Descendants of the Bounty mutineers Christian Rachel Adams daughter of John Adams by John Evans an English sailor William Young son of Ned Young by Elizabeth Mills daughter of John Mills Edward Quintal son of Matthew Quintal by Dinah Adams daughter of John Adams George Adams son of John Adams by Polly Young daughter of Ned Young The majority of the many rulers of the Pitcairn Islands have been descendants of the "Bounty" mutineers, till this day. In 1935 - in the wake of their successful American blockbuster movie "Mutiny on the Bounty", which premiered that year - the MGM Studios also shot a short
Mutiny on the Bounty Undeterred, Christian and an armed party surveyed the island, and decided it would be suitable for their purposes. However, to create a permanent settlement, they needed compliant native labour and women. The most likely source for these was Tahiti, to which "Bounty" returned on 6 June. To ensure the co-operation of the Tahiti chiefs, Christian concocted a story that he, Bligh, and Captain Cook were founding a new settlement at Aitutaki. Cook's name ensured generous gifts of livestock and other goods and, on 16 June, the well-provisioned "Bounty" sailed back to Tubuai. On board were nearly 30 Tahitian men and