John Cockram (pirate, trader, pirate hunter)

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John Cockram (pirate, trader, pirate hunter)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cockram


John Cockram (fl. 1689–1719) was a pirate, trader, and pirate hunter in the Caribbean, best known for his association with Admiral Benjamin Hornigold.

In 1713 After his stint of piracy at sea Cockram became a trader, bringing in goods from Charles Town, South Carolina and other settlements to trade with the pirates in and around New Providence.

The pirates operating out of the Bahamas generally left the traders’ ships alone, as they depended on the traders to import ammunition and other provisions.

Cockram accepted the 1718 King's Pirate Pardon

Bahamas Governor Woodes Rogers tasked the reformed Hornigold and Cockram with retrieving Charles Vane and other lapsed pirates.

Vane's fleet was too strong for them to capture, but they succeeded in apprehending Nicholas Woodall’s sloop Wolf, which had been smuggling supplies to Vane.
After their success against Woodall, Rogers sent them out again in late 1718 and this time they captured John Auger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Woodall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Auger

In 1721 Cockram was appointed to the Governor's Council, though he was removed from the Council in 1726 when he fled the island to avoid debt collectors.