Pirate Nationalities (Origins)

I have finally decided to import this over here so that the cognoscienti on this site can have a whack at it and perhaps help expand it. I began it on piratesinfo.com about a year ago and interest in it suddenly exploded in late 2004. You can find the original post in the Scholarly forum here, but you must be registered at that site to view it.

There is a great deal more info in the posts by the other posters on many of these pirates and if you are interested I highly suggest you check it out. I left all the revision notes in to honor the additions made by the scholars and wise posters at piratesinfo.com. This list would have been literally several hundred pirates shorter without their help.

Also, if you see any errors, please tell me and I will fix them in this post. I cannot pretend to be an historian unparalleled, so I am always open to correction.

If you would like to contribute to this list, please feel free to post info! Be sure to include at least

1) Their Full Name (or as much as you know)

2) Their Country of Origin

3) Your Source

Feel free to list anything else you think would be interesting as part of your post - it adds spice to the whole thing.

This list of pirates sorted by nationality and listed alphabetically by last name.

-AFRICA-

Cloise, Peter

Grillo, Diego

-BELGIUM-

Carsten, Jan

Rose, Jacob ++

-CANADA- **

Anderson, Alexander **

Baldwin, Captain **

Bartlett, Joseph **

Blunt, Captain **

Boag, Thomas **

Burnaby, Thomas **

Churchill, Joseph **

Collins, Benjamin **

Dean, Ephraim **

Easton/Eston*, Peter *

Freeman, Joseph **

Freeman, Nathan **

Gandy, James **

Godfrey, Alexander **

Goodman, John **

Harris, John **

Jr. Barss, Joseph **

Kelly, John **

Lathan, John **

McMinn, Hugh **

McNutt, Joseph **

Nutson, Lawrence **

Parker, Thomas **

Power, John **

Pryor, William **

Reid, James **

Ross, James **

Smith, Stephen **

Taylor, James **

Tidney, John **

Young, William **

-CARIBBEAN-

Cooke, John (St. Christopher)

Diabolito (Cuba)

Ebanks, Gideon (Cayman Islands)

Grillo, Lucifer [Diego] (Havana)&

Julian, John (Mosquito Coast)

La Vie, Francois (St Christopher)##

Lachenay, Claude (St Christopher)##

North, Nathaniel (Bermuda)

Plantain, James (Jamaica)#

Samuel, Abraham (Jamaica)#

-CHINA-

Ch'i, Cheng

Chih-Lung, Cheng

Chui-Apoo/Cui Apu

Koxinga

Limahon/Dim Mhon++

Lo, Hon-cho

O-po-tae

Pao, Chang

Pao, Liang

P'o-tai, Kuo

Sao, Cheng I

Shang-Ch'ing, Li

Shap-ng-tsai

Sinsay++

T'ien-Pao, Ch'en

Wu-Shih-Erh

Ya-ling, Ch'ing

Yih Ching, Cheng I

-DENMARK-

Mere, Lutkyn +

Peterson, John ++

Sture, Sven +

-DUTCH-

Blauvelt, Abraham

Brackman Daniëlsen, Cornelis

Braziliano/Brasiliano, Roche/Rock

Breakes, Hiram

Chivers, Dirk

Cordyne, Frans

Corneliszoon Jol, Cornelis

Corneliszoon Loncq, Hendrick

Corneliszoon, Jan?

Danziger/Dansker, Simon [Dali Rais/'Captain Devil']*#

Dauwe, Karel *

de Cordes, Baltasar

de Cordes, Simon

De Graff, Laurens/Baldran/de Griffe/Lorenzo Jacome/Lorencillo

De Graves, Herbert

Dirksen, Adnries *

Dirksen, Adriaan *

Esaisz de Lint, Pieter

Eustace the Monk (Flemish-Dutch)*

Everson, Jacob

Forkbeard, Sweyn *

Gijsbertszoon Booneter, Jan

Herckmans, Elias

Heyn, Piet

Higgenberte, Courte

Ita, Pieter

Jansz , Jan /Murad Rais#

Janszoon Van Hoorn, Jan

L'Hermite, Jacques

Lucas, John

Mansfield/Mansvelt, Edward

Neckere, Jonathan

Prince, Lawrence

Simonson, Simon

Speirdyke, Bernard Claesen

Van Spilbergen/Speilbergen, Joris

Yallahs/Yellowes, Captain

-ENGLAND-

*** NOTE: Because of their individual significance in pirate history, I have placed Scottish and Welsh pirates in their own lists ***

Alday, James *

Aleyn, William *

Allen, Richard

Allin, Thomas (later Admiral) &&

Alvel, Nicholas *

Amy, Thomas &&

Ansell , John

Anstis, Thomas

Atkinson, Clinton *

Auger, John

Axe, Samuel *

Aylett, Captain

Ayres, Captain &&

Badger, Charlotte

Banter, Jonathan &&

Barker, Andrew *

Barker, Edmund

Barlycorne, Richard

Barnes, Captain

Barthen, Giles &&

Bartlett, John &&

Bartlett, Thomas &&

Baughe, William *

Bellamy, Charles

Bellamy, Samuel (Devonshire)

Best, Richard *

Bishop, William (Plymouth)&&

Blake, Captain &&

Bodulgate, Thomas * (Cornwall)

Boniton, Peter * (Cornwall)

