Jan Willems (Dutch buccaneer)
Jan Willems | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 1688 |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | Jankey Willems Yankey Willems |
| Type | Buccaneer |
| Allegiance | Dutch Republic |
| Years active | 1680s |
| Rank | Captain |
| Base of operations | Petit-Goâve |
| Commands | the Princesa |
| Battles/wars | Raid of Rio de la Hacha (1680) Raid of Vera Cruz (1683) Raid of Cartagena (1684) Raid of Campeche (1685) |
Jan Willems (died 1688), also known as Janke or Yankey Willems, was a 17th-century Dutch buccaneer. Based out of Petit-Goâve, Willems participated in a number of expeditions against the Spanish during the early to mid-1680s with other well-known privateers including Michiel Andrieszoon, Thomas Paine, Laurens de Graaf, Nicholas van Hoorn and Michel de Grammont.