Roger Crispe (d.1653)

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Roger Crispe

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service3.1652/53CSORN
Last Known Service31.7.1653CSORN
Date of Death31.7.1653 - Battle of ScheveningenBWAS-1603
Cause of DeathEnemy actionCSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
3.1652/53		Captain	BWAS-1603
3.1652/53	31.7.1653	Prosperous (42) 1652-1653 British 42 Gun Hired Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
31.7.1653		Battle of Scheveningen

Notes on Officer

From: 'House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 28 October 1653W015
To the Widow of Captain Roger Crispe, late Commander of the Prosperous, having one Child, and left big with another, the Sum of Three hundred Pounds; whereof One hundred and Forty Pounds to herself, and Eighty Pounds apiece to her said Children.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

W015Various, Web Site

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