Gerrett Johnson
| Gerrett Johnson | |
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| Person | Gerrett Johnson |
| Title | |
| First name | Gerrett |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Johnson |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master |
| Associated with ship(s) | Sharke of Delfshaven (Master: Gerrett Johnson) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Garrett Johnson |
| Has signoff text | Symbol |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | Dutch language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Birth province | |
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| Res parish | |
| Res town | Delfshaven |
| Res county | |
| Res province | Holland |
| Res country | United Provinces |
| Birth year | 1631 |
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| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 22 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.118r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Oct 12 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 | Fishing boat |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Garrett Johnson (b. ca. 1631; d. ?). Mariner.
Master of the fishing boat the Sharke of Delfshaven.
Resident in 1653 in Delfshaven in the province of Holland within the United Provinces.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-two year old Garrett Johnson deposed on October 12th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on interrogatories on behalfe of Hugh Ryly and company in the cause of "Hugh Ryly and company imployers of the shipp the Mary of London John Welch captaine agains the shipp the Sharke wherof Garrett Johnson is master".[1]
Garrett Johnson stated that he was skipper of the ship the Sharke, which had been built at the cost of Marimus Tunison, her sole owner. The ship was said to be twenty years old. Johnson had taken the ship out on a fishing voyage with a crew of Hollanders and her lading consisted entirely for herrings, which she was taking back to her home port of Delfshaven. Johnson was to receive five guilders for every last of herrings he delivered.[2]
