Accomplice in Black Bart Roberts
Commanded the Good Fortune under Roberts until he slipped away in April 1721.
1719–1722 · Cape Lopez, Gabon · Killed before trial
A Welsh mate forced into piracy took hundreds of ships in under three years. A broadside off Gabon in 1722 ended him, and 52 of his men were hanged. Read the case.
Dated events
Thomas Anstis leaves with the Good Fortune as Roberts heads for West Africa.