Dorset

Admons of Dorset Naval Personnel

Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC Project by Kim Parker

Kim Parker’s Notes:

While transcribing George FRY's list of Dorset PCC Grants of Administration (Admons), I was struck by the high proportion related to young men serving in the Navy from 1690 onwards. What happened? On July 10th, 1690, at the Battle of Beachy Head or, as the French would have it, Bévéziers, France inflicted a crushing defeat on the Anglo-Dutch fleet, which lost an estimated 11 ships and control of the English Channel. It was this humiliation that prompted the government to heavily invest in the Navy, creating the Bank of England in 1694 (along the lines proposed by the Scot, Sir William Paterson, in 1691) to finance it, fostering demand that would lead to the industrial revolution. A further consequence was that another great Scottish project - the creation of Great Britain through the union of England & Scotland, first mooted by King James VI of Scotland and I of England in 1603, finally came to fruition on May 1st, 1707. Now the pieces were in place for the country to become a global power.

The high incidence of Dorset PCC Admons related to Naval personnel prompted me to research Admons issued by Dorset jurisdictions in the same timeframe. They can be difficult to discover: most Admons are catalogued under the home parish of the deceased and any reference to the Navy might be buried in the Oath of Administration (where it survives) or confined to a note in the margin. I concentrated on the Archdeaconry of Dorset (including those Admons pertaining to the Archdeaconry of Dorset granted by the Bristol Consistory Court), the Peculiar of Corfe Castle and, to a lesser extent, the Peculiar of Poole & Canford, covering roughly 90% of Dorset's parishes. My focus was Admons, but when I came across Wills, I included them. Since the Navy also made use of Privateers as support vessels, I included mariners who served aboard those too.

There are surely more Admons of Dorset Naval personnel yet to be discovered, but the records listed here bear witness to some of the most dramatic events in British history. 1707 was a particularly bad year. What happened? On October 22nd, 1707 the British Fleet, returning home to Portsmouth after engagements in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14), hit bad weather off of the coast of the Scilly Isles and four ships went down - HMS "Association", HMS "Eagle", HMS "Romney" and HMS "Firebrand" - with the loss of all onboard, estimated at between 1,400 to 2,000 men. How terrible for Sarah BARRY, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, who lost her son, William BARRY, and a brother, Benjamin WILLSON, on board HMS "Romney" and would later lose another brother, Symon WILLSON, on board HMS "Montague" in 1710. The cause of the disaster - one of the worst in British maritime history - was the navigators' inability to accurately calculate their location. This lead to remarkable discoveries and the invention of implements to calculate longitude and latitude that became used the world over.

More Dorset lives were lost in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48) and the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Spare a thought for Esther (Hester) MUDFORD, who lost two sons in two years in 1742 and 1744; to William MANSFIELD, who lost two sons on board HMS "Dover" in 1747 and Edith MILLER of Burton Bradstock, who lost first her husband in 1743 on board HMS "Nassau" and then a son in 1757 on board HMS "Prince Edward". And poor Peter CAMELL of Swanage, who must have been so relieved when he discovered his brother Martin had not died on board HMS "Dragon" as initially thought, only to lose him for real three years later in 1745 on board HMS "Rochester" and have to grieve and go through the business of organising the administration of his estate a second time.

Please note that handwriting and idiosyncratic spelling is often difficult to interpret, so researchers should use this transcript as a guide only and consult the originals whenever possible.

Surame of Deceased	Forename(s)	Ship(s)	Administra-tor/trix	Sureties	Day	Mth	Year	Reference
ACREMAN	John	HMS "The Litchfield"	Phillis ACREMAN, widow of Burton Bradstock, relict	Administratrix + Ralph MAYNARD & William VENISS of Burton Bradstock	26	Nov	1743	DA/A/1743 31
ADDAMS	Matthew, mariner	HMS "Experiment"	Martha ADAMS, widow of Winterborne Stickland, relict	Administratrix + John OAKLEY, clothier of Wimborne Minster	28	Dec	1745	DA/A/1745 51
ADDIS/ ADHURST	John, junior	HMS "Burford"	John ADDIS/ ADHURST senior of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + John SLADE, pully maker of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	13	May	1709	DA/A/1709 59
ANDRESS/ ANDREWS	John, mariner	HMS "Guarlands Prize" HMS "Dragon" HMS "Barfleur" HMS "Princess Carolina"	Thomas ANDRESS/ ANDREWS, malster of Shapwick, brother	Administrator + Nathaniel WHITMELL, baker of Blandford Forum	07	Jun	1746	BC/A/A/1746 29
BAILY	Thomas, mariner	HMS "Suffolk" home parish: Poole	Richard BAILY, mariner of Poole, uncle	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	19	Aug	1746	CP/A/B/45
BALLETT	Samuel	HMS "Prince Frederick"	Thomas BALLET, mariner of Poole, brother	Administrator + Thomas PRESTON, cooper of Poole	17	Dec	1720	CP/A/B/1720 32
BARBER	John	HMS "Namur"	Sarah BARBER, widow of Powerstock, relict	Administratrix + Elizabeth WAY, widow of Bridport	22	Apr	1706	DA/A/1706 43
BARNARD	John	HMS "Shrewsbury" home parish: Weymouth	Mary BARNARD alias BARRETT, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, mother	Administratrix + Charles LANGRISH, merchant of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	12	Feb	1705/6	DA/A/1705 17
BARNES	George	HMS "Sterling Castle" home parish: East Stoke	Martha BARNES, widow of East Stoke, relict	Administratrix + George SMETHIES, joiner of Bere Regis	09	May	1707	DA/A/1707 27
BARNES	Thomas	HMS "Hampshire" home parish: Lytchett	Mary BARNES, spinster of Almer, sister	Administratrix + Thomas MABER, husbandman of Lytchett Matravers	-	-	1707	DA/A/1707 38
BARNES	John	HMS "Oxford" home parish: Corfe Castle	Mary WHITE, spinster of Bere Regis, lawful attorney of John BARNES	Administratrix + John GRANT, weaver of Corfe Castle	05	Jul	1709	DA/A/1709 19
BARRETT	Charles, marine	Hon. Colonel BING’s company	Anne BARRETT, widow of Bridport, relict	Administratrix + William CLAPCOTT, gentleman of Bridport & Thomas JONES, gentleman of Bridport	19	Jul	1750	DA/A/1750 53
BARRY	William	HMS "Romney" home parish: Weymouth	Sarah BARRY, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, mother [see also Admon of her brother, Ben. WILSON]	Administratrix + Joseph SEAGER of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	06	Dec	1707	DA/A/1707 81
BARTER	Joseph, mariner & bachelor	HMS "Ramillies" home parish: Poole	Thomas BARTER, labourer of Poole, father [value of Joseph’s estate estimated at under £40]	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	28	Mar	1760	CP/A/B/51
BARTLET	John, the Elder	HMS "Sutherland Hospital"	Sarah BARTLET, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, relict	Administratrix + Thomas BRAINE, malster of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	13	Dec	1742	DA/A/1742 66
BARTLETT	James	HMS "Kent"	James BARTLETT, tailor of Poole, father	Administrator + John HULETT, victualler of Wimborne Minster & William MILLER, yeoman of Wimborne MInster	24	Feb	1727/8	CP/A/B/1727 36
BASSETT	William, mariner	HMS "Pearl" home parish: Poole	Mary BASSETT, widow of Poole, relict	Administratrix + Sarah BUCKLER, widow of Poole + Hannah PINHORNE, widow of Poole	01	Feb	1742/3	CP/A/B/1742 41
BASSILL	John	HMS "Chichester"	Jane, wife of John DAVEDGE, late the relict of the deceased	John DAVEDGE, cordwainer of Poole + Henry PRICE, baker of Poole	11	Aug	1711	CP/A/B/1711 27
BAYLEY	John	HMS "Ranelaghe"	Mary BAYLY of Bridport, sister	Administratrix + Anthony MORRIS of Bridport	29	Sep	1710	DA/A/1710 4
BAYLY	James	HMS "Weymouth"	John BAYLY, labourer of Portland, brother	Administrator + Edward PEARCE, yeoman of Easton, Portland + Thomas COMBEN, carpenter of Portland	13	Apr	1742	DA/A/1742 67
BECKETT	William, East Indiaman	"The Earl of Ashbournham"	William BECKETT, clerk of Morden, father	Administrator + Christopher COOLING, scrivener of Blandford Forum	11	Jun	1764	DA/A/1764 31
BELBIN	Stephen, mariner	HMS "Suffolk"	William ROBERTS, soap boiler & tallow chandler of Sturminster Newton Castle, half-brother - Ann BELBIN, widow, mother of the deceased renouncing	Administrator + Susannah ROWLAND, widow of Sturminster Newton Castle + Richard SPENCER, butcher of Sturminster Newton Castle	23	Jan	1743/4	DA/A/1743 36
