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Matthew KING
Of Jamaica One of Major Stede Bonnet’s crew. Stede Bonnet having received his pardon in his own name, start calling himself Captain Thomas and again took to piracy and become most successful, taking many prizes off the coast of Virginia, and later in Delaware Bay. He sailed in a larger ship, the Royal James, which proved to be very leaky, and the pirates had to take her to the mouth of Cape Fear River for repairs. The Council of South Carolina learned about that and a Colonel William Rhet fitted out two armed sloops, the Henry with eight guns and seventy men and the Sea Nymph with eight guns and sixty men. On September 25th, 1718, the sloops arrived at Cape Fear River where they find the Royal James. The pirates tried to escape but were followed by the Colonel’s two vessels and after five hours battle the Major struck his colors and surrendered. On October 3rd, Colonel Rhet sailed triumphantly into the harbor with his prisoners. But next day Bonnet managed to escape out of prison and sailed to Swillivant’s Island. . soon followed by Colonel Rhet who again caught him and brought back to Charleston. The trial of Stede Bonnet and his crew began on October 28th, 1718, at Charleston, and continued till November 12th and Bonnet was found guilty and condemned to be hanged. In November 8th, 1718, the Major and his crew, including Mathew King, were hanged at White Point, Charleston, and buried in the marsh below low-water mark.
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