John Martel (actor)
John Martel may refer to: *John Martel (pirate), English pirate *John Martel, St Michael and All Angels Church, Llanfihangel Rogiet *John Martel (novelist) John S. Martel is an American lawyer and novelist. A former Air Force pilot, Martel graduated with a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He joined the San Francisco firm of Farella Braun & Martel in 1964. He ha ...

John Martel (pirate)
John Martel (fl. 1713–1718, first name occasionally James and originally Jean) was a French pirate active in the Caribbean. History Martel began his career as a privateer during the War of Spanish Succession, turning to piracy after the Treaty of Utrecht ended the war. By September 1713 he was active off Jamaica taking several ships with his 8-gun, 80-man sloop. He soon traded up to larger ships, keeping the best for his growing fleet. He forced a number of captured sailors to serve on his ships but let most of his captives go. At one point he swapped with the master of a captured ship, taking his vessel but giving him a prize ship in trade and setting him free. With his new 22-gun, 100-man flagship and four other vessels he put into St. Croix in late 1716 to resupply and careen. Jamaican officials were tipped off to his location and dispatched the warship under Francis Hume to hunt him down. Hume found Martel's flotilla in January 1717. After sinking one of the pirate slo ...
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St Michael And All Angels Church, Llanfihangel Rogiet
St Michael and All Angels Church, Llanfihangel Rogiet, is a redundant church in the hamlet of Llanfihangel Rogiet near the village of Rogiet, Monmouthshire, Wales. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. The church stands in a rural site between two farms, is near the Paddington-Swansea railway line, and close to the intersection of the M4 and M48 motorways. It can be approached only through a private farmyard. History Most of the fabric of the church dates back to the 13th century, and the chancel was extended in the following century. The church was restored by the architect Henry Prothero of Cheltenham in 1904, the work being paid for by Lord Tredegar. The work carried out included rebuilding the north aisle. In doing this, two medieval effigies were found, one being that of Anne Martel, and the other possibly of her husband, John. Also at this time a squint between t ...
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