Adams Hyde


bap. 16/01/1719 St Clement, Hastings, Sussex

Parents

John Hide
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Marriages/Partnerships

m. 18/05/1740
Ann Taught All Saints, Hastings, Sussex

Children

bap. 17/08/1740 Ann Hide bur. 23/11/1742
bap. 14/08/1742 Mary Hide
bap. 06/07/1744 Ann Hide
bap. 24/07/1746 Sarah Hyde
bap. 13/05/1748 Hannah Hide bur. 14/03/1750
bap. 13/07/1750 Adams Hyde bur. 07/11/1753
bap. 24/06/1752 Mercy Hide
bap. 16/10/1754 Martha Hide
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Note: Includes only children from certificates, baptism entries, or from census entries where the relationship is specified. For married women, please see their husband's entry for children from censuses.

Occupations

1757 Mariner

Also known as

Adam Hide, Adam Hyde, Adams Hide

Documentary Sources

1759. The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. 161 ... FRIDAY, 9. ... At a sessions of Admiralty, at the Old-Bailey, Nicholas Wingfield and Adams Hyde, were capitally convicted ; Thomas Kent, Thomas Wingfield, Thomas Lewis, and John Hyre, acquitted. Dr. Hay, one of the commissioners of the Admiralty, and his majesty's advocate general, sat as judge of the court, in the room of Sir Thomas Salusbury, whose lady is dead ; Mr. Justice Wilmot, and Mr. Justice Noel, and several doctors of the civil law, were upon the bench. The prosecutions were carried on at the expence of the crown, in order to vindicate the honour of the nation ; and the council in support of the indictments were the attorney and solicitor general, Mr. Gould, Dr. Bettesworth, Mr Hussey, and Mr. Nash. Mr. Stowe, and two other gentlement, were for the prisoners. It appeared upon the trials, that Nicholas Wingfield and Adams Hide, the masters of two privateer cutters, had feloniously and practically [sic] boarded the ship De Reisende Jacob, assaulted Jurgen Muller, the master thereof, and robbed him of 20 casks of butter, value 20l. on Aug 11, 1758. Tho. Wingfield and Tho. Kent were acquitted, because no evidence appeared against them that could affect them, in relation to the fact. Thomas Lewis and John Hyre were indicted for piratically and feloniously boarding and robbing the ship Two Brothers, commanded by Klaas Henderiks Swardt, of five fats [sic] of indigo, value 100l. on Nov. 17, 1758. But as there was the strongest and most corroborating proof that they were not at sea on that day, nor could possibly be guilty of the fact, they were acquitted.

Source: The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, vol. 28

Gentleman's Magazine: For MARCH, 1759 Some Account of the Persons who were tried at the late Admiralty Sessions at the Old Baily [sic]. ... Nicholas Wingfield, Thomas Wingfield, Thomas Kent, and Adams Hide, were tried for robbing a ship from Bremen of some butter, which she had taken in at Cork in Ireland. This vessel was boarded by thieves from two cutters at once, who took away 20 casks of her butter. The Bremener, soon after he had been plundered, fell in with his majesty's armed cutter, Duke William, commanded by Hugh Bromedge, who went on board her, and the master acquainting him with what had happened, and describing the cutters, Capt. Bromedge took down the marks of the casks that had been stolen, and went in quest of the robbers. Soon after he met with the cutter commanded by Nicholas Wingfield, which had been disguised by a broad streak of red, painted all round her, which was wet when Bromedge went on board, and came off upon his hands. He found on board several casks of Irish butter, the marks of which were the same that he had copied on board the Bremener. Wingfield then took Bromedge into the cabbin [sic], and told him that he was a poor man, and did not think there was any harm in taking a little butter ; to which Bromedge very justly replied, that if there was no harm in taking what he had taken, there would have been no harm in taking the whole ship and cargo, and took him and his brother Thomas, who was master, into custody, who upon this evidence were convicted and condemned to die. Wingfield, in his conversation with Bromedge, had told him, that the cutter which committed the robbery with him was commanded by Adams Hide. Soon after he saw Hide's vessel, and going on board found several casks of the same butter, in the same sort of casks, but the marks had been newly dubbed out, and Hide insisted it was his provision. It appeared, however, that he had put ten casks of butter on shore, just before Bromedge boarded him, that had all the appearance of being the same butter, except the marks, which were scraped out, or obliterated. Kent, another of the men supposed to have been in company at the robbery, was taken on board Wingfield's cutter three days afterwards. As the persons of Hide and Kent were not sworn to, nor the casks marked, they were acquitted.

