We have a real pirate in our family tree, not a direct line, but close enough to be interesting. His name was William Moore and he was the chief mate to Captain Kidd, the chief mate that Kidd was hung for killing. Moore was allegedly the guy who started the mutiny on Kidd’s ship and Kidd killed him to end the mutiny. There were songs and stories about him that were passed down for generations.
I remember reading about Moore. He was trying to raise a mutiny against Kidd because Kidd wasn’t pirating enough to suit him...