Joseph Samain (Joseph the Sailor) was born in Shoreditch in 1773 the son of Abraham & Ann. He served in the Royal Navy aboard HMS Venerable from 1794 until at least 1798. Although his name does not appear in the catalogue at Kew, he is listed in the Muster Books (ADM 36) and Pay Books (ADM 35) of the Venerable until 1798. I have found no record of his discharge from the Navy.
In Baltimore, Maryland in 1807 Joseph Samain (Joseph the Mariner) married a widow, Jane Ray nee Pritchard. Both Joseph and Jane were English, Jane possibly from Liverpool. Joseph was at first a mariner and then a rigger on the ships at Fell’s Point, Baltimore. The Baltimore census of 1810 shows Joseph was born between 1766 and 1784. He died in 1819. His third son was named Abraham, which is a possible link between Joseph the Mariner and the parents of Joseph the Sailor, i.e. Abraham and Ann.
I believe that the two Josephs are one and the same, but how can I find the evidence? Were registers of merchant seamen kept at that time?
Can anyone help? Many thanks, Henry.
In Baltimore, Maryland in 1807 Joseph Samain (Joseph the Mariner) married a widow, Jane Ray nee Pritchard. Both Joseph and Jane were English, Jane possibly from Liverpool. Joseph was at first a mariner and then a rigger on the ships at Fell’s Point, Baltimore. The Baltimore census of 1810 shows Joseph was born between 1766 and 1784. He died in 1819. His third son was named Abraham, which is a possible link between Joseph the Mariner and the parents of Joseph the Sailor, i.e. Abraham and Ann.
I believe that the two Josephs are one and the same, but how can I find the evidence? Were registers of merchant seamen kept at that time?
Can anyone help? Many thanks, Henry.
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