Chuckling a little because I took a wild guess after your first "info drop" and guessed that Juan and Elizabeth might be the parents.
Solely on the basis of Joseph Bellamy being a witness.
Up here in Massachusetts Black Sam Bellamy was the pirate captain of the Whydah which sank off the Cape Cod coast. There's a museum there with some of the treasure on display...very cool. So my writer's mind went to: ahh...the captain maybe left descendants in LA, and one pirate leads to another.
Another fascinating rabbit hole you've found! Is Lafitte in your tree?
That's an interesting connection I would never have noticed! He's not in my tree, but lots of the people who are / their friends were likely associates 😅 it seems like most everyone who lived in that area at the time was involved somehow 🤣
Chuckling a little because I took a wild guess after your first "info drop" and guessed that Juan and Elizabeth might be the parents.
Solely on the basis of Joseph Bellamy being a witness.
Up here in Massachusetts Black Sam Bellamy was the pirate captain of the Whydah which sank off the Cape Cod coast. There's a museum there with some of the treasure on display...very cool. So my writer's mind went to: ahh...the captain maybe left descendants in LA, and one pirate leads to another.
Another fascinating rabbit hole you've found! Is Lafitte in your tree?
That's an interesting connection I would never have noticed! He's not in my tree, but lots of the people who are / their friends were likely associates 😅 it seems like most everyone who lived in that area at the time was involved somehow 🤣