William Herring
| William Herring | |
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| Person | William Herring |
| Title | |
| First name | William |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Herring |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Foremastman, One of the Company |
| Associated with ship(s) | Samuell of London (Master: William Lee) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | William Herring |
| Has signoff text | william herring |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Catherines near the Tower |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1629 |
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| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 28 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.497v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jan 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 | Coal ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
William Herring (b. ca. 1629; m. Elizabeth Sindercombe, date N.A; d. ?). Mariner.
"One of the Company of the shipp the Samuell the voyage in question".[1]
"Hee was only a foremast man of the Samuell.[2]
Maried to Elizabeth Herring, whose brother was Miles Sindercome, who was imprisoned in the Tower of London for alleged complicity in a plot against the Lord Protector. Elisabeth Herring's examination, dated February 14th 1657, is reproduced in Cobbett's Complete Collection of State Trials (Cobbett (1810)). The examination identifies her as "the Wife of William Herring, of the Precinct of St. Catherine', Mariner".[3]
William Herring signed his testimony with his full name, whereas his wife attested to her testimony with her marke.
Resident in 1657 in the parish of Saint Catherines near the Tower.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-eight year old William Herring deposed on January 22nd 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of William Lee, the master of the Samuell of London in the cause "Lane Cooper and oompany owners of the Providence of Boston of which William Otter was master against the Samuell of London and against Lee the master of her".[4]
Comment on sources
1657
"The Examination of Elizabeth Herring, the Wife of William Herring, of the Precinct of St. Catherine', Mariner; taken upon Oath, the 14th of February, 1657....The mark of 2 Elizabeth Herring."[5]
