Thomas Jefferyes

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Thomas Jefferyes
Person Thomas Jefferyes
Title
First name Thomas
Middle name(s)
Last name Jefferyes
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Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Common man
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
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Literacy Marke
Has opening text Thomas Jefferyes
Has signoff text Simple marke
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Language skills English language
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Res town Plymouth
Res county Devon
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Res country England
Birth year 1629
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First deposition age 24
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/68 f.18v Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Oct 19 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 Naval ship; OR ship with commission of Commonwealth
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Thomas Jefferyes (b. ca. 1629; d. ?). Mariner.

"He was a common mariner of the shipp the Advantage that fought with the Golden Starr and helped to take her".[1]

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-four year old Thomas Jefferyes deposed on October 19th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.[2] He was examined on an allegation in the cause of "XXX".

"He this deponent and others of the Company of the Advantage did gett some plunder or clothes, olives, oranges lemmons and Jarrs of oyle and other things from betwixt the deckes of the Golden Starr being by common esteemme and repute among seamen lawfull prize and plunder, all or most whereof was taken from them by Mr Harrison the master
of the Advantage Frigott who pretended he would share it equally".[3]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/68 f.20r
  2. HCA 13/68 f.18v
  3. HCA 13/68 f.20r