Jonathan Barnet

Jonathan Barnet (1677/78 – 1745) was an English privateer in the Caribbean, best known for capturing pirates Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read. The Assembly of the Colony of Jamaica gave him a financial reward, and a large estate in the parish of St James worked by African slaves.

Jonathan Barnet
Born1677/78
Died1728 (aged 5051)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Privateer, slaveholder
Years active1715–1720
EraGolden Age of Piracy
Known forCapturing pirates Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read
Piratical career
Base of operationsCaribbean
CommandsTyger
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