Birth: 5 Jun 1586, Ratcliffe, Stepney Parish, London, England
Death: 1667? at sea ???? after 1668?
“One of the greatest figures in the colonial trade during the pre-civil war period.”___Robert Brenner
“Samuel Vassal ... among the most active participants in colonial schemes, & interlocked in any number of overlapping ventures.”___Jonathan Beecher Field
Send Samuel Vassall to some prison in remote parts where he cannot “seduce the king's people.” Probably 1640, when King Charles I’s officials, thought Richard Chambers & Samuel Vassall were circulating a petition in London to recall Parliament.
1 Oct 1628: Refused to pay tonnage and poundage for Currants, an imposition he believed to be against the law of the land, and the Magna Carta. 4 Mar 1628/9: Named in charter of Massachusetts Bay Co. as Associate & Assistant. 16 Jun 1630: Refused to pay at Tilbury, “that pretended duty,” on a shipload of “that drug called tobacco,” from Virginia. 1630: Had a right to plant a Colony in Carolana under Heath Patent. 1635: Imprisoned for refusing to pay ship money to King of England. In Feb 1639, king Charles I issued a proclamation against the reading of “Scottish pamphlets, manuscripts covenanting propaganda.” It was a proclamation of censorship. In 1640, Samuel Vassall was discovered circulating Scottish books. 1640-1648: Member House of Parliament representing London. 25 Feb 1659/60: Appointed a Commissioner for Customs, Port of London. 1662: Lived Coleman Street Ward, 4th Precinct, London. 1662-1666: Involved to minor extent in planting of Cape Fear Colony in present day North Carolina.
Samuel’s career of import export shipping included trade between England & Italy, Mediterranean, Turkey, Virginia, Spain, Massachusetts, Barbados, Carribean, Guinea, Africa. He traded silks, wool, currants, tobacco, transported colonists & their cargos.
___from RW Faulkner’s Full Text: Life in Time, Lost Line Mayflower William White... 2016
Family links:
Parents: John Vassall Sr. (1548-1625)
Anna Russell (?-5 May 1593)
Spouse: Frances Cartwright (?-1612)
Children: Frances, (1620- 1621)
John, (1622-1665)
Abraham, (1624-?)
Francis, (1626-?) son
William, (1628 -?)
Thomas, (1630 -?)
Henry, (1631-after 1668?)
Mary, (1634 -?)
Andrew, (1634 -?)
Samuell, (1635--?)
Mary, (1636 -?)
Frances, (1637 -?) dau
Siblings: Andrew Vassall (1571-?)
Judith Vassall (1582-?)
John Vassall (1584-died young)
Samuel Vassall(1586-1668)
John Vassall(1588-died young)
William Vassall (1592-1655)
Ann Vassall(1595-1640)
Joane Vassall(1598-1664)
Rachel Vassall(1598-?)
Thomas Vassall (1602-?)
Stephen Vassall(1604-1643)
Mary Vassall (1606-1639)
Elizabeth Vassall(1607-?)
Death: 1667? at sea ???? after 1668?
“One of the greatest figures in the colonial trade during the pre-civil war period.”___Robert Brenner
“Samuel Vassal ... among the most active participants in colonial schemes, & interlocked in any number of overlapping ventures.”___Jonathan Beecher Field
Send Samuel Vassall to some prison in remote parts where he cannot “seduce the king's people.” Probably 1640, when King Charles I’s officials, thought Richard Chambers & Samuel Vassall were circulating a petition in London to recall Parliament.
