John Webber

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John Webber
Person John Webber
Title
First name John
Middle name(s)
Last name Webber
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Master
Associated with ship(s) Guift (Master: John Webber)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text John Webber
Has signoff text John Webber
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
Birth street
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Birth country
Res street Limehouse
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1622
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First deposition age 35
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/72 f.132r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Oct 22 1657
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 Webber (b. ca. 1622; d. ?). Mariner.

Master of the ship the Guift, owned by Captaine William Poole. In New England at some time prior to his deposition.

Resident in in 1657 in Limehouse in the parish of Stepney.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Thirty-five year old John Webber deposed on October 22nd 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty, He was examined on a libel in the case of "Poole against Paris and company".[1]

The case concerned the delivery and payment for materials transferred from the ship the Guift (Master: John Webber) to the ship the Triall (Master: Mr Rogers) at Puscataway in New England, to enable the latter ship to sail to Barbados.

John Webber stated that near the harbour of Puscataway, but on the high and open seas, William Poole "did deliver and cause to be delivered to the said Mr Rogers and his men to the use of the said shipp Triall, six tonnes of iron bound caske, one hundred and a halfe of new cordage worth, foure hundred weight of junck and a parcell of new canvas, all which hee knoweth for that hee this examinate was then master of Captaine Pooles ship".[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/72 f.132r
  2. HCA 13/72 f.132r