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.
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