Edward Eaton, Wrexham pirate.
It's possible Eaton was taken by Captain Harris or the infamous Captain Low for use as a interpreter, Eaton being a Welsh speaker and there being so many Welsh pirates it would have been a clear advantage when negotiations began but...
...no one really knows how Eaton went from Wrexham in North Wales to piracy off the American Colonies.
It was common for pirates to supplement their crew with men taken from plundered ships, these poor fellows were usually
just asked to join but sometimes if the pirates thought a prisoner had a skill of value that person would be forced to join
or pay with their lives. It could be Eaton had such an offer, who knows, maybe like Roberts, he just liked the idea of a life
of crime.
There was much traffic between Britain and the colonies, Eaton probably sailed from Liverpool headed for Boston, right into
the path of Low who harassed shipping in that part of the world. Captain Low (a Londoner by birth) had a particular dislike
for New Englanders and any vessel headed to the Northern colonies was a target.
Come what may, Eaton found himself aboard one of Low's consort ships, one Captain Harris in charge. Low and Harris made a
most unfortunate mistake in giving chase to a ship which on close quarters proved to be not a merchant vessel, but H.M.S.
Greyhound. After a short fight, the coward Low slipped away, and left his consort, Harris, to carry on an unequal contest
until he was compelled to surrender his ship
Edward Eaton was hanged at Newport, Rhode Island, on July 19th, 1723. Age 38.
Edward Eaton was hanged at Newport, Rhode Island, on July 19th, 1723. Age 38.
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