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Son named Abraham Sayon (b. ?; d. ca. 1667), also a London merchant.<ref>[http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/MRP:_Abraham_Sayon_will PROB 11/324 Carr 59-116 Will of Abraham Sayon of Merchant 26 June 1667]</ref> | Son named Abraham Sayon (b. ?; d. ca. 1667), also a London merchant.<ref>[http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/MRP:_Abraham_Sayon_will PROB 11/324 Carr 59-116 Will of Abraham Sayon of Merchant 26 June 1667]</ref> | ||
| − | The will of Francis Sayon, merchant of London | + | The will of Francis Sayon, merchant of London, was proved on October 29th 1656.<ref>[http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/MRP:_Francis_Sayon_will PROB 11/258/527 Will of Francis Sayon, Merchant of London 29 October 1656]</ref> |
In his will Francis Sayon gave money to the Dutch and French churches in London | In his will Francis Sayon gave money to the Dutch and French churches in London | ||
Revision as of 00:28, October 23, 2016
| Francis Sayon | |
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| Person | Francis Sayon |
| Title | |
| First name | Francis |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Sayon |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Francis Sayon |
| Has signoff text | Francis Sayon |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
| Birth street | |
| Birth parish | |
| Birth town | Bruges |
| Birth county | |
| Birth province | Flanders |
| Birth country | Spanish Netherlands |
| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Peter upon Cornhill |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1594 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | 1656 |
| Probate date | October 29, 1656 |
| First deposition age | |
| Primary sources | |
| Act book start page(s) | |
| Personal answer start page(s) | |
| Allegation start page(s) | |
| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.678r Annotate |
| Chancery start page(s) | |
| Letter start page(s) | |
| Miscellaneous start page(s) | |
| Act book date(s) | |
| Personal answer date(s) | |
| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Feb 5 1656 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
| Ship classification | |
| Type of ship | |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Francis Sayon (b. ca. 1594; d. ?). Merchant.
Born at Bruges in Flanders. Living in London for over forty years, where he was resident in 1656. Living in the parish of Saint Peters in Cornhill when he wrote his will on October 20th 1656.
There is evidence of the Sayon family in Bruges in the mid- and late C16th. Jozef T. Devreese, Guido Vanden Berghe (2008) identify Vincent Sayon (b. ?; d. bef. 1598), a prominent merchant and Bruges alderman. He was a member of a Calvinist delegation, who was admitted to Bruges town hall on November 3rd 1566 to petition the magistracy. The same source names a Joost Sayon and a Jacob Sayon as Vincent Sayon's brothers and Antoon Sayon as Vincent's son. Citing Vandamme, Jozef T. Devreese, Guido Vanden Berghe (2008) state that Vincent Sayon was a "coopman van tapytserie" (tapestry dealer). They identify Vincent Sayon's father as Antoon Sayon, a weaver and seller of tapestries..[1]
Jozef T. Devreese, Guido Vanden Berghe (2008) state that Vincent Sayon was also active in the silk industry, and carried out extensive trade with the Baltic. He is described as among the wealthiest of the citizens of Bruges in 1580. No details are given of the Sayon family's migration from Bruges following end of the Calvinist Republic on May 25 1584 and the restoration of Catholic life in Bruges. But it can be assumed that the Sayon family was amongst the 110 Calvinist families to leave Bruges in the years 1586 and 1587.[2]
Son named Abraham Sayon (b. ?; d. ca. 1667), also a London merchant.[3]
The will of Francis Sayon, merchant of London, was proved on October 29th 1656.[4]
In his will Francis Sayon gave money to the Dutch and French churches in London
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Edward Arlibeere, a twenty-nine year old mariner in the parish of Saint Mary Matsellon, deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on August 22nd 1651. The case was "On the behalfe of John Cap[?a] and others touching the losse of the shipp Mathew and John of [XXXX) in a businesse of assurance". The assurers are identifies as "Richard Shute and ffrancis Sayon assurers".[5]
Sixty-two year old Francis Sayon deposed on February 16th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty.[6] He was examined on an allegation in the case of "The claime of Balthazar and John Coymans of Amsterdam for their goods in the Hare in the field.[7]
Francis Sayon stated that he had known Balthazar and John Coymans for over thirty years, and that they were citizens, burgers and inhabitants of Amsterdam. Sayon had had merchandising correspondence with them for many years. According to Sayon "they are merchants of very good qualitie and accompt, and this deponent well knew their father there alsoe dwelling, and this deponent beleeveth them to be natives of that citie".[8]
Sayon stated that he himself was born at Bruges in Flanders, but that he had lived for over forty years in London.[9]
Comment on sources
1656
PROB 11/258/527 Will of Francis Sayon, Merchant of London 29 October 1656[10]
1667
PROB 11/324 Carr 59-116 Will of Abraham Sayon of Merchant 26 June 1667[11]
- Son of Francis Sayon
1677
PROB 11/355 Hale 96-141 Will of Judith Sayon, Widow of London 01 December 1677[12]
- wife of Abraham Sayon, son of Francis Sayon- ↑ Jozef T. Devreese, Guido Vanden Berghe, 'Magic is No Magic': The Wonderful World of Simon Stevin (Boston, 2008), p.26
- ↑ Jozef T. Devreese, Guido Vanden Berghe, 'Magic is No Magic': The Wonderful World of Simon Stevin (Boston, 2008), p.27
- ↑ PROB 11/324 Carr 59-116 Will of Abraham Sayon of Merchant 26 June 1667
- ↑ PROB 11/258/527 Will of Francis Sayon, Merchant of London 29 October 1656
- ↑ HCA 13/65 f.47r
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.678r
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.677v Annotate
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.678r
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.678r
- ↑ PROB 11/258/527 Will of Francis Sayon, Merchant of London 29 October 1656
- ↑ PROB 11/324 Carr 59-116 Will of Abraham Sayon of Merchant 26 June 1667
- ↑ PROB 11/355 Hale 96-141 Will of Judith Sayon, Widow of London 01 December 1677
