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Revision as of 15:17, October 27, 2016



William Stephens
Person William Stephens
Title
First name William
Middle name(s)
Last name Stephens
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Master's mate
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text William Stephens
Has signoff text Wm Stephens
Signoff image (Invalid transcription image)
Language skills English language
Has interpreter
Birth street
Birth parish
Birth town
Birth county
Birth province
Birth country
Res street Limehouse
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1631
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age 28
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
Personal answer start page(s)
Allegation start page(s)
Interrogatories page(s)
Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/73 f.70r 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 11 1659
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 Merchant ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

William Stephens (b. ca. 1631; d. ?). Mariner.

Formerly masters mate of the ship the Jonathan (Commander: Robert Graves).

Resident in 1659 in Limehouse.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-eight year old William Stephens deposed on February 11th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation given in by Maurice Thompson and others in "A business of examining of witnesses on the behalfe of Maurice Thompson, Thomas [?Canham] Christofer Willoughby John Page and others, merchants of London, freighters of the shipp the Jonathan, against the Dutch East India Company in particular and all others in general". (b. ca. 1625; d. ?). Mariner[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/73 f.70r
  2. HCA 13/73 f.69r