Jackie Tollbrook

Family & Early Life
The Tollbrook family has been a small merchant family for well over a century, operating out of Eastbourne and Hastings since the late 16th century, trading with various ports along the English channel and nearby areas - the Northern coast of France, the Netherlands (Spanish and otherwise), and all up and down the south and southeast coasts of England. In 1685, Richard Tollbrook, who had recently taken over operation of the business, assisted in carrying French huguenot refugees to England after the Edict of Fontainebleau banned protestantism in France, and during this he met, and fell in love with, one of the refugees, a woman named Elise Lefevre. The two married in 1687.

Jacqueline, born in 1693, was the couple's second child, though the first - a son named Thomas - died before his second birthday of a lung infection. With two more children after Jackie, the family was doing quite well until 1706, when circumstances in Eastbourne and elsewhere started causing significant financial strain on their shipping business. After much consideration of the situation, Richard made the arrangements for the family to relocate to the colonies in the New World.

The New World
Arriving in the Maryland Colony in 1708, Richard Tollbrook and family settled in the recently incorporated capital of Annapolis, bringing their two small trading vessels and taking on much of the regional trading business, making frequent runs between Annapolis, St. Mary's town, and the other British settlements in Virginia and areas further north. Having made the crossing crewed half by colonists, Richard quickly set about recruiting a full crew, and soon met a promising seaman by the name of Alex Thomson. With Alex serving as first mate on Richard's ship, arrangements were made for Daniel to take command of the family's other ship when he came of age. In 1712, Jackie was engaged to marry Alex, with the wedding in 1714, and their first child, a son they named Samuel, born in 1717.

Everything was well, but in 1722, a wealthy colonial nobleman contracted Richard, now well into his fifties, to take a valuable cargo - not to one of his usual destinations, but south, to the Caribbean. The offered pay was so great that Richard could hardly refuse, and he left Daniel to handle the family's regular business in the colonies and took his ship on a trading run to Port Royal. Unfortunately, his inexperience with the southern waters told, and he was captured by pirates off the southeast coast of Florida, in the bahamas. Ship and crew have not yet been seen, though the cargo has surfaced in the markets of Tortuga and Marsh Harbor. Jackie, her husband and father gone, took command of the ship finishing construction in the local shipyards, intended for Alex's use, and sailed south, intent on finding her husband and father, or at least have her revenge against the pirates who had taken them from her. Daniel penned a brief letter to Rebecca, who had returned to England in 1719 to join the Royal Navy, and quickly followed, knowing that Jackie's anger would get her in trouble without help.

Friends and Family

 * Daniel Tollbrook
 * Rebecca Tollbrook
 * Denise Lefevre
 * Esther Tollbrook
 * Catherine Tollbrook

Extended family tree:

Spanish Town

 * 1 Master Draughtsman's Office
 * 3 Provisioners
 * 2 Advanced Plantations (general)
 * 2 Advanced Plantations (sugar)
 * 2 Advanced Sugar Refineries
 * 1 Slaughterhouse
 * 1 Fishery
 * 1 Lumber Mill
 * 1 Forge

Captain Jackie Tollbrook

 * HMHV Mary Stuart, "Santa Rosa" class Privateer Fourth Rate lineship
 * HMHV Henrietta Maria, "Hercules" class Mastercraft frigate
 * HMHV Queen Mary's Blessing, "Intrepid" class Privateer frigate
 * HMHV Catherine de Medici, "Arrow" class Privateer frigate
 * HMHV Hind, "Hermes" class Mastercraft packet-boat
 * HMHV Annapolis, "Hercules" class Heavy frigate (In drydock)

Captain Rebecca Tollbrook

 * HMS Cu Sith, "Lion" class Third Rate lineship
 * HMS Wolfhound, "San Fernando" class Fourth Rate lineship
 * HMS Terrier, "Mercy" class naval frigate
 * HMS Osprey, "Lancer" class naval cutter

