Kevin Peter on 8 Apr 2009  •  Link

Was elected head of Trinity House on May 22, 1665.

San Diego Sarah on 18 Jun 2024  •  Link

Captain Nicholas Hurlestone (b. ?, d. ?) was from a family of mariners and seamen with its roots in Sandwich, Kent. He was resident in Redriff, Surrey.

He was connected with the Moyer family of mariners of Leigh, Essex and Limehouse, Essex, through his marriage to Anna Moyer, who was the daughter of the mariner James (c. 1585 -1636/37) and Lydia Moyer.
Nicholas Hurleston was thus the son-in-law of James Moyer the elder, and brother-in-law of 4 Moyer merchants and/or mariners active in the 1640 to 1680 period - Lawrence, Samuel, James [the younger], and William Moyer.

Hurleston had married Anna Moyer prior to 1637, since James Moyer the elder, when writing his will, mentioned "my sonne Nicholas Hurlstone."
In James Moyer the younger's will, written in 1661, the younger James mentioned his brother "Captain Nicholas Hurlestone," together with Nicholas' sons, Nicholas and Richard, and Nicholas' then unmarried daughters, Lydia, Rebecca, Sarah, and Elizabeth.

Capt. Hurlestone provides an example of the difficulties which occur when attempting to assess social status of commercially-active people and families in 17th century England.
Descriptions by contemporaries and by later 18th century commentators which imply status can vary widely for the same individual and family. In the case of Nicholas Hurlestone he is described at various times and places in his career as "Captain Hurlestone", "Nicholas Hurlestone,gent., of Redriff," and "Nicholas Hurlestone, esq."
http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/M…

San Diego Sarah on 18 Jun 2024  •  Link

According to Geni, the Hurleston family was well-connected. It appears one of Nicholas' aunts married a Mainwaring, and one of his daughters married one of Sandwich's and Pepys' colleagues after the Diary -- we can assume Pepys knew both Hurleston and Haddock:

Elizabeth Haddock (Hurleston)
Also Known As: "Betty"
Birthdate: circa 1650
Death: February 26, 1709
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Nicholas Hurleston and Anna Hurleston
Wife of Admiral Sir Richard Haddock, Kt.
Mother of Richard Haddock, II; William Haddock; Adm. Nicholas Haddock; Martha Lyddoll; Elizabeth Haddock and 2 others.
https://www.geni.com/people/Eliza…

Richard Haddock commanded The Dragon 1656-1660, but was then unemployed until 1666 when he took command of the 50-gun Portland on 14 June 1666. This gave him command of one of the companies involved in the attacks on Ulie and Schelling in Aug. 1666.
https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
He relinquished command of the Portland on 9 Nov. 1667.

Prior to the outbreak of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, Richard Haddock became captain of the 100-gun Royal James on 18 Jan. 1672; he was her captain at the Battle of Solebay on 28 May.
The Royal James was the flagship of Adm. Sir Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich. The Royal James led the van of the Blue Squadron, and attacked Willem Joseph van Ghent's ship. She was then engaged by a number of other Dutch warships and fireships.
Despite fighting several of them off and forcing Rear-Adm. Jan van Brakel's ship to disengage, the Royal James was set on fire by the Dutch. Haddock was wounded in the foot, and on seeing that the ship was doomed, tried to persuade the Earl to abandon ship.
Sandwich refused; Haddock jumped overboard.
He survived, was picked up and transferred to another English warship. Sandwich's body was found days later.

Haddock returned to London and met with Charles II. The King bestowed a mark of favour on Haddock for his actions during the battle, taking a satin cap from his head and placing it upon Haddock's. The cap was kept in the family for many years,

Haddock assumed command of the Third rate Lion on 7 Nov. 1672, and remained with her until the following 1 Feb.
He was then given command on 2 Feb. 1673 of the brand new First rate Royal Charles, flagship of Prince Rupert.
He fought at the Battles of Schooneveld on 28 May and 4 June 1673.
Immediately following this second action, on 5 June 1673 he was switched to command the Royal Sovereign, but relinquished command on 30 June, and was quickly appointed to be an Extra Commissioner of the Navy on 18 Aug. 1673.

He was knighted on 3 July 1675.
Sir Richard Haddock was appointed Controller of the Navy on 2 Feb., 1682, an appointment he retained until 17 April 1686.

More at https://www.geni.com/people/Admir…

Sian Plant on 16 Oct 2024  •  Link

Nicholas Hurl[e]stone was baptised 13 Nov 1608 at St Clement, Sandwich, Kent only known child of Richard and Alyce nee Jarvis. After Richard died in 1623 Alyce remarried (rather swiftly it might be thought) John Paprill a merchant tailor of Redriffe.
Nicholas's daughters married into the families of Jesson, Roope, Ruffin, Rich, Thornburgh, Leeke and Haddock. His son married Catherine Bell, a widow, no known issue, his son Richard was living aged 21 in 1668 (beneficiary of his mother's will) but I cannot find what became of him.