Merchantman Betsey ~ July 29, 1772

The Edinburg Evening Courant 

"The Betsey, Leadbeater, from North Carolina to London, is totally lost in Otterock River, near North Carolina."

Merchantman Peggy ~ 1 January 1783

Sailing under Captain McNeil from Virgin Islands to New York the Peggy was lost off Cape Hatteras.

Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, PA, March 12, 1783

Merchantman Shannon ~ March 1764

Caledonian Mercury

Edinburgh

March 31, 1764

The [Scottish] Shannon, [Captain] Williamson, from Virginia for Glasgow put ashore at Curotuck [Currituck] in North Carolina. The ship lost, the crew and part of the cargo is saved.