Source: The Gentleman's Magazine: For MARCH, 1759

156 THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE On Friday the 9th of March, 1759, was held a Court of Admiralty against Persons for Piracies and other Offences, committed on the high Seas. ... Another bill of indictment was found by the Grand Inquest, against Nicholas Wingfield, Thomas Wingfield, Thomas Kent, and Adams Hide, for piratically and feloniously boarding, about two leagues from Beachy-head, a ship called De Reisende Jacob, or Rising Jacob, the property of Jurgen Muller, and for robbing him of twenty casks of butter, value 20l. on the 11th of August, 1758. To this indictment they severally pleaded not guilty ; but Hugh Bromedge, who commanded his Majesty's armed cutter, Duke William, having the same day met with the said ship, and having asked if she had been boarded by any privateers, Muller and his Mate Heyman informed him, they had been boarded by two, and robbed of twenty casks of butter ; and the Mate shewed him a slate on which he said he had made the marks of each cask. Hereupon, Bromedge having taken down the marks in writing, and made the Captain and his Mate sign it, went in quest of the two privateers, as described to him, and, first boarding and rummaging Nicholas Wingfield's ship, found ten casks of butter, all answering the marks given him. Wingfield being asked, who was with him at the taking of the butter, answered his neighbour Adams Hide, and, Hide's ship being some time after examined, one only cask was found, but of the same make, and the mark was just dubbed out on the head and side. As no evidence had been offered to affect Thomas Wingfield and Thomas Kent, they were intitled to their discharge ; but the two Captains of the privateers, Nicholas Wingfield and Adams Hide, were found guilty, death.

Source: The Universal Magazine OF Knowledge and Pleasure: for January, 1759. VOL. XXIV.

