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Griffin, sailing of 1675

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Griffin, sailing of 1675


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Departure

The last loading date of the Griffin in London was the 20th of July, and so is the earliest date the ship could've set sail. For the other bound, we observe that when Martha, wife of John Smith, sent her letter from Salem to Richard Craven, she was unaware that he had died on 14 August 1675. So the ship must have left prior to that date. A departure sometime in late July seems plausible.

Arrival

The date of arrival of the Griffin given in the Salem meeting records is the 23rd of the ninth month (November) 1675. However, this date doesn't make sense for at least two reasons. The first is that the date of Fenwick's first purchase from the Indians, given as either 8 October or 17 November, means they must have reached the Delaware River before this. The second is that the letter of Martha Smith from Salem is dated 22 November 1675 and implies that they had not only arrived in the colony but had been off the ship for some time--long enough to build a first makeshift dwelling and acquire some animals.

Why the Salem meeting records settled on 23 Nov 1675 is unclear, but the closeness of that date to the date of Martha Smith's letter is intriguing. Perhaps memories were mixed up, and this was actually the date the ship left the Delaware River to return to England (possibly stopping in other colonies first)? In her letter, Martha says "I having this opportunity, took it, to let you hear from us..." Was the opportunity the fact that the ship was about to set out tomorrow on the return journey, giving Martha her best, and possibly only chance to get a message back to her sister in England? This is only speculation, but the idea would seem to make sense.

Passengers

(Color of the names is based on the relative quality of the evidence.)

John Adams, wife Elizabeth, children Elizabeth, Fenwick, Mary

Named as passengers in New Jersey Archives, vol. 21, p. 590.[1]

John Burton

A servant of Edward Wade who is listed as a passenger with him in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1676-96.[2]

Gervase Bywater

One of the ten servants of John Fenwick.[1]

John Cann

Edward Champneys, wife Priscilla, children John, Mary

Named as passengers in New Jersey Archives, vol. 21, p. 590.[1]

Nathaniel Champneys Sr. & Jr.

Servants of Edward Wade listed as passengers with him in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1686-1798.[2]

Thomas Duke

He and Edward Duke were purchasers of land from Fenwick in June 1675,[3] and he had loadings in London on 8 and 20 July, according to Port Book E 190/62/1,[4] but it's not clear that he traveled to New Jersey on this ship, for we find that he was still of London in April 1677.[5] Either he loaded goods on the Griffin but boarded a later ship, or he made multiple trips.

Michael Eaton

One of the ten servants of John Fenwick.[1]

John Fenwick, daughter Anna

Named as passengers in New Jersey Archives, vol. 21, p. 590.[1]

Elianor, Zachariah, & Ruth Geere

Three of the ten servants of John Fenwick.[1]

Richard Guy, wife Bridget

Richard was a purchaser in London in 1675[3] and witnessed a payment by Fenwick to the Indians on 8 January 1676, so he is very likely to have come on the Griffin.

He and his wife Bridget are also both mentioned as being close neighbors of Robert Wade in Upland in his April 1676 letter.

Richard Hancock

William Hancock, wife Isabella, children John, William

Samuel Hedge

Peter Huff

Roger Huckins, wife Esther, & Esther's mother

Sent a letter from New Jersey on 4 April 1676.[6]

Sarah Hutchings

One of the ten servants of John Fenwick.[1]

Samuel Land

William Malster, wife Katherine

Samuel Nicholson, wife Ann, children Rachel, Elizabeth, Samuel, Joseph, Abel

Explicitly stated as passengers of the Griffin in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1686-1798.[2]

Joseph North

One of the ten servants of John Fenwick.[1]

Ann Parsons

One of the ten servants of John Fenwick.[1]

Roger Pedrick

Elizabeth Pledger, son Joseph

Explicitly stated as passengers of the Griffin in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1686-1798.[2]

Mark Reeve

One of the three servants of Edward Champneys.[1]

Isaac Smart

Explicitly stated as a passenger of the Griffin in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1686-1798.[2]

John Smith, wife Martha, children Daniel, Samuel, David, Sarah

Explicitly stated as passengers of the Griffin in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1686-1798.[2]

Francis Smithey

A servant of Edward Wade who is listed as a passenger with him in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1686-1798.[2]

John Spooner, wife Ann

A letter sent by John Spooner (living in eastern Maryland) to Salem Meeting acknowledges that he was a passenger with them on the Griffin.[7]

John Test

Robert Turner

One of the ten servants of John Fenwick.[1]

Edward Wade, wife Prudence

Explicitly stated as passengers of the Griffin in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1686-1798.[2]

Robert Wade

He was in the colonies by at least as early as April 1676, according to two letters he sent home to his wife.[6]

Samuel Wade

Explicitly stated as a passenger of the Griffin in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1686-1798.[2]

Elizabeth Waites

One of the three servants of Edward Champneys.[1]

Joseph Ware

A servant of Edward Wade who is listed as a passenger with him in Salem MM Births & Deaths 1686-1798.[2]

Edward Webb

One of the three servants of Edward Champneys.[1]

Richard Whitacre

William Wilkinson

One of the ten servants of John Fenwick.[1]


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 New Jersey Archives, vol. 21, p. 590.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Salem Monthly Meeting Births and Deaths, 1686-1798, pp. 0-3.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NJ Archives vol. 21, p. 562. Internet Archive
  4. ↑ Film number: 007942715 > image 394 of 438
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSZF-W9JD-6 (accessed 9 April 2024)
  5. ↑ New Jersey Archives vol. 21, p. 579. Internet Archive
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repository/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.12024/A42986/A42986.html
  7. ↑ "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
    New Jersey > Salem > Salem Monthly Meeting > Minutes, 1676-1696
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 8 April 2024)

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