Record #:

38942

Author(s):

Abstract:

Tobias Knight, was a Councilman, Council secretary, Justice and Collector of Customs for Currituck County, NC. Edward Teach, the Pirate, had been granted may favors by Governor Charles Eden and Tobias Knight as Secretary/Collector and Knight had private correspondence with Teach about concealing robberies committed in NC waters. Knight had received a large portion of the cargo of a French ship that Teach had robbed and had it hidden at Knight’s home at Knight’s Point on Knotts Island, NC. After the death of Teach, Knight was charged as an accessory to piracy, but got off with the help of Eden. Knight and Eden were then charged with collusion with pirates, but Knight died before the investigation finished.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 25 Issue No. 4, October 2016, p108-109 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Knight, Tobias; Pirates