William Kidd

William Kidd (c. 1655 – 23 May 1701) was a Scottish sailor and privateer who was convicted of piracy after a voyage to the Indian Ocean. Kidd has become legendary in the annals of history as a pirate, and scores of treasure-seekers have searched in vain for his alleged buried treasure through the centuries.
==Popular Culture==
===Appearances===
====Variants====
The following list is of explicit appearances of William Kidd.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1824	Robert Kidd	
* Tales of a Traveler, "The Devil and Tom Walker", author Washington Irving	
* Kidd buried his treasure a few miles from Boston, in Massachusetts, under the watchful eye of the Devil, but died before he could return and collect it.Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving - Project Gutenberg - Retrieved 11 April 2021
==Links==
*William Kidd on Wikipedia
*William Kidd on Encyclopædia Britannica
==References==
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