Samuel Martin (d.1705)

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Samuel Martin

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service9.10.1695CSORN
Last Known Service25.9.1701CSORN
Date of Death20.10.1705CSORN
Will Probated10.1.1705/6, PROB 11/486/111

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
9.10.169515.10.1697
Newcastle (50) 1692-1703
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/3/116		ADM 6/3
18.10.1697 CaptainCSORN
18.10.169730.4.1699
Bideford (24) 1695-1699
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/5/20
Issued by
Daniel ReevesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1702
, West Indies
Confirmed 21.5.1698		BWAS-1603
4.4.170125.9.1701
Diligence (6) 1693-1708
British 6 Gun
Unrated Brigantine
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/84		BWAS-1603
20.1.1701/21.3.1701/2
Britannia (100) 1682-1715
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/6/135		ADM 6/6
20.2.1701/211.9.1702
Firedrake (12) 1693-1703
British 12 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/7/12		BWAS-1603
12.9.170226.4.1703
Cumberland (80) 1695-1707
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/8/148
Confirmed 5.2.1704/5		BWAS-1603
27.4.17033.5.1703
Yarmouth (70) 1695-1707
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/8/148
Confirmed 5.2.1704/5		BWAS-1603
4.5.170320.10.1705
Blackwall (54) 1696-1705
British 54 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/8/148
Confirmed 5.2.1704/5		BWAS-1603
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Posted by Paul Martin on Saturday 11th of May 2024 19:33

We believe this chap is an ancestor of ours. Through a great grandad’s story about “Sam Martin”, he was from West Indies allegedly. Is there anyway of finding out more about him?

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