BELLMAN	Benjamin, mariner	HMS "Norwich"	Elizabeth BELLMAN, widow of Dorchester, mother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	16	Jan	1743/4	DA/A/1743 34
BELLRINGER	Robert	HMS "Sunderland" home parish: Powerstock	Elias BELLRINGER, husbandman of Nettlecombe, Powerstock, brother	Administrator + John PENNY, victualler of Blandford Forum	14	Oct	1708	DA/A/1708 24
BENNETT	Thomas, mariner	HMS "The St. George"	Jane BENNETT, widow of Kimmeridge, mother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	13	Aug	1743	DA/A/1743 35
BERRY	Abraham, mariner	HMS "Dorset"	John BERRY, Husbandman of West Milton, Powerstock, brother	Administrator + Sturmy SWEET, gentleman of Bridport + Samuel KEATS, twine spinner of Bridport	07	Nov	1746	DA/A/1746 34
BILLETT	Alexander	HMS "Namur" home parish: Symondsbury	Elizabeth BILLETT of Symondsbury, relict	Administratrix + Richard HEALE, yeoman of Loders	22	Apr	1706	DA/A/1706 48
BILLINS	Isaac, mariner	Dogger Privateer "The George" under Captain William Freebairn	Mary BILLINS, widow of Poole, relict	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	20	May	1749	CP/A/B/1749 48
BIRD	William, sailor	HMS "Plymouth"	Joint Executors & principal beneficiaries: John & Ann BIRD of Cattistock, parents Other beneficiary: Samuel BRABEE, also serving aboard HMS "Plymouth, beloved friend	Witnesses: David PAIN & John CONYERS	05	May	1743	BC/W/B/1743 144
BISHOP	Henry	HMS "Rye"	Robert BISHOP of Pulham, brother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	02	Jul	1748	DA/A/1748 54
BISHOP	John, the Younger	HMS "Burford"	John BISHOP, the Elder, yeoman of Wool, father	Administrator + Joseph BISHOP, dairyman of Winterborne Whitechurch	24	Mar	1748/9	BC/A/B/1748 146
BOND	Thomas, mariner	HMS "Dartmouth"	Joan BOND, widow of Wootton Fitzpaine, mother	Administratrix + John WALLIS, brazier of Bridport + Thomas WELCH, carpenter of Bridport	09	Jan	1746/7	DA/A/1746 32
BOWER	Thomas, mariner	HMS "Nonsuch"	Mary BOWER, widow of Kingston, Corfe Castle, relict	Administratrix + George FRY, yeoman of Kingston, Corfe Castle	16	Feb	1742/3	DA/A/1742 61
BOYS/ BOYSE	William (died 27-Nov-1741)	HMS "Panther"	Frances BOYS of Cerne, mother, Executrix & sole beneficiary	Witnesses: Captain Solomon GIDEON, Edward GORMAN & J. SUSSEX	24	Oct	1743	DA/W/1743 63
BRADFORD	John, mariner	HMS "Pembroke"	Thomas BRADFORD of Sandwich, father	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	16	Jul	1750	DA/A/1750 50
BRAN	William, mariner	HMS "Barfleur"	Esther BRAN of Steeple-cum-Tyneham, relict	Administratrix + Henry PARKER, clerk of Corfe Castle + John KENT of Corfe Castle	04	Apr	1745	DA/A/1745 48
BREWER	Thomas, mariner	HMS "The Duke" home parish: Great Canford	Martha BREWER, widow of Great Canford, relict	Administratrix + Richard FRENCH, yeoman of Great Canford + Henry FRENCH, yeoman of Wimborne Minster	17	May	1746	CP/A/B/1746 44
BROWN	John, mariner	HMS "St. Albans"	Hannah BROWN of Furley, Netherbury & Joan, wife of John LEVERIDGE of Netherbury, sisters	Hannah BROWN + John LEVERIDGE of Netherbury + Nicholas BROWN & Joseph BROWN, sack weavers of Shipton Gorge	26	Jun	1745	DA/A/1745 56
BROWNE	Samuel	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Winterborne Abbas	Jane BROWNE, widow of Winterborne Abbas, mother	Administratrix + Charles MEADER, millwright of Piddletrenthide	02	Jan	1707/8	DA/A/1707 91
BRYANT	William, marine	HMS "Monmouth" HMS "Royal George" HMS "Romney"	Joan BRYANT, widow of Whitchurch Canonicorum, relict	Administratrix + John TREVET, tailor of Charmouth + Robert CROSS, sheriff’s officer of Charmouth	21	Jan	1749/50	DA/A/1749 35
BUDDEN/ BUTTON	Robert, mariner	HMS "Princess Caroline" home parish: Canford Magna	James BUDDEN/ BUTTON, miller of Throop, Holdenhurst, co. Southampton [Hampshire], brother	Administrator + John BROWN, gardener of Poole + Richard SHEPARD, labourer of Great Canford	09	Jan	1747/8	C/PA/B/1747 46
BURCHALL	Joseph, mariner	HMS "Severne"	Grace BURCHALL, widow of Burton Bradstock, mother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	19	Aug	1742	DA/A/1742 63
BURD	Thomas, junior	HMS "Resolution" died on board HMS "Enterprise"	Thomas BURD, carpenter of Wareham, father	Administrator + John WARD, sailor of Wareham	24	Jan	1707/8	DA/A/1707 66
BYLES	John	HMS "Surprise" home parish: Corfe Castle	John BYLES, husbandman of Corfe Castle, father	Administrator + William BYLES, husbandman of Corfe Castle	31	Aug	1706	CC/A/428
BYTHEWOOD	Philip, bachelor	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Wareham	John BYTHEWOOD, weaver of Wareham, father	Administrator + Charles SEA, blacksmith of Wareham	24	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 68
CAMEL(L)	Martin, mariner	HMS "Rochester"	Peter CAMEL, mercer of Sandwich [Swanage], brother	Administrator + Henry PARKER, clerk + John COOTH, clerk	03	Apr	1745	DA/A/1745 54
CAMEL(L)	Martin	HMS "Dragon" thought to have died at Gibraltar; see Admon Bond of 1745	Peter CAMELL, stone cutter of Sandwich [Swanage], brother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	19	Oct	1742	DA/A/1742 58
CATCUTT	John, bachelor	HMS "Resolution" died aboard HMS "Enterprise" home parish: Wareham	Alice, wife of Edward GRADY, mother	Thomas BURD, carpenter of Wareham + John WARD, sailor of Wareham	24	Jan	1707/8	DA/A/1707 74
CAVE	Truslo/ Treslow, mariner & bachelor	HMS "Lyon"	Robert RIDEOUT, tallow chandler of Blandford Forum, brother - Executor & Administrator - William RIDEOUT of Blandford Forum, brother, also a beneficiary	Will proved 1746; Admon granted 1751 [ documents bear the seal of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury]	09	Aug	1751	DA/W/1746 55
CHAMBERLAIN	John	HMS "Argyle"	Thomas CHAMBERLAIN, husbandman of Dorchester Holy Trinity, father	Administrator + Thomas GOULD, glover of Dorchester Holy Trinity	20	Mar	1741/2	DA/A/1741 61
CHICK	Joseph	HMS "Namur" home parish: Melcombe Regis	Henry CHICK of Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + Joseph ATTKINS of Melcombe Regis	08	Jan	1705/6	DA/A/1705 9
CHILDS	Enoch, marine	HMS "Princess Louisa"	Joseph CHILDS of Melbury Osmond, brother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	03	Feb	1748/9	DA/A/1748 50
CHIP	Thomas	HMS "Shrewsbury" home parish: Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	Clemence CHIP, "lanipendiam" of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, sister	Administratrix + Robert HALLETT, butcher of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	30	Mar	1706	DA/A/1706 60
CHIPP	Thomas, bachelor	HMS "Oxford" home parish: Portland	Alice CHIPP, widow of Portland, mother	Administratrix + Nicholas MITCHELL, quarryman of Portland	19	Jan	1707/8	DA/A/1707 50
CHIPP	James	HMS "Deptford"	Anne CHIPP, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, mother	Administratrix + Mary CHIPP, spinster + John SLADE, pully maker, bother of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	15	Sep	1708	DA/A/1708 36
CLINES	Robert, mariner	HM Transport Ship "Crawley Pink"	Mary CLINES, widow of Dorchester, mother	Administratrix + Edward CLINES, butcher of Dorchester	03	Aug	1745	DA/A/1745 50
COCKRAM	John, mariner	HMS "Swiftsure"	Lewis COCKRAM, gentleman of Swanwich [Swanage], father	Administrator + William FILLITER, gentleman of Wareham	05	Jan	1760	DA/A/1760 19
COMBEN	Thomas	HMS "Sunderland"	Robert COMBEN, Quarryman of Portland, father	Administrator + Thomas COMBEN & Francis GILBER, both quarrymen of Portland	15	Dec	1741	DA/A/1741 69
CONDON	William, bachelor	HMS "Ye Restauration"	William CONDON, yeoman of Dorchester, father	Administrator + Ambrose BYLES, carpenter of Blandford Forum	10	Jul	1709	DA/A/1709 23
COOMBS	Cornelius, mariner	"Grand Duke Letter of Mark" home parish: Morden	Elizabeth COOMBS, widow of Morden, relict & John COOMBS, yeoman of Lytchett Minster, father	Administrators + Thomas EMBERLY, mariner of Wareham St Martin + Robert ALNER, husbandman of Lytchett Minster	13	Aug	1745	DA/A/1745 20
CORBEN	Peter	HMS "Torbay" home parish: Studland	Elizabeth CORBEN, widow of Studland, relict	Administratrix + Thomas DUKE, yeoman of Studland	08	Apr	1706	DA/A/1706 50
CORNE	Richard, mariner	HMS "Princess Amelia" home parish: Poole	Elizabeth CORNE, widow of Poole, relict	Administratrix + John PINHORNE, barber of Poole + Elizabeth LINTHON, widow of Poole	21	Feb	1742/3	CP/A/1742 20
CORNELIUS	Thomas	Warship "Winchester" (Captain Richard SHEPPARD)	Hester CORNELIUS of Rotherhithe St Mary’s, wife, sole Executrix & beneficiary	Witnesses: ?. CAMPBELL & Thomas CROSS	27	Oct	1741	DA/W/1741 114
COTTRELL	Thomas	HMS "Monmouth" Yacht	John COTTRELL, farmer of Wimborne Minster, father [there is a note on the outside of the Bond that Thomas & Timothy were commissioned at Michaelmas last & served 7 weeks apiece]	Administrator	06	Jan	1690/1	SM/A/C/1690 6
