MRP: 25th March 1666/67, Letter from John Portman to Sir GO, London

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25th March 1666/67, Letter from John Portman to Sir GO, London

BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 72-73

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Abstract & context


John Portman wrote to Sir George Oxenden on March 25th, 1666/67. The letter was sent from London.

In the letter, Portman XXX

John Portman (b. ?, d. 1683) was a London goldsmith. His business was in St. Mary Woolnoth. His eight hearth dwelling was located "Street syde" on Great Lombard street, adjacent to the nine hearth dwelling of the goldsmith Charles Everard. Edward Blackwell, another major goldsmith, was close by, in a larger building with thirteen hearths. Isaac Meynell was also on the street side, with a dwelling of seven hearths.[1] Two other goldsmiths on the north side of Great Lombard street were Sir Robert Vyner, in a dwelling of eleven hearths, and John Colville, in a dwelling of nine hearths.[2]

Ten children were born to John Portman and his second wife, Mary Wergan, from 1644 to 1664, all baptised at St. Mary Woolnoth.[3] At least five of these children did not live beyond infancy.

Their son George Portman (b. 1647, d. 1671) was also a goldsmith, but died before his father.[4]

John Portman died in the Fleet prison, where he was presumably imprisoned as a debtor, but was buried at St Mary Woolnoth, being transferred from the parish of St. Bride's and laid in Sir John Parcivall's vault.[5]


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See 2nd October 1667, Letter from John Portman to Sir GO, London


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[BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 72-73]

[f. 72]

Honored S:r

Yo:es of y:e tenth of Septemb: last past I reced w:ch gives me so high an assurance of xxx great love & kindness to my sonn[6]) y:t I shall ever Acknowledg my selfeto be very much oblidged unto yo:w pray yo:w to shew kindness to M:r Jn:o Portmans son who went on y:e Affrican

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Notes

John Portman, J.R. Woodhead (1966)


"PORTMAN, John

Co Co Langborn, 1670-7, Dep, 1673-7 'The Unicorn', Lombard Street, 1644-63 (cf Charles EVERARD), St Mary Woolnoth, 1641, 1674, St Bride, 1670-83 (1) GOLD, appr, 1628, to William Tomson, fr, 1636 (2) d 2 Dec 1683, in the Fleet prison, bur St Mary Woolnoth (3) f Christopher Portman of Tunstall, Kent, yeo, m Joanne, da of John Munns of Mundeboys, Kent, mar (A) Elizabeth, (B) Mary, da of Philip Wergan of Dean, Glouc (4) Goldsmith and banker £76,760 involved in the Stop of the Exchequer 1672 (5) RAG stock £1,500 of original stock, 1671 (6) Son George Portman mar Margaret, da of Thomas WEARGE (7)

(1) Heal, London Goldsmiths, p 226, SBk, Jul-Oct 1674, LVP, 1664, p 112 (2) Boyd 26837, GOLD, Appr Reg, I, f 288, Index of Appr (3) Boyd 26837, Hilton Price, Hand- book, p 131 (4) GOLD, Appr Reg, I, f 288, LVP, 1664, p 112 (5) Heal, London Goldsmiths, p 226, Hilton Price, Handbook, p 131 (6) PRO, T 70/100 (7) Boyd 26837, 26838, 43348"[7]


St Mary, Woolnoth parish registers


"1660. John Portman, Upper Church Warden" (p. xxxviu )

"1669. John Colville — Samuell Simonds. " (p. xxxviu )

BAPTISMS

"'?YEAR: Nov, 7. Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth Portman, " (p. 45) (FIRST WIFE)

"[BAPTISM] [1644] Jan. 17. Mary, daughter of John and Mary Portman, Goldsmith."[8]

"[BAPTISM] [1646] May 29. John, son of John and Mary Portman, Goldsmith."[9]

"1647 Mar. 28. George, son of John and Mary Portman, Goldsmith." (p. 47)

"1649 Dec. 6. Philip, son of John and Mary Portman, 'Goldsmith." (p. 48)

"1651 Oct. 30. Mary, daughter of John and Mary Portman, Goldsmith. " (p. 49)

"1654 July 10. Phillipp, son of John and Mary Portman, Goldsmith, born July 10." (p. 51)

"1656 Hannah, daughter of John and Mary Portman, born April 9." (p. 52)

"1658 Jan. 16. Marie, daughter of John and Mary Portman, born Dec. 30. " (p. 54)

"1661 Mathew, son of John and Mary Portman, born June, 6.

Isabella, daughter of John and Dorothea Colvell, born" (p. 56) NOTE THIS IS COLVELL/COLVILL

"1664 April 19, Mary, daughter of John and Mary Portman, born Mar. 21," (p. 57)

BURIALS

"1642: John, son of John Portman, Goldsmith." (p. 220)

"1645 Mary, daughter of John Portman, Goldsmith." (p. 222)

"1649 James Feme, servant to Mr. Portman, Goldsmith." (p. 223)

"1649 Feb. n. Phillip, son of John Portman and Mary his wife. " (p. 224)

"1654: July 19. Died, Phillipp, son of John Portman." (p. 226 or 227)

"1657 Oct. 17. Died, Marie, daughter of John and Marie Portman, bur.Oct. a 1." (p. ?)

"1660 Nov. 17. Mary, daughter of John and Mary Portman, Goldsmith." (p. 230)

"?1671: Dyed, George Portman, Goldsmith, bur. July 25." (p. 237)

"1673: Mar. 25. Dyed, George, son of Mrs. Margaret Portman, Widdow, bur. Mar. 26." (p. ?)

"1674: Nov. 8. Dyed, Mrs. Mary Portman, wife to John Portman, Deputy of Ward of Lamborne, bur. Nov. r3. " (p. ?)

"1676: Sep. 1. Dyed, Ann Adams, servant 'maid to Deputy Portman, bur. Sep. 2." (p.  ?)

"1683: ?Nov. 15: Mr. John Portman, Goldsmith, from the Parish of St. Brides London, in Sir John Parcivall's Vault." (p. 249)


Possible primary sources

TNA


PROB 11/349 Dycer 106-147 Will of John Portman of Quedah, India 20 December 1675
- Son of John Portman

PROB 18/4/105 Probate lawsuit Portman v Portman, concerning the deceased John Portman, bachelor of Quedah [Quetta ?], East Indies. Allegation 1672
PROB 18/5/91 Probate lawsuit Portman v Portman, concerning the deceased John Portman, bachelor of Quedah [Quetta ?], East Indies. Interrogatory 1673


Possible secondary sources


Brooke, J.M.S., A.W.C. Hallen, The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch..1658 to 1760 (London, 1886)
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  6. ↑ Sir William Ryder, writing to Sir George Oxenden, about the same time as John Portman, prayed him "to shew kindness to M:r Jn:o Portmans son who went on y:e Affrican." See 16th April 1667, Letter from William Rider to Sir GO, London
  7. ↑ 'Portman, John' in J.R. Woodhead (ed.), 'Pack - Pyers', The Rulers of London 1660-1689: A biographical record of the Aldermen and Common Councilment of the City of London (1966), pp. 124-134, viewed 14/02/12
  8. ↑ Mary Portman, daughter of John and Mary Portman, appears to have been the first child born to John Portman's second wife, Mary. According to J.R. Woodhead, Mary Portman was the daughter of Philip Wergan of Dean, Gloucester J.M.S. Brooke, A.W.C. Hallen, The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch..1658 to 1760 (London, 1886), p. 46
  9. ↑ J.M.S. Brooke, A.W.C. Hallen, The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch..1658 to 1760 (London, 1886), p. 47

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