Mary Ormond or Ormand (born c. 1702, died c. 1759) was the wife of the notorious

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. She was notable for her marriage to Edward Teach, better known as

. She was married by Royal Governor Charles Eden in

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, at about the age of sixteen years. The wedding was attended by Tobias Knight, the Royal Secretary for North Carolina, who was Teach's neighbor. She was the daughter of William Ormand, a plantation owner from

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. It is believed Blackbeard offered her as a gift to the crew of his ship

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, although her ultimate fate is undocumented.

References

Professor Robert . Lee. ''Blackbeard the Pirate''. 264 pages. John F. Blair, 1974. . (Not the general with the same name.) 1702 births Year of death unknown People from Bath, Somerset People of colonial North Carolina {{US-bio-stub