born to Jethro Worth and Velina Pease
Married Hannah K Mayhew 4 July 1822, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA per Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850
Killed In The Mutiny Of The Globe
(Ancestral File Number: 1M9C-3L1)
1 child to this union, Sophronia C Worth. Don't know where he's buried.
When Thomas is killed, wife Hannah marries John Pease Worth, Thomas' brother.
The Globe Mutiny
On December 22, 1822, Globe, with a complement of 21 men under the command of Captain Thomas Worth, set sail on a whaling expedition to the Pacific. After finding success in the "off Japan" whaling grounds the Globe arrived in Honolulu for provisioning. According to testimony, "6 men ran away in the Sandwich Islands, and one was discharged."
Captain Worth took on 7 new crew, four of whom (Silas Payne, John Oliver, William Humphries and Joseph Thomas) played major roles in the mutiny. Samuel B. Comstock, a 22 year old boatsteerer (harpooner), was the instigator of the mutiny, which occurred on January 26, 1824, near Fanning Island, 900 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. Captain Worth, and 3 other officers were killed. Soon after William Humphries, one of the mutineers, was accused of plotting to take the ship and was tried by a kangaroo court of the mutineers and hung.
On 14 February 1824, Globe was brought to Mili Atoll by her mutinous crew. Comstock, the leader of the mutiny, had ambitions of creating his own kingdom on Mili Atoll. The other mutineers suspected that Comstock intended to destroy the Globe and kill the rest of crew.[4]
Payne and Oliver and 2 others shot Comstock. In an atmosphere of distrust existing between the mutineers, Payne and Oliver made an error in judgment of sending Gilbert Smith, a boatsteerer, to secure the Globe. Smith and 5 other crew cut the anchor cable and set sail, eventually arriving at Valparaiso, Chile, where they were brought into custody by the American consul, Michael Hogan. The Globe, under Captain King, was fitted out and returned to Nantucket, with Gilbert Smith as master, arriving in November 1824.
Payne and Oliver attempted to intimidate the islanders, however the islander massacred most of the remaining mutineers. Out of 9 castaways on Mili Atoll, only Cyrus M. Hussey and William Lay survived. They were rescued on 21 November 1825 by U.S. schooner Dolphin, commanded by Lieut. Com. John Percival.
MS74 - Ship "Globe" Papers / Stackpole Collection, 1824-1980
Historical Note: The Ship "Globe" of Nantucket sailed out of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on December 20, 1822, on a whaling voyage around Cape Horn--a voyage that would experience "the most horrible mutiny that is recounted in the annals of the whale-fishery from any port or nation" (according to Alexander Starbuck in his "History of the American Whale Fishery"). Sometime prior to the mutiny, Samuel Comstock, boatsteerer, had major quarrels with Captain Thomas Worth, who reportedly flogged several of the crew: William Beetle, 1st mate, John Lumber, 2nd mate, and Nathaniel Fisher, 3rd mate. On the night of January 25, 1824, Samuel Comstock, Silas Payne, Thomas Lilliston, and John Oliver brutally murdered the Captain and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mates. Samuel Comstock then took command. With Silas Payne and Jack Oliver, Samuel Comstock hanged the black steward, William Humphries, on the morning of January 26, 1824, because he was found loading pistols to use against the mutineers. The "Globe" arrived at the Mulgrave Islands on February 7, 1824, where, for the next 10 days, Samuel Comstock proceeded to distribute goods to the natives without any distribution to the remaining crew. On February 17, 1824, Silas Payne and John Oliver shot and killed Samuel Comstock and buried him on the beach. That evening, 6 crewmen, not involved in the mutiny, cut the lines of the ship and sailed the "Globe" to Valparaiso, leaving the other crew members behind. These men, George Comstock, Peter Kidder, Stephen Kidder, Anthony Hanson, Gilbert Smith, and Joseph Thomas, gave their depositions of the mutiny to Michael Hogan, United States Consul at Valparaiso, Chile. Meanwhile, the natives of the Mulgrave Islands murdered all but 2 crewmen, William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey. These 2 survivors, rescued by the Schooner "Dolphin," co-authored the book "Mutiny on Board the Whaleship Globe" in 1828. William Lay disappeared and his fate in unknown; Cyrus M. Hussey died on board the Ship "Congress" in 1829 at the age of 24. The Ship "Globe" returned to Nantucket November 14, 1824. In June 1825, the ship was sold out and went to Buenos Aires where she was broken up in 1828. This collection, compiled of primary sources and research notes by Edouard A. Stackpole, historian and author, consists of a list of crew members, depositions of the crew who sailed the Ship "Globe" to Valpariaso, and the depositions and letters of the 2 survivors of the Mulgrave Islands, William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey. Correspondence of others involved is also included.
