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The Seaflower was a sailing ship (likely a fluyt) built in England. It was most notable for helping settle Puritans on the Caribbean Providence Island colony in 1631.[1][2] Regarded as sister ship to the Mayflower, the Seaflower also transported settlers to the New World, specifically to Jamestown, Virginia, colony in 1621.[3][4]
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First ship edit
Seaflower frequented Bermuda (then known as the Somers Isles), and some time before 20 March [O.S. 30 March] 1622, the ship was accidentally sunk by a gunpowder explosion in the cabin.[5] Apparently the explosion was caused by the captain's son mishandling lighted tobacco in the gun room.[6][additional citation(s) needed]
It was carrying supplies for a Virginia relief mission.[7][additional citation(s) needed]
Second ship edit
In 1629, Privateer Captain Daniel Elfrith (aboard the Robert) scouted the archipelago of "Santa Calatina" for riches and as a staging point for Spanish ship plundering.[8] The Earl of Warwick was looking for a new location to build a colony, yielding the setup of Providence Island Company.[9] In c. February 1631, 100 men and boys (mostly Puritans recruited from Essex, England) boarded the Seaflower, sailing from Deptford to Providence Island.[10] Ninety passengers settled the island in c. May 1631,[11] intending to load the ship with exotic plants and produce for profit in London.[12]
Seaflower returned to London in March, 1632. It was attacked-at-sea by Spanish during the return voyage, with Captain John Tanner and crew narrowly escaping. The ship's cargo was only a small cargo of poor quality tobacco.[13] Later, the Seaflower returned to Providence Island and was loaded again, this time with 1 tonne (1,000 kg) of "mechoacan potatoes" (Ipomoea purga) for their medicinal value.[14]
In autumn 1676, the Seaflower was still in use as a transport for slaves from Africa to the Caribbean.[15] During and after King Phillip's War, the Seaflower was used to transport Native Americans as slaves to Bermuda and other Caribbean colonies.[16][17]
In 1696, notorious pirates Henry Every and Joseph Faro most likely[note 1] used the ship during their time in and around Rhode Island.[19][20]
The Marine Protected Area and Biosphere Reserve surrounding the islands is named after the ship.[21][22][additional citation(s) needed]
See also edit
Notes edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ It is debatable that the single-sail sloop, the Sea Flower [sic] used by Henry Every was a different ship than the multi-sail Seaflower.[18]
References edit
- ^ Coldham, Peter Wilson (1987). The Complete Book of Emigrants: 1607–1660. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-1192-0. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "The island that disappeared: the lost history of the mayflower's sister ship and its rival puritan colony [us edition]". www.tomfeiling.com.
- ^ Feiling, Tom. The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-61219-708-1.
- ^ Stevens, Anne. "Seaflower 1621". Packrat Productions. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Lefroy, Sir John Henry (1877). Memorials of the discovery and early settlement of the Bermudas or Somers Islands, 1515-1685. pp. XXXV, 119, 264, 287, 326.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20071017094850/http://www.tobacco.org/History/Jamestown.html#aaa2
- ^ Stanard, Mary Newton (1928). Story of Virginia's First Century. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott. pp. 179-181.
- ^ Feiling, Tom. The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-61219-708-1.
- ^ Feiling, Tom. The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-61219-708-1.
- ^ Feiling, Tom. The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony. p. 30-33. ISBN 978-1-61219-708-1.
- ^ Hamshere, Cyril (1972). The British in the Caribbean. pp. 41–44. ISBN 9780674082359.
- ^ Feiling, Tom. The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-61219-708-1.
- ^ Feiling, Tom. The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-61219-708-1.
- ^ Feiling, Tom. The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-61219-708-1.
- ^ Newell, 2015, p. 148. https://mayflowermavericks.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/news2/
- ^ Philbrick, Nathaniel (2006). Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War. Viking. p. 364. ISBN 9780670037605.
- ^ "Mayflower to Seaflower". March 3, 2017.
- ^ Rogoziński 2000, p. 90
- ^ "Coins found in New England help solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate: "One of the greatest crimes of the 17th century" - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. December 8, 2022.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210401060735/https://wacotrib.com/news/national/ancient-coins-may-solve-mystery-of-murderous-1600s-pirate/article_f7d02b03-71a7-5e8c-b5dc-8ab9fa994df1.html
- ^ "Providencia: An island with a 'sea of seven colours'". www.bbc.com.
- ^ "The Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean (SPAW): Seaflower Marine Protected Area" (PDF). October 23, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