Bonnet, Stede

Booth, George

Booth, William ++

Borough, Robert (Devonshire)

Boston, Captain &&

Bowden, George &&

Bowen, John &

Boyte, Philip (Portland)

Bradshaw, Captain &&

Bran/Brand, Captain

Brewster, Adam

Brown, Nicholas *

Bull, Dixey (London)

Bunce, Phineas

Burgess, Samuel

Burley, Barnaby

Bury, Mark

Bushell, Browne &&

Butler, Nathaniel *

Carder, Peter

Carew, Sir Peter (Devonshire)

Cary, Gregory

Cavendish, Thomas (Suffolk)

Chester, John

Chidley, John * (Devon)

Clark, William

Clarke, Thomas

Clifford, George (Earl of Cumberland)

Clifts, Peter &&

Coates, Edward *

Cobb, William

Cobham, Thomas *

Cocke, Abraham

Cocklyn, Thomas

Coleman, Francis &&

Collier, Edward

Condent, Christopher (Devonshire)

Cook, John

Cooke, Captain &&

Cooke, William (East Exmouth)

Cooke/Cook, Edmund *

Coope, William &&

Cooper, Captain &&

Cotton, Randolph

Courtenay, Sir Hugh (Cornwall)

Cowley, William

Coxe, William

Coxere, Edward

Coxon, John /John Rose Archer

Crane, Thomas * (Norfolk)

Craston, William *

Crosse, John * (Plymouth)

Crosse, Sir Robert (Probably Plymouth)

Culliford, Robert (Looe)

Cunningham, William

Cuttle, Thomas

Dampier, William (East Coker)

Dann, John

Darcy, Captain &&

Dasset, John &&

Davis, Edward (possibly of Flemish origins)

Davis, John

de Briggeho, William *

Deane, John

Deenes, Isaac

Delander, Robert

Dempster, Edward

Denball, Sampson

Derrick, Captain

Dobson, Richard

Doughty, Thomas

Douglas, Saunders

Downes, John

Drake, Bernard *

Drake, Francis (Devonshire)

Drake, John

Drake, Joseph

Drake, Thomas

Dremer, Patrick

Duppa, Michael *

Easton, Peter (Bristol)

Eaton, John

Elfrith, Daniel

Eliot, Lawrence

Essex, Cornelius

Evans, Micijah

Every, Henry /John Avery [Long Ben/Benjamin Bridgeman] (Devonshire)

Fenn, John

Fenner, Edward (Sussex)

Fenner, George (Sussex)

Fenner, Thomas *

Fenner, William * (Sussex)

Fielding/Felding, Ferdinando *

Fletcher, Francis

Fly, William

Fortescue, George

Fourther/Fawether, Francis &&

Foxcroft, Samuel (London)

Francke, Thomas

Franks, Benjamin

Freeman, Captain

Fresshowe/Frychowe, Nicholas (Falmouth)

Frobisher, Martin

Funnell, William *

Geare, Sir Michael

Gentleman, James *

Gifford, Richard

Glanham/Glenham/Glemham, Edward (Suffolk)

Glub, Charles

Gopson, Richard

Grayham, Edward

Green, Captain &&

Green, Tom *

Grenville, Sir Richard (Cornwall)

Hagerty, Catherine *

Hands, Israel

Harris, Charles * (London)

Harris, Peter * (Kent)

Hatley, Simon

Hatsell, Captain

Hawkins, Richard * (Plymouth)

Hawkins, Sir John (Plymouth)

Hawkins, William the younger

Hawley, John (Dartmouth)

Herriot, David

Heynes, Stephen

Hicks/Hickes, Robert (Cornwall)

Hill, R. &&

Hingson/Hinset, John

Hixon, Ellis

Hoar, John

Holland, William (Dartmouth)

Horne, Captain &&

Hout, George *

Howard, Thomas

Inglis, Peter?

Irish, William (Isle of Wight)

Isebrant, Captain &&

Jackman, Captain

Jackson, William

James, Michael (Bristol)

Jamieson, Harry ++

Jeffrey, Robert

Jenkins, William

Jewel, Captain &&

Johnson, Dolish &&

Johnson, Lawrence &&

Jones, Joseph

Kelley, James

Kelley, Thomas

Kelly, Benjamin

Kennels, Samuel

Killigrew, Lady Mary (Falmouth)

Killigrew, Peter (Falmouth)

Killigrew, Sir John (died 1580) (Falmouth)

Killigrew, Sir John (died 1603) (Falmouth)

Killigrew, Sir William (Falmouth)

Killigrew, Thomas (Falmouth)

King, Captain &&

Knight, William *

Knollys, Francis

Kyd , William (Devonshire)

Kyghley, John

Lamley, Robert

Lancashire, John

Lewis, William

Lodge, Thomas (London)

Lovell, John

Low, Edward (Westminster)

Lowther, George

Mainwaring, Sir Henry (Shropshire)

Markham, William

May/Mues/Mace/Maze/Mason, William

Mead, Henry

Merritt, Joseph &&

Michell, Stephen

Middleton/Myddelton, David (London)

Minivy, Richard

Mixtow, John (Cornwall)

Mixtow, Mark (Cornwall)

Modyford, Sir Thomas

Moone, Thomas

Moore, William

Morris, John

Mucknell, John &&

Myngs, Sir Christopher (Norfolk)