Collection Overview: Collection, comprised of primary sources and research notes by author and historian Edouard A. Stackpole, relates to the mutiny of the Massachusetts-based whaling ship Globe on Jan. 25, 1824, when the Captain and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mates were murdered by crew members, led by Samuel Comstock, who subsequently took over the ship, sailing to the Mulgrave Islands (part of Marshall Islands) where they distributed goods to natives (without providing for the remaining crew) whereupon crewmen, not involved in the mutiny, cut the lines of the ship and sailed to Valparaíso, Chile, leaving other seamen behind who were later killed by the natives. Includes correspondence, lists of crew members, depositions of the crew who sailed to Valparaíso, and other materials. Correspondents include William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey, the 2 survivors of the Mulgrave Islands.
Married Hannah K Mayhew 4 July 1822, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA per Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850
Killed In The Mutiny Of The Globe
(Ancestral File Number: 1M9C-3L1)
1 child to this union, Sophronia C Worth. Don't know where he's buried.
When Thomas is killed, wife Hannah marries John Pease Worth, Thomas' brother.
The Globe Mutiny
On December 22, 1822, Globe, with a complement of 21 men under the command of Captain Thomas Worth, set sail on a whaling expedition to the Pacific. After finding success in the "off Japan" whaling grounds the Globe arrived in Honolulu for provisioning. According to testimony, "6 men ran away in the Sandwich Islands, and one was discharged."
Captain Worth took on 7 new crew, four of whom (Silas Payne, John Oliver, William Humphries and Joseph Thomas) played major roles in the mutiny. Samuel B. Comstock, a 22 year old boatsteerer (harpooner), was the instigator of the mutiny, which occurred on January 26, 1824, near Fanning Island, 900 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. Captain Worth, and 3 other officers were killed. Soon after William Humphries, one of the mutineers, was accused of plotting to take the ship and was tried by a kangaroo court of the mutineers and hung.
On 14 February 1824, Globe was brought to Mili Atoll by her mutinous crew. Comstock, the leader of the mutiny, had ambitions of creating his own kingdom on Mili Atoll. The other mutineers suspected that Comstock intended to destroy the Globe and kill the rest of crew.[4]
Payne and Oliver and 2 others shot Comstock. In an atmosphere of distrust existing between the mutineers, Payne and Oliver made an error in judgment of sending Gilbert Smith, a boatsteerer, to secure the Globe. Smith and 5 other crew cut the anchor cable and set sail, eventually arriving at Valparaiso, Chile, where they were brought into custody by the American consul, Michael Hogan. The Globe, under Captain King, was fitted out and returned to Nantucket, with Gilbert Smith as master, arriving in November 1824.
Payne and Oliver attempted to intimidate the islanders, however the islander massacred most of the remaining mutineers. Out of 9 castaways on Mili Atoll, only Cyrus M. Hussey and William Lay survived. They were rescued on 21 November 1825 by U.S. schooner Dolphin, commanded by Lieut. Com. John Percival.
