John Fletcher
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| John Fletcher | |
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| Person | John Fletcher |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Fletcher |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Foremastman, Second mate |
| Associated with ship(s) | Isaac (Master: William Thomas) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | John Fletcher |
| Has signoff text | I |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res parish | |
| Res town | Plymouth |
| Res county | Devon |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1637 |
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| First deposition age | 21 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/72 f.264r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Mar 22 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 | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
John Fletcher (b. ca. 1637; d. ?). Mariner.
"Hee well knew the ship Isaack being a foremast man of the voyage in question".[1]
Resident in Plymouth in the county of Devon.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-one year old John Fletcher deposed on March 22nd 1658 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on "Interrogatories for perpetuall remembrance of the matter touching the shipp the Isaack whereof William Thomas was Master, and her ladeing cast away by meanes of a certayne shipp called the Saint Jacob (whereof John Clason was master) her running fowle upon the Isaack at sea".[2]
