Gerrett Johnson

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Gerrett Johnson
Person Gerrett Johnson
Title
First name Gerrett
Middle name(s)
Last name Johnson
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Master
Associated with ship(s) Sharke of Delfshaven (Master: Gerrett Johnson)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Marke
Has opening text Garrett Johnson
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Language skills Dutch language
Has interpreter
Birth street
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Res street
Res parish
Res town Delfshaven
Res county
Res province Holland
Res country United Provinces
Birth year 1631
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First deposition age 22
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/68 f.118r Annotate
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Act book date(s)
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Deposition date(s) Oct 12 1653
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 Fishing boat
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Garrett Johnson (b. ca. 1631; d. ?). Mariner.

Master of the fishing boat the Sharke of Delfshaven.

Resident in 1653 in Delfshaven in the province of Holland within the United Provinces.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-two year old Garrett Johnson deposed on October 12th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on interrogatories on behalfe of Hugh Ryly and company in the cause of "Hugh Ryly and company imployers of the shipp the Mary of London John Welch captaine agains the shipp the Sharke wherof Garrett Johnson is master".[1]

Garrett Johnson stated that he was skipper of the ship the Sharke, which had been built at the cost of Marimus Tunison, her sole owner. The ship was said to be twenty years old. Johnson had taken the ship out on a fishing voyage with a crew of Hollanders and her lading consisted entirely for herrings, which she was taking back to her home port of Delfshaven. Johnson was to receive five guilders for every last of herrings he delivered.[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/68 f.118r
  2. HCA 13/68 f.118r; HCA 13/68 f.118v