Nesson, Richard &&

Newport, Christopher (London)

Nutt, John (Lympstone)

Oloard, Christopher

Owen, Abeel

Oxenham, John

Pell, Ignatius

Phillips, John

Phinnes, John (Stepney )++

Pike, Robert

Plunkett, Thomas &&

Polhill, Captain &&

Rackham, John /Calico Jack

Raleigh, Sir Walter (Devon)

Raunse/Rance, John

Read, John * (Bristol)

Read, Mary (Devonshire)

Rogers, Woodes

Rounsivil/Rounsevell, George (Dorset)

Sadlington, William &&

Sawkins, Richard

Sayer, Ambrose (Cornwall)

Scot, Roger (Bristol)

Sharp, Bartholomew

Shelvocke, George

Sherley, Sir Thomas

Sherley/Shirley, Anthony

Skinner, Captain &&

Smith, Hugh

Smith, John (Dartmouth) &&

Spriggs, Francis

Stout, Ralph *

Swain, John *

Swan, Charles

Symonson, Captain &&

Taylor, John

Teach, Edward /Blackbeard (Bristol or London?)

Teale, Richard &&

Townley, Captain *

Trelase, Captain &&

Turner, Captain &&

Tyssen, Captain &&

Verney, Sir Francis *

Vicary, Leonard

Wade, C &&

Wake, Thomas *

Wakeman, William

Walbank, Captain &&

Walker, John

Want, William *

Ward, John /Yusuf Reis

Watling, John *

Whitings, Richard &&

Whitty, Captain &&

Wilday, Richard

Wilkinson, Daniel &&

Williams, Paul

Winter, Christopher

Wynter, John

Yeats, Captain

-FLEMISH-

Adrian Van Dieman [de Sivert ]

Bollaert, Jacot &&

Haling, Eustathius &&

Ladone, Elias &&

Peter Clinkaer,t &&

Van Haesdonck, Jan &&

Van Voolen, Daniel &&

-FRANCE-

Allard, Francois ++

Andrieszoon, Michiel (possibly French)

Ango, Jean *

Archembeau*

Baptist de Tosac, Jean ++

Baptist Jedre, John, [Laverdure]##

Baptist Jedre, John, Junior##

Bart, Jean *

Beluche, Renato &

Bernard, Antoine

Bidall, John ##

Blaine, Francis ##

Blanc, Captain

Blondel, Robert *

Blout, Captain

Bois, Peter ##

Bonetemps, Jean *

Bonfiglio, Nicolo *

Bonsou, Lewis ##

Boy, Charles ##

Boye, Francois ##

Capdeville, Jean

Carol, Jaques &&

Champon, Peter ##

Chatillon, Nicolaas Joseph ++

Chevallier, Peter ##

Claas, Pieter /Francois Basine++

Clerge, Peter ##

Cottuy, Captain

Couhison, Isaac ##

Croese, Alonso ++

Croisier, Isaac ##

Daniel, Captain

Daniell, Michel ##

de Belleville, Jane

de Bleaux, Judoc ++

de Borras, Chevalier *

De Grammont, Michel /Chevalier De Grammont

De L'isle, Captain

de Lussan, Raveneau

de Maaster, Jeost ##

de Mauleon, Savary

de Neekerke, Pierre Jean /Pieter Bart++

de Saumur, Paul

de Savoisy, Charles

de Trevot, James ##

Delavigne, Francis ##

Delcamp, Charles Joseph ++

Desmarais, Captain

Deymouth, Charles ##

Dogler/Doglar, Jean

d'Orange, Pierre

du Pompian, Peter ##

Dubois, Jean ##

Duchesne, Captain

Duguay-Truoin, Rene *

Dupois, Elias ##

Exquemelin, Alexandre/John #

Fleury, Jean

Foutmont, John ##

Francois Chambray, Jean

Francois du Chelle, Jean ++

Francois, Pierre /Peter Francis

Fuet, Antiono /Captain Moidore*

Galer, Captain

Gaspard*

Germain, Jacques

Gill, Christopher ##

Gill, Germain ##

Gourdet, John ##

Gow, Peter ##

Grogniet, Francios

Guittar, Lewis ##

Hamlin, Jean

Heaman, Peter

Heelmond, Thomas Joseph?++

Hubart, Francois ##

Hugues, Victor *

Hunco, Reynol ##

Imber, Raphael ##

Issant, Captain &&

Jollyboy, Peter ##

Jurang, John ##

Jusme, Francis ##

Kirjean, Laurence ##

la Bouche, Oliver /la Bouse/Levasseur ['The Buzzard']^

la Chapaille, Jerome ##

La Veven, Captain

L'Abbe, Albert ##

Lacroy, Peter ##

Landy, John

Lashorn, Julien ##

Latout, James ##

le Clerc, Francois /Jambe de Bois [pegleg]

