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Revision as of 12:48, October 28, 2016



William Best
Person William Best
Title
First name William
Middle name(s)
Last name Best
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Gunner'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 William Best
Has signoff text William Best
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 Limehouse
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1637
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age 22
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
Personal answer start page(s)
Allegation start page(s)
Interrogatories page(s)
Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/73 f.107r 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) May 3 1659
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

William Best (b. 1637; d. ?). Mariner.

Gunner's mate of the ship the Peace.

Resident in 1659 in Limehouse.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-two year old William Best deposed on May 3rd 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on a libell in the case of "Wood against Grove".[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/73 f.107r
  2. HCA 13/73 f.104v