COTTRELL	Timothy	HMS "Monmouth" Yacht	John COTTRELL, farmer of Wimborne Minster, father	Administrator	06	Jan	1690/1	SM/A/C/1690 6
COUSINS	Andrew, mariner	HMS "Pembroke"	Jane COUSINS, widow of West Milton, Powerstock, relict	Administratrix + John SYMMS, labourer of West Milton, Powerstock + William SANDERS, cordwainer of Nettlecombe, Powerstock	13	Aug	1748	DA/A/1748 52
CRABB(E)	Henry	HMS "Cumberland" home parish: Bridport	Melior CRABB, widow of Bridport, relict	Administratrix + Richard HALL, yeoman of Bridport	05	May	1708	Bc/A/1708 4
CRABBE	Robert	HMS "Revenge", but died in HMS "Burford"	Martha CRABBE, spinster of Chideock, sister	Administratrix + John CRABBE of Chideock	06	Jan	1710/11	DA/A/1710 10
CRIBB	Thomas	HMS "Eagle"	Elizabeth CRIBB, widow of Wareham, relict	Administratrix + Henry MORSE, worsted comber of Corfe Castle [signed ’MOSS’]	24	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 67
CRIBB	Henry, mariner	"Boseawen" Privateer of Dartmouth	Samuel CRIBB, Innholder of Puncknowle, father	Administrator + William ANGELL, tailor of Litton Cheney	29	Jul	1745	DA/A/1745 24
CRICKETT	Thomas	HMS "Suffolk" home parish: Bryanston	Margaret CRICKETT, widow of Bryanston, mother-in-law [step-mother?]	Administratrix + John SLEA, victualler of Blandford Forum + Christopher DASHWOOD, miller of Blandford Forum	17	Feb	1706/7	DA/A/1706 7
CROOME	Joseph, mariner	HMS "Eltham"	Susannah CROOME, widow of Swyre, relict	Administratrix + William ANGELL, tailor of Litton [Cheney] + Thomas TRENT, tailor of Litton [Cheney]	08	Nov	1746	DA/A/1746 36
DARBY	William, mariner	HMS "Culloden" home parish: Great Canford	William DARBY, yeoman of Great Canford, father	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	25	Nov	1749	CP/A/D/16
DASHWOOD	Robert, mariner	HMS "Sandwich"	Thomas DASHWOOD of Sturminster Newton Castle, brother, sole Executor & beneficiary	Witnesses: William BARRY & John HAYTER	23	Mar	1743/4	DA/W/1743 64
DAVISON	Robert, mariner	HMS "Chichester" home parish: Poole	Hannah DAVISON, widow of Poole, relict [estimated her late husband’s estate at less than £20]	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	17	Sep	1741	CP/A/D/12
DEANES	John	HMS "Monmouth"	Edward DEANES, mariner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + Samuel MARTIN, glazier of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Miales PROWES, mariner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	10	Nov	1749	DA/A/1749 36
DEKER	Edward, mariner	HMS "Dunkirk" formerly aboard privateer "Hero" home parish: Wyke Regis	Martha KESER of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, Executrix & sole beneficiary	Witnesses: William CROSSMAN & Thomas FLEW	02	Jun	1759	DA/W/1759 77
DELAVERE	Mingo, mariner	HMS "Severne"	Rebecca PRINCE, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, principal creditor	Administratrix + Charles LANGRISH, ?grocer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	11	Oct	1709	DA/A/1709 64
DITTY	Joseph, mariner	HMS "Russell" home parish: Poole	Richard DITTY, mariner of Poole, brother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	21	Dec	1748	CP/A/D/15
DOLLING	Benjamin, mariner	HMS "Berwick" home parish: Poole	Benjamin DOLLING, porter of Poole, father	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	09	Oct	1745	CP/A/D/13
DOLMAN	John	HMS [name not given] home parish: Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	Lucy DOLMAN, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis [relationship not stated]	Administratrix + Joshua GARDEN, mariner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	15	Jan	1707/8	DA/A/1707 77
DOSSON	John	HMS "Ruby"	Mary DOSSON, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, relict	Administratrix + Samuel TOBY, hellyar of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Thomas HARVEY, taylor of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	21	Nov	1746	DA/A/1746 39
DOUCH	Mordecai, mariner	HMS "Stafford"	Henry DOUCH, mercer of Corscombe, father	Administrator + Richard FITZHERBERT, gentleman of Blandford Forum	30	Jun	1741	DA/A/1741 67
DOWN	John	HMS "Weymouth"	Susanna DOWN, spinster of Bridport, mother	Administratrix + Richard TREDGOLE, gentleman of Bridport	-	Jul	1706	DA/A/1706 9
DURNFORD	Samuel	HMS "Gosport" home parish: Tarrant Gunville	Elizabeth, wife of John DURNFORD of Tarrant Gunville, mother	John DURNFORD, husbandman of Tarrant Gunville & Henry LEMMON, tailor of Tarrant Gunville	14	Jun	1707	DA/A/1707 63
EDMONDS	John, bachelor	HMS "Shrewsbury" home parish: Sandwich [Swanage]	Alice NORTHOVER, widow of Sandwich [Swanage], mother	Administratrix + Lewis COLE, barber of Sandwich + John DOLLING, marbler of Sandwich	10	Feb	1707/8	DA/A/1707 55
ELLIOTT	William, bachelor	HMS "Romney" home parish: Weymouth	Martha ELLIOTT, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, sister	Administratrix + Thomas SAMWAYES, roper of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	06	Dec	1707	DA/A/1707 87
EVERED	Joseph	HMS "Vanguard"	Joseph EVERED of Stalbridge, father	Administrator + Walter SAMPSON, victualler of Blandford Forum	07	Nov	1759	DA/A/1759 34
EYERS	Thomas, mariner	HMS "Rye"	Joseph EYERS of Pulham, brother, Executor & beneficiary + Joseph EYERS of Pulham, father, additional beneficiary	Witnesses: George WIGGINS, Richard CHURCHOUSE & John GREGORY	02	Jan	1741/2	DA/W/1741 111
EYRES	Richard, mariner	HMS "Folkstone"	Richard EYRES the elder, mercer of Sturminster Newton Castle, father	Administrator	25	Feb	1747	DA/A/1747 47
FALL	Abner, the Younger, mariner	HMS "Princess Amelia"	Abner FALL, the Elder, yeoman of Studland, father	Administrator + Richard ROBINSON, clerk of East Stoke + Martha ROSE, spinster of Wareham	15	Oct	1743	DA/A/1743 30
FITZHERBERT	Robert	HMS "Frances"	Mary FITZHERBERT, widow of Blandford Forum, mother	Administratrix + William BROOKER, tallow chandler of Blandford Forum + Richard KNAPP, gentleman of Blandford Forum	19	Oct	1722	DA/A/1722 2
FLOWER	Joseph	HMS "Princess Amelia"	Martha FLOWER of the town of Weymouth, sister, sole Executrix & beneficiary [effects above £20]	Witnesses: Captain John HEMINGTON, Matthew RATSEY & John MITCHELL	28	Oct	1741	DA/W/1741 105
FOOKS/ FOOKES	William	HMS "Sterling Castle" home parish: Dorchester	Frances FOOKES, widow of Dorchester, mother	Administratrix + Samuel HELLARD, [illegible] of Dorchester	17	Jan	1708/9	DA/A/1708 10
FOOT	Peter	HMS "Carcase Bomb"	Mary, wife of John ROLLS, sister	John ROLLS, fisherman of Bothenhampton + William RICHARDS, sail-cloth weaver of Bridport + Hugh GOLDING, sail-cloth weaver of Bridport	21	Nov	1748	DA/A/1748 46
FORD	John	HMS "Romney"	Sarah FORD, widow of Abbotsbury, mother	Administratrix + James HAWKINS the Elder of Litton Cheney + James HAWKINS the Younger of Litton Cheney	04	Feb	1740/1	DA/A/1740 3
FORD	Joseph	HMS "Boston Packett" otherwise a Private Ship of War	Mary FORD, widow of Poole, relict	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	29	Apr	1751	CP/A/F/11
FOWKE/ FOOKES	John	HMS "Alborough"	Mary FOWKE, widow of Bridport, relict [signed FOOKES]	Administratrix + Richard TREDGOLE, yeoman of Bridport	19	Nov	1709	DA/A/1709 12
FRAMPTON	John, bachelor	HMS "Newport" home parish: Wimborne	Anne, wife of Nathaniel HARDING, sister	Nathaniel HARDING, thatcher of Blandford Forum + William HARDING, thatcher of Blandford Forum	23	May	1707	DA/A/1707 89
FREEMAN	Angel	HMS "Exeter"	Sarah FREEMAN, spinster of Swyre, sister	Administratrix + Richard TUCKER, merchant of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + William ELBORNE, yeoman of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	29	Oct	1744	DA/A/1744 35
FURMAGE	John	HMS "Tiger"	Grace FURMAGE, widow of Abbotsbury, relict	Administratrix + John WALLIS, mercer of Abbotsbury	25	Mar	1709	DA/A/1709 1
GALPIN	Benjamin	HMS "Nottingham"	Sarah GALPIN, widow of Bridport, mother	Administratrix + Anthony WIMPERY, ?baker of Bridport	06	Aug	1708	BCW/G/1708 16
GARDNER	Willliam	HMS "Grafton" home parish: Whitchurch	Ann GARDNER, widow of Whitchurch, relict	Administratrix + Andrew PRINCE, pieceman of Blandford Forum	16	Aug	1707	DA/A/1707 88
GARDNER	Samuel, mariner	HMS "Faulkland"	Richard GARDNER, husbandman of Shipton Gorge, father	Administrator + Robert COLLENT, husbandman of Shipton Gorge + Christopher WRIXON, cordwainer of West Milton [Powerstock]	26	Jun	1745	DA/A/1745 52
GENTLE	Robert, junior	HMS "Dorsetshire" home parish: Corfe Castle	Robert GENTLE, labourer of Kingston, Corfe Castle, father	Administrator + John TARRANT, barber of Corfe Castle	07	Oct	1720	CC/A+I/467
GERRARD	John	HMS "Hastings" home parish: Wareham	Johanna GERRARD, widow of Wareham, relict	Administratrix + Thomas NORRIS, husbandman of Wareham	29	Mar	1707/8	DA/A/1707 69
