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==Biographical synthesis== | ==Biographical synthesis== | ||
| − | John Jeffreys | + | John Jeffreys (alt Jefferies) (b.ca.1616; d.?). Merchant. |
| − | Resident in in 1655 Clements Lane, London | + | 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" | + | Jeffreys himself gave his residence in 1656 as "London", but the following year he specified the parish of Saint Clements Eastcheap<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.235v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.235v]]; [[HCA 13/71 f.533v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.533v]]</ref> |
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| + | Described himself as a merchant trading in tobacco. | ||
==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty== | ==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty== | ||
'''1655''' | '''1655''' | ||
| − | Richard Hull, master of the ship the ''Rappahanacke'', deposed on June 16th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.383r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.383r]]</ref> 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'' | + | Richard Hull, master of the ship the ''Rappahanacke'', deposed on June 16th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.383r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.383r]]</ref> 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".<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.382r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.382r]]</ref> |
| − | whereof Richard Hull was master and her lading".<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.382r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.382r]]</ref> | + | |
| − | 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 | + | 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".<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.384r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.384r]]</ref> |
| − | and he this rendent are the owners of the said shipp".<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.384r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.384r]]</ref> | + | |
'''1656''' | '''1656''' | ||
Forty year old John Jeffreys deposed on June 5th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.235v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.235v]]</ref> 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".<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.235r Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.235r]]</ref> | Forty year old John Jeffreys deposed on June 5th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.235v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.235v]]</ref> 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".<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.235r Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.235r]]</ref> | ||
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| + | '''1657''' | ||
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| + | John Jeffreys deposed the following year in the High Court of Admiralty, specifically on February 3rd 1657.<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.533v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.533v]]</ref> He was examined on an allegation on behalf of William Watts in the cause of "Ewers against Watt".<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.532v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.532v]]</ref> He again gave his age as forty, but detailed his residence as the parish of Saint Clements Eastcheap, London. | ||
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| + | Jeffreys stated that he "is by profession of a merchant and hath traded to Virginia for tobaccoe for these twelve yeares or thereaboutes last past and thereby knoweth that it is usuall with such as are traders in tobaccoe there and have any by them to send their tobaccoes by when March is past by any shipps they can, or if noe shipps bee bound for England bee then there then to barter it away to any that will take it for the like quantitie of tobaccoe to bee paid them the next yeare following or send the same for New England, rather then keepe it in Virginia after March is past, by reason it is a commoditie which with the heate of the country in Virginia will bee spoiled if it bee kept after the moneth of March next following after the yeare wherein it groweth".<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.534r Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.534r]]</ref> | ||
==Comment on sources== | ==Comment on sources== | ||
| + | "JEFFREYS, John (B) | ||
| + | Ald Bread Street, 27 Jun 1661, disch same day, F £820 (1) St Mary Axe, 1677, St Andrew Undershaft, 1686/7, The Priory, Brecon (2) GR, appr, 1632, to Nicholas Heywood, M, 1661 (3) b 1614, 3rd son, at Llywell, Brecon, d s Nov 1688, bur St Andrew Undershaft (4) Will PCC 150 Exton pr, 20 Nov 1688 f Edward Jeffreys of Baillie Cwmdwr, and Llywell, 1630, Brecon, gent, m -, da of John David Gwilym, mar Mary Bassett of -, Leic (5) Merchant, tobacconist in partnership with neph Jeffrey Jeffreys Assis RAC, 1672-3, 1675 Said to have lost £20,000 worth of tobacco in the Fire of London Inner Temple, 1640 Auditor of Imprests, 1664/5 (6) City and London property, land Norf, Kent, Oxon, Glouc, Essex, Heref, Middx, Brecon (7) MP Brecknockshire, 1661-2 (void), Brecon Boroughs, 1679-81, Jun 1685-7 Pro Court, "very right", 1680/1 (8) Lt Col in Royalist army, prisoner, 1645 Constable of Dublin Castle Compounded for delinquency, 1646/7 (8) Neph and heir Jeffrey, Jeffreys, Kt, Ald, 1701, MP Brecon Boroughs, 1690-98, 1701-09, "worth £300,000" He mar Sarah, da and heir of Nicholas DAWES Their son, Edward Jeffreys, MP Marlborough, 1702-5, Brecon Boroughs, 1709-13 Neph and heir John Jeffreys, MP Radnorshire, 1692-98, Marlborough, 1701-2, 1705-8, Brechnockshire, 1705-2 (9) | ||
| + | (1) Beaven, I, p 50 (2) Directory, 1677, will, Pink MS 305/23 (3) Beaven, II, p 92, GR, Appr Reg, 1629-66, f 31 (4) C B Boulter, History of St Andrew Undershaft (1935), pp 124, 127, will (5) C B Boulter, op cit, p 127, GR, Appr Reg, 1629-66, f 31, W R Williams, The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales, 1541-1895 (1895), p 18 (6) Directory, 1677, C B Boulter, op cit, p 127, will, K G Davies, Index, W R Williams, op cit, p 18, HMC, 9th Rept (Ormonde MSS), p 158 (7) Will (8) Beaven, II, p 92, W R Williams, op cit, pp 18, 24, see Mrs Eric George, "Elections and Electioneering, 1679-81" in EHR (1930), p 554, SP, Chas II, 415/39, Pink MS, 305, f 27 (9) Walcott, MPs Tempus Anne, Luttrell, IV, p 531, will of Nicholas DAWES"<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-rulers/1660-89/pp96-101#h3-0013 JEFFREYS, John (B) in J.R.Woodhead, 'Jackson - Justice', The Rulers of London 1660-1689: A biographical record of the Aldermen and Common Councilment of the City of London (1966), pp. 96-101], viewed 28/04/2014</ref> | ||
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| + | '''1660''' | ||
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| + | C 6/147/13 Short title: Borre v Jefferies. Plaintiffs: Christian Borre. Defendants: John Jefferies, Richard Michelborne, John Pennell, John Currer, James Jenkins, Robert Earle and others. Subject: money matters. Document type: answer only. SFP. 1660 | ||
Revision as of 00:36, November 3, 2016
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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 |
| Is apprentice of | |
| 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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| Birth street | |
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| Res town | London |
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| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1616 |
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| First deposition age | 40 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.235v Annotate |
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| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| 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", but the following year he specified the parish of Saint Clements Eastcheap[1]
Described himself as a merchant trading in tobacco.
