Hi Gion, Would be great if more of this sort of thing became available. Good find. Bev -------------------------------------------------- From: "Gion Tobac" <giontobac@outlook.com> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:35 PM To: <devon@rootsweb.com> Subject: [DEV] Topsham mariners and the Barbary Corsairs > The following were captured by the Barbary Corsairs and enslaved in North > Africa. Further information can be downloaded from the A2A files. I am > certain there were others with no surviving records. > Kenton, Devon, about 1673, Jane, wife of Samuel Clarke, who was a mate of > the Societie of Topsham on a voyage from Newfoundland, taken by pirates, > ransom £125. > Topsham, Devon, 1673, Sarah Farrant, wife of William Farrant, sailor on > the Good Success of Topsham belonging to Nicholas Broking of Exeter, > merchant, taken by pirates, ransom £70. > Topsham, Devon, 1673, Ursula, wife of William Phippard, mariner master & > part owner of the Good Defence of Topsham on a voyage to Malaga and other > places, taken by pirates with two of his sons and the rest of the ship's > company. > Topsham, Devon, 1673, Charity Tomline, widow, mother of a son of 22, > sailor on a ship from the port of Exon, taken by pirates, ransom £75. > Topsham, Devon, 1673, Mary wife of Andrew Hodder, master and part owner of > the Mavy of Topsham returning from Portugal, taken by pirates, ransom > £180. > Dawlish, Devon, 1679, Nicholas Fox on The Mary of Topsham, on a voyage > from Newfoundland to Bilbao, taken by pirates. > Dawlish, Devon, 1679, Mary, wife of George Voysie, sailor on the Hannah, > from Portugal to Topsham, taken by pirates. > Dawlish, Devon, about 1679, Jane Crute, sister of John Crute the younger, > sailor on the Hannah of Topsham, taken by pirates. > Dawlish, Devon, about 1680, ----- Pedericke, sailor on the Mary of > Topsham, on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bilbao, taken by pirates. > Topsham, Devon, 1680s, William Tapley, sailor on the Morleaux of Topsham > on a voyage from Lisbon to Newfoundland, taken by pirates ransom £60 11s. > 3d. > Exeter, St. Thomas, 1681, Thomas Luckas, husbandman, father of ----, > sailor on the Desire of Topsham, taken by pirates. > Kenton, Devon, 1682, John Moale, sailor on the Port Marchant of Topsham > taken by pirates (certificate). > Topsham, Devon, 1682, Hannah Shower, wife of Samuel Shower, sailor in the > John Pincke of Topsham on a voyage to Barbados taken by pirates, ransom 12 > pieces of eight. > Topsham, Devon, about 1682, Elizabeth Mountstephen, wife of Isaac > Mountstephen, sailor on a voyage to Barbados on the Royal Prince of > Topsham, taken by pirates. > Topsham, Devon, 1682, Mary Caldome, wife of Samuel Caldome, mate on The > John Pinke of Topsham on a voyage to Barbados taken by pirates, ransom > £180. > Topsham, Devon, 1682, William Off, father of Elias Off, sailor, taken by > pirates. > Topsham, Devon, 1682, Sarah Greene, widow, mother of Thomas Green, sailor > in the John of Topsham, taken by pirates, ransom £80. > Lympstone, Devon, 1683, (another charity brief for George Taylor) Mary > Taylor, wife of George Taylor, master of the Speedwell of Topsham, taken > by Pirates, ransom £120. > Kenton, Devon, 1683, John Whiterow, soldier on the Port Marchant of > Topsham, taken by pirates.Kenton, Devon, 1683, Mary Oliver of Powderham on > behalf of Nicholas Wotten, sailor on the Port Marchant of Topsham, taken > by pirates.Kenton, Devon, 1683, Catherine, wife of John Molle (sic) sailor > on the Port Marchant of Topsham, taken by pirates, ransom £40. > Woodbury, Devon, 1683, Joan Pyne, wife of William Pyne, sailor on the > Diamond of Topsham, on a voyage from Lisbon, taken by pirates, ransom > £120. > Topsham, Devon, 1683, Hannah Worth, wife of John Worth, sailor on the John > Pinke on a voyage to Barbados, taken by pirates, ransom 400 dollars. > Ottery St Mary, 1683, Christopher Mathew, fuller, father of Christopher > Mathew, sailor in the Mary Pinke of Topsham on a voyage from Newfoundland > to Bilbao, taken by pirates, ransom £80. > Topsham, Devon, 1684, Thomas Clement, a poor orphan, sailor on the > Elizabeth of London on a voyage from London to Amsterdam to Ireland, then > to Barbados and to Serenham, taken by pirates about 50 leagues west of > Scilly, ransom £80.------ > > > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > List archive for Devon can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6495 - Release Date: 01/11/14 > >

