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==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
 
==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
Twenty-one year old James Bonnell deposed on March 13th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel on behalf of Ralph Wingfeild in the cause of "Ralphe Wingfeild against 67 hogsheads of tobaccoe laden aboard the shipp the ''Phenix'' of whic ffrancis Steward is master by George Abbott in Virginia and consigned to mathew Abbott and against the sayd Mathew Abbott comming in for his interest and against whatsoever persons intervening or appearing judgment herein".<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.317r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.317r]]</ref>
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Twenty-one year old James Bonnell deposed on March 13th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel on behalf of Ralph Wingfeild in the cause of "Ralphe Wingfeild against 67 hogsheads of tobaccoe laden aboard the shipp the ''Phenix'' of which ffrancis Steward is master by George Abbott in Virginia and consigned to Mathew Abbott and against the sayd Mathew Abbott comming in for his interest and against whatsoever persons intervening or appearing judgment herein".<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.317r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.317r]]</ref>
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Janes Bonnell stated that "The premisses hee deposeth of his knowledge for that he was purser of the sayd shipp during the sayd voyage and tooke notice in his booke of the sayd goods at the tyme of their ladeing aboard the sayd shipp and of the marke and number of them and alsoe sawe them delivered safely at Virginia to the sayd George Abbott".<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.317r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.317r]]</ref>
  
 
==Comment on sources==
 
==Comment on sources==

Latest revision as of 18:28, November 4, 2016



James Bonnell
Person James Bonnell
Title
First name James
Middle name(s)
Last name Bonnell
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Purser
Associated with ship(s) Phenix (Master: ffrancis Steward)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text James Bonnell
Has signoff text James Bonnell
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 1634
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age 21
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.317r 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) Mar 13 1655
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

James Bonnell (b. ca.1634; d. ?). Mariner.

Purser of the ship the Phenix.

Resident in 1655 in Limehouse in the parish of Stepney.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-one year old James Bonnell deposed on March 13th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel on behalf of Ralph Wingfeild in the cause of "Ralphe Wingfeild against 67 hogsheads of tobaccoe laden aboard the shipp the Phenix of which ffrancis Steward is master by George Abbott in Virginia and consigned to Mathew Abbott and against the sayd Mathew Abbott comming in for his interest and against whatsoever persons intervening or appearing judgment herein".[1]

Janes Bonnell stated that "The premisses hee deposeth of his knowledge for that he was purser of the sayd shipp during the sayd voyage and tooke notice in his booke of the sayd goods at the tyme of their ladeing aboard the sayd shipp and of the marke and number of them and alsoe sawe them delivered safely at Virginia to the sayd George Abbott".[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/70 f.317r
  2. HCA 13/70 f.317r