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644. ANTHONY JANSEN VAN SALLEE, ancestor, and son of the Pirate King

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Two days ago on Facebook, I posted the entry I had done 2 years ago, about my ancestor who was a Pirate King.  This is about his son.  It isn't exactly what is a Sunday article, but I hope to interest you in finding stories about your own ancestors.  You can put their name and birth year in Google, and find many stories!  It is so important to learn about our ancestors, and love them!  My dear husband Wayne is up with them right now, and probably has met them!  It also makes us grateful to have been born at this time on earth! This was originally posted as # 155, on May 27, 2014, right after the entry about Jan Jansoon Van Haarlam, my ancestor who was a pirate!                           ANTHONY JANSEN VAN SALLEE , 1607-1676                             by Hazel Van Dyke Roberts, PH.D.   I'm using the historical writing of Hazel Roberts, as she did a lot of research on it.  Anthony was the son of the Pirate King, Jan Jansen, told about in the last entry, # 154.  This is a