John Court

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John Court
Person John Court
Title
First name John
Middle name(s)
Last name Court
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Boatswain, One of the Company
Associated with ship(s) George of London (Master: Richard Stevens)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text John Court
Has signoff text John Court
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Language skills English language
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Birth country
Res street Wapping
Res parish
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1621
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Probate date
First deposition age 30
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/70 f.377r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) May 9 1653
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 Court (b. ca. 1623; d. ?). Mariner.

Boatswain and "one of the company" of the ship the George of London (Master: Richard Stevens) on which raisins belonging to Richard Slany were laden fro transport from Mallaga to London.

Resident in 1653 in Wapping in the county of Middlesex, "where he hath lived about five years since".[1]

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Thirty year old John Court deposed on May 9th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel in the cause of "Richard Slany and Christopher Chappell against a lighter called a ffrench Lighter and against one Stancliffe in particular and all others whomsoever in general".[2]

John Court stated that he knew that Richard Slany was the owner of ninety-ne barrels of thirty-two barrels of "raysins solis" on board the ship the George, and Christopher Chappell was the owner of a further thirty-two barrels of the same also on the George. This he knew "being one of the shipp the George of London her Company, on board which shipp the arlate raysins solis were laden for the said Slanys and Chappells account".[3]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/70 f.377r
  2. HCA 13/70 f.377r
  3. HCA 13/70 f.377r