Re: Joseph Palmer, 1690s pirate, who knew Capt. Kidd
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Joseph Palmer, 1690s pirate, who knew Capt. Kidd
Claire Palmer 7/25/04
I found a Joseph Palmer among others that volunteered to be privateers (not pirates) in aiding the inhabitants on Block Island against the French.This was in 1694.The date seems to fit into your time period for your Joseph Palmer.
My source: "Privateer Ships and Sailors; The First Century of American Colonial Privateering 1625-1725" by Howard Chapin(I think); printed in France 1926.
Call # GreeneG535C361926
Found in Warwick Public Library
I research Martin surname.I'm not related to Palmer (I don't think).