GILL	Robert	HMS "Torbay"	Henry GILL, yeoman of Powerstock, father	Administrator + Josiah PEACH, [illegible] of Bridport	13	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 48
GILL	Robert, mariner	HMS "Namur" home parish: Poole	Sarah SEYMOUR, widow of West Lulworth, mother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	22	Dec	1746	CP/A/G/12
GLOVER	Richard	HMS "Yarmouth" home parish: Wareham	Robert COOMBES, mercer of Wareham, principal creditor - Joan GLOVER, relict, renouncing	Administrator + Robert PALMER, mercer of Blandford Forum	07	Feb	1705/6	DA/A/1705 15
GLOVER	William	HMS "Albermarle" home parish: Weymouth	Sarah GLOVER, widow of Portland, relict	Administratrix + Edward GLOVER, sailor of Portland	02	Nov	1708	DA/A/1708 33
GODDING	Edward, mariner	HMS "Feversham"	Israel GODDING, paviour of Poole, brother, Executrix & sole beneficiary	Witnesses: G. B. VANBRUGH & James MORRISSE, clerk [NB: this is the date of the Will, not the date it was proved]	13	May	1744	CP/W/G/1744 30
GOLTON	Joshua, mariner	HMS "Norwich" HMS "Experiment"	James GOLTON, yeoman of East Lulworth, brother	Administrator + Henry WOOLFRYS, yeoman of East Lulworth	18	May	1749	BC/A/G/1749 79
GOSENY	Thomas	HMS "Kent" home parish: Poole	William GOSENY, labourer of Poole, brother	Administrator + Samuel BALLATT, cooper of Poole	21	Dec	1705	CP/A/G/3
GRAY	John, mariner	HMS "Marlborough" home parish: Poole	John GRAY, mariner of Poole, father	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	05	Dec	1744	CP/A/G/9
GRAY	Titus	HMS "Dragon" bound to Gibraltar	Elizabeth GRAY, widow of Sandwich [Swanage], mother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	19	Oct	1742	DA/A/1742 57
GREENLAND	Daniel, mariner	HMS "Falmouth"	Mary, wife of Thomas JACK, sister	Thomas JACK, mariner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Robert TORVILL, joiner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + James STEARE, brick-layer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	08	Feb	1741/2	DA/A/1741 62
GULLY	William, mariner	HMS "Princess Mary"	Susannah GULLY, widow of the Island of Portland [relationship not stated]	Administratrix + Henry CHILAR, yeoman of Portland + Edward DOLLEN, mariner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	04	Aug	1749	BC/A/G/1749 14
HAINES	Thomas	HMS "The New Captain"	Jane HAINES, widow of Canford Magna, relict	Administratrix + Avice OSMAN, widow of Canford Magna	21	Oct	1713	CP/A/H/1713 17
HALL	William, mariner	HMS "Rupert"	Thomas HALL, yeoman of Askerswell, father	Administrator + Edmund JENKINS, yeoman of Askerswell + John MOORES, miller of Askerswell	23	Jul	1745	DA/A/1745 55
HARDING	John	HMS "Gosport" home parish: Tarrant Gunville	Anne, wife of Henry LEMMON, mother	Henry LEMMON, tailor of Tarrant Gunville + John DURNFORD, husbandman of Tarrant Gunville	14	Jun	1707	DA/A/1707 32
HARDING	Samuel, mariner	HMS "The Mark" HMS "Rebecca Fender"	Samuel HARDING senior of Sandwich, father	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	19	Sep	1748	DA/A/1748 51
HARDING	Nathaniel, bachelor & mariner	HMS "Vanguard"	Nicholas HARDING, yeoman of Shaftesbury, uncle & next of kin	Administrator + John HARVEY, gentleman of Shaftesbury + Michael LONDON, school master of Shaftesbury	25	May	1764	DA/A/1764 50
HARDY	Thomas, sailor	HMS "Canterbury" HMS "Elizabeth"	Thomas HARDY, cordwainer of Swyre, father	Administrator + Cornelius CROSSMAN, cordwainer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Anthony BARTLETT, cordwainer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	06	May	1749	BC/A/H/1749 51
HARRIS	Thomas	HMS "Somerset"	Hannah HARRIS, widow of Allington, relict	Administratrix + Anthony WIMPERY, [illegible] of Bridport	12	Jul	1707	DA/A/1707 3
HARRIS	John	HMS "Oxford" home parish: Hinton Martell	Margaret HARRIS, widow of Hinton Martell, mother	Administratrix + Richard BURT, yeoman of Hinton Martell	07	Jan	1707/8	DA/A/1707 36
HARRIS	Robert	HMS "Seaford" HMS "Neptune"	Thomas HARRIS, Labourer of Morden, father	Administrator + Henry BEALE, cooper of Blandford Forum	06	Aug	1763	DA/A/1763 30
HARVEST	James, bachelor	HMS "Panther" home parish: Weymouth	Mary HARVEST, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, mother	Administratrix + Margaret BEALE, spinster of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Amie BEALE, spinster of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	29	Jul	1706	DA/A/1706 59
HARVY	John, mariner	HMS "Centurion"	Sarah HARVY of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, sister	Administratrix + Charles LANGRISH of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, g[illegible]	05	Aug	1710	DA/A/1710 38
HAVERCOMBE	Henry, mariner	HMS "Jersey", but killed on board HMS "Gosport"	Elizabeth HAVERCOMBE of Studland, mother, Executrix & sole beneficiary	Holiday HALBOROW of HMS "Dewey", Thomas MARTIN of HMS "Cambridge" and John STANTON of [illegible]	01	Mar	1706/7	DA/W/1706 45
HAYWARD/ HOWARD	Edward, mariner	HMS "Victory"	Ann HAYWARD/ HOWARD, widow of Sandwich, relict	Administratrix + Robert ALFORD, stonecutter of Sandwich	21	Dec	1744	DA/A/1744 39
HEAL	John	HMS "Namur"	Robert HEAL, yeoman of Loders, brother	Administrator + Francis MOSE, yeoman of Loders	22	Apr	1706	DA/A/1706 38
HEAL	Thomas	HMS "Namur"	Robert HEAL, yeoman of Loders, brother	Administrator + Francis MOSE, yeoman of Loders	22	Apr	1706	DA/A/1706 37
HEDDITCH	Robert	HMS "Valiant" Man of War Ship	William HEDDITCH, blacksmith of West Stower, brother	Administrator + John WHITE, cordwainer of West Stower	25	Aug	1764	DA/A/1764 49
HELLIARD	Richard	HMS "Assurance" home parish: Osmington	Nicholas HELLIARD, yeoman of Osmington, brother	Administrator + Joseph BAKER, cooper of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	17	Apr	1706	DA/A/1706 41
HILL	James	HMS "Shoreham" home parish: Abbotsbury	Luke PUCKETT, mariner of Abbotsbury, grandfather	Administrator + Robert MONCTON, labourer of Blandford Forum	27	Jun	1709	DA/A/1709 3
HINGSON	Thomas, mariner	HMS "Norfolk"	Damaris HINGSON, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, widow	Administratrix + Joseph HENLEY taylor + John PROWSE of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	27	Feb	1746/7	DA/A/1746 37
HISCOCKE	Richard	HMS "Suffolk" home parish: Shilling Okeford	Robert HISCOCKE, edge tool maker of Shilling Okeford, father	Administrator + Robert SELBY, cordwinder of Blandford Forum	22	Mar	1706/7	DA/A/1706 46
HIXON	George	HMS "Sandwich" HMS "Royal George" home parish: Studland	Elizabeth HIXON of Studland, wife, Executrix & sole beneficiary	Witnesses: John HUME & Captain PHILLIPS [a copy of the Will - not the original]	28	Aug	1749	DA/W/1749 60
HODDER	John	HMS "Greenwich" home parish: Whitchurch Canonicorum	Ann HODDER, spinster of Whitchurch Canonicorum, sister	Administratrix + Samuel GUNDRY, mercer of Bridport	22	May	1710	DA/A/1710 41
HODDER	Everton	HMS "Berwick"	Esther HODDER, widow of Horton, relict	Administratrix + Richard KELLAWAY, husbandman of Cranborne	30	Dec	1712	DA/A/1712 10
HOLLAND	James	HMS "Jonathan & Mary"	Abigail HOLLAND, widow of Bridport, relict	Administratrix + Paul BETTISCOME, cordwinder of Bridport	24	Feb	1706/7	DA/A/1706 8
HOLLAND	John	HMS "Vanguard"	George HOLLAND, cooper of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, only brother	Administrator + Robert LAKE, cordwainer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Bennett HARVEY, watchmaker of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	02	May	1764	DA/A/1764 51
HOMER	Thomas, junior	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Wareham	Thomas HOMER, felmonger of Wareham, father	Administrator + Thomas PLOWMAN, collar maker of Winfrith Newburgh	18	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 73
HURST	Joseph, mariner	HMS "Superb" home parish: Longfleet	Mary WYATTE, wife of William WYATTE, wheelwright of Wimborne Minster, sister	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	27	Mar	1746	CP/A/H/37
INGRAM	John, junior	HMS "Shrewsbury"	John INGRAM, Labourer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + John NEWAN, tyler of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	25	Jan	1705/6	DA/A/1705 16
IVYLEAF	Stephen	HMS "New Plymouth" home parish: Blandford Forum	Isabell IVYLEAF, widow of Blandford Forum, mother	Administratrix + Thomas IVYLEAF, clothworker of Blandford Forum	27	Jun	1709	DA/A/1709 9
JACKSON	William	HMS "Princess Amelia"	Ann STOCKY, spinster of the town of Weymouth, "beloved friend", sole Executrix & beneficiary	Witnesses: Captain John HEMINGTON & Matthew RATSEY [effects amount to near £20]	22	Sep	1741	DA/W/1741 106
