12 Facts About Mary Read

Mary Read then married and upon her husband's death moved to the West Indies around 1715.

Mary Read's mother had married a sailor, with whom she had a son.

Mary Read soon became pregnant again by another man, but hid the second pregnancy.

Mary Read's son died, then she gave birth to a girl, Mary.

At age 13, dressed as a boy, Mary Read found work as a foot-boy, and, then, employment on a ship.

Mary Read later joined the British military, and the crew of a British man-of-war.

Mary Read later quit this and moved into Flanders where she carried arms in a regiment of foot as a cadet and served bravely but could not receive a commission because promotion in those days was mostly by purchase.

Mary Read moved on to a regiment of horse which was allied with Dutch forces against the French.

Mary Read's ship was taken by pirates, whom she willingly joined.

When Bonny told Mary Read that she was a woman because she was attracted to her, Mary Read revealed that she too was a woman.

Speculation over the relationship between Bonny and Mary Read led to images depicting the two in battle together.

In 2020, a statue of Bonny and Mary Read was unveiled at Execution Dock in Wapping, London.