Charles Mary Wentworth

Date: 1798 to 1800
Location: Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia
Surnames/tags: Barss Freeman Parker

Charles Mary Wentworth

A very successful privateer in her short career. Designed and built in Liverpool, Nova Scotia - some have argued that she was the first warship ever built, crewed and commanded by Canadians. She captured 11 enemy vessels, some of them quite large, and also captured a Spanish island and fort off the coast of Venzeula. She more than paid for herself on her first voyage and earned spectacular profits on her second voyage with five large prizes. On subsequent cruizes, she was less successful and was eventually converted to an armed merchant ship. She capsized and sank in a storm in 1802, fortunately with no loss of life.^[1]

"Cruise of Privateer C.M. Wentworth, 1799-1800"^[2]

"Notice from Court of Vice Admiralty about goods seized by Charles Mary Wentworth"^[3]

Crew: 80

Tonnage: 130

Rig: full rigged ship

Prizes Taken: 11

Armament: 16 guns (4 & 6 pounders)

Captains: Joseph Freeman 1798, Thomas Parker 1799-1800

Homeport: Liverpool

Letter of Marque Issued: May 1798

Owners: J. Freeman, T. Bennett, S. Perkins, J. Barrs (Joseph Barss Sr or Joseph Barss Jr), S. Parker

Built: Liverpool, NS June 1798

Crew:

Akins, Thomas - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Allen, Jacob - boatswain's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Andrew, George - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Arnold, Benjamin - 3rd Lt. Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Barret, Robert - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Barss, David - prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth ? 1800

Barss, Joseph Jr. - 2nd Lt. Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Barss, Joseph Jr. - prizemaster & Lieut. Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Barss, Joseph Jr. - Lieutenant Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Bennet, Thomas - Part Owner Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Blowers, George - capt fore top Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Blysteiner, John - surgeon's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Boomer, Thomas - prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Brown, Peter - linquister Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Buck, John Ames - prize mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Bush, Henry Bush, Henry - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Cahoon, Benjamin - cabin boyCharles Mary Wentworth 1799

Callahan, Robert - Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Campbell (Gamble?), William - steward's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Cheever Howard, John -boy Charles Mary Wentworth 1798Charles Mary Wentworth 1798-1799

Cochran, William - Agent & Investor Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Collins, Andrew - Surgeon Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Collins, Enos - 1rst Lieut Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Cornwall, Issac - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Crane, David - boy Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Crosby, Nelson - marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Crowell, Peleg - Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Daisy, Mathew - boy painter Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Day, Joseph - mizin top boy Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Dexter, John - carpenter Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Dexter, Samuel - capt waist Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Dogget, James - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Dolliver, William - capt mizen top Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Ellison, Charles - marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Ely, Joseph - carpenter's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Farral, Bernard - Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Fisher, Peter - boy Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Forbes, William - Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Francis - waister Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Fraser, Thom & Co. - Investors - Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Freeman, Joseph - captain Charles Mary Wentworth 1798-1799

Freeman, Josiah - mate & prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Freeman, Nathan - capt after G+ Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Freeman, Nathaniel - prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Freeman, Nathaniel - Lieut Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Freeman, Thomas - prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Frude, Peter - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Galvin, John - Sailing master Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Gardner, Jess - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

[[Gardner-7559|Gardner, John}} - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth

Gardner, Stephen - capt-FX Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Godfrey, John - Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Godfrey, Warren - capt mizzen top Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Gorham, John - prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Gorham, John - 2nd Lieutenant Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Gorham, Prince - cooper Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Grant, Peter - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Hamilton, James - cook's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Harlow, Silas - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Harrington, Benjamin - prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Harrington, Ebenezer - gunner Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Harrington, Lodowick - prizemaster & sailling master Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Harrington, Thomas - master Arms Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Harris, Robert - Sgt of Marines Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Hayes, David - boy Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Hayes, William - boy Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Heckland, Henry - marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Hutchins, James - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Kempton, Francis - master's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Kinney, Sam Jnr. - boatswain Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Kinney, Samuel - Prizemaster's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Knaut, Benjamin - Lieut Marines Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Landress, Selet - capt of main top Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Little John, Charles - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Luke?, David - waister Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Marlow, Patrick - marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Martin, William - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Martin, William - marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

McComiskey, Neal - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

McGowen, Michael - cook Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

McLeod, James - prizemaster + Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Mcleod, John - armourer + Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Miles, William - cabin boy Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Millard, Robert (Jnr) - prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Millard, Zenas - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1800

Minard, John - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Morine, Daniel - boy Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Morine, John - capt fore 6 Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Morine, John - prizemaster Sir John Sherbrooke 1813.

Morrisy, James - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Murphy, Thomas - marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Murphy, William - marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Nickerson, James Jr - Prizemaster's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

O'Boyle, Philip - Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Page, Stephen - gunner's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Parker, Samuel - steward Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Parker, Thomas - 1rst Lt Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Parker, Thomas - captain Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Parks, Daniel - fore castleman Charles Mary Wentworth 1800

Parr, Zephine - marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Perkins, Simeon - agent & part owner Charles Mary Wentworth 1798-1799

Ramo, John - Spaniard (translator) Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Roberts, Thomas - prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Ryley, Simon seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Scott, Thomas boy? Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Seaford, Sam Prizemaster's mate Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Smith, Stephen 3rd prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Smith, Thomas seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Stevens, Peter ? Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Stokes, Hampton marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Strickland, Christopher prizemaster Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Sullivan, Timothy marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Taylor, James Owner & Agent Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Tanner, Leonard seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Tetany?, Simon fifeor Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Tupper, Nathan [Jnr] 3rd Lieut + Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Tupper, Nathan Jr. captain Charles Mary Wentworth 1800

Tupper, Oliver capt m Top Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Vaughan, George Forbes surgeon Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

West, William - seaman Charles Mary Wentworth 1798

Wilson, John marine Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Woods, Joseph seaman + Charles Mary Wentworth 1799

Sources

1. ↑ Life Aboard A Letter of Marque [1]
2. ↑ Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society Nova Scotia Archives MG 20 vol. 215 #10 [2]
3. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Newspapers: Royal Gazette 8 October 1799 p. [3]

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