John of London (ship)

The John of London was a ship, possibly built during the 1620s by Robert Trenckmore in his shipyards at Shoreham-By-Sea in West Sussex, England. The ship was captained by George Lamberton during its 1638 voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston, Massachusetts. This voyage brought Ezekiel Rogers and a number of families that went on to settle Rowley, Massachusetts. The voyage was also notable for bringing the first printing press to North America[1][2], which went on to be used at Harvard College[3][4]. At least once during its 20-30 year lifespan, it was refitted as a fighting ship. It was captured and sunk near Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, during 1650.

References

  • Paine, Lincoln P., Ships of the World, An Historical Encyclopedia; Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1997. (p. 619)
  • Spectre, Peter H. and Larkin, David, Wooden Ship, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston; 1991.
  • Paine, Lincoln P., Ships of the World, An Historical Encyclopedia; Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1997. (Centerpiece)
  • Cheal, Henry, The Story of Shoreham, Hove Combridges, 1921. (pp. 148-149)
  • Atwater, Edward, History of the Colony of New Haven; 1880. (pp. 84, 85)
  • Lauder-Frost, G.M.S., East Lothian Life, Issue 22, Autumn 1996, (ISSN 1361-7818)
  • Corydon Ireland, Harvard Gazette, The instrument behind New England’s first literary flowering; Harvard University, Cambridge, 2012.
  1. ↑ "Great Migration: Passengers of the John of London, 1638 genealogy project". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  2. ↑ "John of London". www.packrat-pro.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  3. ↑ "Harvard College Sponsored First Printing Press Set Up in U. S. A. | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  4. ↑ https://ssl.uh.edu/engines/epi733.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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