John Stephens

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John Stephens
Person John Stephens
Title
First name John
Middle name(s)
Last name Stephens
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Occupation Waterman
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Training Not apprentice
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Has opening text John Stephens
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Language skills English language
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Res street Wapping
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
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Res country England
Birth year 1630
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First deposition age 23
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/68 f.430v Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Dec 29 1653
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Ship classification
Type of ship River boat
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

John Stephens (b.ca.1630; d.?). Waterman.

Resident in Wapping in 1653.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-three years of age, John Stephens deposed on December 29th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation in the case of "Moses Goodyeare and John Giles against the shipp the Hopewell".

The case concerned a ship lying near Shadwell in the Thames. Stephens recalled the ship having a white dove or pigeon on her stern and that William Hassard was her master, but did not know her name. Stephens was hazy on any details beyond Hassard being her master. The grounds for his knowledge were that he plied about Shadwell with his boat "being a waterman and daily roweing to and fro by the said shipp". As a result he had seen another witness named John Bray aboard the ship and looking after her in the name of her master. Stephens was in court at the request of William Hassard.[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/68 f.430v
  2. HCA 13/68 f.430v