"Blackbeard met his end off Ocracoke to a British Lieutenant
named Maynard, who was sent by the then Governor Spotswood of
Virginia. Blackbeard lost his head. Lieutenant Maynard sailed
about from port to port with the head stuck on the bowsprit of his
ship, showing off his trophy. Some say Blackbeard still makes an appearence, at least in part, in the sound where
the incident took place known as "Teaches Hole". "