1949–1995), English rock musician and author; Wendell Wise Mayes Jr. (1924–2021), American radio and cable television executive; William Mayes Jr., prominent pirate, proprietor of White Horse Tavern (Rhode Island) William Edward Mayes (1861–1952), English painter
January – French pirate Jean Hamlin takes the British ship Thomas and William, Richard North commander, near the Isle of Ash, off Hispaniola. Later, the crew reluctantly lets a French man-of-war escorting two Guinea ships continue unharmed.
Raynor may have signed aboard for Thomas Tew's second voyage alongside Every in 1694, which resulted in Tew's death. Eventually making his way back to New York City around 1700, possibly with William Mayes, Raynor was suspected of piracy and had to petition a friend to intercede with Governor Benjamin Fletcher to release his treasure chest. [9]