Richard Worley one of the first pirates to fly the skull and cross bones flag
Along with Pirate Emanuel Wynn they popularized the flying of the skull and cross bones flag.
Richard Worley at a Glance
==Early career==
Little of Worley's early life is known. He is first recorded leaving New York with a small boat and a crew of eight men hoping to make their fortune in the so-called Golden Age of Piracy. However, their first prize resulted in the capture of household goods from a ship in the Delaware River in September 1718. This attack was technically burglary rather than piracy, as according to British maritime law at the time the attack did not take place in international waters. Local authorities mistakenly attributed the attack to Worley's better-known counterpart Blackbeard, who had raided the same waterways earlier in the year.
Their second prize brought better luck as, upon capturing a sloop bound for Philadelphia, Worley also gained four additional crew members. As they made their way to the Bahamas, however, King George I issued a royal proclamation for the capture and execution of pirates who chose not to accept a royal pardon from the British government. Although the 24-gun warship HMS Phoenix was sent out after Worley, he and his crew were able to evade capture.
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Information on other pirates
- Morgan The Pirate
- Henry Morgan 1635-1688
Morgan was an admiral and general, country gentleman and planter, custos and judge of the court of Vice-Admiralty, governor and a knight.He was also the most ruthless and feared pirate of all time. - Charles Vane
- Charles Vane terrorized the Caribbean in the early 1700's. But in 1720 that all came to an end when he lost his ship in a storm.
- Christopher Condent
- Flying the 3 skull and cross bone flag. He attacked merchant ships off Africa and Aruba.
- Pirate Walter Kennedy
- Served with Bartholomew Roberts in the early 1700's plundering the Spanish Maine.
- Henry Every
- One of the most famous of all English pirates. He severed in the Royal Navy before turning to plunder the seas.
- Captain Kidd
- Kidd had to be once of the unluckiest pirates ever to become famous. The poor guy seemed plagued by one misfortune after and other. He was eventually caught, tried and hanged in 1701.
- Anne Bonny
- Anne Bonny started her life as a pirate with John Beckman aboard the Revenge.
- Edward Teach
- Blackbeard is probably the most famous and well known of all pirates. He was certainly one of the most dreaded and feared pirates of all time.
- Edward England
- Born in Ireland . His real name was Edward Seegar. Edward England's career as a pirate began while he was working as first mate on a trip from Jamaica to Providence. The he was on was taken by a pirate Captain Winter. Soon after, he gained the pirate's confidence and became part of the crew.
- Bartholomew Roberts
- One of the most successful pirates of all time. Black Bart is said to have taken 470 ships during his reign of terror.
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- D. Basham D. Basham Feb 22, 2009 @ 3:44 pm
- He is my 1st cousin
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- T.Worley T.Worley Oct 13, 2007 @ 6:53 pm
- He is mygrea great gret uncle
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