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Revision as of 14:13, November 2, 2016
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| Person | William Churchwood |
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| First name | William |
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| Last name | Churchwood |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Commander |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | William Churchwood |
| Has signoff text | William Churchwood |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res town | Dartmouth |
| Res county | Devon |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1629 |
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| First deposition age | 30 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/73 f.45v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Feb 22 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 | Unclear if merchant or commissioned |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
William Churchwood (b. ca. 1629; d. ?). Mariner.
Commander of the ship the Anne and fftancis in December 1656.
Resident in 1659 in Dartmouth in the county of Devon.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty year old William Churchwood deposed on February 22nd 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf ofJohn ffloyle and Ambrose Mudd in the cause of "John ffoyle Ambrose Mudd and company owners of the Parragon (Andrew Gribble master) against Abraham Vander Durst, late captaine of the ship the Moone belonging to the States of the United Provinces in speciall and all others in generall that will take upon them the justification of the seizure of the said ship Parragon and her lading being taken by enemyes of this Commonwealth from under the convoy of the said ship the Moone.[1]
William Churchwood stated that in December 1656 he was commander of the Anne and ffrancis "which lay then in the roade of Saint Martins, neere Rochell in ffrance in company of the arlate ship the Parragon (whereof Andrew Gribble was master)".[2]