JEANES	Walter	HMS "Gosport" home parish: Child Okeford	Mary JEANES, widow of Child Okeford, relict	Administratrix + John DURNFORD, husbandman of Tarrant Gunville	14	Jun	1707	DA/A/1707 21
JEANES	Ambrose, marine	HMS "Bellona"	Ann JEANES, widow of Shilling Okeford, relict	Administratrix + Nicholas DAY, husbandman of Pimperne + Clement BUSSEY of Pimperne, but now residing at Portsmouth, co. Hants	01	Oct	1747	DA/A/1747 44
JENKINS	Christopher	HMS "Yarmouth" home parish: Blandford Forum	Elizabeth JENKINS, widow of Blandford Forum, mother	Administratrix + John SARGENT, collar maker of Blandford Forum	22	Mar	1705/6	DA/A/1705 2
JENKINS	William	HMS "Somerset" home parish: Litton Cheney	Joanna JENKINS, widow of Litton Cheney, relict	Administratrix + Joseph FUZARD, carpenter of Litton Cheney	19	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 37
JENKINS	James	HMS "Tiger" home parish: Manston	John JENKINS, yeoman of Manston, father	Administrator + Henry JENKINS, yeoman of Manston	05	Feb	1708/9	DA/A/1708 16
JEWER	William, mariner	HMS "Sunderland"	Ann, wife of George BOLT, sister	George BOLT, husbandman of Lytchett Matravers	22	Feb	1748/9	DA/A/1748 55
JOHNSON	William	HMS "Association" home parish: Chideock	William JOHNSON, shopkeeper of Chideock, father	Administrator + William FITZHERBERT, gentleman of Chideock	31	Dec	1707	DA/A/1707 20
JOHNSON	Thomas	HMS "Edinburgh"	Ann, wife of Samuel LAMBERT, sister	Samuel LAMBERT, tailor of Wareham + William SWAIN, hosier of Wareham + Robert DELACOURT, barber of Wareham	06	Mar	1746/7	DA/A/1746 35
JOLLIFFE	John	HMS "Sunderland"	James JOLLIFFE, lime burner of Portesham, father	Administrator	27	Jun	1759	DA/A/1759 33
JOYCE	George, mariner & bachelor	HMS "Colchester"	Edith JOYCE, spinster of Poole, sister & next of kin [value of George’s estate estimated at under £40]	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	11	Feb	1760	CP/A/J/1760 2
KEASER	George, junior	HMS "Namur"	George KEASER, mariner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + Richard BENNETT, mercer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Samuel SLY, baker of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	16	Jul	1750	DA/A/1750 49
KEMP	Benjamin	HMS "Milford"	Edith SEAGER, widow of Poole, mother	Administratrix + Thomas BLANCHARD, worsted comber of Poole	24	Jul	1707	CP/A/K/1707 2
KERLY	William	HMS "Mary Gally"	Robert KERLY, husbandman of Ashmore, father	Administrator + Roger CLENCH fellmonger of Blandford Forum	19	Mar	1712/13	DA/A/1712 2
KING	James	HMS "Norfolk"	Elizabeth KING of Studland, wife, Executrix & sole beneficiary [sworn before Thomas COLSON Rector of Studland]	Witnesses: Thomas GRAVES, John SUSSEX & Thomas THOMAS	18	Nov	1747	DA/W/1747 92
KNIGHT	William, mariner	HMS "Lime"	John KNIGHT, Labourer of Bothenhampton, father	Administrator + John MARSH, yeoman of Bothenhampton + John CHILCOTT, clothier of Bridport	05	Nov	1748	DA/A/1748 48
LAWTHER alias LOADER	John	HMS "Elizabeth"	Robert LOADER alias LAWTHER, yeoman of Wyke Regis, father	Administrator + Thomas CARTER, mariner of Wyke Regis	01	Nov	1709	DA/A/1709 70
LEA	John	HMS "Royal Anne"	Abigail LEA of Bridport, mother	Administratrix + Anthony MORRIS, victualler of Bridport	29	Oct	1707	DA/A/1707 12
LEM	Henry, mariner	HMS "Anglesea"	Giles LEM, labourer of Abbotsbury, father	Administrator + John SEYMER, mercer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + John FOOT, gentleman of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	27	Jul	1748	DA/A/1748 45
LEMON	Christopher, sailor	HMS "Temple"	Ann LEMON, widow of Stalbridge, mother	Administratrix + Thomas HANNAM, cordwainer of Stalbridge	16	May	1763	BC/A/L/1763 34
LINTHORNE	Timothy	HMS "Oxford"	Elizabeth LINTHORNE, widow of Poole, mother	Administratix + Timothy LINTHORNE, blacksmith of Poole + William BROWN, mariner of Poole	06	Dec	1704	CP/A/L/1704 9
LITTLE	William	"Tygress" privateer of Dartmouth home parish: Sandwich [Swanage]	Anthony WARHAM, gentleman of Leigh in the parish of Wimborne Minster, guardian of William LITTLE, son of the deceased, aged 16	Administrator + Joseph BRIXEY, yeoman of Leigh, Wimborne Minster	14	Jan	1745/6	DA/A/1745 25
LOADER alias LAWTHER	John	HMS "Elizabeth"	Robert LOADER alias LAWTHER, yeoman of Wyke Regis, father	Administrator + Thomas CARTER, mariner of Wyke Regis	01	Nov	1709	DA/A/1709 70
LODER	William, mariner	HMS "Burford" home parish: Winfrith Newburgh	Sarah FORD, "dear friend" of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, Executrix & sole beneficiary	Witnesses: Luke CU...L..., George SMART & John ...EPER... [documet decayed and faded]	02	Dec	1696	DA/W/1696 52
LODER	William	HMS "Sterling Castle" home parish: Wyke Regis	Robert LODER, yeoman of Wyke Regis, father	Administrator + Charles LANGRISH, [illegible] of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	18	Jan	1708/9	DA/A/1708 40
LOKIER	James	HMS "Rochester"	Sarah LOKIER, widow of Poole, relict	Administratrix + Robert ROZER, cordwainer of Poole	19	Apr	1711	CP/A/1711 11
LONG	Robert	HMS "Royal Anne"	John LONG, yeoman of Bilsy [?], Loaders, father	Administrator + Anthony MORRIS, innholder of Bridport	15	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 5
LOONEY	Daniell	HMS "Oxford Prize"	Mary LOONEY, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, relict	Administratrix + Thomas PARSONS, tailor of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	26	Jul	1709	DA/A/1709 58
LOVELL	John	HMS "Medway" home parish: Langton Herring	John LOVELL, farmer of Langton Herring, father	Administrator / Jonathan EDWARDS, merchant of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	03	Mar	1705/6	DA/A/1706 32
LUCKERS	Richard	HMS "Lenox"	Anne LUCKERS, spinster of the Isle of Portland, sister	Administratrix + Francis GILBERT, victualler of the Isle of Portland + William GILBERT, yeoman of the Isle of Portland	08	Jun	1749	BC/W/L/1749 83
LUMBARD	Thomas	HMS "Cumberland" home parish: Weymouth	Mary HENDY, spinster of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, principal creditor	Administratrix + Charles LANGRISH, gentleman of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	06	Mar	1705/6	DA/A/1705 18
LUMBARD	Thomas	HMS "Canterbury"	Lazarus "Lazary" LUMBARD, weaver of Bridport, father	Administrator + John NEMAN, gentleman of Bridport	12	May	1708	BC/W/L/1708 86
MACKERELL	John, mariner	HMS "Oxford" home parish: Poole	Susanna PAIN, now wife of Richard PAIN, joyner of Poole, late wife of John MACKERELL	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	28	Aug	1742	CP/A/M/14
MANSFIELD	John	HMS "Dover"	William MANSFIELD, labourer of Portland, father	Administrator + William SANSOM, quarryman of Portland + Henry WATSON, mason of Portland	26	Jan	1747/8	DA/A/1747 46
MANSFIELD	William	HMS "Dover"	William MANSFIELD, labourer of Portland, father	Administrator + William GILBERT, yeoman of Portland + William PEARSE, yeoman of Easton on the Island of Portland	21	Dec	1747	DA/A/1747 45
MARSH	John	HMS "Mary"	Frances MARSH, widow of Bothenhampton, mother	Administratrix + Christopher MARSH, yeoman of Bothenhampton	13	Nov	1710	DA/A/1710 3
MARTIN	John, mariner	HMS "Sunderland" HMS "Ipswich" HMS "Russell" home parish: Great Canford	Thomas MARTIN, yeoman of Knighton, Great Canford, father	Administrator + Richard FRENCH, yeoman of Great Canford	20	Dec	1746	CP/A/M/17
MARTIN	Joseph, mariner	HMS "York"	Joan MARTIN, widow of Burton Bradstock, mother	Administratrix + Richard SEYMER, mercer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Robert WHICKER, cordwainer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	30	Aug	1745	DA/A/1745 59
MASTERMAN	William, mariner	HMS "Rippons Prize"	George MASTERMAN, yeoman of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + John HARDY, yeoman of Knighton + John MARTIN, glazier of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	31	Oct	1749	DA/A/1749 37
MATTHEWS	Joseph, mariner	HMS "St Albans" home parish: Poole	Joseph MATTHEWS, mariner of Poole, father	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	15	Jan	1745/6	CP/A/M 15
MATTICKS	Thomas	HMS "Shrewsbury" home parish: Weymouth	Richard MATTICKS, shipwright of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father [also the father of John MATTICKS, mariner - see Admon DA/A/1707 75 - it’s not clear if this son was also in the Navy]	Administrator + Richard WEBB, blacksmith of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	24	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 79
MAUNDERS	Joseph	HMS "Kingfisher"	-	[Admon bond missing - Calendar entry only]	-	-	1753	DA/A/1753 39
MEAD	John, mariner	HMS "Vigilant"	Joshua MEAD, husbandman of Buckhorne Weston, father	Administrator + John YOUNG, yeoman of Lidlinch	01	Sep	1750	DA/A/1750 52
