Ned Myers

Ned Myers (born c. 1793) was an American sailor. Born in Lower Canada as a British subject, Myers grew up in Halifax after being abandoned by his father. He moved to New York City at the age of eleven, cherishing the dream of becoming a sailor. Myers rejected his status as a British subject and became an American citizen, something that would cause him trouble when he was captured by a Royal Navy warship in the summer of 1812. He was a survivor of the sinking of . However, Myers would live through the War of 1812, meeting with Cooper in 1843 for the authoring of his biography.