John Rayment
| John Rayment | |
|---|---|
| Person | John Rayment |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Rayment |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Ropemaker |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | John Rayment |
| Has signoff text | John Rayment |
| 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 | Ratcliff |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1636 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | 1668 |
| Probate date | December 21, 1668 |
| First deposition age | 21 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/72 f.322v Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
| Personal answer date(s) | |
| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Apr 27 1658 |
| 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 | Shore based trade |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
John Rayment (b. ca. 1636; d. 1668). Ropemaker.
Resident in 1658 in Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney.
The will of John Rayment, ropemaker of Stepney, was proved on December 21st 1668.[1][2] The will was made on December 14th 1668, "being sicke and weake in bodie". The will identifes two very loving friends, John Tylor, sailmaker, and Thomas Wyuth, gentleman. Katherine Rayment, his mother is also named, but no wife or children. The residue of the will is left to John Clay of Mile End, gentleman, who is made sole executor.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-two year old John Rayment deposed on April 27th 1658 in the High Court of Admiralty.[3] He was examined on a libel on behalf of the ropemaker Edward Bartlet in the cause of "Edward Bartlet against the ship called the Edward of London whereof Richard Stevens was master and against Richard Rooke and Company interveyning for their interest".[4]
Comment on sources
1668
PROB 11/328/520 Will of John Rayment, Ropemaker of Stepney, Middlesex 21 December 1668
