Edward Thatch - Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands - Pirates on Waymarking.com

Nick Name Blackbeard
Ship Queen Anne's Revenge

Background
Blackbeard's early life is not well documented, but he was likely born between 1680 and 1685 to a wealthy family in Bristol. An important seaport in 18th century England, it's probably here that he garnered his skills at sea and built a reputation as an expert sailor.

As a Pirate
While it's unclear why he'd taken to piracy, it is known that by 1715 Thatch had moved to Nassau and partnered with Benjamin Hornigold. Thatch sailed under Hornigold for a year before becoming captain of his own vessel and assuming the name Blackbeard. He cultivated a ferocious, larger-than-life image, and is well known for hanging cannon fuses from his hat-igniting them just before boarding and enemy ship to shroud himself in smoke.

"Appear to be the Devil and all men will submit."

Site Description: Historic Marker Date of Pirate Activity (Estimated): 1715 Reference Web-link or Book Title: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard Site Admission (If needed): None Hours Available (If needed): All Additional Information (optional): Despite his infamy, Teach was not the most successful of pirates. Henry Every retired a rich man, and Bartholomew Roberts took an estimated five times the amount Teach stole. Treasure hunters have long busied themselves searching for any trace of his rumoured hoard of gold and silver, but nothing found in the numerous sites explored along the east coast of the US has ever been connected to him. Some tales suggest that pirates often killed a prisoner on the spot where they buried their loot, and Teach is no exception in these stories. - From linked Wikipedia article above

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