MEADEN	Charles	HMS "Winchelsea"	Robert MEADEN, husbandman of Steeple, father	Administrator + Thomas NELSON, husbandman of Steeple	05	Dec	1713	DA/A/1713 3
MEADER	John	HMS "Princess Amelia"	John MEADER of Pickle Town [Puddletown], father, sole Executor & beneficiary, predeceased his son. Admon granted to Margery MEADER, widow of Piddletown, mother	Witnesses to Will: Captain John HEMINGTON, John MITCHELL & Robert CHATER Sureties to Admon: Administratrix + George MEADER of Blandford Forum, writing master	02	Nov	1743	DA/W/1743 60
MILLER	Phil.	HMS "Severne"	Margaret, wife of Jonathan HIDE, sister	Jonathan HIDE, mariner of Shipen [Shipton Gorge] + Samuel PUGGSLEY, mercer of Bridport	03	Nov	1711	DA/A/1711 7
MILLER	John, mariner	HMS "Nassau"	Edith MILLER, widow of Burton Bradstock, relict	Administratrix + Ralph MAYNARD, yeoman of Burton Bradstock + William VENESS, mariner of Burton Bradstock	06	Nov	1743	DA/A/1743 33
MILLER	James	HMS "Prince Edward"	Edith MILLER, widow of Burton Bradstock, mother	Administratrix + Joseph NORTHOVER, lace-maker of Bridport + William DONNE, sack-weaver of Bridport	22	Jan	1757	DA/A/1757 17
MINGO	William, mariner	HMS "Diamond" home parish: Poole	John MINGO, labourer of Great Canford, brother	Administrator + Richard FRENCH, yeoman of Great Canford	22	Aug	1746	CP/A/M/16
MOOR	Stephen	HMS "Association"	Andrew MOOR, comber of Bridport, father	Administrator + Samuell JACOB [illegible] of Bridport + Anthony MORRIS of Bridport	20	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 11
MOORCOCK	John	HMS "Namur" home parish: Winfrith Newburgh	Susannah MOORCOCK, widow of Winfrith Newburgh, relict	Administratrix + Henry TARRANT, husbandman of East Stoke	07	Feb	1705/6	DA/A/1705 19
MOORE	Richard, bachelor	HMS "Grafton" home parish: Wareham	Luce MOORE, widow of Sturminster Marshall, mother	Administratrix + John LIGHT, yeoman of Sturminster Marshall	15	Sep	1711	DA/A/1711 10
MOORES	Richard	HMS "Torbay" home parish: Askerswell	John MOORES, miller of Askerswell, brother	Administrator + John HALLETT, cordwinder of Bridport	22	May	1710	DA/A/1710 2
MOOSE	Thomas, mariner	HMS "Princess Caroline"	Mary MOOSE of Burton [Bradstock] near Bridport, wife, sole Executrix & beneficiary	Witnesses: Alexander CUNNINGHAME, John BOND & Henry STONE	18	Dec	1741	DA/W/1741 108
MORRIS	Thomas	HMS "Jersey"	Mary MORRIS, widow of Bridport	Administratrix + Elizabeth MORRIS, spinster of Bridport	20	Jan	1706/7	DA/A/1706 13
MORTIMER	John	HMS "York" home parish: Wareham	Thomas MORTIMER, husbandman of Wareham, father	Administrator + Thomas WOOLFRYES, cordwinder of Wareham	26	Dec	1709	DA/A/1709 54
MORY/ MOREY	John	HMS "Norfolk"	Joseph MORY, gentleman of Reep [Eype, Symondsbury?], father	Administrator + Benjamin HANSELL, gentleman of Bridport	10	Mar	1708/9	DA/A/1708 31
MOSE	Nathaniel, mariner	HMS "Namur"	Francis MOSE, yeoman of Loders, father	Administrator + Robert HEALE, yeoman of Loders	22	Apr	1706	DA/A/1706 39
MOWLAM	John	HMS "Dunkirk" home parish: Sandwich [Swanage]	Perria MOWLAM, widow of Sandwitch [Swanage], relict	Administratrix + John HALL, marbler of Sandwitch	28	Feb	1695/6	DA/A/1695 26
MUDFORD	Robert, mariner	HMS "Severne"	Hester MUDFORD, widow of Burton Bradstock, mother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	19	Aug	1742	DA/A/1742 64
MUDFORD	Daniel, mariner	HMS "Romney" Man of War	Esther MUDFORD, widow of Burton Bradstock, mother	Administratrix + Samuel KEECH, baker of Bridport + Ruth KENWAY, spinster of Bridport	04	Aug	1744	DA/A/1744 38
MULLENS	George, mariner	HMS "Princess Amelia" home parish: Poole	Henry MULLENS, labourer of Stalbridge, father	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	02	Mar	1741/2	CP/A/M/1741 13
MULLENS	John	HMS "Mary Gally"	John MULLENS, husbandman of Marnhull, father	Administrator + Thomas DIBBEN, gentleman of Marnhull	28	Apr	1741	DA/A/1741 65
NAILE	John	HMS "Severne"	Simon NAILE the Elder, tailor of Toller Porcorum, father	Administrator + Simon NAILE the Younger, tailor of Toller Porcorum + John NAILE, dairyman of Symondsbury	22	Jul	1745	DA/A/1745 57
NEWMAN	William, mariner	HMS "Centurion"	Joan WATSON, spinster of West Milton [Powerstock], principal creditor	Administratrix + Richard BURTT, chirurgeon of West Milton [Powerstock] + William BELLAMY, farmer of Powerstock	06	Jun	1745	DA/A/1745 49
NIPPRED	William	HMS "Somerset" home parish: Wareham	Thomas NIPPRED, tailor of Wareham, father	Administrator + George HISCOCKE, victualler of Blandford Forum	29	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 65
ORCHARD	Richard	HMS "Hampton Court"	Elizabeth ORCHARD, widow of Wootton Fitzpaine	Administratrix + John ANNING, carpenter of Charmouth + James HUXFORD, yeoman of Wootton Fitzpaine	16	Nov	1741	DA/A/1741 64
PAIN	John	HMS "Romney"	Damaris PAIN, widow of Abbotsbury, mother	Administratrix + James HAWKINS the Elder of Litton Cheney + James HAWKINS the Younger of Litton Cheney	04	Feb	1740/1	DA/A/1740 4
PAINTER	Henry	HMS "Boyne"	Edith PAINTER, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, mother	Administratrix + Charles LANGRISH, gentleman of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	20	Feb	1709/10	DA/A/1710 37
PARKER	Nicholas	HMS "Marlborough"	Elizabeth PARKER of Melcombe Regis, wife, sole Executrix & beneficiary [Note: £6.18s.8d. wages due]	Witnesses: ?W. PROSSER & Richard SHORT	19	Dec	1743	DA/W/1743 62
PATRIDGE	John	HMS "Torbay" home parish: Studland	Elizabeth PATRIDGE [PARTRIDGE], widow of Studland, relict	Administratrix + Thomas DUKE, yeoman of Studland	18	Jan	1705/6	DA/A/1705 13
PAYNE	Charles, mariner	HMS "Burford"	Ann, wife of William TYTE of Stalbridge, mother	William TYTE, victualler of Stalbridge Weston + Nathaniel WHITMELL, joiner of Blandford Forum	10	Jan	1743/4	DA/A/1743 32
PEACE	John	HMS "Princess Amelia" HMS "Grafton"	Jean PEACE of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, wife, sole Executrix & beneficiary [effects under £5]	Witnesses: E. ?SHEDCOLE mayor of Plymouth & James WILLSON	14	Sep	1741	DA/W/1741 5
PEARCE	Percivall, mariner [signed ’Peacefull’]	HMS "Russell"	Priscilla PEARCE, sister [no probate clause on the Will, but registered as Weymouth]	Witnesses: Thomas JOHNSON, Nicholas COSWORTHY & F. KELLY [Will dated 09-Oct-1740 & signed at Spithead]	-	-	1741	DA/W/1741 112
PERRY	Robert	HMS "Jersey" home parish: Corfe Castle	Hannah PERRY, widow of Corfe Castle, relict	Administratrix [alone]	08	Feb	1708/9	CC/A/441
PETERS	Abraham	HMS "Sunderland" (Captain BING commander)	John PETERS of the Isle of Portland, father, sole Executor & beneficiary [effects under £20]	Witnesses: ?. FEILD & Robert MEDE	16	Dec	1741	DA/W/1741 113
PETERS	John, the Younger	HMS "Kent"	John PETERS, quarryman of the Isle of Portland, father	Administrator + John WARD, carrier of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Abraham PEARCE, quarryman of Portland	16	Dec	1741	DA/A/1741 63
PITMAN	Geoffery/Jeffery	HMS "Phenix"	Joan PITMAN, widow of Abbotsbury, relict	Administratrix + Anthony WIMPERY, tailor of Bridport	11	Jun	1709	DA/A/1709 4
PLOWMAN	Thomas, junior	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Winfrith Newburgh	Thomas PLOWMAN, collar maker of Winfrith Newburgh, father	Administrator + Thomas HOMER, fellmonger of Wareham	18	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 90
POMEROY	William	HMS "Royal Ann"	Thomas POMEROY, chirugeon of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, brother	Administrator + Charles LANGRISH, [illegible] of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	13	Feb	1709/10	DA/A/1710 39
POND	William	HMS "Shrewsbury" home parish: Radipole	Richard POND of Radipole, father	Administrator + Hugh BARTLETT of Radipole	08	Jan	1705/6	DA/A/1705 10
POTTER	William	HMS "Alborough"	Thomas POTTER, labourer of Parkstone, father	Administrator + Robert POTTER, malster of Poole	05	Apr	1708	CP/A/P/1708 13
PRESTON	Nicholas	HMS "Jersey" home parish: Abbotsbury	William TIZARD, yeoman of Milborne, Somerset, brother on mother’s side	Administrator + John PRIDDELL, gentleman of Bridport	30	Oct	1707	DA/A/1707 1
PRESTON	James, mariner	HMS "Preston"	John PRESTON, clerk of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + William NEWMAN, shipwright of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + John HENDY, cordwainer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	02	May	1749	BC/A/P/1749 127
PRIMROSE	Richard, mariner	HMS "Faulkland"	Ann PRIMROSE, widow of Burton Bradstock, mother	[only the Administratrix’s details are given, but H. JACOB & Samuel GALPIN have signed where the sureties usually sign]	07	Nov	1742	DA/A/1742 59
PROCER/ PROSSER	William	HMS "Antelope"	Philip PROCER of Burstock, father & progenitor [signed PROSSER]	Administrator + Samuel GILL, yeoman of Bridport	27	Dec	1709	DA/A/1709 16
