Anne Bonny

Bonny, one of the most notorious female pirates was born in Ireland around 1700 and moved to London and then to the Province of Carolina when she was about 10 years old.

An extract from the OTK Archive

Around 1718 she married sailor James Bonny, assumed his last name, and moved with him to Nassau in the Bahamas, a sanctuary for pirates. It was there that she met Calico Jack Rackham and became his pirate partner and lover.

It is recorded that Bonny had red hair and was considered a "good catch" but may have had a fiery temper and was a formidable foe. While it seems that there is no reliable record of Anne Bonny quotes and much of the historical information about her is based on legends and tall tales but here at the OTK we like to think this one is at least true:

"I am not afraid to die, I am afraid of being on a ship where no one else is brave."