Tortuga Finder - Rackham Jones

Tortuga Founder - Rackham Jones

Born : June 5, 1654 - England

Died : January 8, 1726 - Tortuga

Founded Tortuga : 1684

Rackham's Early Life
John Edward "Rackham" Jones lived a rich life in England. When Jaque was 5 he and his parents Sailed to Ireland and they became poor. When Jones was 29 he heard of Port Royal, and that it was a new land that was getting popular in Europe. He set sail with a huge crew of 100 on December 5, 1683. They sailed for months and lost only 2 members of the crew. When in March of 1684, he came across an Island. The island was looked like the Letter C or a Crab claw. When he stepped foot on the Island. it was A big front with too sides. There was a swamp near the right, and a long green path towards the right. They settled there and made shops along the coast and building north. They made a town center. A year later the EITC invaded the Island, most were killed, the rest were jailed. They were able to make an officer building in the middle of town.

What Tortuga Turned into
The Irish faithful came to tortuga after the invasion and they made it their home away from Ireland. When they came to the island it became a big trading route. They also had a Man named William Smoltz. Who was maybe the finest sailor in the World at that time, he had made a map to a new island they say has been spotted... By the Volcano Erruption.