THE PROCEEDINGS ON HIS MAJESTY'S COMMISSION OF OYER AND TERMINER, AND GOAL [sic] DELIVERY FOR THE High Court of Admiralty of England, HELD AT JUSTICE-HALL in the OLD-BAILEY, On FRIDAY the 9th of MARCH, 1759, BEFORE The Honourable GEORGE HAY, LL.D. One of the Commissioners for executing the Office of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of GREAT-BRITAIN : The Honourable Sir JOHN EARDLEY WILMOT, Kt. One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of KING'S BENCH : The Honourable WILLIAM NOEL, O...e of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of COMMON PLEAS And Others His MAJESTY'S Commissioners. ... [18] A bill of indictment was found, by the Grand Inquest, against Nicholas Wingfield, Thomas Wingfield, Thomas Kent, and Adams Hide, for piratically and feloniously boarding a ship called De Reisende Jacob belonging to persons to the jurors unknown, upon the high sea, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, about two leagues from Beachy-head, in this kingdom, and assaulting Jurgen Muller, (then master thereof) and robbing him of twenty casks of butter, value twenty pounds, the goods of persons to the jurors unknows [sic] on the 11th of August, 1758. Second count for the like offence charged the ship and butter to be the property of the said Jurgen Muller. To this indictment they severally pleaded Not guilty ; and for their trial put themselves upon God and their country ; whereupon the jury mentioned page 3, were sworn. Jurgen Muller, not understanding English, was sworn by the interpretation of Christian Heineken, who was first sworn truly to interpret. ... [19] ... Q. Can you sware [sic] to either of the prisoners? Muller. I cannot. ... [22] ... Q. Who commanded that cutter ? Biswisch. Adams Hide; we were ordered into the hold to see if we could find any thing ; there we found one cask and two pieces of ticking, which we brought upon deck. Q. Did you see any marks on the cask? Biswich. I cannot say I did, the head seemed to be dubbed, there were places that had been dubbed out, and had been fresh cut, but whether there had been marks I cannot say ; we took and put this cask and ticking into the boat, and Adams Hide, and, I think, his master, I do not know his name, and carried them on board our cutter. ... [23] Richard Butler sworn Butler. I am a Custom-house officer ; I was at Brighthelmstone ; the prisoner Hide came to me there on the 12th of August ... he said he had brought nine casks of butter from the Isle of Wight; that Mr. Davis's son had sent him, and he refused to take it in, except I saw it landed, because he had brought no dispatches with it ; ... I went to Mr. Davis, he and his wife were at breakfast ; I told him here is a man who says he has brought some butter from the Isle of wight for you... Do you know any thing of it ? said he I have butter, but I have no account of it. ... Q. Did you observe any marks on the casks ? Butler. There had been marks on them, but they were cut and scraped out. ... I desired Mr. Davis to write to his son about it ; and he came to my house on the Sunday following, and said he had received a letter from his son, and he read part of it to me ; it was that his son knew nothing of the man or the butter. ... [24] ... Hide's defence. The cask of butter that he took out of my vessel I had had very near three weeks. I had been in Rye harbour seven or eight days. I gave the master of the vessel, where I had it, half a hundred of our white bread, a firkin of beer, and a piece of Cheshire cheese for it. ... To Hide's character. Thomas Lancaster sworn. Lancaster. I have known Hide the major part of twenty years. Q. What is his general character ? Lancaster. He is a very honest industrious man, he has transacted many pounds for me in town, when he used the fish market at Billingsgate. ... Samuel Underwood sworn. Underwood. I have known Hide twenty years. Q. What is his character ? Underwood. He is a very honest man as far as I ever heard till now ; I have had dealings with him. Benjamin Philips sworn Philips. I was lieutenant on board Adam Hide's ship. Q. Do you remember a cask of butter being found in his ship ? Philips. I do, Mr. Bromedge took it out ; captain Hide had had that cask of butter about a fortnight ; he had it from on board a Dutch dogger. ... Nicholas Wingfield and Adams Hide Guilty, Death. Thomas Wingfield and Thomas Kent Acquitted.

Source: THE PROCEEDINGS On his Majesty's Commission of Oyer, and Terminer, and Goal [sic] Delivery, for the High Court of Admiralty of England

13 July 1757
Appeared Personally Captain Adams Hide of Hastings in the County of Sussex Mariner
and produced a warrant from the Right Hon'ble the Lords Com[m]issioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain & Ireland ??? for the granting of a Commission or Letter of Marque to him the said Adams Hide
and in pursuance of his Majestys Instructions to Privateers made the following Declaration to wit That his the said Adams Hide his Ship is called the Two Henrys And is of the Burthen of about forty Tons That the said Adams Hide goeth Com[m]ander of her That she Carries four Carriage ten (?) Swivel Guns twenty five Men two Chests Small Arms Twenty four Cutlaces three Barrels of Powder twenty Rounds of great Shot And about two hundred Weight of small Shot That the said Ship is Victualed for Six Months has two Suits of Sails three Anchors two Cables And about two hundred Weight of spare Cordage That John Phillips goes Lieutenant William Batchelor Gunner William Hide Boatswain John Colebrand Carpenter Thomas Hide Cook and John Hutton Surgeon of the said Ship And that Henry Green & Henry Stevenson of Hastings Mariners are the Owners and Setters out of the said Ship ./.
One the same Day
This Declaration was made Adams Hide
Before me
And: Colbee Ducarel
R.d (?) Surrogate
Recd of Mr Bellar (?) to this place
Wm Brough

Source: HCA 26/7/173
National Archive

Locations

16/01/1719 [Church], St Clements Hastings
18/05/1740 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
17/08/1740 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
14/08/1742 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
06/07/1744 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
24/07/1746 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
13/05/1748 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
13/07/1750 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
24/06/1752 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
16/10/1754 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
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