John Baker
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| John Baker | |
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| Person | John Baker |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Baker |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master's mate |
| Associated with ship(s) | Pilgrim (Master: James Watkins) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | John Baker |
| Has signoff text | John Baker |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res parish | |
| Res town | Deale |
| Res county | Kent |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1633 |
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| First deposition age | 22 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.547r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Nov 9 1655 |
| 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
John Baker (b. ca. 1633; d. ?). Mariner.
Master's mate of the ship the Pilgrim.
Resident in 1655 in Deale in the county of Kent.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-two year old John Baker deposed on November 9th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a livel on behallf of John Bland and company in the case of "John Bland and company owners of the shipp the Pilgrim whereof James Watkins was master and also Samuell Bathurst Richard Baker and George Clarke owners of the goods in the sayd shipp against the shipp the Exeter Merchant (Thomas Woodfin master) and against the sayd Thomas Woodfin and Company".[1]
