John Julian

John Julian (c. 1701—March 26, 1733) was a pirate of multi-racial descent[1] who operated in Americans, as the pilot of the ship Whydah.

[2] In 1717, the Whydah shipwrecked, with Julian and a carpenter called Thomas Davis being the only known survivors.

[citation needed] He may have been the "Julian the Indian" bought by John Quincy, great grandfather of president John Quincy Adams.

[1] "Julian the Indian" reportedly made multiple attempts to flee and once killed a bounty hunter who was after him.

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Newspaper item about execution of "Julian the Indian" ( The Weekly Rehearsal , Boston, March 1733)