Not much is known about Timothy Dartan's life, except that he married Orinda Le Jeune, the inhabitant of Tortuga, at some point before the late 1740s. However, their marriage wasn't perfect, as Orinda shot him with a pistol, instantly killing him. However, Dartan didn't stay dead for long, because he was resurrected as the undead by the infamous pirate Jolly Roger. Becoming one of Jolly Roger's officers, Dartan was placed in charge of Jolly's troops in Las Pulgas on Padres Del Fuego.