John Johnson (b. ca. 1611)

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John Johnson (b. ca. 1611)
Person John Johnson (b. ca. 1611)
Title
First name John
Middle name(s)
Last name Johnson
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Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Common man, One of the Company
Associated with ship(s) Samuell (Master: William Lee)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
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Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Marke
Has opening text John Johnson
Has signoff text I
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
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Res town Stratford Le Bow
Res county Essex
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Res country England
Birth year 1611
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First deposition age 45
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/71 f.284v Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Oct 13 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 Coal ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

John Johnson (b. ca. 1611; d. ?). Mariner.

"Being one of the Company of the Samuell and assisting as much as might be to have prevented the sayd disaster".[1]

Probably a common man of the Samuell.

Resident in 1656 in Stratford Le Bow in the county of Essex.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Forty-five year old John Johnson deposed on October 13th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty.[2] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of William Lee, the master of the coal ship the Samuell of London in "A businesse of exámination of witnesses to perpetuall remembrance promoted by William Lee the master of the shipp called the Samuel against Otter, late master of the shipp the Providence, and against all other".[3]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/71 f.285r
  2. HCA 13/71 f.284v
  3. HCA 13/71 f.282r