PUCKETT	John	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Chickerell	Joan BAULCH, widow of Winfrith Newburgh, sister	Administratrix + Henry CAKE, carpenter of Winfrith Newburgh	09	Feb	1705/6	DA/A/1705 4
RAFTER	Thomas	HMS "Severne"	Joseph TUCKER, woolstapler of Piddletown, & William SCOTT, chapman of Piddletown, testamentary trustees	Administrators	05	Sep	1748	DA/W/1742 102
RANDALL	Samuel, mariner	HMS "Roe Buck"	Thomas RANDALL, mariner of Wareham Holy Trinity, brother	Administrator + William RANDALL, mariner of Wareham + John TUCK junior, cordwainer of Stoborough	21	Jun	1742	DA/A/1742 62
RAYMOND	Joel	HMS "Lyon"	Patience RAYMOND, wife, sole Executrix & beneficiary - sworn at Weymouth	Witnesses: Henry PAGE, John WHITEWOOD & William SMITH	13	Jan	1741/2	DA/W/1741 109
RICHARDS	John, mariner	HMS "Dorsetshire"	Richard RICHARDS, labourer of Hawkchurch, father	Administrator + John BROOKS, husbandman of Reading, Berkshire	19	Dec	1746	DA/A/1746 33
ROBINS	John, mariner	HMS "Centurion" home parish: Corfe Castle	Hannah PERRY of Corfe Castle, mother, Executrix & sole beneficiary	Witnesses: John HEALEY, John LEACH, Richard WHITTLE (his mark)	27	Aug	1713	CC/W/454
ROE	John	HMS "Guernsey" home parish: Corfe Castle	Robert ROE of Corfe Castle, father	Administrator & Alexander PARISH [no further details given]	12	Jan	1705/6	CC/A/422
ROLLES	Ishmael, bachelor	HMS "Crown" home parish: Swyre	Thomas ROLLES, husbandman of Swyre, father	Administrator + Francis ROLLES, husbandman of Kingston Russell	31	Dec	1707	DA/A/1707 61
ROPER	Edward, mariner	HMS "Portsmouth" HMS "Shore Ship" [?] HMS "Culloden"	Edward ROPER, labourer of Upway, father	Administrator + Tergonell ROPER, labourer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Perciful HENDY, ... of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	29	Jul	1748	DA/A/1748 53
RUSSELL	John	HMS "Advice"	John RUSSELL, mariner of Burton Bradstock, father	Administrator + Ralph MAYNARD, yeoman of Burton Bradstock + John GOVER, mariner of Burton Bradstock	07	Oct	1741	DA/A/1741 60
SAMWAYES	John, bachelor	HMS "Romney" home parish: Weymouth	Thomas SAMWAYES, roper of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + Martha ELLIOTT, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	06	Dec	1707	DA/A/1707 78
SARGEANT/ SARGENT	Jasper	HMS "Gloucester"	Thomas SARGENT, wheelwright of Maiden Newton, brother	Administrator + William SARGENT, yeoman of Powerstock + Henry HARBIN, victualler of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	11	Sep	1744	DA/A/1744 36
SCARD	Thomas	HMS "Faulkland"	Richard SCARD, husbandman of West Lulworth, father	Administrator + William POTTELL, victualler of Blandford Forum	04	Nov	1740	DA/A/1740 37
SCRIVEN	Henry	HMS "Romney" home parish: Weymouth	Henry SCRIVEN of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + Joseph SEAGER of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	06	Dec	1707	DA/A/1707 83
SEA	Edward, bachelor	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Wareham	Charles SEA, blacksmith of Wareham, father	Administrator + Thomas PUNCH, joiner of Wareham	24	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 71
SERJEANT	Thomas	HMS "Deptford"	Mark SERJEANT, mariner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, father	Administrator + Samuel TOBY, hellyar of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + William SAMWAYES, labourer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	05	Jun	1750	DA/A/1750 48
SHERLOCKE	George	HMS "Association" home parish: Symondsbury	Elianor SHERLOCKE, widow of Symondsbury, relict	Administratrix + John HENNSON, clothier of Bridport	27	Feb	1707/8	DA/A/1707 62
SHERRING	William, mariner	HMS "Dover"	John SHERRING, yeoman of Stalbridge, father	Administrator + Thomas HUNT, yeoman of Stalbridge	12	Apr	1746	BC/COM/S/1746 62
SHITLER	Thomas, bachelor	HMS "Arundell" HMS "Content home parish: Blandford Forum	Thomas SHITLER, yeoman of Blandford Forum, father	Administrator + John BARTAR, roper of Bryanston	21	Sep	1706	DA/A/1706 5
SHORT	William, mariner	HMS "Pearl"	Ann SHORT, widow of Hazelbury Bryan, mother	Administratrix + John SHORT, labourer of Hazelbury Bryan + William HANCOCK, barber of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	25	Feb	1746/7	DA/A/1746 38
SMEDMORE	John	HMS "Nonsuch"	Rebecca SMEDMORE, widow of East Lulworth, mother	Administratrix + John LUCKRES, husbandman of East Lulworth	03	Nov	1709	DA/A/1709 25
SMITH	Robert, mariner	HMS "Medway" home parish: Poole	Millicent, now the wife of Benjamin BIFFORD of Poole, but late the wife & widow of Robert	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	28	Aug	1748	CP/A/S/1748 20
SPEAR	Joseph	HMS "Princess Louisa"	Ann SPEAR, wife, Executrix & sole beneficiary [Will proved at Weymouth]	Witnesses: Thomas BRADLEY, captain, & Edward CRABTREE, steward	12	Jun	1738	BC/W/S/1738 121
SPINNEY	Richard	HMS "Stratford"	Hannah SEYMOUR, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, sister	Administratrix + Christopher WEBB, mariner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Nicholas SUFFIELD, cordwainer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	20	Oct	1741	DA/A/1741 68
SPRAGG	Christofer	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Studland	Frances SPRAGG, widow of Studland, relict	Administratrix + James SUMMERS, yeoman of Studland	02	Jan	1707/8	DA/A/1707 30
SPRING	George	HMS "Swallow" home parish: Dorchester	Mary SPRING, widow of Dorchester, relict	Administratrix + John SLADE, pully maker of Weymouth + John SCARLET, cordwainer of Weymouth	20	Jun	1707	DA/A/1707 25
STEERS	John, seaman	HMS "Lancaster"	Katharine STEERS, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, mother	Administratrix + Robert NEWTON, brewer of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Robert THEDDAM, cooper of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	26	Nov	1742	DA/A/1742 60
STEPHENS/ STEVENS	John	HMS "Bellfleur"	Richard STEPHENS of Bridport [no relationship given]	Administrator + Anthony WIMPERY of Bridport	14	Jan	1706/7	DA/A/1706 11
STUCKEY	William, mariner	HMS "New Bedford"	John STUCKEY, mariner of Portsmouth, co. Southampton [Hampshire], brother	Administrator + William POTTLE, victualler of Blandford Forum	21	Apr	1747	DA/A/1747 43
SYMES	Robert, mariner	HMS "Victory"	Henry SYMES, innholder of Burton Bradstock, father	Administrator + James HAWKINS the Younger, blacksmith of Litton Cheney	26	Dec	1745	DA/A/1745 58
SYMES	Edward, the younger	HMS "Dreadnought" Man of War Ship home parish: Powerstock	Edward SYMES the elder, husbandman of Powerstock, father	Administrator + John SYMES, cordwainer of Powerstock + William HART of Netherbury	12	Sep	1748	DA/A/1748 47
TALBOT	Robert	HMS "Buckingham" home parish: Broadwey	Thomas TALBOT, brother, Executor & residuary legatee. Other beneficiaries: Joan TALBOT, sister; Jean, wife of Robert ELLIOTT, sister & John TALBOT, brother	Witnesses: William COOMBES & Thomas THORNE [effects under £20]	07	Mar	1741/2	DA/A/1743 61
TALLICK	William, mariner	Dogger Privateer "The George" under Captain William Freebairn	Mathew HEYDEN of Poole, friend, attorney & Executor	Witnesses: William FREEBAIRN Captn, John NORRIS Clerk, Thomas SERLE	06	May	1747	C/P/W/1747 26
TANSWELL	Leonard, mariner	HMS "Augusta"	Elizabeth TANSWELL, widow of Shaftesbury St Peters, relict	Administratrix + Henry SAUNDERS senior & Henry SAUNDERS junior of Shaftesbury St Peters	05	Mar	1746/7	DA/A/1746 30
TEDBURY	George, bachelor	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Wareham	Jane TEDBURY, widow of Wareham, mother	Administratrix + John SAUNDERS, husbandman of Wareham	10	Feb	1707/8	DA/A/1707 72
THORNER	John	HMS "Chatham"	Ruth THORNER, widow of Puncknowle, mother	Administratrix + Thomas THORNER, labourer of Puncknowle + Edith HINE, spinster of Puncknowle	26	Feb	1742/3	BC/W/T/1742 29
THRESHAR	Walter, mariner	HMS "Torbay"	Walter THRESHAR the elder, tailor of Abbotsbury, father	Administrator + Asher BUTT, labourer of Fifehead Neville	01	Sep	1741	DA/A/1741 70
THRESHER	John	HMS "Chichester" home parish: Abbotsbury	Julian THRESHER, widow of Abbotsbury, mother	Administratrix + John HEWLETT, husbandman of Broadmaine	17	Nov	1709	DA/A/1709 2
TIDBURY	John, mariner	HMS "Norfolk" home parish: Poole	Richard MILLS, mariner of Poole, administrator during the minority of Betty otherwise Elizabeth & Ann TIDBURY, sisters	Administrator + John GARDNER, cooper of Poole + Thomas TWITOE, baker of Poole	11	Feb	1747/8	CP/A/T/12
TOBY	William, the younger	HMS "Terror Bomb"	John TOBY, hellyar of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, brother	Administrator + Samuel TOBY, hellyar of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + William TOBY, hellyar of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	08	Oct	1746	DA/A/1746 40
