Again, much of this pirate’s career and life is unknown. It is said, however, that John Halsey was an excellent pirate, and if his $13 million in loot isn’t enough to convince you then perhaps a snippet from A General History of the Pyrates will persuade you of his legendary ways. It states: “He was brave in his Person, courteous to all his Prisoners, lived beloved, and died regretted by his own People. His Grave was made in a garden of watermelons, and fenced in with Palisades to prevent his being rooted up by wild Hogs.”
After successfully pirating for most of his life, in 1708 Halsey’s flotilla was almost completely destroyed in a hurricane. Shortly thereafter Halsey died of a fever.