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Princess of Ireland

Princess of Ireland

Glen Atwell (View posts)
Posted: 5 Oct 2002 8:15PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Atwell Pye Pike Easton
There are legends of Weeping Maidens in rocks on the East Coast-Princess tails but the best detailed is the Legend of Sheila Nagera the Princess of Ireland. Here is a BIT of what is found on the net.
William Pye: Born 1786, was a fisherman and trapper of Cape St. Charles, Labrador. He wintered at Carbonear and the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland. He married a half-Eskimo woman at Cape St. Charles, Labrador. Her name was Mary Pike. Her mother was Eskimo (Innuit). Her father was James Pike of Red Bay, Labrador, a descendant of Gilbert Pike and Sheila Nagira, Princess of Connaught, Ireland. Gilbert Pike was Sir Peter Easton's seoond in command. All of the Pikes of Labrador and Newfoundland are descended from this couple. They settled at Harbour Grace and Carbonear, Newfoundland. Sir Peter Easton is probably the arch-pirate of all time. Queen Elizabeth I sent him out in 1602, with forty escort vessels, to accompany the fishing fleet to Newfoundland. He overtook a Dutch pirate vessel on which he found some Irish prisoners. Among them was Sheila Nagira, the daughter of the King of Connaught in Ireland. Gilbert Pike and Sheila fell in love during their voyage and were married on shipboard by Sir Peter Easton. Sir Peter Easton later turned pirate and sailed the North Atlantic during the summer and the Mediterranean during the winter. The Bey of Tunisia offered him half of his kingdom if he would join the Barbary Pirates in their piratical endeavors. The King of Italy made him the Count of Savoy. He eventually received the King's pardon and became a Member of Parliament from Somersetshire, England.
William Pike Pye: Born 1810 at Carbonear, Newfoundland. He married Esther Snow, daughter of John Snow, whose family was from Nova Scotia, and his wife, Rachel Hudson, daughter of Henry Hudson. They, William Pye and Esther Snow, were married at Cape St. Charles, Labrador. Henry Hudson was a part-Indian trapper, a Cree from the Hudson Bay Area, who believed he was descended from the Great Henry Hudson of the Half Moon, who was cast adrift with his son and several sick men in an open boat by a mutinous crew on James Bay, southernmost part of Hudson Bay in 1610. William Pye was frozen to death on the ice flow at Battle Harbour, Labrador, after the harness to his dog team became broken and his dogs had run away.

Re: Princess of Ireland

KATHLEEN DUGGAN (View posts)
Posted: 23 Sep 2003 8:00PM GMT
Classification: Marriage
Surnames: HUDSON
looking for any faily members of albert hudson left ireland in
1940 married a woman call tilly osborn in 191

Re: Princess of Ireland...reply

Posted: 11 Jun 2006 3:33AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 1 Oct 2006 7:29AM GMT
Surnames: PIKE, Judge
My GM was Mary Joseph Pike, daughter of John Gilbert Pike,descended from Gilbert Pike and Sheila NaGeira,if she really existed. Like everything else,there is probably at least some truth to the story,but so far no proof has been found.
Meanwhile,my GM married my GF, William Patrick Judge, whose father was Patrick Judge of Placentia Bay area,and his mother Mary Ellen (or Elin) Miller, an Indian girl,presumably Mi'Kmaq,as they were most common in Placentia Bay. However,since Labrador Pikes were intermarried with Indian descent people in Red Bay,etc. in Labrador, I am curious if anyone knows of (1) exact connection with my Pikes of Salmonier...Mount Carmel...Mitchell's Brook ,St. Mary's Bay,Newfoundland, and previously St. Lawrence,Burin Peninsula, and Harbor Grace. All are descended from Carbonear in 1600s but hard to find links in some cases.(2) any Indian marriage connections with Nfld., Island Pikes themselves,rather than Labrador Pikes. Since my GM was happy to marry an obviously part Indian man in 1895,I am wondering if she therefore had close connections herself.
(3) Really interested if anyone has any other knowledge on the Princess Sheila descent besides what's on the net. (4) Any Pikes connected to the above,please contact me and help me fill in the family treeThanks.Ward.wardgreene@hotmail.com

Re: Princess of Ireland...reply

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 5:13AM GMT
Classification: Query
If you find any connection, please e-mail me.
I have done extensive research and I will keep on investigating into the relationship between Lt. Pike and Sheila NaGeira.

Re: Princess of Ireland

Posted: 4 Dec 2011 9:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Negrete(my Mom)
My mother told me a story as a child...believe me or not...
Mom said that our descendents came from a Princess of Ireland. There was a run away Princess-who followed the one she loved and was what's the pushed away from the family because she married outside of her league. I am not sure where the Princess went but the real reason of this letter -is to let you know what happened happened to her descendents(if this is spelled right)We are on the East coast and there are many of other blood here.
If you know anything about this I would appreciate any INFO you would have.
Maybe as a descendant---I could move to Ireland.Just a thought.I don't want anything-no recognition-or title-I just want to know more about her. I have searched the internet up and down and it came to you after I "turned the page."
I hope you don't think I'm stupid but something pushes me to this.

P.S. my mother would never lie about this.
Thanks for listening-Thanks for your story.
exactly, where are these Weeping Maidens in rocks?
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Re: Princess of Ireland

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 8:44AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pike, Nageira, Oconnor
Hi. My name is Sheila Pike, and I grew up with the knowledge that my name came from a long line of Sheila Pikes that dates back to the princess and the pirate story. As far as I can tell, no one has any concrete proof of this, and I would like to find some. What year would she have died? I have also heard that her true name was perhaps O'Connor and that Nageira was a name given to her as a term of endearment.I have also been told that her father was king of High Downs, Ireland.

I am looking for documentation on either Gilbert Or Sheila. I'm thinking finding records in a census would prove next to impossible, since they were supposed to be among the first to have landed in NL. There MUST be ship records out there somewhere with proof, though. Maybe records of Sheila at the monastery she attended prior to her capture, or perhaps records of the Queen of England hiring Gilbert Pike as a privateer.

If anyone has any information or suggestions/ideas, please let me know!

Sheila M Pike

Re: Princess of Ireland

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 2:07AM GMT
Classification: Query
My last name is Hamlyn - i've read that i am a 6th or 7th generation to Pike (Gilbert Pike)

i don't really wanna subsbribe or pay any money to Ancestry.ca though..

Pike's from Gilbert & Sheila

Posted: 8 Nov 2013 3:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello,

I read an old post of yours on Ancestry.com asking for info on decendants of Gilbert & Sheila.
I have researched our family back as far back as I can...still checking to see if what I have is correct as it seems I run into
false information from time to time. (Too many Pike’s with the same names!) Smile

If you go to Ancestry.com and search for Leander Boyd Pike you will come up with my family tree.
You may have to click on a photo of my grandfather or something in order to go to the whole tree...but what I have is public so
you shouldn’t have any problem.

Good Luck,
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