John Vidal

Not to be confused with the seismologist John Vidale.

John Vidal (fl. 1727) was a minor pirate in the Thirteen Colonies of Irish descent briefly active near Ocracoke Inlet off North Carolina. He is best known for bringing the Farley family with him, causing wife Martha Farley to be one of the few women tried for piracy.

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