MS74 - Ship "Globe" Papers / Stackpole Collection, 1824-1980
Historical Note: The Ship "Globe" of Nantucket sailed out of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on December 20, 1822, on a whaling voyage around Cape Horn--a voyage that would experience "the most horrible mutiny that is recounted in the annals of the whale-fishery from any port or nation" (according to Alexander Starbuck in his "History of the American Whale Fishery"). Sometime prior to the mutiny, Samuel Comstock, boatsteerer, had major quarrels with Captain Thomas Worth, who reportedly flogged several of the crew: William Beetle, 1st mate, John Lumber, 2nd mate, and Nathaniel Fisher, 3rd mate. On the night of January 25, 1824, Samuel Comstock, Silas Payne, Thomas Lilliston, and John Oliver brutally murdered the Captain and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mates. Samuel Comstock then took command. With Silas Payne and Jack Oliver, Samuel Comstock hanged the black steward, William Humphries, on the morning of January 26, 1824, because he was found loading pistols to use against the mutineers. The "Globe" arrived at the Mulgrave Islands on February 7, 1824, where, for the next 10 days, Samuel Comstock proceeded to distribute goods to the natives without any distribution to the remaining crew. On February 17, 1824, Silas Payne and John Oliver shot and killed Samuel Comstock and buried him on the beach. That evening, 6 crewmen, not involved in the mutiny, cut the lines of the ship and sailed the "Globe" to Valparaiso, leaving the other crew members behind. These men, George Comstock, Peter Kidder, Stephen Kidder, Anthony Hanson, Gilbert Smith, and Joseph Thomas, gave their depositions of the mutiny to Michael Hogan, United States Consul at Valparaiso, Chile. Meanwhile, the natives of the Mulgrave Islands murdered all but 2 crewmen, William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey. These 2 survivors, rescued by the Schooner "Dolphin," co-authored the book "Mutiny on Board the Whaleship Globe" in 1828. William Lay disappeared and his fate in unknown; Cyrus M. Hussey died on board the Ship "Congress" in 1829 at the age of 24. The Ship "Globe" returned to Nantucket November 14, 1824. In June 1825, the ship was sold out and went to Buenos Aires where she was broken up in 1828. This collection, compiled of primary sources and research notes by Edouard A. Stackpole, historian and author, consists of a list of crew members, depositions of the crew who sailed the Ship "Globe" to Valpariaso, and the depositions and letters of the 2 survivors of the Mulgrave Islands, William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey. Correspondence of others involved is also included.
Collection Overview: Collection, comprised of primary sources and research notes by author and historian Edouard A. Stackpole, relates to the mutiny of the Massachusetts-based whaling ship Globe on Jan. 25, 1824, when the Captain and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mates were murdered by crew members, led by Samuel Comstock, who subsequently took over the ship, sailing to the Mulgrave Islands (part of Marshall Islands) where they distributed goods to natives (without providing for the remaining crew) whereupon crewmen, not involved in the mutiny, cut the lines of the ship and sailed to Valparaíso, Chile, leaving other seamen behind who were later killed by the natives. Includes correspondence, lists of crew members, depositions of the crew who sailed to Valparaíso, and other materials. Correspondents include William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey, the 2 survivors of the Mulgrave Islands.
born to Jethro Worth and Velina Pease
Married Hannah K Mayhew 4 July 1822, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA per Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850
Killed In The Mutiny Of The Globe
(Ancestral File Number: 1M9C-3L1)
1 child to this union, Sophronia C Worth. Don't know where he's buried.
When Thomas is killed, wife Hannah marries John Pease Worth, Thomas' brother.
The Globe Mutiny
On December 22, 1822, Globe, with a complement of 21 men under the command of Captain Thomas Worth, set sail on a whaling expedition to the Pacific. After finding success in the "off Japan" whaling grounds the Globe arrived in Honolulu for provisioning. According to testimony, "6 men ran away in the Sandwich Islands, and one was discharged."
Captain Worth took on 7 new crew, four of whom (Silas Payne, John Oliver, William Humphries and Joseph Thomas) played major roles in the mutiny. Samuel B. Comstock, a 22 year old boatsteerer (harpooner), was the instigator of the mutiny, which occurred on January 26, 1824, near Fanning Island, 900 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. Captain Worth, and 3 other officers were killed. Soon after William Humphries, one of the mutineers, was accused of plotting to take the ship and was tried by a kangaroo court of the mutineers and hung.
On 14 February 1824, Globe was brought to Mili Atoll by her mutinous crew. Comstock, the leader of the mutiny, had ambitions of creating his own kingdom on Mili Atoll. The other mutineers suspected that Comstock intended to destroy the Globe and kill the rest of crew.[4]
Payne and Oliver and 2 others shot Comstock. In an atmosphere of distrust existing between the mutineers, Payne and Oliver made an error in judgment of sending Gilbert Smith, a boatsteerer, to secure the Globe. Smith and 5 other crew cut the anchor cable and set sail, eventually arriving at Valparaiso, Chile, where they were brought into custody by the American consul, Michael Hogan. The Globe, under Captain King, was fitted out and returned to Nantucket, with Gilbert Smith as master, arriving in November 1824.
Payne and Oliver attempted to intimidate the islanders, however the islander massacred most of the remaining mutineers. Out of 9 castaways on Mili Atoll, only Cyrus M. Hussey and William Lay survived. They were rescued on 21 November 1825 by U.S. schooner Dolphin, commanded by Lieut. Com. John Percival.
