John Stokes
| John Stokes | |
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| Person | John Stokes |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Stokes |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master's mate |
| Associated with ship(s) | Hopewell (Master: James Howell) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | John Stokes |
| Has signoff text | John Stokes |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Mary Matfelon alias Whitechapel |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1630 |
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| First deposition age | 21 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/65 f.44r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Aug 14 1651 |
| 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 | Naval ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
John Stokes (b. ca. 1630; d. ?). Mariner.
Master's mate of the ship the Hopewell.
Resident in 1651 in the parish of Saint Mary Matsellon.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-one year old John Stokes deposed on August 14th 1651 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the case of "Henry Stephens and Company owners and imployers of the shipp the Hopewell whereof James Howell is Commander against the goods taken in the shipps the Saint Sebastian and the Nightingale".[1]
John Stokes stated that he was present in the Hopewell at the time that the ship the George (Master: ffrancis Tacknell) chased and took the two ships the Saint Sebastian and the Nightingale. His own ship, together with another named the Elizabeth alias the ffortune (Commander: William Greene) also gave chase and assisted in the seizure.[2]