TOMKINS	Nicholas	HMS "St Albans"	Mary TOMKINS, widow of [blank], mother	Administratrix + Joseph TOMKINS + John TOMKINS	10	May	1740	BC/W/T/1740 49
TOOP	George	HMS "Suffolk"	Edward TOOP, yeoman of Bushey, Corfe Castle, father	Administrator + William TOOP, husbandman of Goddins, Sandwich [Swanage]	08	May	1742	DA/A/1742 65
TREW	John	HMS "Seahorse" home parish: Moreton	Thomas TREW, yeoman of Moreton, brother	Administrator + Andrew PRINCE, penman of Blandford Forum	24	Jan	1707/8	DA/A/1707 44
TRIM	John, mariner	HMS "Africa"	Mary TRIM, widow of Poole, mother	Administratrix + James LAWS, salt officer of Parkstone	01	Jun	1763	CP/A/T/1763 14
TUCK	Thomas	HMS "Prince Frederick" home parish: Poole	William TUCK, mariner of Poole, only brother	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	21	Feb	1746/7	CP/A/T/11
TURNER	Stephen	HMS "Ruby"	Mary TURNER, widow of Bridport, relict	Administratrix + Samuel JACOB, tailor of Bridport	03	Jan	1709/10	DA/A/1709 15
VESEY	John, mariner	HMS "Amazon"	Leah VESEY, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, relict	Administratrix + John JERRARD, butcher of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Peter GREEN, tailor of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	20	Mar	1746/7	DA/A/1746 29
VINE	Matthew	HMS "Romney" home parish: Weymouth	Mary VINE, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, relict	Administratrix + Charles LANGRISH, merchant of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	13	Mar	1706/7	DA/A/1706 58
VYE	Gabriel, junior	HMS "Surprise" or "Sun Prize" home parish: Corfe Castle	Gabriel VYE of Kingstone, Corfe Castle, father	Administrator + Henry SPEER of Kingstone, Corfe Castle	08	Feb	1708/9	CC/A/440
WAKELY	Robert	HMS "Royal Anne"	Sarah WAKELY, widow of Bridport, mother	Administratrix + Anthony MORRIS, victualler of Bridport	31	Oct	1707	DA/A/1707 10
WARD	William	HM Sloop "Hawke"	Matthew WARD, yeoman of Abbotsbury, father	Administrator + Samuel WALLIS, gentleman of Abbotsbury + George CLEMENTS, yeoman of Abbotsbury	15	Jan	1740/1	DA/A/1740 2
WARD	William, mariner	HMS "Bideford"	Mary, wife of Roger MURLEY, sister	Roger MURLEY of Stoke Abbas + Henry SLADE of Burstock + Robert RUSSELL of Burstock	29	Mar	1749	BC/W/T/1749 32
WARLAND	William, mariner	HMS "Prince of Orange" home parish: Poole	Elizabeth WARLAND, widow of Poole, mother [value of William’s estate estimated at under £20]	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	19	Dec	1741	CP/A/V-W/29
WARMINGTON/ WILMINGTON	John	HMS "Deal Castle" home parish: Wareham	Mary WARMINGTON/WILMINGTON, widow of Wareham, mother	Administratrix + Lawrence PARKER, serge maker of Blandford Forum	12	Oct	1706	DA/A/1706 55
WARREN	William	HMS "Oxford"	Jone WARREN of Weymouth, wife, sole Executrix & beneficiary	Witnesses: ?. ?PETTINGER & Thomas ANDREWS	06	Mar	1741/2	DA/W/1741 110
WATTS	Isaac	HMS "Ruby"	Richard WATTS, mariner of Osmington, brother	Administrator + Robert WOOD, gentleman of Osmington + Thomas HARBIN, innholder of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	28	Jul	1741	DA/A/1741 66
WAY	Alexander	HMS "Romney"	Elizabeth WAY, spinster of Bridport, sister	Administratrix + Anthony MORRIS, innholder of Bridport	26	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 8
WEAR	Robert, mariner	HMS "Ludlow Castle"	William WEAR, yeoman of Marnhull, & Ann SILVER, widow of Sturminster Newton Castle, uncle and aunt	Administrators + Joseph SILVER of Sturminster Newton Castle	12	May	1749	BC/W/W/1749 61
WEBBER	William, mariner	HMS "Prince Edward" HMS "Duke" HMS "Shrewsbury"	Ann, wife of William BARTLETT, mother	William BARTLETT, yeoman of Elworth, Abbotsbury + Joseph EDGAR, apothecary of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	19	Nov	1762	DA/A/1762 48
WEBSTER	Peter	HMS "Britania" [?]	Mary WEBSTER, spinster of Poole, sister	Administratrix + William HOOPER, mariner of Poole	14	Jan	1705/6	CP/A/V-W/1705 12
WEST	John	HMS "Princess Amelia"	William WEST, mariner of Poole, father, sole Executor & beneficiary [Will proved at Weymouth]	Witnesses: Captain John HEMINGTON, John MITCHELL & Matthew RATSEY	10	Oct	1741	DA/W/1741 104
WESTON	Benjamin, steward	HMS "Chichester" home parish: Poole	Anne, wife of Richard CORPE, schoolmaster of Poole, only sister [value of Benjamin’s estate estimated at under £20]	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	23	Sep	1741	CP/A/V-W/1741 26
WESTON	John, mariner	HMS "Bellica" under Martin WADHAM master home parish: Poole	Mary WESTON, widow of Poole, relict	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	08	Jan	1744/5	CP/A/V-W/1744 30
WESTON	Richard, mariner	HMS "Tilbury" home parish: Poole	Margaret, wife of John CURE, mariner of Poole, only sister	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	14	Dec	1741	CP/A/V-W/1741 28
WHELLER/ WHEELER	John	HMS "Nottingham" home parish: Shapwick	William WHELLER, labourer of Shapwick, father	Administrator + William LOCKE, labourer of Shapwick	26	Jan	1705/6	DA/A/1705 11
WHIFFIN	George, mariner	HMS "Cambridge"	Mary & Jane WHIFFIN, spinsters of Arne, sisters	Administratrices + David DUGDALE, gentleman of Wareham + James PITTS, gunsmith of Wareham	22	Sep	1746	DA/A/1746 31
WHITE	Charles	HMS "Oxford" home parish: Shilling Okeford	James WHITE, husbandman of Shilling Okeford, father	Administrator + George HISCOCKE, victualler of Blandford Forum	16	Feb	1707/8	DA/A/1707 46
WILLIS	William, mariner	HMS "Elizabeth"	John WILLIS, yeoman of West Lulworth, brother [value of William’s estate estimated at under £20]	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	09	Jul	1747	CP/A/V-W/1747 31
WILLS	George, mariner & bachelor	HMS "York"	George WILLS, custom house officer of Poole, father	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath] Sworn before Mayor John MASTERS & John CULME surrogate	05	Aug	1749	CP/A/V-W/1749 33
WILLS	Robert, shipwright in HM Royal Navy	HMS "Mary" home parish: Poole	Grace WILLS of Poole, wife, attorney & Executrix [22 Aug 1707 Grace received £32.6s.6d. wages owing to Robert for his service in the navy]	Witnesses: Thomas CORNELL, John MILLER & Edward DIRHAM [Will dated 18 Aug 1707; is the probate date a clerical error?]	24	Jun	1747	CP/W/W/1707 10
WILLS	Robert, mariner	HMS "Squirrel" home parish: Poole	George WILLS, mariner of Poole, father [the value of Robert’s estate estimated at under £20]	[Admon bond missing - details from record of the Oath]	10	Dec	1741	CP/A/V-W/1741 27
WILLSON	Benjamin	HMS "Romney" home parish: Weymouth	Sarah BARRY, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, sister [see also Admon of her son, Wm BARRY]	Administratrix + Joseph SEAGER of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	06	Dec	1707	DA/A/1707 82
WILLSON	Symon	HMS "Montague" Battle Ship	Sarah BARRY, widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, sister [see also Admon of her son, Wm BARRY]	Administratrix + Charles LANGRISH, gentleman of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis	22	Dec	1710	DA/A/1710 40
WINDSOR	Alexander	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Winfrith Newburgh	Elizabeth, wife of Thomas PLOWMAN, mother	Thomas PLOWMAN, collar maker of Winfrith Newburgh + William PLOWMAN senior, collar maker of Brianston	23	Jan	1705/6	DA/A/1705 20
WISE	Gabriel	HMS "Tilbury"	Jane WISE, widow of Bradpole, relict	Administratrix + Samuel GILL of Bridport	14	Aug	1708	BC/W/W/1708 142
WOOD	Solomon, mariner	HMS "Tartar"	Mary WOOD, widow of Abbotsbury, mother	Administratrix + Nicholas WOOD, mariner of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis + Thomas JOLLIFFE, mariner of Wyke Regis	10	May	1750	DA/A/1750 51
WOODS	Samuel	HMS "Suffolk" home parish: Hinton Martell	Mary, wife of Thomas WOODS, mother	Thomas WOODS, labourer of Hinton Martell + William WOODS, carpenter of Hinton Martell	24	Feb	1706/7	DA/A/1706 28
WRIXON	John	HMS "Le Warspite"	Christopher WRIXON, yeoman of West Milton, Powerstock, father	Administrator + Richard WRIXON, mariner of Nettlecombe, Powerstock	09	Dec	1709	DA/A/1709 56
YELLOW	Thomas, bachelor	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Wareham	Mary YELLOW, widow of Wareham, mother	Administratrix + John BYTHEWOOD, weaver of Wareham	24	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 64
YELLOW	William	HMS "Eagle" home parish: Wareham	Joyce YELLOW, widow of Wareham, relict	Administratrix + Charles SEA, blacksmith of Wareham	24	Nov	1707	DA/A/1707 70
YOUNG	John, mariner	HMS "Gloucester"	Elizabeth YOUNG, widow of Bishops Caundle, mother	Administratrix + Thomas YOUNG, yeoman of Wootton Glanville	10	Apr	1745	DA/A/1745 53

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