MS74 - Ship "Globe" Papers / Stackpole Collection, 1824-1980
Historical Note: The Ship "Globe" of Nantucket sailed out of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on December 20, 1822, on a whaling voyage around Cape Horn--a voyage that would experience "the most horrible mutiny that is recounted in the annals of the whale-fishery from any port or nation" (according to Alexander Starbuck in his "History of the American Whale Fishery"). Sometime prior to the mutiny, Samuel Comstock, boatsteerer, had major quarrels with Captain Thomas Worth, who reportedly flogged several of the crew: William Beetle, 1st mate, John Lumber, 2nd mate, and Nathaniel Fisher, 3rd mate. On the night of January 25, 1824, Samuel Comstock, Silas Payne, Thomas Lilliston, and John Oliver brutally murdered the Captain and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mates. Samuel Comstock then took command. With Silas Payne and Jack Oliver, Samuel Comstock hanged the black steward, William Humphries, on the morning of January 26, 1824, because he was found loading pistols to use against the mutineers. The "Globe" arrived at the Mulgrave Islands on February 7, 1824, where, for the next 10 days, Samuel Comstock proceeded to distribute goods to the natives without any distribution to the remaining crew. On February 17, 1824, Silas Payne and John Oliver shot and killed Samuel Comstock and buried him on the beach. That evening, 6 crewmen, not involved in the mutiny, cut the lines of the ship and sailed the "Globe" to Valparaiso, leaving the other crew members behind. These men, George Comstock, Peter Kidder, Stephen Kidder, Anthony Hanson, Gilbert Smith, and Joseph Thomas, gave their depositions of the mutiny to Michael Hogan, United States Consul at Valparaiso, Chile. Meanwhile, the natives of the Mulgrave Islands murdered all but 2 crewmen, William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey. These 2 survivors, rescued by the Schooner "Dolphin," co-authored the book "Mutiny on Board the Whaleship Globe" in 1828. William Lay disappeared and his fate in unknown; Cyrus M. Hussey died on board the Ship "Congress" in 1829 at the age of 24. The Ship "Globe" returned to Nantucket November 14, 1824. In June 1825, the ship was sold out and went to Buenos Aires where she was broken up in 1828. This collection, compiled of primary sources and research notes by Edouard A. Stackpole, historian and author, consists of a list of crew members, depositions of the crew who sailed the Ship "Globe" to Valpariaso, and the depositions and letters of the 2 survivors of the Mulgrave Islands, William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey. Correspondence of others involved is also included.
Collection Overview: Collection, comprised of primary sources and research notes by author and historian Edouard A. Stackpole, relates to the mutiny of the Massachusetts-based whaling ship Globe on Jan. 25, 1824, when the Captain and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mates were murdered by crew members, led by Samuel Comstock, who subsequently took over the ship, sailing to the Mulgrave Islands (part of Marshall Islands) where they distributed goods to natives (without providing for the remaining crew) whereupon crewmen, not involved in the mutiny, cut the lines of the ship and sailed to Valparaíso, Chile, leaving other seamen behind who were later killed by the natives. Includes correspondence, lists of crew members, depositions of the crew who sailed to Valparaíso, and other materials. Correspondents include William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey, the 2 survivors of the Mulgrave Islands.
Married Hannah K Mayhew 4 July 1822, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA per Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850
Killed In The Mutiny Of The Globe
(Ancestral File Number: 1M9C-3L1)
1 child to this union, Sophronia C Worth. Don't know where he's buried.
When Thomas is killed, wife Hannah marries John Pease Worth, Thomas' brother.
The Globe Mutiny
On December 22, 1822, Globe, with a complement of 21 men under the command of Captain Thomas Worth, set sail on a whaling expedition to the Pacific. After finding success in the "off Japan" whaling grounds the Globe arrived in Honolulu for provisioning. According to testimony, "6 men ran away in the Sandwich Islands, and one was discharged."
Captain Worth took on 7 new crew, four of whom (Silas Payne, John Oliver, William Humphries and Joseph Thomas) played major roles in the mutiny. Samuel B. Comstock, a 22 year old boatsteerer (harpooner), was the instigator of the mutiny, which occurred on January 26, 1824, near Fanning Island, 900 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. Captain Worth, and 3 other officers were killed. Soon after William Humphries, one of the mutineers, was accused of plotting to take the ship and was tried by a kangaroo court of the mutineers and hung.
