Thomas Jefferyes
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| Thomas Jefferyes | |
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| Person | Thomas Jefferyes |
| Title | |
| First name | Thomas |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Jefferyes |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Common man |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Thomas Jefferyes |
| Has signoff text | Simple marke |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res town | Plymouth |
| Res county | Devon |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1629 |
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| First deposition age | 24 |
| Primary sources | |
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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]
