I'd like to know too, sounds like a fairy tale to me, and it sounds like something that came from my pa Covey as we called him, which makes me think that all these Coveys are related someway, somehow expecially when one reads something like this. I thought I read another story diff. abt. Blackbeard's death. Another Blackbeard you think? Jan. Jean Dalrymple wrote: > > Hermon, where do you find these great stories? I just love them... > Jeannie <>< > > -----Original Message----- > From: HERMON B FAGLEY [mailto:hermfagley@juno.com] > Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 9:08 AM > To: KYNICHOL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [KYNICHOL] Blackbeard ,the pirate killed by Jousha COVEY > > "Rivers of the Eastern Shore" > page 156-57 in chapther, "the Dorchester Marshes" > Edward Teach,aka Blackbeard,the pirate, dropped an oaken chest in Jake's > Hole. > It's still there,goes the tradition. > Many have grappled it up, but Blackbeard left a spell so their ropes > burst in > flames,and the trunk drops again. > "It was off Sharp's Island,out in Chesapeake Bay.Blackbeard was lying in > wait under the > ISLAND AT Dick's Hole for an expected richly laden East Indiaman.He > failed to notice the > sails of the 'Julia Harlow' lying just inside the hook. Her master,young > Jousha Covey,was > able to creep up on Blackbear in a yawl boat, and board him before > noticed. Covey cut > off Blackbeard's head with 1 might sweep of his sabor. Blackbeard prided > himself with never losing his > head. Blackbeard threw a copper plate with the location of hi > caches,into Dick's Hole,nd leaped > into the water.Blackbeard swam arond the boat 3 times after losing his > head,before he > disappeared from sight. > So it says. > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.