An amazing list of information. One wonders if the ransoms were paid and if not, what happened to them. No doubt they had an horrendous experience, regardless. Diane, Western Australia On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 12:14 PM, B. Edmonds <beverley@yourisp.com.au>wrote: > Hi Gion, > > Would be great if more of this sort of thing became available. Good find. > > Bev > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Gion Tobac" <giontobac@outlook.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:35 PM > To: <devon@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [DEV] Topsham mariners and the Barbary Corsairs > > > The following were captured by the Barbary Corsairs and enslaved in North > > Africa. Further information can be downloaded from the A2A files. I am > > certain there were others with no surviving records. > > Kenton, Devon, about 1673, Jane, wife of Samuel Clarke, who was a mate of > > the Societie of Topsham on a voyage from Newfoundland, taken by pirates, > > ransom £125. > > Topsham, Devon, 1673, Sarah Farrant, wife of William Farrant, sailor on > > the Good Success of Topsham belonging to Nicholas Broking of Exeter, > > merchant, taken by pirates, ransom £70. > > Topsham, Devon, 1673, Ursula, wife of William Phippard, mariner master & > > part owner of the Good Defence of Topsham on a voyage to Malaga and other > > places, taken by pirates with two of his sons and the rest of the ship's > > company. > > Topsham, Devon, 1673, Charity Tomline, widow, mother of a son of 22, > > sailor on a ship from the port of Exon, taken by pirates, ransom £75. > > Topsham, Devon, 1673, Mary wife of Andrew Hodder, master and part owner > of > > the Mavy of Topsham returning from Portugal, taken by pirates, ransom > > £180. > > Dawlish, Devon, 1679, Nicholas Fox on The Mary of Topsham, on a voyage > > from Newfoundland to Bilbao, taken by pirates. > > Dawlish, Devon, 1679, Mary, wife of George Voysie, sailor on the Hannah, > > from Portugal to Topsham, taken by pirates. > > Dawlish, Devon, about 1679, Jane Crute, sister of John Crute the younger, > > sailor on the Hannah of Topsham, taken by pirates. > > Dawlish, Devon, about 1680, ----- Pedericke, sailor on the Mary of > > Topsham, on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bilbao, taken by pirates. > > Topsham, Devon, 1680s, William Tapley, sailor on the Morleaux of Topsham > > on a voyage from Lisbon to Newfoundland, taken by pirates ransom £60 11s. > > 3d. > > Exeter, St. Thomas, 1681, Thomas Luckas, husbandman, father of ----, > > sailor on the Desire of Topsham, taken by pirates. > > Kenton, Devon, 1682, John Moale, sailor on the Port Marchant of Topsham > > taken by pirates (certificate). > > Topsham, Devon, 1682, Hannah Shower, wife of Samuel Shower, sailor in the > > John Pincke of Topsham on a voyage to Barbados taken by pirates, ransom > 12 > > pieces of eight. > > Topsham, Devon, about 1682, Elizabeth Mountstephen, wife of Isaac > > Mountstephen, sailor on a voyage to Barbados on the Royal Prince of > > Topsham, taken by pirates. > > Topsham, Devon, 1682, Mary Caldome, wife of Samuel Caldome, mate on The > > John Pinke of Topsham on a voyage to Barbados taken by pirates, ransom > > £180. > > Topsham, Devon, 1682, William Off, father of Elias Off, sailor, taken by > > pirates. > > Topsham, Devon, 1682, Sarah Greene, widow, mother of Thomas Green, sailor > > in the John of Topsham, taken by pirates, ransom £80. > > Lympstone, Devon, 1683, (another charity brief for George Taylor) Mary > > Taylor, wife of George Taylor, master of the Speedwell of Topsham, taken > > by Pirates, ransom £120. > > Kenton, Devon, 1683, John Whiterow, soldier on the Port Marchant of > > Topsham, taken by pirates.Kenton, Devon, 1683, Mary Oliver of Powderham > on > > behalf of Nicholas Wotten, sailor on the Port Marchant of Topsham, taken > > by pirates.Kenton, Devon, 1683, Catherine, wife of John Molle (sic) > sailor > > on the Port Marchant of Topsham, taken by pirates, ransom £40. > > Woodbury, Devon, 1683, Joan Pyne, wife of William Pyne, sailor on the > > Diamond of Topsham, on a voyage from Lisbon, taken by pirates, ransom > > £120. > > Topsham, Devon, 1683, Hannah Worth, wife of John Worth, sailor on the > John > > Pinke on a voyage to Barbados, taken by pirates, ransom 400 dollars. > > Ottery St Mary, 1683, Christopher Mathew, fuller, father of Christopher > > Mathew, sailor in the Mary Pinke of Topsham on a voyage from Newfoundland > > to Bilbao, taken by pirates, ransom £80. > > Topsham, Devon, 1684, Thomas Clement, a poor orphan, sailor on the > > Elizabeth of London on a voyage from London to Amsterdam to Ireland, then > > to Barbados and to Serenham, taken by pirates about 50 leagues west of > > Scilly, ransom £80.------ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > > ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) > > and > > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > > List archive for Devon can be found at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - 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