Hi List, I have just returned from my aunts 80th birthday party, and been reminded about a family tale that said we have a pirate in our past. The information given was that his name was Peter and he was hanged in West Africa! A bit of digging shows that "Black Barts" Roberts crew was actually captured there and 52 were hanged. (in 1722) I have ordered the book "If a Pirate I Must Be ... The True Story of "Black Bart" through that well known online store But would like to ask listers if they have any advice on where I can find further details. Wikipedia does have some info on Black Bart but of course it is the 52 who were hanged who I'm interested in. I need the names (which hopefully will be in the book) and any other details from anywhere. Are the trial records anywhere for example? Were there any other instances of hangings in Africa? Any help would be appreciated. Beats trawling thro' PRs! TIA Neil.

* *A snippet from Google Books:* *Under the Black Flag: Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates - Page 208 Of these James Skryme, captain of the Ranger, was *hanged*, together with Thomas Sutton. gunner; William Magnes, Richard *...* Mansfield, lsrael Hynde, *Peter Lesley*, Charles Bunce, Robert Birtson, Richard Harris, Joseph Nositer, William *...* Then did a search for Peter Lesley and found the following which includes more Peters: The following pirates were executed, according to their sentence, without the gates of Cape Corso Castle, within the flood-marks: Men's Names. William Magnes Richard Hardy David Sympson Christopher Moody Thomas Sutton Valentine Ashplant Peter de Vine WiJUam Phillips - Phillip Bill - William Main William Mackintosh William Williams Hobert Haws William Petty John Jaynson Marcus Johnson Robert Crora Michael Maer Daniel Harding William Fernon Jo. More Abraham Harpe Jo. Parker Jo. Philips James Clement Peter Scudamore James Skyrm John Walden Jo. Stephenson Jo. Mansfield Israel Hynde Peter Lesley Charles Bunce Robert Britson Richard Harris Joseph Nositer Finally found a book on-line "A General History of the Pyrates" by Daniel Defoe - loads of information about the trials. Chapter 9 is all about Bartholomew Roberts aka Black Bart and his crew. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aMn78z-oJ_cC&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=%22cape+corso%22+castle&source=bl&ots=vum2Rr-bH2&sig=kQDqPY1oZUjsYjXKFZlZcMqplRk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jfsRUrj3A8-V7AbP54HgAw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=%22cape%20corso%22%20castle&f=false Sorry rather a long URL. Found it by typing in "Cape Corso" castle Enjoy :o) Diane On 19 August 2013 11:23, Neil Turner <neil_turner88@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi List, > > I have just returned from my aunts 80th birthday party, and been reminded > about a family tale that said we have a pirate in our past. > > The information given was that his name was Peter and he was hanged in West > Africa! > > A bit of digging shows that "Black Barts" Roberts crew was actually > captured > there and 52 were hanged. (in 1722) > > I have ordered the book "If a Pirate I Must Be ... The True Story of "Black > Bart" through that well known online store > > But would like to ask listers if they have any advice on where I can find > further details. > > Wikipedia does have some info on Black Bart but of course it is the 52 who > were hanged who I'm interested in. > > I need the names (which hopefully will be in the book) and any other > details > from anywhere. > > Are the trial records anywhere for example? > > Were there any other instances of hangings in Africa? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Beats trawling thro' PRs! > > TIA > > Neil. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >