Historian: Most of Outer Banks island's natives descended from Blackbeard's quartermaster
OCRACOKE — Chip Stevens rolled out a list some 12 feet long of his ancestors, including business owners, fishermen, teachers and the most famous one of all – William Howard, a pirate who served under Blackbeard.Records do not prove, but strongly indicate, that Howard later became the owner of Ocracoke Island. In his 108 years, he ran successful businesses and became a family man. He is the ancestor to many of the island’s natives.Howard would have been around 30 years […]
