Name of Vessel:

Betsey

Master of Vessel:

Benjamin Wormstead

Rig of Vessel:

Brig

Date of Capture:

2 December 1775

Place of Capture:

Deer Island, Massachusetts

Captor:

Massachusetts militia

Home Port:

From What Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

To What Port:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cargo:

Household goods

Tonnage:

100

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Salem [Beverly, Gloucester], Massachusetts

Into What Port:

Salem [Beverly, Gloucester], Massachusetts

Date Arrived:

2 December 1775

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Brought in and delivered to Committee of Safety at Deer Island by Wormstead. Probably vessel reported as captured by a privateer.

[NDAR, III, 96, 126, 150]

Revised 10 August 2009