Captain William Kidd is one of history’s most notorious pirates — and his legend is deeply tied to rumors of buried treasure up and down the Atlantic coast. But Captain Kidd insisted he was not a ...

Legend says Captain Kidd buried treasure on Money Island near Wilmington sometime between 1697 and 1701. A 1908 book perpetuated the legend, claiming a descendant of Kidd's colleague recovered coins ...

William Kidd (c. 1645 - 1701) was a Scottish privateer hanged for activities as a pirate. While sources of his time depict him as rather inept in either case, his reputation has grown in legend.

Pirate Captain Kidd may have buried part of his legendary treasure on a private island in New York's Hamptons. A new Fox Nation series explores the mystery and the man behind the myth. Well, he did ...

Samuel Marquis is a historian and an author. He's also the ninth great-grandson of Capt. William Kidd, which inspired the research that became his new book "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and ...

Captain Kidd was a famous pirate who sailed the seas in the late 1600s, looking for treasure and adventure. He was eventually caught and executed for piracy, but legend has it that he buried a massive ...

CAPTAIN KIDD & HIS SKELETON ISLAND—Harold T. Wilkins—Liveright ($3). Give a dog an ill name, says the proverb, and he’ll soon be hanged. Hang a man for piracy and he’ll be known as a bloody pirate to ...

He’s a best-selling American history author and advisor to The History Channel who just so happens to be the 9th-great-grandson of one of the most famous pirates in history. But it turns out, his ...

The 6th annual 'Captain Kidd's Pirate Day' lets families tour the Kalmar Nyckel, create homemade crafts, see demonstrations, and more, May 23, 2026.

The legendary Captain Kidd went from a socialite to a pirate hunter to a pirate in the late 1690s. Then, after a global manhunt and rumors of buried treasure, he became a celebrity. He was shipped to ...