Timothie Crusoe

Timothie Crusoe

Timothie Crusoe
Person	Timothie Crusoe
Title
First name	Timothie
Middle name(s)
Last name	Crusoe
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Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation	Merchant
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation
Associated with ship(s)
Training	Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
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Citizen	Unknown
Literacy	Signature
Has opening text	Timothy Crusoe
Has signoff text	Timothie Crusoe
Signoff image	(Invalid transcription image)
Language skills	English language
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Res town	London
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Res country	England
Birth year	1594
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Deposition start page(s)	HCA 13/63 f.225v Annotate
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Deposition date(s)	Jan 7 1651
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
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation

Biographical synthesis

Timothie Crusoe (alt. Creusoe) b. ca. 1594; d. ?>1661). Merchant.

Resident in 1623, 1626, 1628 and 1636 in the parish of Saint Helen's Bishopsgate and in 1651 stated to be "of London".

Wife named Katherin (alt. Kathren; Katherine) in 1623, 1626, 1628 and 1636 and a second wife named Rachel in 1654, who died ca. 1656.

A Timothy Crusoe appears in Chancery Court litigation together with his wife Rachel Crusoe in 1654. There is a will of a Rachel Crusoe, wife, of London, proved on December 16th 1656.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Fifty-seven year old Timothy Crusoe deposed on January 7th 1651 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation and schedule in the case of "Quoad de Mares et al pred pro bonis in the Ginny frigot.

Comment on sources

1623

"REGISTERS OF ST. HELEN'S BISHOPSGATE. BAPTISMS. Sep. 14 Timothie s, of Timothie Crusoe, Marchant, and Katherin his wyfe"."

1626

"REGISTERS OF ST. HELEN'S BISHOPSGATE. BAPTISMS. 1626. Dec. 17. Judeth d. of Timothee Crusooe, marchant, and Kathren his wife"

1628

"REGISTERS OF ST. HELEN'S BISHOPSGATE. BAPTISMS. 1628. Dec. 14. Jane d. of Tymothy Crewso, marchant, and Kathren his wife"

1636

"REGISTERS OF ST. HELEN'S BISHOPSGATE. BAPTISMS. 1636. Aug. 24. Mary d. of Timothie Crusoe, Marchant, and Katherine his wife"

1638

C 3/399/178 Short title: Crusoe v Lance. Plaintiffs: Timothy Crusoe and another. Defendants: James Lance and another. Subject: money matters in Middlesex. Document type: bill, answer. 1638.

1654

C 7/436/91 Short title: Wagstaffe v Crusoe. Plaintiffs: Anthony Wagstaffe. Defendants: Timothy Crusoe and Rachel Crusoe his wife. Place or subject: money, Middlesex. Document type: bill, answer and schedule. 1654.

1655

C 7/417/43 Short title: Lucy v Crusoe. Plaintiffs: Sir Richard Lucy bart. Defendants: Timothy Crusoe. Place or subject: money, Hertfordshire. Document type: bill and answer. 1655.

C 7/438/19 Short title: Lucy v Crusoe. Plaintiffs: Sir Richard Lucy bart. Defendants: Timothy Crusoe. Place or subject: money, [Hertfordshire]. Document type: demurrer only. 1655.

1656

PROB 11/260/481 Will of Rachell Crusoe, Wife of London 16 December 1656

C 6/133/60 hort title: Creusoe v Wyld. Plaintiffs: John Creusoe, Jane Creusoe his wife, Timothy Crusoe and Elizabeth Creusoe his wife. Defendants: Nicholas Wyld, Elizabeth Leate, Judith Leate and Jane Leate. Subject: property in Cordwainer Street, London Document type: bill, two answers. 1656.

C 6/134/194. Short title: Vandeurne v Vermuyden. Plaintiffs: Marcellus Vandeurne. Defendants: Sir Cornelius Vermuyden kt, Cornelius Vermuyden, Timothy Crusoe and Rachel Cruso his wife. Subject: property in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Document type: bill, answer. 1656.

C 6/136/2. Short title: Alford v Cruesoe. Plaintiffs: Richard Alford. Defendants: Timothy Crusoe, Nicholas Vanloone, Solomon Darquins, Jacques Betson and John Herion. Subject: money matters, Devon. Document type: bill, answer. 1656.

1657

C 6/134/76 Short title: Hillar v Staines. Plaintiffs: Alice Hillar widow. Defendants: Thomas Staines and Timothy Crusoe. Subject: money matters, Hertfordshire. Document type: bill, answer, demurrer. SFP. 1657.

E 134/1657/Mich6. Sir John Talbot, knight v. John Osbaldeston, Richard Freechley, Timothy Crusoe, Adam Wells.: Certain bonds entered into by plaintiff, and other money transactions, &c., between him and Titus Hayhurst, his London agent, &c., &c.: Lancaster. 1657.

1660

C 7/455/13 Short title: Borr v Crusoe. Plaintiffs: Christian Borr. Defendants: Timothy Crusoe and another. Place or subject: money. Document type: answer only. 1660.

C 7/456/1 Short title: Jefferys v Crusoe. Plaintiffs: John Jefferys and others. Defendants: Timothy Crusoe. Place or subject: money. Document type: answer only. 1660.

C 7/448/16 Short title: Crusoe v Jeffreys. Plaintiffs: Timothy Crusoe and John Browning. Defendants: John Bence, [unknown] Jeffreys and others. Place or subject: money, Middlesex. Document type: bill and answer. 1660.

C 7/449/11 Short title: Crusoe v Bence. Plaintiffs: Timothy Crusoe and John Browning. Defendants: John Bence. Place or subject: money, Middlesex. Document type: answer only. 1660.

C 10/66/85 Jefferyes, Michelborne, Semmell, Currier, Jenkins, Earle and Ho v. Borr, Boewer, Crusoe, Browning, Valde and Luellin. 1660.

1661.

C 10/101/23 Crusoe & Browning v. Jefferries, Michelborne, Pommell, Currer, Jenkins, and others: 1661.

1666

Lambeth Palace Library. VH 99/1/8v. Title: Crusoe, Timothy (St Mary Newington Butts, co. Surrey). Description: Caveat Book. Date: 31 Dec. 1666.

Unknown

C 5/387/63 Short title: Crusoe v Tesmond. Plaintiffs: John Crusoe and Timothy Crusoe. Defendants: John Tesmond and others. Subject: money matters. Document type: bill, answer. 1613-1714.