Captain William Fly (d. July 12, 1726) was an English pirate who raided New England shipping until he was captured by some of the crew of a seized ship. He was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts. Reportedly, Fly approached the hanging with complete disdain and even reproached the hangman for doing a poor job, remaking the noose and placing it about his neck with his own two hands. His body was hung in chains (gibbeted) on Nixes Mate Island in Boston Harbor, … Wikipedia
William Fly Copyright 2001, David Stapleton Another of the little known pirates that I have run across , but from what little I have been able to find here is his story. pirateshold.buccaneersoft.com/roster/william_fly.html
William Fly . A boatswain aboard a slave ship, William Fly led a mutiny, killed the captain, renamed the ship "Fame's Revenge", and became a pirate chief. www.piratemuseum.com/edbiogra.htm
...Captain William Fly Boston Harbor 1775, Nix's Mate, where Capt.Fly was gibbed Return back to Pirates List by Name... www.sevenoceans.com/Pirates/Popis/CaptainWilliamFly.htm
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