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==Biographical synthesis==
 
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==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
 
==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
James Burton deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on May 31st 1656.
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Fifty-five year old James Burton deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on May 31st 1656.
  
 
There is an earlier case in the same court recorded in a  volume of personal answers as "The answers of James Burton, Thomas Bludworth and Simon Spencer, September 2nd 1653". This may well be the same James Burton. The James Burton of the personal answers appears to have been a draper, as was Thomas (later Sir) Bludworth. Sir Thomas Bludworth mentions James Burton in his will, proven in July 1682.<ref>[[Tools: PROB 11/370/324 Will of Sir Thomas Bludworth, Alderman of London 10 July 1682|PROB 11/370/324 Will of Sir Thomas Bludworth, Alderman of London 10 July 1682]]</ref>
 
There is an earlier case in the same court recorded in a  volume of personal answers as "The answers of James Burton, Thomas Bludworth and Simon Spencer, September 2nd 1653". This may well be the same James Burton. The James Burton of the personal answers appears to have been a draper, as was Thomas (later Sir) Bludworth. Sir Thomas Bludworth mentions James Burton in his will, proven in July 1682.<ref>[[Tools: PROB 11/370/324 Will of Sir Thomas Bludworth, Alderman of London 10 July 1682|PROB 11/370/324 Will of Sir Thomas Bludworth, Alderman of London 10 July 1682]]</ref>

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James Burton
Person James Burton
Title
First name James
Middle name(s)
Last name Burton
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Merchant
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text
Has signoff text Ja: Burton
Signoff image (Invalid transcription image)
Language skills English language
Has interpreter
Birth street
Birth parish
Birth town
Birth county
Birth province
Birth country
Res street
Res parish
Res town London
Res county
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1601
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age 55
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
Personal answer start page(s)
Allegation start page(s)
Interrogatories page(s)
Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/71 f.234v Annotate
Chancery start page(s)
Letter start page(s)
Miscellaneous start page(s)
Act book date(s)
Personal answer date(s)
Allegation date(s)
Interrogatories date(s)
Deposition date(s) May 31 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

James Burton (b.ca.1601; d.??1675). Merchant.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Fifty-five year old James Burton deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on May 31st 1656.

There is an earlier case in the same court recorded in a volume of personal answers as "The answers of James Burton, Thomas Bludworth and Simon Spencer, September 2nd 1653". This may well be the same James Burton. The James Burton of the personal answers appears to have been a draper, as was Thomas (later Sir) Bludworth. Sir Thomas Bludworth mentions James Burton in his will, proven in July 1682.[1]

Comment on sources

Possibly connected primary sources

PROB 11/352 Bence 109-158 Will of James Burton, Draper of London 08 October 1675
  1. PROB 11/370/324 Will of Sir Thomas Bludworth, Alderman of London 10 July 1682