Samuell Haughton

Samuell Haughton

Samuell Haughton
Person	Samuell Haughton
Title
First name	Samuell
Middle name(s)
Last name	Haughton
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation	Scrivener
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation
Associated with ship(s)
Training	Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of	Christopher Townesend
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen	Not citizen
Literacy	Signature
Has opening text
Has signoff text	Sam:ll Haughton
Signoff image	{{{Transcription image}}}
Language skills	English language
Has interpreter
Birth street
Birth parish
Birth town
Birth county
Birth province
Birth country
Res street
Res parish	Allhallows Lombard Street
Res town	London
Res county
Res province
Res country	England
Birth year	1637
Marriage year	The date "N/A" was not understood.The date "N/A" was not understood., Jul 13 1669
Death year	1686
Probate date	February 18, 1686
First deposition age
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
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Interrogatories page(s)
Deposition start page(s)	HCA 13/72 f.180v Annotate
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Deposition date(s)	Jan 14 1658
How complete is this biography?
Has infobox completed	Yes
Has synthesis completed	Yes
Has HCA evidence completed	No
Has source comment completed	Yes
Ship classification
Type of ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation

Biographical synthesis

Samuell Haughton (b.ca.1637; m.(1) bef.1668, Esther ?Cock (2) 1669, Anne Gale; d.1686). Scrivener.

Resident in January 1658 in the parish of Allhallows Lombard Street. First wife buried in parish church of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in 1668. Resident in 1669 in parish of Saint Giles, Cripplegate, London.

Apprentice of the London scrivener Christoper Townesend [alt. Townsend]. Townesend is recorded in Rawlinson MS. D51 as a steward of the London scriveners. Christopher Townesend is recorded in the same document as having another apprentice, John Byrt.

The shop of Christopher Townesend was in Gracechurch Street in the city of London. A record from 1654 describes "the shop of Christopher Townsend, notary public, in Gracechurch Street, London" and identifies "James Heedler and Samuel Haughton" as servants to Townsend.

A property described as "Mr Townsend's house" with a rental of £20 appears in the listing of the Inhabitants of London in 1638 for All Hallows, Lombard Street.

The report of the committee appointed by a general vestry of the inhabitants of the Parish of St. Botolph Without Aldersgate (1733) identifies a house in "Knight-rider-streeet, alias Trinity-lane, in the Parish of St. Mildred Breadstreet" which was in the possession of the parish and recorded in the "old Vestry-book" as worth in 1650 £12-0-0. The same report states that the house in about 1658 was "sold to Samuel Haughton of London, Scrivener, by Henry Martin and James Aeton, Esquires, for £80."

Samuel Haughton's first marriage appears to be to an Esther (surname possibly Cock), whose death in 1668 is recorded by John Strype.

There is a record of the marriage on July 13th 1669 of Samuel Haughton, described as "of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, Cit. & Scivener, Widower" aged about 33. His spouse was "Mrs Anne Gale, of Woodford, Essex, Spinster", aged about 19. The wedding was with the consent of Anne Gale's mother and was at Saint Andrew's, Holborn, London.

Comment on sources

"(YEAR?) 11 March. Samuel Haughton of London, scrivener aged 20, late servant of Christopher Townesend, late citizen and scrivener of London, and Edward Mann aged 22, servant of William Toone, citizen and haberdasher of London, depose that Elias Pilgrim, mariner, on 7 August 1652, gave a bond to Toone for goods to be shipped to Barbados in the Paramour, Mr. Joseph Ward. William Toone aged 49 deposes that he has not received any return from Elias Pilgrim" (MCD 7)"

"Counterpart of Marriage settlement (feoffment). (i) Oliver Markland of London, innholder; (ii) Edward Osborn, innholder, Allan Havell, cordwainer, John Kent, vintner, and Christopher Townsend, scrivener, all of London; and (iii) Judith Saunderson of London, widow. On marriage of (i) and (iii). Piece of marsh (containging 5 acres) adjoining Three Mills Orchard; lane leading from Three Mills Orchard to Oatmeal Mill and Abby Mill lately in occupation of Oliver Marshall; bank stretching from the Abby Mill to the Sluce, lately in occupation of John Howell; six parcels of marsh [37 acres) lying in Mill Mead, in occupation of Richard Rice, brewer; all in West Ham. Dates of creation: 13 January 1653/4."

"D/DU 18/53 Deeds: Lease for 99 years; at an annual peppercorn rent if demanded, and for £50 Frs Coleman of Limehouse (co.Middx), mariner, and w. Mary (one of the sisters and co-heirs of Thomas Malby formerly of Leigh and since of Ratcliff [in Stepney] (co, Middx), mariner, decd), to Captain lambert Pitches of Hackney (co Middx), esq. One fourth part of the manor and lordship of Cahlkwell in Prittlewell, now in occupation of Robert Wheeler From 24 June 1654 Proviso for redemption upon payment by frs and Mary Coleman to Lambert Pitches of £53 on 26 September 1654 at the shop of Christopher Townsend, notary public, in Gracechurch Street, [City of] London Signatures of Francis and Mary Coleman Seals missing Witnesses: James Heedler and Samuel Haughton, servants to Christopher Townsend Stored at E.R.O Southend Branch Deeds: Lease for 99 years; at an annual peppercorn rent if demanded, and for £50 Frs Coleman of Limehouse (co.Middx), mariner, and w. Mary (one of the sisters and co-heirs of Thomas Malby formerly of Leigh and since of Ratcliff [in Stepney] (co, Middx), mariner, decd), to Captain lambert Pitches of Hackney (co Middx), esq. One fourth part of the manor and lordship of Cahlkwell in Prittlewell, now in occupation of Robert Wheeler From 24 June 1654 Proviso for redemption upon payment by frs and Mary Coleman to Lambert Pitches of £53 on 26 September 1654 at the shop of Christopher Townsend, notary public, in Gracechurch Street, [City of] London Signatures of Francis and Mary Coleman Seals missing Witnesses: James Heedler and Samuel Haughton, servants to Christopher Townsend Stored at E.R.O Southend Branch."

"Monuments in the Church of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, before it was pulled down in Ao. 1735...Easter Haughton, ob. 1668 (Ellis gives the date of death of Esther Haughton, wife of Samuel Haughton, as 1688.)"

PROB 11/382/225 Will of Samuel Haughton, Scrivener of London 18 February 1686

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