Mary Critchett
Mary Critchett (died 1729, first name also Maria, last name also Crichett or Crickett) was an English pirate and convict. She is best known for being one of only four confirmed female pirates from the Golden Age of Piracy,[1] and the only one executed.
History
Six prisoners - "Edmund Williams, George Caves, George Cole alias Sanders, Edward Edwards, Jeremiah Smith and Mary Critchett"[2] - were transported from England to Virginia in late 1728, to work off their sentences.[1] On 12 May 1729, they escaped and overpowered the two-man crew of the sloop John and Elizabeth.[1] Critchett held the prisoners in the ship's hold, sitting on the hatch to prevent their escape.[3] They released the pair a few days later over Critchett's objections, who feared the two would alert the authorities.[1] The pirates sailed into Chesapeake Bay but before they could raid any other ships, they were captured by HMS Shoreham under Captain Long.[3] Returned to Virginia, they were tried in August 1729 in Williamsburg, convicted of piracy, and sentenced to hang.[4]
See also
- Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Martha Farley, the other confirmed women active in piracy's Golden Age.[a]
- Women in piracy
Notes
- ^ There were other female pirates, but were either outside the "Golden Age," believed to be fictional or simply not found nor recorded.
References
- ^ a b c d Fictum, David (13 May 2016). "Anne Bonny and Mary Read: Female Pirates and Maritime Women (Page Two)". Colonies, Ships, and Pirates. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Appleby, John C. (2015). Women and English Piracy, 1540-1720: Partners and Victims of Crime. Rochester NY: Boydell & Brewer Ltd. pp. 222–223. ISBN 9781783270187.
- ^ a b Theophilus, Fox, Edward (2013). 'Piratical Schemes and Contracts': Pirate Articles and Their Society 1660-1730. Exeter: University of Exeter. pp. 225–226. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Rediker, Marcus (2011). Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age. Beacon Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780807095386. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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