John Jeffreys
| John Jeffreys | |
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| Person | John Jeffreys |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Jeffreys |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | John Jefferies |
| Has signoff text | John Jeffreys |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1616 |
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| First deposition age | 40 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.235v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jun 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 | N/A |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
John Jeffreys [alt Jefferies] (b.ca.1616; d.?). Merchant.
Resident in in 1655 Clements Lane, London, according to the master of one of John Jeffrey's ships.
Jeffreys himself gave his residence in 1656 as "London".[1]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
1655
Richard Hull, master of the ship the Rappahanacke, deposed on June 16th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty.[2] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of "John Jefferyes and Company" in the cause of "The claime of John Jeffreys and} company for the shipp the Rappahanacke
whereof Richard Hull was master and her lading".[3]
He stated that "John Jefferyes dwelleth in Clements Lane London and that he hath knowne him for 3 or 4 yeares last, and that Thomas Coleclough liveth in Cornehill London, and that he the rendent hath knowne him for about 4 or 5 yeares last, and he answereth by vertue of his oath that they the sayd Jefferyes and Coleclough
and he this rendent are the owners of the said shipp".[4]
1656
Forty year old John Jeffreys deposed on June 5th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty.[5] He was examined on an allegation in the cause of "Warner against the shipp the Alexander William Watson master and against Alexander Howe comming in for his interest and against the sayd Watson".[6]
