Henry Jennings

For the antiquarian, collector and gambler, see Henry Constantine Jennings. For the Australian cricketer, see Henry Jennings (cricketer). For the fictional character, see Elizabeth Jennings (The Americans) § Background.
Henry Jennings
DiedUnknown, possibly 1745
CitizenshipBritish
OccupationsPrivateer-turned-pirate, ship captain, landowner
Era1710s
EmployerKingdom of Great Britain
Criminal statusPardoned for piracy during general amnesty in 1718
Piratical career
TypePrivateer-turned-pirate
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain Republic of Pirates
Years active?–1714 (Privateer)
circa 1715–1718 (Piracy)
RankCommodore
Base of operationsJamaica, followed by New Providence and Nassau in the Bahamas
CommandsSloop Bersheba
Battles/warsWar of Spanish Succession

Henry Jennings was an English privateer-turned-pirate. Jennings's first recorded act of piracy took place in early 1716 when, with three vessels and 150–300 men, Jennings's fleet ambushed the Spanish salvage camp from the 1715 Treasure Fleet. After the Florida raid, Jennings and his crew also linked up with Benjamin Hornigold's "three sets of pirates" from New Providence Island.

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