Record #:

35668

Author(s):

Ormond, Wilbur C.

Abstract:

According to his family, an ancestor of the author had a run-in with the infamous pirate Blackbeard. Apparently the two men showed off their skills with swordplay, and parted ways amicably.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Aug 1974, p109-111

Subject(s):

Folk tales--North Carolina; Blackbeard, d. 1718