Samuel Axe was an English privateer in Dutch service during the early 17th century. Serving with English forces in the Netherlands during the Dutch War of Independence, Axe traveled to the British colony of Providence Island where he assisted in the construction of its central fortress in 1629. However, after a disagreement with Daniel Elfrith (possibly over the capture of Spanish and Portuguese slavers during the early 1630s), … Wikipedia
Samuel Axe In 1635 accepted Dutch letters of Marque without orders to do so from the Providence Island Company . From 1636 to 1641 privateer in the service of this English company. www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/5213/privata.htm
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Samuel Axe 1629-45. English. After serving with English forces in the Netherlands, Axe went to Providence Island in 1629 and built the main fort. www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/pirate-fame.html