John Newland Maffitt

John Newland Maffitt

There were two famous men named "John Newland Maffitt":
*Reverend John Newland Maffitt (preacher), a prominent Methodist itinerant preacher in the United States
*His son, Commander John Newland Maffitt (privateer), an officer in the United States Navy and Confederate States Navy who was nicknamed the "Prince of Privateers"


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