John Wynter

The nephew of William Wynter, John Wynter was Captain of the Elizabeth which accompanied Francis Drake (in the Golden Hind) on his voyage around the world in 1577.[1] Wynter was separated from Drake at the Straits of Magellan. On returning he discovered Winter's Bark.[2]

"The Vanguard's lieutenant, John Wynter, who also commanded the Elizabeth with Drake in 1578, and returned through the straits of Magellan, was Wynter's nephew, the son of Wynter's brother George, who in 1571 bought the manor of Dyrham in Gloucestershire. Kingsley, in 'Westward Ho !' has confused the uncle and nephew, and speaks of the man who commanded the fleet at Smerwick as the same that turned back through the straits of Magellan (cf. Cal. State Papers, Simancas, iii. 340-1)."

References

  1. ↑ Burke, Sir Bernard (1862). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Harrison. p. 141.
  2. ↑ "Winter, William (DNB00) - Wikisource, the free online library". En.wikisource.org. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2015-11-29.


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