Question: Why did Elizabeth lie to the pirates about her last name?
raywest
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Answer: Elizabeth lied because she knows that being the governor's daughter makes her a valuable hostage who would either be ransomed or used for leverage. A commoner girl is far less useful.
raywest ★
What would the pirates ransom Elizabeth for? Gold silver and jewels?
Possibly for gold but she was more valuable for obtaining her father's cooperation to give them whatever they wanted (i.e. a safe escape, finding the coin, etc.) in exchange for not harming her.
raywest ★
"Safe escape" they can't die. "Finding the coin" the coin was already on board their ship.
She doesn't know that.
lionhead