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Francis Haddock

Belonging to a long line of Naval officers, Francis Haddock is a nephew of the late Sir Richard Haddock, Comptroller of the Navy. His cousin Richard Haddock Junior, son of the Comptroller Admiral Sir Richard Haddock was given command of HMS Resolution in 1708. Francis yearned a life of adventure and was lured by tales of lands far away in the west. A commission in the Navy easily within reach. A young Francis Haddock decides to break tradition and succumbed to his impatience by signing on a privateer fleet headed for Port Royal. His kin heavily objected and tried to convince Francis to enter the British Navy but a stubborn Francis quietly departed for the western seas the next morning leaving a not behind written: "Diligo quod servitus, Rex Rgis quod Britannia" (Love and Servitude, King and Britannia).