Record #:

23503

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

A family tradition concerning an encounter with Blackbeard was told by Wilbur C. Ormond of Charlotte, NC. Ormond is a descendant of a Mr. Laughinghouse, who supposedly was visited by Blackbeard and drew swords with him. An excellent swordsman, Laughinghouse was asked to join Blackbeard's crew. Mr. Laughinghouse politely refused, saying that he intended to live in Bath and start his family there.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Jun 27-Jul 10 2001, p6-7

Subject(s):

Blackbeard, d. 1718