James Massey

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James Massey
Person James Massey
Title
First name James
Middle name(s)
Last name Massey
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Foremastman
Associated with ship(s) Elizabeth and Dorothy (Master: William Keeble)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Marke
Has opening text James Massey
Has signoff text Simple marke
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
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Birth country
Res street Ratcliff
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1616
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Probate date
First deposition age 41
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/72 f.78r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Jun 26 1657
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

James Massey. Mariner.

Foremastman on the ship the Elizabeth and Dorothy in 1656.

Resident in 1657 in Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Forty-one year old James Massey deposed on June 26th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He wsa examined on an allegation on behalf of Humfrey Sandfrod and Company, mariners of the ship the Elizabeth and Dorothy in the case of "Humfrey Sandford and Company Mariner of the shipp the Elizabeth and Dorothy of London (whereof William Keeble was late master) against John Yarwood and Company owners of the sayd ship".[2]

James Massey stated that "hee being one of her company as aforesayd thereby knoweth that the sayd Sandford and Company whose names are mentioned in the schedule arlate now read to him at this his examination did all serve in the sayd shipp the voyage in question in the severall places and qualities theire in mentioned and beleeveth they were shipped to serve in her (as this deponent well knoweth hee him selfe was) by the arlate Mr Keeble and his mate William Blunt who was also a part owner of the sayd shipp, and saith hee this deponent being a foremast man was hyred at thirty three shillings a moneth for the sayd voyage which was to bee from London to Ireland and thense to ffrance, and thense back to Ireland and thense back to ffrance and thense back to London where the voyage was to end, but at what rates the persons schedulate were hyred hee knoweth not for that hee was not present at their hyreing".[3]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/72 f.78r
  2. HCA 13/72 f.77r
  3. HCA 13/72 f.78v