le Conte, Francois ##

Le Grand, Pierre

Le Pain, Peter

Le Picard, Captain

Le Picard, Pierre

Le Pontaine, Peter ##

Le Sage, Captain

le Sansoir, Francois ##

Le Tetu, Guillaume

Le Vasseur, Jean

Le Vigne, John ##

Lescuyer, Captain

Lessone, Captain

Lester, Peter ##

Lion de Lisle, Jacques ##

l'Olonnais, Francios/Jean David Nau

Loumer, Peter [Grand Maison]##

Macary, Captain

Mainguenau, Peter ##

Mesmyn, Guillaume

Mondy, Soi ##

Monepacier, Peter ##

Moraille, John ##

Moriset, Abraham ##

Morreau, Jacques ##

Mosieres, Peter ##

Mourean, John ##

Navarro, Pedro

Nicolaas, Claude ++

Paris, Francis ##

Pelletier, Benoit ##

Pelletier, Michel ##

Penche, Rene ##

Perraud, Jacques *

Pierre, Jacques

Poullard, Leonard ##

Proue, Claude ##

Prouslin, Francis ##

Provensall, Peter ##

Randon, Jacques ##

Ranou, John ##

Raveneau de Lussan, Le Sieur

Robert, John ##

Rodding, Andrew ##

Rose, Francois ++

Rose, Jean

Roulier, Jean ##

Sallon, William ##

Silvester, Oliver ##

Sonnier, Francis ##

Surcouf, Richard *

Surcouf, Robert *

Tottmar, Phillippe ##

Tramon, John ##

Trouin, Duguay *

van Daalen, Pieter ++

Waamore/Armann, Francois ##

Wynne, Emanuel &

-GENOA-

da Verrazano, Giovanni *

-GERMANY-

Adolf, Frederik ++

Ahlberg, Simon ++

Behr, Jan Christoffel ++

Berkelich+

Bernevor+

Beydenstorp+

Bodijn, Jean ++

Boniface, Klaus +

Boos, Jacob ++

Brouwer, Johan Jacob ++

Crabbe, Henning +

Cramer, Frans ++

Crekauwe+

Cremer, George ++

Croos, Johann ++

de Ruyter, Paulus ++

Degenert+

Eksteyn, Albert Anthonie ++

Everhardi, Anthonie ++

Felt, Koenraad ++

Femeer, Nicholas +

Foucquet, Anthonie ++

Frantsz, Paulus ++

Fronder, Jacob ++

Gebhardt, Godfried ++

Grubendal, Fikke +

Grubendal, Henneke +

Gunnar+

Gylge, Nicolaus +

Hanslein/Henszlein, Klaus [Little Jack]*

Henszlein , Klein

Heydigsvelt, Jan Michel ++

Heysler, Hans Jürgen ++

Heyzer, Frederik ++

Hoebert, Hendrik ++

Hoffmann, Hans +

Hovenschild, Kord +

Howfoote, Hans +

Howfoote, Peter +

Ihsle, Johan Sigismund ++

Ketelheud+

Kieffer, Peter ++

Knut, Dietliff +

Koot, George Jacob ++

Kraseke+

Kremer, Rode +

Kule+

Liep, Jan Otto ++

Meygendorp, Hans +

Milies, Nicholas +

Myres, Klaus +

Norman, Henning +

Pacqué, Johannes ++

Pilgrimson, Everade +

Poelij, Cornelis ++

Prybe+

Rainbek+

Ransouwe, Luder +

Rantzow, Eler +

Sanewitze, Rambold +

Scharbouwe, Henneke +

Scheld, Klaus +

Schenk, August ++

Schiffer, Josef +

Schneider, Jacob ++

Scholtz, Karel ++

Schonenberg+

Schutke, Heyno +

Schutke, Olav +

Sedorp, Hartwich +

Skinkel, Lydeke +

Sleyre, Gerhardt +

Sprokkel, Joseph ++

Staal, Hendrik ++

Stijssel, Frederik ++

Stokeled, Bertram +

Störtebeker, Klaus

Talong, Jean Louis ++

Tewinger, Adam ++

Tidemanns, Heinrich +

Tymme, Klaus +

Valck, Joseph ++

van den Berg, Heinrich +

van Gelder, Hans +

van Mezee, Bertholt +

van Mezee, Henneke +

van Pomeren, Heinrich +

Voet, Bartolomaeus +

von der Loewe, Johann +

von der, Heinrich Luhe+

von Kaland, Bosse +

von Luchow, Heinrich +

von Luchow+

von Manteuffel, Henning +

von Moltke+

von Preen, Gottschalk +

von Rumpshagen, Leopold +

von Stuck, Arnold +

von Wethemonkule, Hans +

Wedeking, Coenraad ++

Wedige, Schiffer +

Wessels, Godeke /Godeke Michels

Wigbold+

Wijant, Johannes ++

Wilmer+

Wisle, Godekin +

Wolman, Johan Godfried ++

Wrede, Volmer +

Wyttekop+

Zilkauw+

Zirchel, Andreas ++

Zwarte, Klaus +

-GREECE-

Andron

Amenias of Phocis

The Barbarossa Brothers (Aruj and Hizir)