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]
1657
John Jeffreys deposed the following year in the High Court of Admiralty, specifically on February 3rd 1657.[7] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of William Watts in the cause of "Ewers against Watt".[8] He again gave his age as forty, but detailed his residence as the parish of Saint Clements Eastcheap, London.
Jeffreys stated that he "is by profession of a merchant and hath traded to Virginia for tobaccoe for these twelve yeares or thereaboutes last past and thereby knoweth that it is usuall with such as are traders in tobaccoe there and have any by them to send their tobaccoes by when March is past by any shipps they can, or if noe shipps bee bound for England bee then there then to barter it away to any that will take it for the like quantitie of tobaccoe to bee paid them the next yeare following or send the same for New England, rather then keepe it in Virginia after March is past, by reason it is a commoditie which with the heate of the country in Virginia will bee spoiled if it bee kept after the moneth of March next following after the yeare wherein it groweth".[9]
Comment on sources
"JEFFREYS, John (B)
Ald Bread Street, 27 Jun 1661, disch same day, F £820 (1) St Mary Axe, 1677, St Andrew Undershaft, 1686/7, The Priory, Brecon (2) GR, appr, 1632, to Nicholas Heywood, M, 1661 (3) b 1614, 3rd son, at Llywell, Brecon, d s Nov 1688, bur St Andrew Undershaft (4) Will PCC 150 Exton pr, 20 Nov 1688 f Edward Jeffreys of Baillie Cwmdwr, and Llywell, 1630, Brecon, gent, m -, da of John David Gwilym, mar Mary Bassett of -, Leic (5) Merchant, tobacconist in partnership with neph Jeffrey Jeffreys Assis RAC, 1672-3, 1675 Said to have lost £20,000 worth of tobacco in the Fire of London Inner Temple, 1640 Auditor of Imprests, 1664/5 (6) City and London property, land Norf, Kent, Oxon, Glouc, Essex, Heref, Middx, Brecon (7) MP Brecknockshire, 1661-2 (void), Brecon Boroughs, 1679-81, Jun 1685-7 Pro Court, "very right", 1680/1 (8) Lt Col in Royalist army, prisoner, 1645 Constable of Dublin Castle Compounded for delinquency, 1646/7 (8) Neph and heir Jeffrey, Jeffreys, Kt, Ald, 1701, MP Brecon Boroughs, 1690-98, 1701-09, "worth £300,000" He mar Sarah, da and heir of Nicholas DAWES Their son, Edward Jeffreys, MP Marlborough, 1702-5, Brecon Boroughs, 1709-13 Neph and heir John Jeffreys, MP Radnorshire, 1692-98, Marlborough, 1701-2, 1705-8, Brechnockshire, 1705-2 (9)
(1) Beaven, I, p 50 (2) Directory, 1677, will, Pink MS 305/23 (3) Beaven, II, p 92, GR, Appr Reg, 1629-66, f 31 (4) C B Boulter, History of St Andrew Undershaft (1935), pp 124, 127, will (5) C B Boulter, op cit, p 127, GR, Appr Reg, 1629-66, f 31, W R Williams, The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales, 1541-1895 (1895), p 18 (6) Directory, 1677, C B Boulter, op cit, p 127, will, K G Davies, Index, W R Williams, op cit, p 18, HMC, 9th Rept (Ormonde MSS), p 158 (7) Will (8) Beaven, II, p 92, W R Williams, op cit, pp 18, 24, see Mrs Eric George, "Elections and Electioneering, 1679-81" in EHR (1930), p 554, SP, Chas II, 415/39, Pink MS, 305, f 27 (9) Walcott, MPs Tempus Anne, Luttrell, IV, p 531, will of Nicholas DAWES"[10]
1660
C 6/147/13 Short title: Borre v Jefferies. Plaintiffs: Christian Borre. Defendants: John Jefferies, Richard Michelborne, John Pennell, John Currer, James Jenkins, Robert Earle and others. Subject: money matters. Document type: answer only. SFP. 1660- ↑ HCA 13/71 f.235v; HCA 13/71 f.533v
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.383r
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.382r
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.384r
- ↑ HCA 13/71 f.235v
- ↑ HCA 13/71 f.235r
- ↑ HCA 13/71 f.533v
- ↑ HCA 13/71 f.532v
- ↑ HCA 13/71 f.534r
- ↑ JEFFREYS, John (B) in J.R.Woodhead, 'Jackson - Justice', The Rulers of London 1660-1689: A biographical record of the Aldermen and Common Councilment of the City of London (1966), pp. 96-101, viewed 28/04/2014