Captain Daniel Tollbrook

 * HMHV Destrier, "Archelon" class Frigate
 * HMHV Clydesdale, "Mignone" class Indiaman

Record of Achievement

 * May 18th 1723 - Arrived in the Caribbean
 * May 21th 1723 - Enlisted in St. George Squadron of the White
 * June 30th 1723 - Promoted to Esquire in St. George Squadron of the White
 * October 6th 1724 - Appointed Inspector General of the St. George Squadron of the White
 * December 12th 1724 - Appointed Secretary of Recruitment of the St. George Squadron of the White
 * February 5th 1725 - Promoted to Knight in St. George Squadron of the White
 * June 5th 1725 - Promoted to Baronet in St. George Squadron of the White, Appointed Chief of Naval Personnel of the St. George Squadron of the White

Port Battle Record
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 * Sabanqui
 * June 8th, 1723
 * Offense
 * [[File:PIRATE.JPG]] Pirate
 * Victory
 * HMHV Annapolis
 * Captain
 * Nassau
 * June 10th, 1723
 * Defense
 * [[File:PIRATE.JPG]] Pirate
 * Victory
 * HMHV Annapolis
 * Captain
 * Santo Domingo
 * October 4, 1724
 * Offense
 * [[File:SPAIN.JPG]] Spain
 * Defeat (sunk)
 * HMHV Mary Stuart
 * Captain
 * Nassau
 * October 4, 1724
 * Defense
 * [[File:FRANCE.JPG]] France
 * Victory
 * HMHV Mary Stuart
 * Captain
 * Belize
 * October 9, 1724
 * Defense
 * [[File:SPAIN.JPG]] Spain
 * Defeat (sunk)
 * HMHV Mary Stuart
 * Captain
 * St. Johns
 * October 9, 1724
 * Defense
 * [[File:FRANCE.JPG]] France
 * Victory
 * HMHV Mary Stuart
 * Captain
 * Turtling Bay
 * December 7, 1724
 * Defense
 * [[File:FRANCE.JPG]] France
 * Victory
 * HMHV Mary Stuart
 * Captain
 * Nassau
 * January 13, 1725
 * Defense
 * [[File:PIRATE.JPG]] Pirate
 * Victory
 * HMS Cu Sith
 * Commodore of the White Squadron
 * Spanish Town
 * March 26, 1725
 * Offense
 * [[File:FRANCE.JPG]] France
 * Victory
 * HMHV Mary Stuart
 * Captain
 * Basseterre
 * May 16, 1725
 * Defense
 * [[File:SPAIN.JPG]] Spain
 * Victory
 * HMHV Mary Stuart
 * Captain
 * Bridgetown
 * May 23, 1725
 * Offense
 * [[File:FRANCE.JPG]] France
 * Defeat
 * HMHV Mary Stuart
 * Captain
 * Nassau
 * May 28, 1725
 * Defense
 * [[File:PIRATE.JPG]] Pirate
 * Victory
 * HMS Terrier
 * Commodore of the White Squadron
 * Spanish Town
 * June 4, 1725
 * Defense
 * [[File:FRANCE.JPG]] France
 * Defeat
 * HMHV Mary Stuart
 * Captain
 * Puerto Cabezas
 * June 4, 1725
 * Defense
 * [[File:SPAIN.JPG]] Spain
 * Victory
 * HMS Cu Sith
 * Captain
 * St. Rose's Bay
 * June 19, 1725
 * Offense
 * [[File:PIRATE.JPG]] Pirate
 * Victory
 * HMS Cu Sith
 * Captain
 * Puerto Cabezas
 * June 4, 1725
 * Defense
 * [[File:SPAIN.JPG]] Spain
 * Victory
 * HMS Cu Sith
 * Captain
 * St. Rose's Bay
 * June 19, 1725
 * Offense
 * [[File:PIRATE.JPG]] Pirate
 * Victory
 * HMS Cu Sith
 * Captain
 * HMS Cu Sith
 * Captain