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John Bryson
Person John Bryson
Title
First name John
Middle name(s)
Last name Bryson
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Merchant
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Steward's mate
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text John Bryson
Has signoff text John Bryson
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 Saint Catherine Coleman
Res town London
Res county
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1633
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
Personal answer start page(s)
Allegation start page(s)
Interrogatories page(s)
Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/72 f.90r 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) Sep 19 1657
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 Naval ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

John Bryson (b. 1633; d. ?). Merchant.

Steward's mate of the Brydgewater ffrygot in the service of the English Commonwealth in 1656 and 1657[1]

Resident in 1657 in the parish of Saint Catherine Coleman.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-four year old John Bryson deposed on September 19th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined "On the behalfe of John Newland touching the death of Benjamin Clarke in the Bridgewater ffrygot.[2]

John Bryson attested to the health of Benjamin Clarke, who was purser of the Bridgewater fffrygot until he fell sick in January 1657 and in February 1657 died. This he knew becasue he himself was steward's mate of the same vessel.ref>HCA 13/72 f.90r</ref>

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/72 f.90r
  2. HCA 13/72 f.90r