Joseph Hatch
| Joseph Hatch | |
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| Person | Joseph Hatch |
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| First name | Joseph |
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| Last name | Hatch |
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| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master's mate |
| Associated with ship(s) | Dolphin of Sandwich (Master: John Grant) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Joseph Hatch |
| Has signoff text | H |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res town | Sandwich |
| Res county | Kent |
| 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 13/70 f.563r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jan 16 1656 |
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| 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
Joseph Hatch (b. ca. 1611; d. ?). Mariner.
Masters mate of the coal ship the Dolphin of Sandwich (Master: John Grant) on a voyage from Sandwich to Newcastle and back in 1654. Hatch stated "he hath gone masters mate many voyages",[1]
Resident in 1656 in Sandwich in the county of Kent.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Forty-five year old Joseph Hatch deposed on January 16th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty.[2] He was examined on a libel in the cause of "John Grant against Mathew Pinder".[3]
Joseph Hatch stated that "he the deponent was masters mate of the arlate shipp the Dolphin in her voyage from Sandwich to Newcastle and back againe, which was in the moneths of March, Aprill and May 1654". John Grant was the master of the Dolphin and "had soe bin for former voyages". He was also an owner of an eighth part of the ship and her lading of coals.[4]
Hatch described Mathew Pindar coming to the ship, saying "Pindar told this deponent that he was come to take possession of the sayd shipp, and this deponent asked him by what authority, and that then the sayd Pindar shewed a paper or writing, which this deponent could not read (as he cannott write nor read written hand)". The next day Pindar returned and attempted to unmoor the ship. When Hatch began to resist "one of the said Pindars company tooke up a boate hooke, and threatned him be quiett, telling him this deponent that there was two to one".[5]
Joseph Hatch stated that John Grant "being turned out of possession of the sayd shipp (as he hath predeposed) he complained thereof to the Vice=Admiralty Court at Dover and obteyned a decree from the sayd Court to bee putt into the possession of her". Using this decree he attempted to regain possession "but that the arlate Mathew Pindar would not lett the said John Grant the producent come aboard her, notwithstanding the said decree". Joseph Hatch was himself present on the ship The premisses he deposeth becuse he was present aboard the "when the said decree was exhibited aboard the said shipp by one Thomas Rushman, and when the said Grant would have come aboard, but was not suffered by the sayd Pindar".[6]
Hatch valued the lading of coals at £100, of which John Grant's share was one eighth.[7]
