John Wier
| John Wier | |
|---|---|
| Person | John Wier |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Wier |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Shipwright |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | John Wyer |
| Has signoff text | John Wier |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
| Birth street | |
| Birth parish | |
| Birth town | |
| Birth county | |
| Birth province | |
| Birth country | |
| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Mary Magdalen |
| Res town | Bermondsey |
| Res county | Surrey |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1634 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 21 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.351r Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Aug 1 1655 |
| 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 | Shore based trade |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
John Wier (alt. Wyer) (b. ca. 1634; d. ?). Shipwright.
Resident in 1655 in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
August 1655
Twenty-one year old John Wier deposed on August 1st 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He deposed on the behalf of William Castle.
Wier stated that on July 18th 1655 he and three other shipwrights (John Groome, Henry Berry and Joseph Graves) had taken possession of the ship the Greyhound at the request of a certain William Castle. At the time the ship was lying against Rederiff Stairs. They took possession peaceably and without the use of force. Two hours later a further two men (William Ryall and John Moore) also took peaceful possession of the ship. Wier and his three companions stayed on the ship for three days and then left it in the charge of Ryall and Moore.[1]
