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<u>ADM</u>
ADM 106 … '''TNA'''
<u>ADM</u>
ADM 106/319/236
Francis Barham, John Greaves, Jonas Shish junr., Elfrid Elve, Abraham Greaves, John Yarwood and John Longe, Shipwrights' Hall. They have surveyed the frigate being built at Woolwich by Phineas Pett and find the timbers placed too far apart. They have also surveyed the frigate being built by Anthony Deane at Henry Johnson's yard to be well performed. 1676 May 17
ADM 106/333/304 Navy Board: Records. IN-LETTERS. Miscellaneous. Francis Barham, '''John Greaves, Abraham Greaves''', Richard Boys, John Longe, Mark Croney, Company of Shipwrights. Report of 3rd Rates being built at Henry Johnson's and Robert Castell's shipyards at Blackwall and Deptford. 26 June 1678
ADM 106/333/332 Navy Board: Records. IN-LETTERS. Miscellaneous. Abraham Greaves, Jonas Shish, Captain Richard Potter, Deptford. Captain Castle and one of the other merchant Shipwrights say they were told they would receive an additional allowance but this is not true. 21 June 1678
ADM 106/333/336 Jonas Shish, Deptford. Report of the Yarmouth's defects lying in Mr Johnson's dry dock at Blackwall. Captain Potter and Abraham Graves believe that the valuation of the Yarmouth in their certificate is accurate. 1678 July 15
ADM 106/333/342 Jonas Shish, Captain Richard Potter, Abraham Graves, Deptford. They give an account of the number of days they have each spent surveying the Ruby, the Happy Return, the Assurance, the Adventure, the Dartmouth, the Richmond and the Success and ask for an allowance. 1678 Sept 30
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ADM 106/336/437 Thomas Lewsley, Purveyor. Asks for a warrant for Deptford to receive goods from Captain Castle, Robert Castle, Abraham Graves, Richard Wood and George Body for the 30 new ships.<br />
1678 Jan 23
<u>Chancery</u>
C 6/47/95 Short title: Machin v Graves. Plaintiffs: James Machin . Defendants: Abraham Graves and Sarah Grave his wife and others. Subject: property in Barking, Essex . Document type: bill, answer. 1665
<u>PROB</u>
PROB 11/332/448 Will of James Watkins, Mariner of West Ham, Essex. 28 March 1670<br />
PROB 11/395/312 Will of Abraham Greaves, Gentleman of Stepney, Middlesex 03 June 1689ntleman of Stepney, Middlesex 03 June 1689 +
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To the 10th hee saith hee knoweth neither … To the 10th hee saith hee knoweth neither of the parties Interrate<br />
and therefore cannot answereto this Interrogatorie/
To the last hee saith hee favoureth all parties in this suite alike, and<br />
desyreth right may prevailes therein And to the rest negatively./
Interpreted by mee
William Martyn [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin./.
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The 13th of August 1658/
Bland Bathurst and Company against the)<br />
''Exeter Merchant'' and against Woodfin and company)<br />
Smith Suckley)
Examined on an allegation dated 5th of August 1658 given in<br />
on the behalfe of the sayd Woodfin and Company
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Abraham Graves''' of Lymeshouse Shippwright<br />
aged forty two yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse<br />
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth v[idelicet GUTTER]
To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that within a day or<br />
two after the arlate shipp the ''Pilgrim'' came into the River of Thames<br />
from the voyage whereon shee had bin imediately before the dammage<br />
in question happened, the Master of her James Watkins came to this<br />
deponent in the yeare 1655 and spake to this deponent being a shipp wright<br />
and desyred this deponent to take the sayd shipp into his this deponents<br />
dock and to new Navell hoode her and doe other repayres to her which<br />
shee stood neede of and this deponent did observe that when shee came<br />
to bee new Navell hooded and repayred shee had given soe much way<br />
that her hoodeings were wrought an inch from the stemme on each<br />
side soe that the Sea might have free passage in the rest, And<br />
saith that hee heard some of the Company of the ''Pilgrim'' say that<br />
shee had bin in that condition in the voyage from whence shee was<br />
lately returned, for that they could and did soe the sea come in at her<br />
hoodeings And further saving his subsequent deposition hee cannot depose/
To the second article hee saith that in the moneth of May 1655 the sayd shipp<br />
''Pilgrim'' was brought into the dock of him this deponent the<br />
arlate Abraham Graves to bee Navell hooded and some other repaires<br />
done to her: but not to be new sheathed, And saith that after search<br />
made by this deponent and his servants they in the new calkeing of her<br />
found her to nee much worme eaten and soe worme eaten that there<br />
was a necessitie of sheathing of her, which was accordingly<br />
done And further saving his subsequent deposition hee cannot depose/
To the 3 article of the sayd allegation hee saith that upon search made<br />
by this deponent and other workemen that helped to repayre the sayd<br />
shipp ''Pilgrim'' after the ''Exeter Merchant'' had fallen fowle of her<br />
it did not appeare to this deponent (nor as hee beleeveth to any of the<br />
reste beleeveth to any of the<br />
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