Biciaki, Captain *

Charidemus of Oreus

Demetrius of Pharos

Dionysus of Phocaea

Genthus of Illyria *

Hybristas

Kryvitziotes of Rhodes

-GRENADA-

Jean Baptist Aparée ++

-INDIA-

Angria, Conajee

Angria, Kanhoji #

Angria, Sumbhajee

Angria, Toolajee

-IRAN/PERSIA-

bin Jabr, Rahmah #

Merodach-Baladan (King of Elam)+

-IRELAND-

Baughe, William

Bonney/Brennan, Anne

Booth, Captain &&

Buckson, Manuel &&

Capdeville/Cadouilh/Nepeville, Jean

Casey, Michael &&

Clipperton, John

Constant John, possibly Joseph &&

Criss, John

Deferterue, Peter &&

Dobson , George ++

England, Edward

Glover, Robert

Handemark, Captain &&

Hayes, William &&

Holt, Nicholas &&

Johnson, Henry /Henriques the Englishman

Kennedy, Walter

Lushingham, Captain

McCarthy/MaCarty/MaCarthy, Dennis

M'Kinlie, Peter

Moor, Michael ++

Mullins , Darby

Murphy, Timothy ++

Newport, James ++

Noland, Richard

O'Doran, William &&

Oliver, Francis &&

O'Malley, Grace /Gráinne Ni Mháille or Granuaile

Peterson, Simon &&

Roche, Philip

Rollester, John &&

Wheatley, Joseph ++

-ITALY-

Adorno, Giorgio *

Assanti, Ligorio

Balbo, Michele *

Bianco, James

Blestrier, Captain *

Centurione, Niccolo

Cerisola, Bettino

Chighizola , Louis ['Nez Coupe- short nose]

