Major Penner
Major Penner | |
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| 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
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
- 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
- ^ 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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