1 Oct 1628: Refused to pay tonnage and poundage for Currants, an imposition he believed to be against the law of the land, and the Magna Carta. 4 Mar 1628/9: Named in charter of Massachusetts Bay Co. as Associate & Assistant. 16 Jun 1630: Refused to pay at Tilbury, “that pretended duty,” on a shipload of “that drug called tobacco,” from Virginia. 1630: Had a right to plant a Colony in Carolana under Heath Patent. 1635: Imprisoned for refusing to pay ship money to King of England. In Feb 1639, king Charles I issued a proclamation against the reading of “Scottish pamphlets, manuscripts covenanting propaganda.” It was a proclamation of censorship. In 1640, Samuel Vassall was discovered circulating Scottish books. 1640-1648: Member House of Parliament representing London. 25 Feb 1659/60: Appointed a Commissioner for Customs, Port of London. 1662: Lived Coleman Street Ward, 4th Precinct, London. 1662-1666: Involved to minor extent in planting of Cape Fear Colony in present day North Carolina.
Samuel’s career of import export shipping included trade between England & Italy, Mediterranean, Turkey, Virginia, Spain, Massachusetts, Barbados, Carribean, Guinea, Africa. He traded silks, wool, currants, tobacco, transported colonists & their cargos.
___from RW Faulkner’s Full Text: Life in Time, Lost Line Mayflower William White... 2016
Family links:
Parents: John Vassall Sr. (1548-1625)
Anna Russell (?-5 May 1593)
Spouse: Frances Cartwright (?-1612)
Children: Frances, (1620- 1621)
John, (1622-1665)
Abraham, (1624-?)
Francis, (1626-?) son
William, (1628 -?)
Thomas, (1630 -?)
Henry, (1631-after 1668?)
Mary, (1634 -?)
Andrew, (1634 -?)
Samuell, (1635--?)
Mary, (1636 -?)
Frances, (1637 -?) dau
Siblings: Andrew Vassall (1571-?)
Judith Vassall (1582-?)
John Vassall (1584-died young)
Samuel Vassall(1586-1668)
John Vassall(1588-died young)
William Vassall (1592-1655)
Ann Vassall(1595-1640)
Joane Vassall(1598-1664)
Rachel Vassall(1598-?)
Thomas Vassall (1602-?)
Stephen Vassall(1604-1643)
Mary Vassall (1606-1639)
Elizabeth Vassall(1607-?)
Birth: 5 Jun 1586, Ratcliffe, Stepney Parish, London, England
Death: 1667? at sea ???? after 1668?
“One of the greatest figures in the colonial trade during the pre-civil war period.”___Robert Brenner
“Samuel Vassal ... among the most active participants in colonial schemes, & interlocked in any number of overlapping ventures.”___Jonathan Beecher Field
Send Samuel Vassall to some prison in remote parts where he cannot “seduce the king's people.” Probably 1640, when King Charles I’s officials, thought Richard Chambers & Samuel Vassall were circulating a petition in London to recall Parliament.
1 Oct 1628: Refused to pay tonnage and poundage for Currants, an imposition he believed to be against the law of the land, and the Magna Carta. 4 Mar 1628/9: Named in charter of Massachusetts Bay Co. as Associate & Assistant. 16 Jun 1630: Refused to pay at Tilbury, “that pretended duty,” on a shipload of “that drug called tobacco,” from Virginia. 1630: Had a right to plant a Colony in Carolana under Heath Patent. 1635: Imprisoned for refusing to pay ship money to King of England. In Feb 1639, king Charles I issued a proclamation against the reading of “Scottish pamphlets, manuscripts covenanting propaganda.” It was a proclamation of censorship. In 1640, Samuel Vassall was discovered circulating Scottish books. 1640-1648: Member House of Parliament representing London. 25 Feb 1659/60: Appointed a Commissioner for Customs, Port of London. 1662: Lived Coleman Street Ward, 4th Precinct, London. 1662-1666: Involved to minor extent in planting of Cape Fear Colony in present day North Carolina.
Samuel’s career of import export shipping included trade between England & Italy, Mediterranean, Turkey, Virginia, Spain, Massachusetts, Barbados, Carribean, Guinea, Africa. He traded silks, wool, currants, tobacco, transported colonists & their cargos.
