James Wilson
| James Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Person | James Wilson |
| Title | |
| First name | James |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Second mate |
| Associated with ship(s) | Charles (Master: Thomas Wilson) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | James Wilson |
| Has signoff text | James Wilson |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
| Birth street | |
| Birth parish | |
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| Birth province | |
| Birth country | |
| Res street | Wapping |
| Res parish | |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1617 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 36 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.374v Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Deposition date(s) | Nov 29 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 | Merchant ship with a commission |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
James Wilson (b. ca. ?; d. ?). Mariner.
Master's second mate of the ship the Charles (Master: Thomas Wilson).
Resident in 1653 in Wapping in Middlesex.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty-six year old James Wilson deposed on November 29th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalfe of Read and Wilson in the case of "Joson against Read and Wilson for their interest in the Golden Lyon".[1]
James Wilson stated that the ship the Golden Lyon was seized in February 1652 in the James River at Virginia, near a place called Pagan Creek. Wilson knew this since he was on the Charles, which was one of the three ships which took and seized the Golden Lyon. The Charles had a commission from the English Commonwealth "to seize all shipps and goods whatsoever which they should then finde tradeing at Virginia". The Charles had entered into a mutual agreement with the William and John and the Seven Sisters to assist each othe rin surprizing all such vessels as they were authorized by their commissions to surprise. They "did alsoe at the same tyme agree each with other that they would proportionally share and divide amongst them the sayd Josson Read and Wilson and their severall mariners and seamen of their severall companyes all shipps and their ladings whatsoever which they should joyntly or aparte seize and surprize".[2]
