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Holditch, Abraham (bap. 1639, d. 1678), naval officer and merchant adventurer privateer and treasure seeker  

E. W. L. Keymer

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23 September 2004
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Holditch, Abraham (bap. 1639, d. 1678), naval officer and merchant adventurer, was baptized on 12 May 1639 at Totnes, Devon. He was probably the son of William Holditch (d. 1646?) and his wife, Agnes (bap. 1617), formerly Jakes. He married at ...

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Lok, Michael (c. 1532–1620x22), mercer, merchant adventurer, and traveller  

James McDermott

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23 September 2004
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Lok, Michael (c. 1532–1620x22), mercer, merchant adventurer, and traveller, was born in Cheapside, London, the youngest of five surviving sons of Sir William Lok (1480–1550) and his second wife, Catherine, née Cooke (d. 1537), and the brother of Rose Throckmorton. By his own account ...

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Somers, Sir George (1554–1610), privateer and colonial adventurer  

William Sears Zuill sen.

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23 September 2004
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Somers, Sir George (1554–1610), privateer and colonial adventurer, was born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, the son of John Somer (as the name was then spelt) and his wife, Alice (d. 1591). He first comes to notice in 1587 when he used prize money to buy ...

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Vassall, John (d. 1625), shipowner and colonial adventurer  

John C. Appleby

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23 September 2004
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Vassall, John (d. 1625), shipowner and colonial adventurer, was of French descent; his family, probably Huguenots, originated from near Caen in Normandy. Little is known of his parents or early career, though he apparently acquired a reputation as a competent authority on maritime matters, and was consulted by the ...

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Whetstone, Sir Thomas (1630/31–1668?), naval officer and adventurer  

Bernard Capp

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Whetstone, Sir Thomas (1630/31–1668?), naval officer and adventurer, was the eldest son of Roger Whetstone (d. before 1656), a professional soldier, and Catherine Cromwell (bap. 1597), favourite sister of the protector. Whetstone was born abroad, probably in the Netherlands where his father served, and naturalized by act of ...