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John King

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birthc.1726ADM 6/86
First Known Service28.10.1735CSORN
Last Known Service27.2.1747/48CSORN
Date of Death1748CSORN
Will Probated9.4.1749, PROB 11/761/190

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
28.10.1735	13.4.1736	Grafton (70) 1725-1744 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain's Servant ADM 6/86/212	ADM 6/86
27.11.1736	27.11.1738	Argyll (50) 1722-1748 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain's Servant ADM 6/86/212	ADM 6/86
28.11.1738	4.9.1741	Lowestoffe (20) 1723-1744 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Midshipman ADM 6/86/212	ADM 6/86
19.1.1744/45	13.8.1745	Dartmouth (50) 1741-1747 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman ADM 6/86/212	ADM 6/86
14.8.1745	24.1.1745/46	Dorsetshire (80) 1712-1749 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman ADM 6/86/212	ADM 6/86
31.10.1745		Action off Martinique
24.1.1745/46		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 6/86/212	RNLPC
26.1.1745/46		Lieutenant	CSORN
26.1.1745/46	22.1.1746/47	Warwick (60) 1733-1756 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/198 Issued by Isaac TownsendBritish Naval Sailor Service 1696-1746 , North America Confirmed 9.2.1746/47	ADM 6/17
30.7.1747	27.2.1747/48	Lizard (10) 1744-1748 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop , Lieutenant ADM 6/17/254	ADM 6/17

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/86 Archive

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

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

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