David Herriot 24 Oct 1718 p2

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David Herriot deposition, 24 Oct 1718, part 2

Depositions – David Herriot, 24 Oct 1718

That the said Major Bonnet being inform'd by a Bomb-Boat that brought Apples and Cyder, that Thatch

lay at Ocricock-Inlet with only eighteen or twenty Hands, he resolved to pursue him, and cruised after

him for four Days: But missing him, made to Virginia; and standing in with the Land, they met a Pink

about ten Leagues to the Southward of Cape Henry about July last, whose Name or Master he knows not.

And said Bonnet ordered the Pink to send their Boat, and come on board them. And the said Bonnet took

out of her about ten or twelve Barrels of Pork, and about four hundred Weight of Bread.

Says, That feveral of the said Bonnet's Crew went aboard the said Pink: Knows not their particular

Names who went on board the Pink ; but says, That at the time when they took the said Pink, there

belonged to the said Bonnet the Mariners following, viz., Robert Tucker, Edward Robinson, Job Beely

alias Bayly, William Scot, Neal Paterson, John Lopez, William Livers alias Evis, James Mullet alias

Millet, James Wilson, John-William Smith, Thomas Nichols, John Ridge, William Eddy alias Nedy, William

Hewet, Daniel Perry, Alexander Annand, John Thomas, Matthew King, Zachariah Long, Henry Virgin, Samuel

Booth, Thomas Price, and John Robinfon, and eight others, who afterwards run away: All which bore

Arms, and all assisted to take the said Pink. But they gave instead of what they took eight or ten

Cask of Rice, and one old Cable.

That about the Month of July aforefaid, the said Bonnet, and Crew lall abovefaid, gave Chace to a

Sloop, about two Leagues off of Cape Henry aforesaid, of about sixty Tons, Master unknown, and Sloop's

Name unknown to this Deponent; and fitted out a Dory after her with five Men, who took her, and

brought her to the said Bonnet. And the said five Men took out of her two Hogsheads of Rum, one or

more Hogsneads of Molosses, and two Negroes, and brought them on board said Bonnet.

Says, That said Bonnet, and all the Mariners last abovesaid, to wit, Robert Tucker, Edward Robinson,

Job Beely alias Bayley, William Scot, Neal Paterfon, John Lopez, William Livers alias Evis, James

Mullet alias Millet, James Wilson, John-William Smith, Thomas Nichols, John Ridge, William Eddy alias

Nedy, William Hewet, Daniel Perry, Alexander Annand, John Thomas, Matthew King, Zachariah Long, Henry

Virgin, Samuel Booth, Thomas Price, and John Robinfon, were all helping and assisting to take the

Sloop last abovesaid; and that eight Men of the said Crew were put on board her, and afterwards run

away with her.

Says, That one William Morrison was taken out of the Sloop last abovesaid, and continued a Prisoner

about four or five Days, and then took on with Bonnet, and began to take Arms with the rest at the

taking of the two Snows hereafter mentioned, and not before, for that he assisted at the taking the

two Snows. Says, That about the same Month of July, as they lay off of Cape Henry, the said Bonnet and

Crew took two Ships bound from Virginia for Glascow, whose Names or Masters can't remember, and took

about one hundred Weight of Tobacco out of each, and then discharged them.

That about the same Month of July, the said Bonnet and Crew took a Sloop bound from Virginia to

Bermudas, about fifty Tons, Master's Name, Sloop's, or Owners, can't remember. And the said Bonnet and

Crew took out of her twenty Barrels of Pork, some small Quantity of loose Bacon, and gave him again

two Barrels of Rice, and a Hogshead of Molosses, and sent her away. That Robert Tucker, Edward

Robinson, Job Bayley alias Beely, William Scot, Neal Paterfon, John Lopez, William Livers alias Evis,

James Mullet alias Millet, James Wilson, John-William Smith, Thomas Nichols, John Ridge, William Eddy

alias Nedy, William Hewet, Daniel Perry, Alexander Annand, John Thomas, Matthew King, Zachariah Long,

Henry Virgin, Samuel Booth, Thomas Price, and John Robinson, were then on board the said Bonnet, and

bore Arms, and helped and assisted to take the said Last mentioned Sloop; and that two Mariners, named

Thomas Carman and George Ross, came out of the said last mentioned Bermudas Sloop voluntarily, and

that they took on with Bonnet, and bore Arms afterwards amongft the rest. That sometime in the Month

of July the said Bonnet and Crew took another Ship, bound from Virginia to Glascow, can't remember her

Name, or the Masters, and took nothing of Value, save only a few Combs, Pins, and Needles; and gave

her instead thereof a Barrel of Pork, and two Barrels of Bread.

That about the same Month of July, the said Bonnet and Crew, that is to say, Robert Tucker, Edward

Robinson, Job Beely alias Bayley, William Scot, Neal Paterson, John Lopez, William Livers alias Evis,

James Mullet alias Millet, James Wilson, John-William Smith, Thomas Nichols, John Ridge, William Eddy

alias Nedy, William Hewet, Daniel Perry, Alexander Annand, John Thomas, Matthew King, Zachariah Long,

Henry Virgin, Samuel Booth, Thomas Price, John Robinfon, Thomas Carman, and George Ross, took a

Scooner as they sailed from Virginia to Philadelphia, in the Latitude of Thirty eight North, coming

from North Carolina, bound to Boston, about thirty or forty Tons, Name of the Vessel or Master unknown

to this Deponent, and took out of her about two dozen Calf-Skins to make Covers for Guns, and kept her

about three Days; and that the faid William Wallis and John Levit came but of the said Scooner

voluntarily, and took on with said Bonnet and Crew, and bore Arms with the rest.

