John Johnson (b. ca. 1611)
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| John Johnson (b. ca. 1611) | |
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| Person | John Johnson (b. ca. 1611) |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Johnson |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Common man, One of the Company |
| Associated with ship(s) | Samuell (Master: William Lee) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | John Johnson |
| Has signoff text | I |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res town | Stratford Le Bow |
| Res county | Essex |
| Res province | |
| 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]