___from RW Faulkner’s Full Text: Life in Time, Lost Line Mayflower William White... 2016
Family links:
Parents: John Vassall Sr. (1548-1625)
Anna Russell (?-5 May 1593)
Spouse: Frances Cartwright (?-1612)
Children: Frances, (1620- 1621)
John, (1622-1665)
Abraham, (1624-?)
Francis, (1626-?) son
William, (1628 -?)
Thomas, (1630 -?)
Henry, (1631-after 1668?)
Mary, (1634 -?)
Andrew, (1634 -?)
Samuell, (1635--?)
Mary, (1636 -?)
Frances, (1637 -?) dau
Siblings: Andrew Vassall (1571-?)
Judith Vassall (1582-?)
John Vassall (1584-died young)
Samuel Vassall(1586-1668)
John Vassall(1588-died young)
William Vassall (1592-1655)
Ann Vassall(1595-1640)
Joane Vassall(1598-1664)
Rachel Vassall(1598-?)
Thomas Vassall (1602-?)
Stephen Vassall(1604-1643)
Mary Vassall (1606-1639)
Elizabeth Vassall(1607-?)
Death: 1667? at sea ???? after 1668?
“One of the greatest figures in the colonial trade during the pre-civil war period.”___Robert Brenner
“Samuel Vassal ... among the most active participants in colonial schemes, & interlocked in any number of overlapping ventures.”___Jonathan Beecher Field
Send Samuel Vassall to some prison in remote parts where he cannot “seduce the king's people.” Probably 1640, when King Charles I’s officials, thought Richard Chambers & Samuel Vassall were circulating a petition in London to recall Parliament.
1 Oct 1628: Refused to pay tonnage and poundage for Currants, an imposition he believed to be against the law of the land, and the Magna Carta. 4 Mar 1628/9: Named in charter of Massachusetts Bay Co. as Associate & Assistant. 16 Jun 1630: Refused to pay at Tilbury, “that pretended duty,” on a shipload of “that drug called tobacco,” from Virginia. 1630: Had a right to plant a Colony in Carolana under Heath Patent. 1635: Imprisoned for refusing to pay ship money to King of England. In Feb 1639, king Charles I issued a proclamation against the reading of “Scottish pamphlets, manuscripts covenanting propaganda.” It was a proclamation of censorship. In 1640, Samuel Vassall was discovered circulating Scottish books. 1640-1648: Member House of Parliament representing London. 25 Feb 1659/60: Appointed a Commissioner for Customs, Port of London. 1662: Lived Coleman Street Ward, 4th Precinct, London. 1662-1666: Involved to minor extent in planting of Cape Fear Colony in present day North Carolina.
Samuel’s career of import export shipping included trade between England & Italy, Mediterranean, Turkey, Virginia, Spain, Massachusetts, Barbados, Carribean, Guinea, Africa. He traded silks, wool, currants, tobacco, transported colonists & their cargos.
___from RW Faulkner’s Full Text: Life in Time, Lost Line Mayflower William White... 2016
Family links:
Parents: John Vassall Sr. (1548-1625)
Anna Russell (?-5 May 1593)
Spouse: Frances Cartwright (?-1612)
Children: Frances, (1620- 1621)
John, (1622-1665)
Abraham, (1624-?)
Francis, (1626-?) son
William, (1628 -?)
Thomas, (1630 -?)
Henry, (1631-after 1668?)
Mary, (1634 -?)
Andrew, (1634 -?)
Samuell, (1635--?)
Mary, (1636 -?)
Frances, (1637 -?) dau
Siblings: Andrew Vassall (1571-?)
Judith Vassall (1582-?)
John Vassall (1584-died young)
Samuel Vassall(1586-1668)
John Vassall(1588-died young)
William Vassall (1592-1655)
Ann Vassall(1595-1640)
Joane Vassall(1598-1664)
Rachel Vassall(1598-?)
Thomas Vassall (1602-?)
Stephen Vassall(1604-1643)
Mary Vassall (1606-1639)
Elizabeth Vassall(1607-?)