That during the said three Days the said Bonnet and Crew, that is to say, Robert Tucker, Edward

Robinson, Job Beely alias Bayley, William Scot, Neal Paterson, John Lopez., William Livers alias Evis,

James Mullet alias Millet, James Wilson, John-William Smith, Thomas Nichols, John Ridge, William Eddy

alias Nedy, William Hewet, Daniel Perry, Alexander Annand, John Thomas, Matthew King, Zachariah Long,

Henry Virgin, Samuel Booth, Thomas Price, John Robinson, Thomas Carman, George Ross, William Wallis,

and Joseph Levit, took two Snows off Dellaware Bay, thirty nine Degrees North-Latitude, near

Philadelphia, of the Burden of about ninety Tons, each bound from Philadelpha to Bristol, Snows Names

and Masters knows not. Believes there was Money and Goods taken out of the said Snows, but knows

nothing of the Particulars. Detain'd them about a Day, and dismissed them. That at the same time the

said Bonnet and Crew took a Sloop of the Burden of sixty Tons, bound from Philadelphia to Barbadoes,

Names of Vessel or Master unknown. Knows not whether they took Goods out of her, or not; dismiss'd her

with the Snows. But says, That George Dunkin, came out of said last mentioned Sloop voluntarily, at

the same time when [Capt. Thomas] Read was taken, as hereafter mentioned, and took on with said

Bonnet, and bore Arms amongst the rest at the taking of Manwareing and Dalton, hereafter mention'd.

That during those three Days in the Month of July aforesaid, to wit, about the 28th, 29th, or 30th of

the same Month, the said Bonnet and Crew took a Sloop, Burden of fifty or sixty Tons, commanded by

Capt. Thomas Read, as they lay off of Delaware-Bay, about six or seven Leagues, bound from

Philadelphia to Barbadoes, loaden with Provisions, and put four or five Hands of the said Bonnet's

Crew on board her. That about the last Day of July, the said Bonnet and Crew, as they lay at the

Hore-Kills in Delaware-Bay aforesaid, off Cape Inlopen, took a Sloop about the Burden of sixty Tons,

commanded by Peter Manwareing, bound from Antegoa to Philadelphia, loaden chiefly with Rum, Molosses,

and Sugar: The said Bonnet and Crew took Molosses out of her, and put it on board the said Scooner ;

but knows not the Particulars, because he lay at a distance.

That the next Day the said Bonnet and Crew sailed out of Delaware-Bay, and carried said Read's and

Manwareing's Sloops along with them ; and about the 12th Day of August they came into Cape Fear River,

in order to repair their Sloop the Revenge alias Royal James, which was' very leaky, and stayed there

till about the 29th of September following, waiting till the Time of Hurrican Weather was over, being

bound for St. Thomas's next.

That at the time of taking the said Sloops belonging to Read and Manwareing, there were on board the

Sloop Revenge alias Royal James, or on board the said Scooner, the said Major Stede Bonnet, Robert

Tucker Quarter-Master, Edward Robinson Gunner, Thomas Carman, John-William Smith, Neal Paterfon, John

Lopez, William Hewet, John Levit, Job Beely alias Bayley, William Scot, Thomas Nichols, John Ridge,

Zachariah Long, Matthew King, James Robbins, Samuel Booth, William Livers alias Evis, William Wallis,

Daniel Perry, Henry Virgin, George Ross, Alexander Annand, William Eddy alias Nedy, William Morrison,

John Thomas, James Mullet alias Millet, Thomas Price, James Wilson; but that George Dunkin was only at

the taking of Manwareing and Dalton.

That all the said Crew bore Arms freely and voluntarily, and were all consenting and assisting in

taking the said two sloops belonging to the said Read and Manwareing, except the said George Dunkin,

who was only at the taking of Manwareing and Dalton, and then bore Arms likewise amongst the rest. And

as the said last mentioned Sloops lay in Cape Fear, said Bonnet and all or the greatest part of his

Crew, were on board said Read and Manwareing's Sloops; and said Read and Manwareing Were detain'd by

the said Bonnet and his Crew in Cape Fear River aforesaid, for the space of six or eight Weeks. That

there were several Parcels of Goods taken by the said Bonnet and his Crew both out of Read and

Manwareing's Sloops, but cannot tell the Particulars. That whilst the said Bonnet and Crew lay in Cape

Fear River, the said Bonnet and Crew took a little Shallop of about six Tons, belonging to one Dalton

and ripped her up to mend the Revenge alias the Royal James.

That about the 27th Day of September last, the said Bonnet and Crew, as they lay in Cape Fear River,

were attacked by two Sloops, under the Command of Colonel William Rhett, who were fitted out by the

Government of South Carolina to take Pirates, as he has heard ; and after a Fight of six Hours, the

said Bonnet and Crew surrendered themselves under certain Terms, which are now in the Pirate Prisoners

Custody, to which he refers himself.

Continued in Part 3

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