John Stephens
| John Stephens | |
|---|---|
| Person | John Stephens |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Stephens |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Waterman |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | John Stephens |
| Has signoff text | J |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Birth parish | |
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| Birth county | |
| Birth province | |
| Birth country | |
| Res street | Wapping |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1630 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
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| First deposition age | 23 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.430v Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Allegation date(s) | |
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| Deposition date(s) | Dec 29 1653 |
| 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 | River boat |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
John Stephens (b.ca.1630; d.?). Waterman.
Resident in Wapping in 1653.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-three years of age, John Stephens deposed on December 29th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation in the case of "Moses Goodyeare and John Giles against the shipp the Hopewell".
The case concerned a ship lying near Shadwell in the Thames. Stephens recalled the ship having a white dove or pigeon on her stern and that William Hassard was her master, but did not know her name. Stephens was hazy on any details beyond Hassard being her master. The grounds for his knowledge were that he plied about Shadwell with his boat "being a waterman and daily roweing to and fro by the said shipp". As a result he had seen another witness named John Bray aboard the ship and looking after her in the name of her master. Stephens was in court at the request of William Hassard.[2]
