Edward Thache Jr.
| Edward Thache Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | circa 1680 Bristol, Gloucestershire |
| 💀Died | presumed November 22, 1718 Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolinapresumed November 22, 1718 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British, but later lived in Jamaica |
| 💼 Occupation | Slave Trader and HMS Windsor |
| Known for | Presumed Blackbeard |
Edward Thache, Jr. (c. 1680 – (presumed) 22 November 1718), was an English sailor and slave trader who operated in the "Triangular Trade" between Africa, the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies aboard HMS Windsor. Born circa 1680 in probably Bristol, his parents were Capt. Edward Thache and his 1st wife Elizabeth of St. Jago de la Vega or "Spanish Town," Jamaica. A probable nephew of Capt. Edward Thache had lived in Bristol by 1712 and had leased a house "a mere block from the city docks" from his cousin Martin Nelme (Coroner of Bristol since 24 March 1697).[1][2][3] The 1686 census for Bristol does not show the Thache family, however, and it is presumed that they left for Jamaica by that time. Edward Thache Jr. had previously sailed aboard 250-ton Barbados Merchantman, under Capt. Jonathan Deeble, a slave-trading vessel owned by Joseph Bingham of Plymouth, England. Bingham recalled his vessel from service early in 1706 to Plymouth to refit for service in the Royal African Company, with several upgrades to a 300-ton vessel, under command of Capt. John Russel. Edward Thache, an out of work crewman aboard her – and with no way home to Jamaica - ferried across the Solent to Isle of Wight and signed aboard HMS Windsor.[4]
Thache was probably the man we have come to know as "Blackbeard the Pirate." His family's wealth and affluence surprised Charles Leslie in 1739 who wrote Blackbeard "was born in Jamaica of very creditable Parents; his Mother [Lucretia Thache, died in 1743] is alive in Spanish Town to this Day, and his Brother [Cox Thache, died in 1737] is at present the Captain of the Train of Artillery."[5]
See Blackbeard for possible pirate career 1716-1718 and as captain of Queen Anne's Revenge, 1717-1718.
References[edit]
- ↑ Woodard, Colin (2008). Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought them Down (First ed.). Orlando, Florida: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 339. Search this book on
- ↑ Brooks, Baylus C. (2016). Quest for Blackbeard: The True Story of Edward Thache and His World. Lake City, Florida: Baylus C. Brooks. p. 154-155. ISBN 9781365328213. Search this book on
- ↑ "Lease of Martin Nelme to Thomas Thatch and Charles Dymock, Bristol, 27 Nov 1712" (Doc. 00452). Bristol Records Office.
- ↑ Tattersfield, Nigel (1991). The Forgotten Trade: Comprising the Log of the Daniel and Henry of 1700 and Accounts of the Slave Trade from the Minor Ports of England, 1698-1725 (Pimlico ed. (1998) ed.). London, England: Pimlico. pp. 218–221. ISBN 0712673431. Search this book on
- ↑ Leslie, Charles (1739). New Account of Jamaica (First ed.). Edinburgh, Scotland: R. Fleming for A. Kincaid. p. 307. Search this book on
External links[edit]
- Blackbeard's Ship Confirmed off North Carolina National Geographic News
- Piracy worries in pirate pursuit Blackbeard Baltimore Sun
- Philip Masters, True Amateur of History, Dies at 70 New York Times
- National Register of Historic Places National Park Service
- Blackbeard: American Patriot? Military.com
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