ating , ▁she ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁plan ter ' s ▁son ▁from ▁Gren ada ▁( some ▁versions ▁instead ▁claim ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Sp ani ard , ▁Arm el io ▁or ▁José ▁Gonz ale z ) ▁and ▁married ▁him . ▁ ▁However , ▁they ▁were ▁ship - w reck ed ▁and ▁after ▁days ▁of ▁hung er ▁they ▁turned ▁to ▁can n ib al ism , ▁where ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁lot ▁to ▁be ▁their ▁me al . ▁But ▁luck ily ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁her ▁crew ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁a ▁Dutch ▁ship , ▁and ▁when ▁that ▁ship ▁was ▁iron ically ▁attacked ▁by ▁pir ates , ▁they ▁bra v ely ▁def ended ▁their ▁res cu ers . ▁While ▁the ▁others ▁celebrated ▁victory , ▁Charlotte ▁jump ed ▁over board ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁join ▁her ▁dead ▁husband . ▁Other ▁versions ▁say ▁de ▁Ber ry ▁was ▁wounded ▁during ▁the ▁fight ▁and ▁fell ▁over board , ▁after ▁which ▁her ▁defeated ▁crew ▁ble w ▁up ▁their ▁own ▁ship ▁rather ▁than ▁be ▁captured . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Jac qu otte ▁Del ah aye ▁– ▁Another ▁female ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁pir ate ▁whose ▁story ▁only ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁- ▁repr ints ▁the ▁entire ▁Charlotte ▁de ▁Ber ry ▁chapter ▁from ▁Lloyd ' s ▁History . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 3 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁English ▁people ▁Category : 1 7 th -