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==Biographical synthesis==
John Stephens (b.ca.1630; d.?). Waterman.

Resident in Wapping in 1653.

==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
Twenty-three years of age, John Stephens deposed on December 29th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/68 f.430v Annotate|HCA 13/68 f.430v]]</ref> He was examined on an allegation in the case of "Moses Goodyeare and John Giles against the shipp the ''Hopewell''".

The case concerned a ship lying near Shadwell in the Thames. Stephens recalled the ship having a white dove or pigeon on her stern and that William Hassard was her master, but did not know her name. Stephens was hazy on any details beyond Hassard being her master. The grounds for his knowledge were that he plied about Shadwell with his boat "being a waterman and daily roweing to and fro by the said shipp". As a result he had seen another witness named John Bray aboard the ship and looking after her in the name of her master. Stephens was in court at the request of William Hassard.<ref>[[HCA 13/68 f.430v Annotate|HCA 13/68 f.430v]]</ref>

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