Herriot was master of the 80-ton 8-gun Jamaican
logwood hauler
Adventure when it was captured by Edward “Blackbeard” Teach in early 1718 near the
Turneffe Islands. Captain Stede Bonnet of the
Revenge had also joined Blackbeard recently, recuperating after being wounded fleeing a Spanish warship. During his later trial Herriot would testify that Blackbeard intentionally grounded his flagship
Queen Anne’s Revenge at
Topsail Inlet in order to break up his growing fleet and escape with all its collected loot. The
Adventure was also grounded and lost while trying to reach the ''Queen Anne's Revenge''. Bonnet’s boatswain
Ignatius Pell confirmed his testimony, though historians still debate the matter. Bonnet tried to chase down the fleeing Teach but missed him and plundered merchant vessels throughout July instead. That November in the marshes of
Sullivan’s Island, Bonnet was recaptured by Rhett while Herriot and two others were shot and killed. Bonnet was hanged in Charleston in December 1718. ==Further reading==