William Moody (pirate)

William Moody[a] (died 1719, last name occasionally Moudy) was a London-born[2] pirate active in the Caribbean and off the coast of Africa.

Moody sailed the Caribbean as early as June 1718[1] in his ship Rising Sun, which had been called Resolution before it was captured by pirates, “mounted with 36 guns and having on board 130 men, white and black”.

Hearing rumors of his approach, and with his scouts reporting two suspicious vessels offshore, Governor Robert Johnson armed four ships to attack him.

A sailor later reported that “Captain Moody” (presumably William) had heard of Johnson's fleet and fled farther from the coast to avoid him.

[4] Governor Hamilton was forced to request an additional warship from England, “the man of war that is on this station not being capable of doing any service against that vermin”.