Biography
John Batten, son of John Batten and his wife, Bridget Holmes was baptised in 1694.[1]
John became a shipwright so must have been apprenticed as a boy.
John wrote his will on the 30th of August 1759. Probate was granted on the 4th of March 1760.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Letter of his descendant, John Holgate Batten "I have a baptismal certificate of John Batten, born 1694 the son of John and Brig, Batten."
- ↑ Will of John Batten d 1760