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John Bowers
Person John Bowers
Title
First name John
Middle name(s)
Last name Bowers
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Boatswain
Associated with ship(s) Endeavour (Master: William Joppe)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text John Bowers
Has signoff text John Bowers
Signoff image (Invalid transcription image)
Language skills English language
Has interpreter
Birth street
Birth parish
Birth town
Birth county
Birth province
Birth country
Res street
Res parish
Res town Deptford
Res county Kent
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1631
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age 25
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
Personal answer start page(s)
Allegation start page(s)
Interrogatories page(s)
Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/71 f.323r Annotate
Chancery start page(s)
Letter start page(s)
Miscellaneous start page(s)
Act book date(s)
Personal answer date(s)
Allegation date(s)
Interrogatories date(s)
Deposition date(s) Jun 13 1656
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

John Bowers (b. ca.1631; d. ?). Mariner.

Boatswain of the ship the Endeavour (Master: William Joppe).

Resident in 1656 in Deptford in the county of Kent.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-five year old John Bowers deposed on June 13th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Robert Oxwicke and company and on behalf of Richard Baker and company in "A buisines of examination of witnesses on the behalfe of Robert Oxwicke and companie owners of the shipp the Endeavour whereof William Joppe is master and of Richard Baker and companie owners of three hundred and thirteene pipes of Canareye wynes taken by Giles de la Roch and companie Subjects of the ffrench king upon the open Seas, and carryed away with them and against the said de la Roche and company in particular and all others in generall".[1]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/71 f.323r