Anne Bonny Rackam landed her on the island of Cuba and there she had a son. Many different theories state that he was left with his family or simply abandoned. Bonny rejoined Rackham and continued the pirate life, having divorced her husband and marrying Rackham while at sea. Bonny, Rackham, and Mary Read stole the ship "William", then at anchor in Nassau harbour, and put out to sea. Rackham and the two women recruited a new crew. Their crew spent years in Jamaica and the surrounding area. Over the next several months, they enjoyed success, capturing many, albeit smaller, vessels and bringing
Mary Anne Holmes the people of Ireland" was attributed to her, but is now thought to have been written by Roger O'Connor. Holmes' poems were included in her daughter's 1833 book of verse "The dream and other poems". Mary Anne Holmes Mary Anne Holmes (10 October 1773 – 10 March 1805) was an Irish poet and writer. Holmes was born Mary Anne Emmet on 10 October 1773 in Dublin. She was one of the four surviving children of Dr Robert Emmet, state physician of Ireland, and Elizabeth Emmet (née Mason). As a young woman she was noted for her intelligence and was a