Hi David I understand that the Turkish Pirates did originally operate within the Mediterranean Sea but certainly later expanded their area of operation into the Atlantic. Many of the ships fishing in Newfoundland would, at the end of the season, would take their cargo to Portugal/Spain before returning to England. Later (c. 1700's) they used larger ships called "Sack Ships" to take the fish to market and the smaller fishing ships returned to England. I suspect the the biggest risk to these English ships from the pirates was when they went to Portugal / Spain to sell their fish as opposed to while they were fishing in the ocean off the Atlantic coast. I also understand that the pirates sometimes took some of the captured sailors as part of their crew, I expect these men would certainly be able to show the pirates how to navigate the Atlantic. Ed -----Original Message----- From: David L. Langenberg Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 12:08 PM To: devon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DEV] Devon petition re Pirate activity - Newfoundland fishery Gion and Ed, This is quite interesting to me. I believe I started this thread with a speculation about Devon being the place of origin of Greenfield LARRABEE, and it has turned into a more general discussion about transatlantic shipping in the 17th century. I am now exploring some documents relating to mid-17th century shipping from Bristol (after someone pointed out that Bristol or ports on the North Devon coast were more likely than south coast cities like Plymouth and Falmouth to be involved in transatlantic commerce) and I have found a reference to "Turkish pirates" off the coast of Portugal. That rather surprised me, because I was under the mistaken impression that the Turks had stayed within the Mediterranean Sea. I want very much to take a look at the site you mentioned to see his methodology and his results. I haven't quite synthesized the Bristol documents yet, but I believe the master of the 1647 ship from Barbados that ran into a spot of trouble in Connecticut, where Greenfield LARRABEE is first mentioned, namely Steven Reekes, is mentioned a couple of years previously in a Bristol document. At that time he was master of another ship engaged in the Barbados trade from Bristol. David Langenberg Newark, Delaware, USA On Feb 3, 2014, at 10:03 AM, edbar wrote:

Pirates raided the coast of Devon and Cornwall.  St Keverne in Cornwall was attacked several times in 1636 (see link).   http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/West-communities-faced-300-years-terror-Barbary/story-19641515-detail/story.html#axzz2sHcCmrTO   Joy ________________________________ From: edbar <edbar@nl.rogers.com> To: devon@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 3 February 2014, 17:18 Subject: Re: [DEV] Devon petition re Pirate activity - Newfoundland fishery Hi David I understand that the Turkish Pirates did originally operate within the Mediterranean Sea but certainly later expanded their area of operation into the Atlantic.  Many of the ships fishing in Newfoundland would, at the end of the season, would take their cargo to Portugal/Spain before returning to England. Later (c. 1700's) they used larger ships called "Sack Ships" to take the fish to market and the smaller fishing ships returned to England. I suspect the the biggest risk to these English ships from the pirates was when they went to Portugal / Spain to sell their fish as opposed to while they were fishing in the ocean off the Atlantic coast. I also understand that the pirates sometimes took some of the captured sailors as part of their crew, I expect these men would certainly be able to show the pirates how to navigate the Atlantic. Ed -----Original Message----- From: David L. Langenberg Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 12:08 PM To: devon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DEV] Devon petition re Pirate activity - Newfoundland fishery