Flint is said to have died in Savannah, many years before the book's central plot takes place, with his last words being, "Darby M'Graw - fetch aft the rum...." His death was said in the book to have been caused by the effects of rum. The inscription on the map suggests that he died in 1754.

How did Captain Flint die?

Captain J. Flint was the head of the crew of the Walrus. He died in 1754 of alcohol poisoning (he drank too much rum). He is the author of the map, called Flint's fist, which shows the location of the buried treasure on Skeleton Island.

Did Long John Silver kill Captain Flint?

Most surprising of all, James Flint gets a happy ending with his long lost love Thomas. ... Depending on how you view it, Flint either finds redemption or he's killed by Silver on Skeleton Island, while the Thomas story is another one of John Silver's lies.