Woman Pirates in the 18th Century

Name	Life	Years Active	Country of origin	Comments
Maria Lindsey		Early 1700s		The wife of Captain Eric Cobham and possibly fictional. Pirate operating on the Canadian east coast.
Maria Cobham		Early 1700s		Often listed separately in lists of pirates but is likely to be Maria Lindsey (see above).[9]
Ingela Gathenhielm	1692-1729	1710-1721	Swedish	Baltic pirate. Wife and partner of legendary pirate Lars Gathenhielm. Took sole control following his death in 1718.
Anne Bonny born Anne Cormac, aliases Ann Bonn and Ann Fulford, possibly also Sarah Bonny	1698-1782	1719-1720	Irish	Caribbean pirate. Married to pirate James Bonny, had an affair with pirate John "Calico Jack" Rackham, and later joined his crew. Discovered another crew member Mark Read was secretly a woman (Mary Read) and the two became very close.
Mary Read, alias Mark Read	c.1690-1721	1718-1720	English	Caribbean pirate. As a man Mary went to sea and later joined the British army, fighting in the War Of The Spanish Succession. Mary married and settled down as a woman but returned to male dress following the death of her husband, later boarding a ship bound for the West Indies. Captured by "Calico" Jack Rackham, Mary joined his crew. In 1721, she died in prison.
Mary Harvey (or Harley), alias Mary Farlee		1725-1726		In 1725, Mary Harvey and her husband Thomas were transported to the Province of Carolina as felons. In 1726, Mary and three men were convicted of piracy. The men were hanged but Mary was released. Thomas, the leader of the pirates, was never caught.
Mary Crickett (or Crichett)		1728		In 1728, Mary Crickett and Edmund Williams were transported to the colony ofVirginia together as felons. In 1729, along with four other men, both were convicted of piracy and hung.[10]
Flora Burn		1751		Operated on the East Coast of North America.
Rachel Wall	1760-1789	1770s		Married George Wall, a former privateer who served in the Revolutionary War, when she was 16. Operated on the New England Coast. Thought to be the first Americanfemale pirate. In 1782, George and the rest of his crew were drowned in a storm. She was accused of robbery in 1789 and confessed to being a pirate. She was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging.
Charlotte de Berry		1700s		Possibly fictional.