Cigala

Cossa, Baldassare &

da Costa, Alamanno

D'Anaia, Bulgarino

D'Aragona, Ferdinando *

de lo Cavo, Giovani

de Lomellini, Andrea

de Marino, Manuel

de Santo Hizo, Giuseppe

Del Mar, Napoleone

Dell Isola, Ferrando

Di Faffaele, Angelo

di Marco, Antonio

Emo, Pietro

Foscolo, Bartolommeo *

Gafforio, Andrea

Galerati, Fabio *

Gambi

Grasso, Guglielmo

Grimaldi, Franceschino

Majorean*

Marinello, Captain

Martelli, Baccio

Pompeius, Sextus

Postumius

Rolando of Thessalonica, Sir

-LUXEMBOURG-

Mariga, Francois ++

Pomier, Jean Pierre ++

-MAJORCA-

Balestrier, Captain

-MALAYA-

Abbas, Tuanku

-MALAYSIA-

Raga#

-MALTA-

Abbas-Malaya, Tunaku *

Borg, Eugenio *

Corbelli, Vittorio

de la Barre, Chevalier

de Malta, Michele

Di Giovanni, Christoforo

di Natale, Francesco

di Natale, Giacomo

Faenzo, Agostino *

Fiamengo, Giorgio *

Gamarra, Aloisio

Grech, Giancinto

Guglielmo, Lorenzi

Juvara, Carlo

Lia, Joseph

Martin, Captain

Maurizzi, Captain

Preziosi, Geronimo

Rizzo, Antonio

-MOROCCO-

Ben Aissa, Sidi Abdulla *

-NORWAY-

Erlingsson, Alf +

-PERU-

le Brune, Claude ++

-PORTUGAL-

Bartolomeo ['el Portugues'] #

da Silva, Nunho

de Soto, Benito

Paradijs, Jean Baptist ++

Rivero, Manuel Pardal

Simao, Fernandes/Fernandez/Fernando

-SANTO DOMINGO-

You, Dominique /Frederic Youx

_SCOTLAND (UK)-

Alexander, David +

Alexander, John +

Allison, Robert +

Anakol+

Andresson, Sigmund [Fish-Hook]+

Asleifarson, Sveinn +

Balfour, Harry +

Barton, Andrew +

Barton, John +

Barton, Robert +

Bennet, James +

Blackadder, Patrick +

Brown, John +

Brown, Robert +

Browne, James

Browne, John +

Brusason, Rognvald +

Campbell, Hugh +

Campbell, Matthew +

Canochson, Alexander John +

Canochson, Angus +

Clouston, William ++

Cockburn, James +

Cockburn, John +

Cowsland, Walter +

Cross, William +

Dalziel, Alexander +

Davidson, John +

de Barclay, Sir William (possibly fictional)+

Dowie, David +

Duff, Robert +

Dunbar, Patrick +

Dunbar, Robert +

Einarsson, Arnkel, Earl of Orkney+

Eiriksson, Eirik, [stay-Brails]+

Fergusson, Dr. James

Fullarton, John (possibly fictional)+

Gibson, Ninian +

Gille-Odhrain+

Glass, Dr. John +

Gow, John +

Grieg, Charles +

Gunn, Edward ++

Hamilton, James +

Hamilton, William +

Haraldarson, Erlend, Earl of Orkney+

Haraldarson, Hakon +

Havardsson, Dufnjall +

Herriott+

Hincher, Dr. John +

Hlodvisson, Sigurd "the Stout", Earl of Orkney+

Hundason, Holdbodi +

Kidd, William

Kolsson, Ranald Kali, Earl of Orkney+

Lithgow, William +

mac Dhugaill, Ospak +

MacAllan, Robert +

MacAulay, Daniel ++

MacDonald, Daniel +

MacKay, Eweyr +

MacLean, Hector +

MacLeod, Niall +

MacLeod, Thormond +

MacNeil, John [the Weaver] (possibly fictional)+

MacNeil, Rory [the Tartar]+

MacNeil, Rory Og +

MacSorley+

MacTarlich, Gillespie +

Melvin, William ++

Mercer, Andrew +

Moldansson, Grjotgard (possibly fictional)+

Moldansson, Snowcolf (possibly fictional)+

Mor, Sheriff MacNaughton +

Murray, Gideon +

Norcross, John +

Pershaw, David +

Porringer, Robert ++

Reid, Robert ++

Scott, Lewis +

Selkirk, Alexander +

Sigurdarson, Einar, Earl of Orkney [Wry-Mouth]+

Sigurdarson, Thorfinn, Earl of Orkney, [Raven Feaster]+

Smith, Alexander +

Smith, John

Solmundsson, Kari (possibly fictional)+

Sorley [the Yeoman]+

Swanston, James (hanged 1496)+

Swanston, James (hanged 1604)+

Thorkellsson, Haflidi +

Thorljotsson, Olvir [Fish-Hook]+

Thorsteinsson, Thorbjorn +

Vestmar+

Vigbjod+

Wafer, Lionel +

Wallace+

William, Bishop of Orkney+

Wing, John +

Wishart+

-SOUTH AMERICA-

Gibert/Gilbert, Don Pedro *

-SPAIN-

Blanco, Augustino ##

Botadilla, Pedro ##

Brocchiero De Anaya, Don Diego *

Canete, Juan

de Bertagno, Lupo *

de Contreras, Alonso

Deconturas, Antonio ##

Deleon, Joseph ##

Desoto, Juan Francisco ##

Desotto, Francisco ##

Formican, James *

Gascon, Juan

Gonsales, Gabriel ##

Gusman, Manuel ##

Hancock, Richard ##

Joben, Prospero ##

Jonnia, Captain

Lopez, Captain

Manuel, Thomas ##

Mendozas, Jan/Juan ++

Perez, Ambrosio ##

Silvestre, Juan ##

-SWEDEN-

Alwilda/Alfhild/Alvild (Goth)*

Bosson, Knut +

Hanson, Peter ++

Jonsson, Holger +

Jonsson, Niels +

Juranson, John ##

Magnusson, Algot +

Mus, Trud +

Rollson, Peter ++

Svarteskanig, Niels +

Winter, John ++

-SWITZERLAND-

Bruné, Honoré ++

Kenard, Louis ++

Trieschaar, Joseph ++

-TURKEY-

Ghazi

Reis, Burak

-WALES (UK)-

Barney, Joshua

Beavin, Thomas * (Probably)

Bowen, John

Calles/Callis, John

Condent/Congdon/Conden, Edmund

Davis, Howell

Evans, John

Flegon, John

Garrett, John

Hawkins, Sir John

Horseley, Gilbert

Jennings, Henry

Morgan, Edward *

Morgan, Sir Henry

Parker, William

Roberts, John (Bartholomew)

Skyrme, James

White, Thomas

Williams, David

-UNITED STATES/AMERICAN COLONIES-

Allen, Thomas (North Carolina)##

Blackledge, Benjamin (Boston)##

Boggs, Eli

Bradish, Joseph (Massachusetts)

Burgess, Samuel (New York)

Coleman, Edward (North Carolina)##

Cox, John

Cromwell, Thomas (Boston/Britain)

Decatur Sr, Stephen *

Farley, Martha (North Carolina)##

Farrell/Faro/ Ferro, Joseph * (Rhode Island)

Gibbs, Charles (Rhode Island)

Halsey, John (Boston/Britain)

Haraden, Jonathan *

Hoar/Hore, John (Boston/Britain)

Jones, John Paul &

Laffite/Lafitte, Jean (probably French)

Maze, William

Mews, James [probably American Indian]##

Mews, Philip [probably American Indian]##

Milne, John ++

Missel , John [probably American Indian]##

Pound, Thomas (Massachusetts)

Quelch, John (Massachusetts Colony)

Seavey, Dan (Maine)

Tew, Thomas (Rhode Island)

Truxton, Thomas *

van Horn, Gerrard (New York)

Veale, Thomas

Vidal, John (North Carolina)##

Wall, George (Massachusetts)

Wall/Schmidt, Rachel (Pennsylvania)

Worley, Richard (New York)

The list is by no means complete, nor is it finished. If you know of some other pirates not listed, post them below with their country of origin and the source of your information and I'll edit the master list and add them with credit given. If you see any mistakes, note that as well and I'll edit the list and correct it.

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

Uncredited info gathered by me from the extensive lists at the Swashbuckler's Cove website and in part to info from the Pirates' Who's Who by Philip Gosse and Pirates An A-Z Encyclopedia by Jan Rogozinski. Info added later from the website [pirateshold.buccaneersoft.com]. Note that both Swashbuckler's Cove and bucaneersoft sites contain some inaccuracies which are corrected as they're been caught.

** Canadian pirates from [www.chebucto.ns.ca].

^ Added 'Levasseur' to Oliver La Buse's name at (piratesinfo.com) poster ray's request. See his post below for further details.

* New pirates added thanks to research by poster Silver Steele.

# New pirates added thanks to (piratesinfo.com) poster RastaRascal from the website Stockport Metropolitan Burough Council government website.

+ New pirates added thanks to (piratesinfo.com) poster Marcus. From various books, including Orkneyinga Saga & Alan Orr Anderson's source material (twelfth-century pirates and earlier); Early Sources in Scottish History & Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers (pirates up to 1286); Calendar of Scottish Papers & Pitcairn's Criminal Trials (16th Century pirates); Eric Graham's Maritime History of Scotland (post 16th century pirates). See Marcus' post below for more detailed dates and information. German pirates added from the book Seekriege der Hanse.

