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Richard Hyde, III

Richard Hyde, III[1, 2, 3]

Male 1683 - 1719  (36 years)

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  • Name Richard Hyde 
    Suffix III 
    Nickname The Pirate 
    Birth 1683  Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation "The Pirate" with Edward Teach or Edward Thatch (c. 1680 – 22 November 1718) 
    _AMTID 192683650008:1030:204653251 
    _COLOR 14 
    _COLOR2 21 
    _FSFTID GXVP-LK3 
    _UID 56DB8604BF5B51E5B678652000000220E0EB 
    Burial May 1719  Surry, Colony of Virginia, United States, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Southwark 
    Death 2 May 1719  Surry, Colony of Virginia, United States, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Southwark 
    Person ID I675  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2023 

    Father Richard Hyde, II,   b. 1647, Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1710, Southwark, Surry County, Province of Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Mary Cotton,   b. Oct 1660, Hungars Point, Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1729, Alberene, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Marriage 1679  Southwark Parish, James City, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spouse: Mary Hyde (born Cotton)
    Family ID F179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth Theresa Evans,   b. 1695, Surry, Colony of Virginia, United States, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1764, Surry, Colony of Virginia, United States, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1711  Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Hyde,   b. 1712, Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1785, Northampton, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Richard Hide, IV,   b. 1717, Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1762, Northampton County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     3. Benjamin Hide,   b. Abt 1719, Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1757, Surry, Virginia, United States, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 38 years)
    Family ID F299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1683 - Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • "The Hydes of Northampton County"paraphrased from the North Carolina Genealogy Society Journal May 1994:
      Richard Hyde was hired by James Colbert as a"Licensed Indian Trader." Richard's father, also known as RichardHyde, had also been employed by Colbert as a packhorseman. The elder Hyde was aformer pirate and member of Blackbeard's gang. Hyde quit his life of piracywhen Edward Teach (Blackbeard) was killed in 1718. While escorting theSuperintendent of Indian Affairs through Creek Territory, both theSuperintendent and the elder Hyde were severely beaten and disfigured by someCreek warriors when they were caught in bed with the Indians' wives.
      According to 'History of the North-AmericanIndians' by Adair, p.151:
      "The Muskhoge lately clipt off the ears oftwo white men for supposed adultery. One had been a disciple of Black Beard,the pirate...."
       

  • Sources 
    1. [S54] Family site (Family Tree Legends), Richard Hyde (Reliability: 3).
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    2. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40000/geni-world-family-tree?s=230807621&itemId=207959040&action=showRecord&indId=individual-230807621-2516239.
      Richard Hyde Gender: Male Birth: 1683 - Surry, North Carolina,USA Death: May 2 1719 - Southwark Parish,Surry,Virginia, United States,USA Father: Richard Hyde Mother: Mary Hyde (born Cotton) Wife: Mary Hyde (born Evans) Child: Richard Hyde Siblings: Jane Cotton (born Hyde), Ann Hyde, Elizabeth Cole (born Hyde), Massachusetts ry Fox (born Hyde), William Hyde, Thomas Hyde, John Hyde, James Hyde, Chancellor Hyde

    3. [S2] WikiTree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=230807621&itemId=39689317&action=showRecord&indId=individual-230807621-2516239.
      Richard Hyde, III. Gender: Male Birth: Circa 1683 - Surry County, Virginia Marriage: 1710 - Virginia, United States Death: May 2 1719 - Southwark Parrish, Surry County, Virginia, United States Father: Richard Hyde, II Mother: Mary Cotton Spouses: Mary Hyde (born Evans)Mary Hyde (born Evans) Children: David HydeRichard Hyde