Name of Vessel:

Betsey [Betsy]

Master of Vessel:

Thomas Wood

Rig of Vessel:

Brig

Date of Capture:

[15 February] 1776

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Argo

Home Port:

From What Port:

Virginia

To What Port:

Cargo:

[1 slave]

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

St. John’s, Antigua, British West Indies

Into What Port:

St. John’s, Antigua, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

3 April 1776

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Brig Betsey [Betsy] (Thomas Wood) was en route from Virginia when she was captured by HM Frigate Argo (Captain William Garnier). She was sent into St. John’s, Antigua. She had been tried and condemned there on 3 April 1776. “One negroe,” who may have been either part of the cargo or part of the crew, was also condemned and sold. Her date of capture is speculative.

[NDAR, IV, 1375-1377; XI, 124-130]