JOSEPH PITTS
Joseph Pitts, of Exeter, was the son of John Pitts of that city. When aged…
JONATHAN SIMPSON, HIGHWAYMAN
This great rascal was born at Launceston in 1654 of respectable parents, and his father,…
JONATHAN MARTIN,
THE INCENDIARY OF YORK MINSTER.[1] Jonathan Martin was not a native of Yorkshire, but as…
JOHN BARNES, TAVERNER AND HIGHWAYMAN
The “Black Horse” was an old inn near Southgate, Exeter. The south gate was perhaps…
JOHN RATTENBURY.
of Beer, Devonshire “THE ROB ROY of the WEST” A very noticeable feature of the…
JOHN NICHOLS TOM,
alias SIR WILLIAM COURTENAY, K.M. This strange man was the son of William Tom, landlord…
JOHN KNILL
In August, 1853, appeared the following account in the Gentleman’s Magazi-ne:— “An eccentric old gentleman…
JOHN HARRIS, THE MINER POET
“On the quiet evening of October 14th, 1820, in a straw-thatched, boulder-built cottage, with bare…
JOHN DUNNING, FIRST LORD ASHBURTON
At Walkhampton is an old farm called Guatham that had pertained for several generations to…
JOHN DAVY
John Davy was born at Upton Hellions, and was an illegitimate child, baptized as Davie…