++ New pirates added thanks to (piratesinfo.com) poster Jan Maat. From the book Oproer en berichting op schepen van de VOC by J. R. Bruijn & van Eyck and E. S. van Heslinga. More pirates added from Jan (or Juan) Mendoza's navigation-book (http://www.kb.dk/elib/mss/treasures/verden/53_33.htm). Added pirates to ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES, IRELAND and DENMARK from the book John Gow - The Orkney Pirate, by George Watson.

## New pirates added thanks to email from (piratesinfo.com) poster Tony Malesic. List generated from a summary of depositions and examinations from members of the crew of Captain Lewis Guittar. Tony warns that "while most of these individuals are identified as being French, some Surnames are clearly non-French or are aliases." I have left them in as recorded. UNITED STATES/AMERICAN COLONIES pirates added from The Trials of Five Persons, For Piracy, Felony and Robbery;... Held at the Court-House in Boston, within His Majesty’s Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, on Tuesday, the Fourth Day of October, Anno Domini, 1726..." from Early American Imprints. Added pirates to ENGLAND from THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE SESSIONS OF Oyer and Terminer and Goal-Delivery FOR THE JURISDICTION OF THE Admiralty of England, ON Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th of February, 1736-7. Added UNITED STATES/AMERICAN COLONIES from At a Court held at Williamsburg, Virginia, August 15, 1727. Added Spanish pirates from the crew of Captain Augustino Blanco from At a High Court of Admiralty held at Nassau, in the Bahama Islands October 11, 1722. Added English Pirates from "The Proceedings of the Old Bailey" 24 February 1737. Added pirates from T R Y A L Held at the M A R S H A L S E A S, on Friday the 17th of the instant February, 1680.

& New pirates added thanks to poster (piratesinfo.com) Captain Roberts. From Renato Beluche: Smuggler, Privateer and Patriot 1780-1860 by Jane Lucas De Grummond. Noted that Gaspar/Gasparilla is most likely fictional (noted above but not removed). Added John Paul Jones. Added "Sir" to Henry Morgan's name.

&& New pirates added thanks to poster Foxe. From Monson's tracts. More pirates added from Ed's upcoming book The King's Pirates. He is willing to provide the primary sources available on request.

Revision History (From piratesinfo.com)

Post Edited (02-20-04 22:28) - Added Canadian pirate info thanks to tip (not sure who from)

Post Edited (02-26-04 07:11) - Added Welsh pirate Bartholomew Robert's given Christian name John per poster dt

Post Edited (08-09-04 15:06) - Added info provided by ray, Silver Steele and RastaRascal to list. Changed _America_ category to _United States_.

Post Edited (08-16-04 13:36) - Added Scottish pirate info provided by Marcus to list. Moved Scottish pirates into a category called Scotland/UK_Scotland since that's probably where I would look for Scottish pirates. Re-organized several UK area specific pirates under their own heading. Changed "Bartholomew (John) Roberts" to "John (Bartholomew) Roberts. Added the Killigrew family of pirates to UK_Falmouth. Removed proven fictional pirate Gertrude Imogene Stubbs from the UK list. (See post [www.piratesinfo.com] for proof.) Moved _United States_ category to it's alphabetically appropriate place in the list and added American Colonies to the title.

Post Edited (08-21-04 21:16) - Added Dan Seavey to US pirates list. Removed Charlotte de Berry from the _UK_ list as she's most likely fictional (See post [www.piratesinfo.com]). Removed Elizabeth Shirland from the _UK_Devonshire_ list as she was most likely not a pirate (See post by Foxe in [www.piratesinfo.com]). Moved some English pirates into appropriate UK locations and adjusted other pirates around per Marcus' post.

Post Edited (08-23-04 16:00) - Added George Wall to US Pirates. Found what appears to be a fairly well researched site at [pirateshold.buccaneersoft.com] and added pirates from the 'A' and 'B' list on that site to this list.

Post Edited (09-22-04 16:46) - Added pirates, thanks to info from poster Jan Maat. Also created categories for Peru, Grenada and Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland for these additions. Moved some pirates from _Netherlands_ to _Dutch_ based on info found at [pirateshold.buccaneersoft.com]. Also added pirates on pages 'C' - 'F' pages from their site.

Post Edited (09-23-04 10:56) - Added the rest of the pirates found on [pirateshold.buccaneersoft.com] (pages 'G' - 'Y' on their site). Also moved some more pirates from _Netherlands_ to _Dutch_ based on info found there. Changed nation titles to all caps and used - instead of _, based on SS's post.

Post Edited (10-05-04 13:15) - Removed John Esquemeling from the Dutch list and added the name John to the French list in addition to Alexandre Exquemelin# per vigorous debate below. Now listed as Alexandre/John Exquemelin#.

Post Edited (10-24-04 10:04) - Added pirates from posts by Marcus and from an email received from Tony Malesic regarding the crew of Captain Lewis Guittar who was captured off the coast of Virginia in 1700. Also re-sorted the UK pirates into England, Scotland and Wales per a suggestion by Foxe. Note that I left Wales seperate because I have frequently come across the question of Welsh pirates on this board. I made a note to that effect in the English list. Removed explorer Martin Frobisher from England list per request by Foxe. Deleted some redundancies in the England list. Added individual credit symbols to the Canadian pirate list. Updated my Credit Where Credit is due list to clarify the sources of uncredited information.