On 14 February 1824, Globe was brought to Mili Atoll by her mutinous crew. Comstock, the leader of the mutiny, had ambitions of creating his own kingdom on Mili Atoll. The other mutineers suspected that Comstock intended to destroy the Globe and kill the rest of crew.[4]
Payne and Oliver and 2 others shot Comstock. In an atmosphere of distrust existing between the mutineers, Payne and Oliver made an error in judgment of sending Gilbert Smith, a boatsteerer, to secure the Globe. Smith and 5 other crew cut the anchor cable and set sail, eventually arriving at Valparaiso, Chile, where they were brought into custody by the American consul, Michael Hogan. The Globe, under Captain King, was fitted out and returned to Nantucket, with Gilbert Smith as master, arriving in November 1824.
Payne and Oliver attempted to intimidate the islanders, however the islander massacred most of the remaining mutineers. Out of 9 castaways on Mili Atoll, only Cyrus M. Hussey and William Lay survived. They were rescued on 21 November 1825 by U.S. schooner Dolphin, commanded by Lieut. Com. John Percival.
MS74 - Ship "Globe" Papers / Stackpole Collection, 1824-1980
Historical Note: The Ship "Globe" of Nantucket sailed out of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on December 20, 1822, on a whaling voyage around Cape Horn--a voyage that would experience "the most horrible mutiny that is recounted in the annals of the whale-fishery from any port or nation" (according to Alexander Starbuck in his "History of the American Whale Fishery"). Sometime prior to the mutiny, Samuel Comstock, boatsteerer, had major quarrels with Captain Thomas Worth, who reportedly flogged several of the crew: William Beetle, 1st mate, John Lumber, 2nd mate, and Nathaniel Fisher, 3rd mate. On the night of January 25, 1824, Samuel Comstock, Silas Payne, Thomas Lilliston, and John Oliver brutally murdered the Captain and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mates. Samuel Comstock then took command. With Silas Payne and Jack Oliver, Samuel Comstock hanged the black steward, William Humphries, on the morning of January 26, 1824, because he was found loading pistols to use against the mutineers. The "Globe" arrived at the Mulgrave Islands on February 7, 1824, where, for the next 10 days, Samuel Comstock proceeded to distribute goods to the natives without any distribution to the remaining crew. On February 17, 1824, Silas Payne and John Oliver shot and killed Samuel Comstock and buried him on the beach. That evening, 6 crewmen, not involved in the mutiny, cut the lines of the ship and sailed the "Globe" to Valparaiso, leaving the other crew members behind. These men, George Comstock, Peter Kidder, Stephen Kidder, Anthony Hanson, Gilbert Smith, and Joseph Thomas, gave their depositions of the mutiny to Michael Hogan, United States Consul at Valparaiso, Chile. Meanwhile, the natives of the Mulgrave Islands murdered all but 2 crewmen, William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey. These 2 survivors, rescued by the Schooner "Dolphin," co-authored the book "Mutiny on Board the Whaleship Globe" in 1828. William Lay disappeared and his fate in unknown; Cyrus M. Hussey died on board the Ship "Congress" in 1829 at the age of 24. The Ship "Globe" returned to Nantucket November 14, 1824. In June 1825, the ship was sold out and went to Buenos Aires where she was broken up in 1828. This collection, compiled of primary sources and research notes by Edouard A. Stackpole, historian and author, consists of a list of crew members, depositions of the crew who sailed the Ship "Globe" to Valpariaso, and the depositions and letters of the 2 survivors of the Mulgrave Islands, William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey. Correspondence of others involved is also included.
Collection Overview: Collection, comprised of primary sources and research notes by author and historian Edouard A. Stackpole, relates to the mutiny of the Massachusetts-based whaling ship Globe on Jan. 25, 1824, when the Captain and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mates were murdered by crew members, led by Samuel Comstock, who subsequently took over the ship, sailing to the Mulgrave Islands (part of Marshall Islands) where they distributed goods to natives (without providing for the remaining crew) whereupon crewmen, not involved in the mutiny, cut the lines of the ship and sailed to Valparaíso, Chile, leaving other seamen behind who were later killed by the natives. Includes correspondence, lists of crew members, depositions of the crew who sailed to Valparaíso, and other materials. Correspondents include William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey, the 2 survivors of the Mulgrave Islands.
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