Major Penner
Major Penner | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Pirate |
| Years active | 1718 |
| Piratical career | |
| Rank | Major |
| Base of operations | Caribbean |
| Commands | Bonetta |
Major Penner (fl. 1718) was a pirate captain active in the Caribbean.
History[edit]
Governor Woodes Rogers arrived at New Providence in the Bahamas in 1718 to offer and enforce King George’s 1717 proclamation of pardon for any pirates who turned themselves in within a year. Little is known of Penner’s activities, except that he accepted the King’s pardon in 1718 and retired.[1] Penner is mentioned as one of the pirate “Commanders” present on New Providence at the time, alongside Benjamin Hornigold, Charles Vane, and other better-known pirates.[2] He eventually returned to piracy and was soon killed, and the crew of his 36-gun ship Bonetta captured.[3] He preferred to keep the title Major in preference to the traditional Captain.[4]
See also[edit]
- Stede Bonnet, another pirate who preferred to be styled Major rather than Captain.
- Captain in Calico, an historical novel by George MacDonald Fraser featuring Penner and Calico Jack.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Gosse, Philip (1924). The Pirates' Who's Who by Philip Gosse. New York: Burt Franklin. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Browne, Douglas G (1921). Blackwood's Magazine (Vol 209 ed.). New York: Leonard Scott Publishing Co. p. 328. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Captain Charles (1724). A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE PYRATES. London: T. Warner. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Fox, Edward Theophilus (2013). 'Piratical Schemes and Contracts': Pirate Articles and Their Society 1660-1730. Exeter UK: University of Exeter. p. 147. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Fraser, George Macdonald (2015). Captain in Calico. New York: Grove/Atlantic, Inc. ISBN 9780802190796. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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