Post Edited (11-21-04 8:25) - Added pirates from posts by Marcus to Germany and Iran/Persia. Created NORWAY and DENMARK to handle new pirates from Marcus' post. Added Chinese pirates and a Spanish pirate from a post by Jan Maat. Removed Conajee (Kanhoji) from the TIMORESE heading per a post by Marcus.

Post Edited (11-25-04 3:25) - Added pirates from posts by Tony Malesic and the post by Marcus. Added some pirates noted by Captain Roberts. Added pirates to ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND and DENMARK from a post by Jan Maat. Added Martin Frobisher back into England per posts by Foxe and Captain Roberts. Combined NETHERLANDS category with DUTCH category per suggestion by Foxe.

Post Edited (12-07-04 20:25) - Added a pirate from Foxe's post and one from Captain Roberts. Deleted Gasparilla based on post by Foxe in another forum which rather conclusively proved that he was fictional. Spent a tremendous amount of time changing order of names to format: LASTNAME, FIRST NAME.

Revision History (pyracy.com)

Post Edited (2-19-05 20:47) Copied data from piratesinfo.com to pyracy.com.

Post Edited (2-24-05 21:11) Added pirate names provided by Foxe to England and Ireland. Created Flemish category for new pirates.

What a fantastic list!! Thanks so much for taking the time to post it...

I find it interesting that there are a couple listed as 'Probably American Indian'. It reminds me of the shanty 'Alabama John Cherokee', which is significant in understanding the relationship between Native Americans, Africans and slavery. Here's one comment on it (found here: The Itinerant Band ):

"A sailing song from the 17th century Caribbean area where ships were often manned by what were referred to as "checkerboard crews", a combination of white, African and Indian sailors, both free and indentured. The chantey was written about a West Indies slave whose talent for escaping became legendary. It is a good example of a short-haul or loading song, the songs used when loading and unloading cargo. The influence of fieldworker and slave history can been heard in both the music and the lyrics."

Thanks again!!

Also, my sister - an avid diver - knows well a decendent (supposedly) of Gideon Ebanks down in Cayman. Well, I guess EVERYONE knows him - Darvin Ebanks, Cayman's official mascot... http://www.petermilburndivecayman.com/photos.htm

das

OK, I've weeded out all the ones that I think would not have been treated as pirates if caught. The following is a far from complete list of Royalist pirate/privateer captains of the English civil war.

English Royalist Captains considered pirates.

Barnaby Burley

Browne Bushell

C Wade

Captain Ayres

Captain Blake

Captain Boston

Captain Bradshaw

Captain Cooke

Captain Cooper

Captain Darcy

Captain Green

Captain Horne

Captain Isebrant

Captain Jewel

Captain King

Captain Polhill

Captain Skinner

Captain Symonson

Captain Trelase

Captain Turner

Captain Tyssen

Captain Walbank

Captain Whitty

Daniel Wilkinson

Dolish Johnson

Francis Coleman

Francis Fourther (or Fawether)

George Bowden

Giles Barthen

John Bartlett

John Dasset

John Mucknell

John Smith (Dartmouth)

Jonathan Banter

Joseph Merritt

Lawrence Johnson

Peter Clifts

R. Hill

Richard Nesson

Richard Teale

Richard Whitings

Thomas Allin (later Admiral)

Thomas Amy

Thomas Bartlett

Thomas Plunkett

William Coope

William Sadlington

Irish Captains

Captain Booth

Captain Handemark

Francis Oliver

John Constant (possibly Joseph)

John Rollester

Manuel Buckson

Michael Casey

Nicholas Holt

Peter Deferterue

Simon Peterson

William Hayes

William O'Doran

Foreign Captains in Royalist service

Captain Issant (French)

Adrian Van Dieman alias de Sivert (Flemish)

Daniel Van Voolen (Flemish)

Elias Ladone (Flemish)

Eustathius Haling (Flemish)

Jan Van Haesdonck (Flemish)

Jacot Bollaert (Flemish)

Jaques Carol (French)

Peter Clinkaert (Flemish)

I don't know how many of you read No Quarter Given, but there was an article on Browne Bushell and Thomas Allin in a recent issue.

^^Some that I posted to Piratesinfo which didn't get added. The source for those is the as yet unpublished "The King's Pirates", by Ed Foxe. Primary sources available on request.

Thanks, Ed. I added your pirates. Do these include the people Ged had posted on the other forum?

(Would you send Tony an email and see if he'll wander over here. He didn't respond to mine.)

dasNdanger: Glad you like the list! It's far from belonging to me any more, however. Several people own this list, as noted at the bottom of my post.

Ebanks Dive shop? It reminds me of The Firm - except there it was Abanks Dive Shop in the Caymans. Good thing ol' John took the time to disguise that! (Sorry, I'm off topic in my own topic. I'll behave from now on - this is sort of a scholarly post...I guess.)

If anyone else has any pirates to add to the list, feel free to post them!

Wikipedia has done something similar to this, adding the timeline dimension everyone keeps whining about. They only focus on captains and the more noteable, however, and don't appear to include other named pirates. You'll find it here.