After revealing their true identity to one another, Bonny and the other woman, named Mary Read, became close friends.Įventually, their ship was captured, and all of the pirates except for the two women (who were spared due to having children) were sentenced to hang.
As the story goes, when she was on the ship, Bonny fell in love with another sailor – only, it turned out, that sailor was also a woman in disguise. Anne was known as a bloodthirsty + violent pirate, and apparently an expert fighter. They escaped to Nassau where Anne distanced herself from James + became romantically involved with another pirate, John “Calico Jack” Rackham.Īnne joined Jack’s crew, supposedly disguised as a man. In a time when pirates frequented Charleston, Anne met + eventually married pirate James Bonney. Born in Ireland, Anne + her parents relocated to Charleston. While you’re unlikely to stumble upon a pirate being hanged in White Point Gardens today, you can still find a monument about its history there that commemorates its historic role as a venue for public executions.Īnother infamous pirate with ties to Charleston is Anne Bonny. He was hanged over at White Point Gardens – which, at the time, was a popular spot for pirate executions. As previously mentioned, he was almost immediately apprehended + hanged for this act, while Blackbeard managed to evade capture for a few months. To regain control, Bonnet assisted Blackbeard in his 1718 blockade of Charleston. Eventually, the novice pirate was swindled into signing his control over the Revenge to his former mentor, Blackbeard. The Gentleman Pirate + his crew spent August 1717 wreaking havoc on the Lowcountry coastline with his crew. Known as the “Gentleman Pirate” due to his privileged upbringing + polished demeanor, it’s unclear what led Bonnet to the pirate’s life – though maybe it’s related to the (unknown) reason he chose to call his ship the “Revenge.”
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