Jan le Gal
| Jan le Gal | |
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| Person | Jan Le Gal |
| Title | |
| First name | Jan |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | le Gal |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master |
| Associated with ship(s) | Hope (Master: Jan le Gal) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | John Legall |
| Has signoff text | Jan le Gal |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language, French language, Dutch language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Res street | |
| Res parish | |
| Res town | Flushing |
| Res county | |
| Res province | Zeeland |
| Res country | United Provinces |
| Birth year | 1617 |
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| First deposition age | 39 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.396r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Oct 23 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 | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Jan le Gal (alt. John Legall) (b. ca. 1617; d. ?). Mariner.
Master of the ship the Hope, allegedly of Flushing.
Resident in 1656 in Flushing in Zeeland.
He stated in 1656 that he is "a native of Conquet in Britany in the realme of ffrance, and that hee hath lived at fflushing aforesaid for theise five yeeres last or thereabouts, and there dwelleth at present".[1]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty-nine year old Jan le Gal deposed on October 23rd 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He ws examined on interrogatories in the cause of "[?Xrivell] and company imployers of the Endeavour William Saddleton commander against the shipp the Hope (John Legall master)".[2]
The case concerned the seizure of the ship the Hope of Flushing by the English. Jan le Gal, whose name was rendered by the Court notary as "John Legall", stated that the owners were Monsieur Clarke and company of Flushing and claimed that the ship was of the port of Flushing. He was attempting to deflect claims that the ship was of Dunkirk or Ostend. He himself admitted to being a native of Brittany, but claimed that he had lived in Flushing for five years. The ship had a lading of hops and osiers (willow branches) for London merchants.[3]
