| Robert Thompson's son | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Vital statistics | |
| Title | None |
| Gender | Male |
| Status | Deceased |
| Ships | None |
| Relationships | Robert Thompson (father)
Mrs. Thompson (mother; deceased) |
| Appearances | First Mentioned: XIII.
Last Mentioned: XXXII. |
| Portrayed by | N/A |
Robert Thompson's son was the nine year old son of the last British Governor of New Providence Island, Robert Thompson.
Biography[]
Background[]
A dispute arose between Governor Thompson and a pirate captain, Edward Teach, over a bribe that the Governor deemed insufficient. Teach gathered others and ordered that Thompson leave the island. Thompson refused, and a dozen armed men broke into the Governor's Mansion and dragged Mrs. Thompson and her son out into the street, where Israel Hands cut their throats. Robert was allowed to live, to spread word of what happened. Lieutenant James McGraw witnessed all of these events and reported them to Thomas Hamilton upon his return to London[1].
Season Four[]
Long John Silver is captured by a mysterious man after washing up on the shore following the failed invasion. He is taken to the Wrecks, where is shackled. The man tells Silver he heard that Silver was supposed to be a pirate king and strong. He dismisses this claim as “more lies.” Silver ponders these words and asks who else’s lies he is responsible for. He tells the man that Captain Flint, who knows Nassau’s history well, told him an interesting story. Silver was told a story about a uniquely disfigured man who lives in the Wrecks. This man sailed with Edward Teach in his early days. This man was very trusted by Teach one of the deadliest men that Nassau ever knew. On the day Governor Thompson fled, this man was the one who actually killed his wife and son. Teach and Henry Jennings and the other giants were hailed as the father’s of the Pirate Republic, but this man actually cut the cord. Silver then correctly identifies the man in the story as the one who captured him, Israel Hands[2].
After the pirates retake Nassau yet again from the new governor, Woodes Rogers, Israel Hands speaks with Flint in the tavern. Hands says he heard Flint was there the first time they took control from the English, that Flint was a member of the Navy then. Hands says it was a good day for him, for he did a thing no one else could or would, referring to his murder of Governor Thompson’s wife and son[3].