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Re: Pirates in Savannah Georgia

Posted: 1 Jul 2004 1:23AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 2 Jul 2004 12:34PM GMT
Surnames: FORD, JFORD, FORDE
Hello, I'm new here. Just found out that there is actually a message board for pirates. I'm looking for a pirate, in fact a whole family of pirates, who ran afoul of The Law and were sent to Georgia...only when they arrived the ship was flying the Jolly Roger and the former crew was no longer in evidence.
They went on from Savannah to New Orleans and joined LaFitte fighting the British in the Battle of New Orleans. Things got hot for them afterwards and most went "honest" starting plantations, etc. Some went The Texas. Head of the family liked pirating and stayed with the sea. Probably came to a bad end. No dates on this except for The Battle of New Orleans, which was 1815. Anybody heard of pirates named "FORD" or JFORD" or FORDE"? My husband goes by "Foul Frank". Maybe they all have aliases! ;o)

Re: Pirates in Savannah Georgia

Posted: 2 Feb 2008 9:19AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: pabz
I just today returned from a trip to savannah. I took the tour (trolley tour) , and the driver did specifically mention the tunnels, as we drove by the 'pirate house, as well as the notion of being "shanghaiid" in a drunken stupor, whilst in a time and town where rum was illegal.
The pirate house also served as inspirational for robert louis stephenson "treasure island" (r5emember the inn wher the character tom was, in the beginning of the book) it actually looked familiar to me, perhaps from the movie, or illustrations from the book. The town of Savannah is wonderfully rich in history, and a nice place to visit. I also stayed one night on an island called tyvee, about half hour from savannah. It was probably pirate heaven, back in the day........It has some beautiful beaches, and i had some very frightening dreams the one night i stayed on the beach. I am coninced the area , and its specific "energy" was responsible for these vivid, scary dreams that made me wake in a cold, sweaty panic, dreaming i was running from what looked like well.....pirates. sounds crazy but its true. sincierly, pabz...p.s. pls pardon my typing.
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