Nathaniel Burches

Nathaniel Burches
Died
At sea
Other namesBurchet
OccupationPrivateer
Years active1705-1707
Known forSailing alongside Regnier Tongrelow and Thomas Penniston
Piratical career
Base of operationsNew England

Nathaniel “Nat” Burches (fl. 1705–1707, last name occasionally Burchet) was a privateer who operated out of New England. He was known for sailing alongside Regnier Tongrelow and Thomas Penniston,[1] and for single-handedly defeating a huge Spanish ship.

  1. ^ Wilson, Rufus Rockwell (1902). New York: Old & New. Philadelphia PA: J.B. Lippincott. p. 132. Retrieved 7 November 2017.