William Dampier (1651–1715) by Thomas Murray, c. 1697–8 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Joel H. Baer
Dampier, William (1651–1715), buccaneer and explorer, was born in August and baptized on 5 September 1651 at East Coker, Somerset, the second of six children of tenant farmers George Dampier (1618?–1658) and his wife, Anne (d. 1665).
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Sir Francis Drake (1540–1596) by Jodocus Hondius? © Copyright The British Museum
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Drake, Sir Francis (1540–1596), pirate, sea captain, and explorer, was born about February or March 1540 in Crowndale, near Tavistock, Devon, the eldest of five known children of Edmund Drake (d. 1566) of Tavistock. Edmund's wife is unknown, though she may have been named ...