Difference between revisions of "Jarvis Couchman"
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| + | |Res parish=Stepney | ||
| + | |Res county=Middlesex | ||
|Res country=England | |Res country=England | ||
| + | |Death year=1657 | ||
| + | |Probate date=October 2, 1657 | ||
|Personal Answer start page(s)=HCA 13/124 f.150v Annotate, | |Personal Answer start page(s)=HCA 13/124 f.150v Annotate, | ||
| + | |Personal answer date(s)=Feb 14 1652 | ||
|Has infobox completed=Yes | |Has infobox completed=Yes | ||
|Has synthesis completed=No | |Has synthesis completed=No | ||
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Jarvis Couchman (alt. Jervaise; Gervaise Couchman; Captaine Couchman). | Jarvis Couchman (alt. Jervaise; Gervaise Couchman; Captaine Couchman). | ||
| − | + | Master of the ship the ''Truelove'' from December 1643 until January 1648.<ref>[[HCA 13/124 f.150v Annotate|HCA 13/124 f.150v]]</ref> | |
| + | Master of the three hundred ton Endymion (alt. Endimion) on a voyage to the East Indies in 1657. | ||
| − | Thomas and William Northey | + | Resident in XXX. |
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| + | The will of Jarvis Couchman, mariner of Stepney, was proved on October 2nd 1657.<ref>PROB 11/270/6 Will of Jarvis Couchman, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex. 02 October 1657</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty== | ||
| + | Jarvis Couchman gave personal answers in the High Court of Admiralty in February 1652. The libel or allegation to which Jarvis Couchman responded in his personal answers was made by Thomas and William Northey, who claimed to be partowners of the ship the ''Truelove''. Couchman stated that served as master by the order and appointment of Captaine Richard Crandley and some others, and was unaware that Thomas and William Northey were also partowners. The personal answers are undated, but were probably made on February 14th 1652, or at the latest before February 23rd of the same year.<ref>[[HCA 13/124 f.150v Annotate|HCA 13/124 f.150v]]</ref> | ||
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| + | Jarvis Couchman had been master of the ship the ''Truelove''' between December 1643 and January 1648.<ref>[[HCA 13/124 f.150v Annotate|HCA 13/124 f.150v]]</ref> During this period he made six voyages in the ship. For these six voyages Couchman stated he received "in the whole in case the same can bee receaved the summe of £2995-03-04 ''d''". Of this amount "£2100 whereof this rendent beleeveth is yet oweing from the state fr service donne by the sid shippe within the foresaid time every sixteenth parte whereof doth amounte unto the summe of £187-03-111/2". The ship, he remembered, was of the burthen of 200 tons "and was worth to bee lett to freight the freighters victualling and paying mens wages the summe of £60 per moneth".<ref>[[HCA 13/124 f.151r Annotate|HCA 13/124 f.151r]]</ref> | ||
==Comment on sources== | ==Comment on sources== | ||
| + | '''1657''' | ||
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| + | PROB 11/270/6 Will of Jarvis Couchman, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex. 02 October 1657 | ||
Revision as of 15:37, November 1, 2016
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| Person | Jarvis Couchman |
| Title | Captaine |
| First name | Jarvis |
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| Last name | Couchman |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Jervaise Couchman |
| Has signoff text | Jarvis Couchman |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res parish | Stepney |
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| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
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| Death year | 1657 |
| Probate date | October 2, 1657 |
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| Personal answer date(s) | Feb 14 1652 |
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| 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
Jarvis Couchman (alt. Jervaise; Gervaise Couchman; Captaine Couchman).
Master of the ship the Truelove from December 1643 until January 1648.[1]
Master of the three hundred ton Endymion (alt. Endimion) on a voyage to the East Indies in 1657.
Resident in XXX.
The will of Jarvis Couchman, mariner of Stepney, was proved on October 2nd 1657.[2]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Jarvis Couchman gave personal answers in the High Court of Admiralty in February 1652. The libel or allegation to which Jarvis Couchman responded in his personal answers was made by Thomas and William Northey, who claimed to be partowners of the ship the Truelove. Couchman stated that served as master by the order and appointment of Captaine Richard Crandley and some others, and was unaware that Thomas and William Northey were also partowners. The personal answers are undated, but were probably made on February 14th 1652, or at the latest before February 23rd of the same year.[3]
Jarvis Couchman had been master of the ship the Truelove' between December 1643 and January 1648.[4] During this period he made six voyages in the ship. For these six voyages Couchman stated he received "in the whole in case the same can bee receaved the summe of £2995-03-04 d". Of this amount "£2100 whereof this rendent beleeveth is yet oweing from the state fr service donne by the sid shippe within the foresaid time every sixteenth parte whereof doth amounte unto the summe of £187-03-111/2". The ship, he remembered, was of the burthen of 200 tons "and was worth to bee lett to freight the freighters victualling and paying mens wages the summe of £60 per moneth".[5]
Comment on sources
1657
PROB 11/270/6 Will of Jarvis Couchman, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex. 02 October 1657- ↑ HCA 13/124 f.150v
- ↑ PROB 11/270/6 Will of Jarvis Couchman, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex. 02 October 1657
- ↑ HCA 13/124 f.150v
- ↑ HCA 13/124 f.150v
- ↑ HCA 13/124 f.151r
