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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.3.1689/90 | 3.1.1691/92 | Deptford (50)
1687-1700 , Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/1/55British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 107/1 |
| 30.6.1690 | Battle of Beachy Head | ||
| 4.1.1691/92 | 27.5.1692 | Deptford (50)
1687-1700 , Midshipman ADM 107/1/55British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 107/1 |
| 19.5.1692 | Battle of Barfleur | ||
| 28.5.1692 | 30.9.1692 | Lennox (70)
1678-1699 , Midshipman ADM 107/1/55British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 107/1 |
| 1.10.1692 | 17.1.1692/93 | Hope (70)
1678-1695 , Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/1/55British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 107/1 |
| 17.1.1693/94 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/1/55 | RNLPC | |
| 12.7.1695 | Lieutenant | ADM 6/3 | |
| 12.7.1695 | 23.9.1696 | Royal Katherine (84)
1664-1699 , Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/3/65British 84 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/3 |
| 7.5.1697 | Captain | BWAS-1603 | |
| 7.5.1697 | 6.3.1698/99 | Penzance (22)
1695-1713 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 106/483/213British 22 Gun 6th Rate Ship | ADM 106 |
| 6.3.1698/99 | Dismissed from the Navy | BWAS-1603 | |
| 6.3.1698/99 | Court Martial : Court Martial held on 6 March, 1699 on board the Resolution at Spithead, Captain Basil Beaumont of the Resolution and Commander in Chief of ships at Spithead, President with 12 named officers, to enquire into complaints of the ship's company of the Penzance, Captain John Aston, for several irregularities, also for making Robert Patrick and John Evans discharged on the ship's books whereas they had run. The court found Captain Aston guilty and dismissed him from the command of the Penzance. Also Charles Reileigh of the Swiftsure was accused, with Moses Sunbury and Thomas Rumsey, of rape by Anne Hamlet of Ryde, Isle of Wight. In court she declared the information was false. The men were acquitted. | ADM 106 | |
| 6.3.1700/1699 | Court Martial : John Aston, Captain, HMS Penzance. Crime: Financial irregularities. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: Dismissed from his command. | ADM 1/5260 | |
| 7.7.1701 | John Aston. Asks for an extension of leave | ADM 106 |
| Reference: | PROB 11/690/351 |
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| Description: | Will of John Aston, Commander of the Halifax in the Honorable the United English East India Company's Service of Stepney, Middlesex |
| Date: | 11 July 1738 |