ColinGreenstreet at 17:41, October 28, 2016

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ColinGreenstreet at 15:55, October 26, 2016

2016-10-26T15:55:55Z

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|Person=Phillipp Davies
|First name=Phillipp
|Last name=Davies
|Occupation=Shipwright
|Mariner occupation=Carpenter
|Training=Not apprentice
|Citizen=Unknown
|Literacy=Signature
|Has opening text=Phillipus Davies
|Has signoff text=Phillipp Davies
|Transcription image={{#transcription-image: }}
|Language skills=English language,
|Res street=Limehouse
|Res parish=Stepney
|Res county=Middlesex
|Res country=England
|Birth year=1620
|Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/63 f.447r Annotate,
|Deposition date(s)=Oct 30 1650
|Has infobox completed=Yes
|Has synthesis completed=No
|Has HCA evidence completed=No
|Has source comment completed=No
|Type of ship=Merchant ship
|Role in Silver Ship litigation=None
}}
==Biographical synthesis==
Phillipp Davies (alt. Phillipus Davies) (b. ca. 1620; d. ?). Shipwright ("Naupagus").

Hired as an additional carpenter of the ship the ''Abigail and Jonathan'' at Virginia.

Resident in 1650 in Limehouse in the parish of Stepney.

==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
Thirty year old Phillip Davies deposed on October 30th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined in the case of "Arlabeer et aly con Jauncey et al.".<ref>[[HCA 13/63 f.447r Annotate|HCA 13/63 f.447r]]</ref>

Phillip Davies stated that "the time the shipp the ''Jonathan and Abigail'' came and arrived at Virginia the voyage in question hee this deponent came abord her being hired into her as a carpenter by Robart Payn her commannder and William Steevens and then shee was in repairing and cawking, there being then three Carpenters at worke upon her in such repairing and cawking besides two that belonged unto her before and at the time of such his this deponents coming aboard her, and saith that of his knowledge the said Page was forced to goe and did goe to other shipps that were there to speke for and procure materialls and necessaries for the said repaires, which repaires consisted cheifly in cawking." The ship "was in repairing as aforesaid at Virginia about a moneth after hee this deponent came as aforesaid to worke aboard her, besides the time that the other five carpenters had wrought upon her before such his comming into her, whereas had the said shipp bin staunch and sufficient".

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Phillipp Davies - Revision history

ColinGreenstreet at 17:41, October 28, 2016

ColinGreenstreet at 15:55, October 26, 2016

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