# Jean Bonadvis

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**Jean Bonadvis** ([fl.](/source/Floruit) 1717–1720)[a] was a French pirate active in the [Caribbean](/source/Caribbean). He is best known for his involvement with [Benjamin Hornigold](/source/Benjamin_Hornigold) and [John Rackham](/source/John_Rackham) ("Calico Jack").

## History

Hornigold, working in concert with [Captain Napin](/source/Captain_Napin), had taken the [sloop](/source/Sloop) *Bennet* in April 1717. Hornigold made it his personal ship and sailed back to [Nassau](/source/Nassau,_The_Bahamas) to resupply. Bonadvis was there to do the same, and had a reputation for “harshly treating” the locals.[1] Hornigold had forced aboard a surgeon named John Howell some time earlier[2] but had released him on Nassau, Howell having served only under threat. Bonadvis needed a surgeon for his ship *Mary Anne* and attempted to force Howell to join his crew.[3]

When Bonadvis’ men came to abduct Howell, local merchant William Pindar helped stall them until Howell could escape. He ran to see [Richard Noland](/source/Richard_Noland), a former pirate whom Hornigold had employed as a recruiter and agent on Nassau.[1] Howell claimed "he would rather serve the English than French if he was compelled to make a choice of either,"[4] so Noland arranged for Howell to be brought aboard Hornigold's ship again. Bonadvis confronted Hornigold and demanded Howell be turned over;[5] Hornigold left the decision to Howell, who chose to stay on the *Bennet*. Howell tried to escape more than once but was kept under guard.[1]

By 1718 Bonadvis had accepted the [general pardon offered to pirates](/source/1717%E2%80%931718_Acts_of_Grace) by [King George](/source/George_I_of_Great_Britain), along with Hornigold and hundreds more.[1] Hornigold, Bonadvis, and a number of others soon accepted privateering commissions, hunting their fellow pirates who had refused the pardon. Bonadvis then spent some time attacking Spanish shipping;[1] he caught and killed [Turn Joe](/source/Turn_Joe), an Irish captain who'd switched sides to sail for the Spanish.[b][6]

### Capture of John Rackham

Main article: [Capture of the William](/source/Capture_of_the_William)

Late in 1720 he was sailing alongside [Jonathan Barnet](/source/Jonathan_Barnet) (under commission from Governor [Nicholas Lawes](/source/Nicholas_Lawes)) when he encountered John Rackham.”[7] Bonadvis approached Rackham's sloop *William*, which immediately fired on him.[8] Bonadvis retreated and reported Rackham's location to Barnet, who attacked and captured Rackham along with [Anne Bonny](/source/Anne_Bonny), [Mary Read](/source/Mary_Read), and the rest of his crew.[1] Bonadvis’ fate is not recorded.

## Notes

1. Last name also Bondavais, Bonnavee, or Bonnevie; first name occasionally Anglicized as John.

1. Turn Joe had attacked three pirates in late 1718, forcing them ashore; one of them was [John Auger](/source/John_Auger), whom Hornigold would soon recapture.

## References

1. Woodard, Colin (2008). [*The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down*](https://books.google.com/books?id=W5sIuoBrFwYC). Orlando FL: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0547415758.

1. Fictum, David (18 October 2015). ["The Firsts of Blackbeard: Exploring Edward Thatch's Early Days as a Pirate"](https://csphistorical.com/2015/10/18/the-firsts-of-blackbeard-exploring-edward-thatchs-early-days-as-a-pirate/). *Colonies, Ships, and Pirates*. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

1. Brooks, Baylus C. (19 February 2017). ["Trial of Dr. John Howell – Pirate Events of 300 Years Ago!"](http://bcbrooks.blogspot.com/2017/02/trial-of-dr-john-howell-pirate-events.html). *B.C. Brooks*. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

1. ["Trial of Dr. John Howell, 18-29 Dec 1721, p.1"](http://baylusbrooks.com/index_files/Page2224.htm). *baylusbrooks.com*. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

1. Brooks, Baylus C. (2017). [*Quest for Blackbeard: The True Story of Edward Thache and His World*](https://books.google.com/books?id=R39dDgAAQBAJ). Raleigh NC: Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 9781365795923. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

1. Johnson, Charles (1724). [*The history of the pyrates: containing the lives of Captain Mission. Captain Bowen. Captain Kidd ... and their several crews*](https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/17002). London: T. Woodward. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

1. Cordingly, David (2009). [*Seafaring Women: Adventures of Pirate Queens, Female Stowaways, and Sailors' Wives*](https://books.google.com/books?id=xFtfx96d84UC). New York: Random House Publishing Group. pp. 84–85. ISBN 9780307490599. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

1. Cordingly, David (2012). [*Spanish Gold: Captain Woodes Rogers and the True Story of the Pirates of the Caribbean*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_4lxncZ3_LgC). London: A&C Black. p. 191. ISBN 9781408822166. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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