William Stephens
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| William Stephens | |
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| Person | William Stephens |
| Title | |
| First name | William |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Stephens |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master's mate |
| Associated with ship(s) | Jonathan (Master: Robert Graves) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | William Stephens |
| Has signoff text | Wm Stephens |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Limehouse |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1631 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 28 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/73 f.70r Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Deposition date(s) | Feb 11 1659 |
| 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
William Stephens (b. ca. 1631; d. ?). Mariner.
Formerly masters mate of the ship the Jonathan (Commander: Robert Graves).
Resident in 1659 in Limehouse.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-eight year old William Stephens deposed on February 11th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation given in by Maurice Thompson and others in "A business of examining of witnesses on the behalfe of Maurice Thompson, Thomas Canham Christofer Willoughby John Page and others, merchants of London, freighters of the shipp the Jonathan, against the Dutch East India Company in particular and all others in general". (b. ca. 1625; d. ?). Mariner[2]
