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Worley's flag design, a variant of the "Jolly Roger" Worley's alternate flag design, a death skeleton on a black bannerRichard Worley (died 1718/19) was a pirate who was active in the Caribbean Sea and the East Coast of the American Colonies during the early 18th century.
Robert Johnson (1682–1735) served as the governor of South Carolina from 1717 to 1719 and from 1729 to 1735. Johnson ordered Colonel William Rhett to engage the notorious pirate Stede Bonnet's sloops in the Battle of Cape Fear River with the Charleston Militia on sea in 1718. His grandson was South Carolina Senator Ralph Izard.
During the 18th century, South Carolina's capital city of Charleston became a major port in the triangular trade, and local colonists developed indigo, rice and Sea Island cotton using slave labor as export goods, transforming the colony into one of the most prosperous of the Thirteen Colonies.
After five hours of fighting the South Carolinians had suffered 30 casualties, with nine pirates also killed or injured. [1] The sloops were downstream, and when the water began to rise in the early afternoon, they were freed, while Bonnet's ships remained stranded. Rhett's ships repaired their rigging and raised their sails.
Most pirates in this era were of Welsh, English, Dutch, Irish, and French origin. Many pirates came from poorer urban areas in search of a way to make money and of reprieve. London in particular was known for high unemployment, crowding, and poverty which drove people to piracy.
English pirate active in South West England during the early-to-mid-15th century. Gödeke Michels: d. 1402: 1392–1402 Germany: A German pirate and one of the leaders of the Likedeelers, a combination of former Victual Brothers (Vitalienbrüder) Martin Pechlin [2] 1480–1526 Germany: Died in Mandal, Norway. One of the most feared pirates in ...
John Cole (died 1718) was a pirate active off the American eastern seaboard. His brief career is associated with Richard Worley and William Moody.He is known more for the unusual cargo of his pirate ship than for his piracy.
South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England.Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. South Carolina was formed in 1712. By the end of the 16th century, the Spanish and French had left the area of South Carolina after several reconnaissance missions, expeditions and failed colonization attempts, notably the short-living French outpost of Charlesfort followed by ...