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Ship John Jay


Liverpool, England to New York
16 Sep 1836

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James Goodday do solemnly, sincerely, and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New-York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Ship John Jay whereof I am Master, from Lpool. So help me God. (signed) Jas Goodday
Sworn to the 16 September 1836 before me (signed) Jas Campbell Deputy Collector
LIST or MANIFEST of all the PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship John Jay whereof Goodday is Master, from Lpool burthen * tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age (years/months), Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage.
    
  1 John Kerr         35   Male   Farmer               Scotland      United States
  2 Georgiana Kerr    34   Female *                    Scotland      United States
  3 William Kerr       6   Male   *                    Scotland      United States
  4 Margaret Kerr      5   Female *                    Scotland      United States
  5 Thomas Kerr        4   Male   *                    Scotland      United States
  6 Lydia M Kerr       1   Female *                    Scotland      United States
  7 Mary Hanlin       22   Female *                    Scotland      United States

Steerage
  8 John Owens        10   Male   Labourer             Ireland       United States
  9 Cathrine Owens    1?   Female Spinster             *             United States
 10 *                 32   Male   Shoemaker            Ireland       United States
 11 John Lyons        24   Male   Farmer               Ireland       United States
 12 Abbey Lyons       21   Female *                    Ireland       United States
 13 John Downes       40   Male   Malster              Ireland       United States
 14 John Elias        30   Male   Gardner              Wales         United States
 15 Betsey Elias      30   Female Gardner              Wales         United States
 16 Henry Elias        4   Male   Gardner              Wales         United States
 17 Jane Elias         2   Female Gardner              Wales         United States
 18 John Elias           6 Male   Gardner              Wales         United States
 19 James Quin        26   Male   Labourer             Ireland       United States
 20 Bridget McIvenny  26   Female Servant              Ireland       United States
 21 Mathew* Lynch     19   Male   Labourer             Ireland       United States
 22 Judith Lynch      17   Female Spinster             Ireland       United States
 23 Ann McGarrhan     20   Female Spinster             Ireland       United States
 24 Bridget Manley    20   Female Servant              Ireland       United States
 25 Joseph H Holt     37   Male   Farmer               Ireland       United States
 26 Elisabeth Holt    27   Female *                    Ireland       United States
 27 Esther Holt       11   Female *                    Ireland       United States
 28 Joseph Holt        8   Male   *                    Ireland       United States
 29 J* Holt            4   Male   *                    Ireland       United States
 30 Joshua Holt        5   Male   *                    Ireland       United States
 31 Mary Holt            4 Female *                    Ireland       United States
 32 Catherine Niel    20   Female Servant              Ireland       United States
 33 Henry Webster     19   Male   Farmer               Ireland       United States
 34 Ellen McCarney    17   Female Dressmaker           Ireland       United States
 35 Amos Pierce       27   Male   Weaver               England       United States
 36 Sarah Pierce      40   Female *                    England       United States
 37 Charles Pierce    10   Male   *                    England       United States
 38 Alfred Pierce      8   Male   *                    England       United States
 39 Jane Pierce        2   Female *                    England       United States
 40 Sarah Poultney    40   Female Steel Pen Maker      England       United States
 41 Betsey Poultney   19   Female *                    England       United States
 42 Samuel Poultney    9   Male   *                    England       United States
 43 Sarah Poultney     7   Female *                    England       United States
 44 William Poultney   5   Male   *                    England       United States
 45 Henry Poultney     3   Male   *                    England       United States
 46 Oper Poultney      2   Female *                    England       United States
 47 William Nally     24   Male   Labourer             Ireland       United States
 48 Edward Riley      43   Male   Publican             England       United States
 49 Catherine Riley   41   Female *                    England       United States
 50 Ellen Riley       12   Female *                    England       United States
 51 Catherine Riley    5   Female *                    England       United States
 52 Terrance Donahoe  23   Male   Boot Maker           Ireland       United States
 53 Susan King        17   Female Dress Maker          Ireland       United States
 54 Allice Kelly      17   Female Dress Maker          Ireland       United States
 55 Mary McGuire      40   Female Servant              Ireland       United States
 56 Elizabeth McGuire 17   Female Dress Maker          Ireland       United States
 57 John Coyle        20   Male   Labourer             Ireland       United States
 58 Mary Coyle        20   Female Labourer             Ireland       United States
 59 Ellen McFarlane   30   Female Dress Maker          Ireland       United States
 60 Patrick McGonnell 24   Male   Gentleman            Ireland       United States
 61 James Robinson    26   Male   Linen Draper         England       United States
 62 Sarah McCoy       30   Female Shoemaker wife       England       United States
 63 Richard McCoy      9   Male   *                    England       United States
 64 Thomas McCoy       4   Male   *                    England       United States
 65 Catharine Amrose  19   Female Servant              Ireland       United States
 66 Daniel Mahoney    21   Male   Joiner               Ireland       United States
 67 Wm Bryan          22   Male   Carpenter            Ireland       United States
 68 Thomas Driscal    22   Male   Shoemaker            Ireland       United States
 69 Patrick Ryder     23   Male   Baker                Ireland       United States
 70 Patrick Donovan   13   Male   Labourer             Ireland       United States
 71 Michael Donovan   33   Male   Labourer             Ireland       United States
 72 Barnard Caffrey   22   Male   Surgeon              Ireland       United States
 73 Francis Dolby     23   Male   Farmer               England       United States
 74 Mary Dolby        22   Female Farmer               England       United States
 75 Jemimah Langley   28   Female Cabinet Makers wife  England       United States
 76 Elisabeth Langley  5   Female *                    England       United States
 77 William Langley    4   Male   *                    England       United States
 78 Betsey Langley     2   Female *                    England       United States
 79 Rebecca Langley    1   Female *                    England       United States
 80 Cathrine Cockin   24   Female *                    England       United States
 81 Mary Ann Cockin    6   Female *                    England       United States
 82 Frances Cocken*    4   Male   *                    England       United States
 83 Charles Cockin     2   Male   *                    England       United States
 84 Patrick McCormick 35   Male   Stone Cutter         Ireland       United States
 85 Johnson Russel    34   Male   Lawyer               Scotland      United States
 86 James Barber      26   Male   Cutler               England       United States
 87 Ralph Low         34   Male   Cutler               England       United States
 88 Cathrine Stokes   21   Female Dress Maker          Ireland       United States
 89 Jane Royan        21   Female Dress Maker          Ireland       United States
 90 Mari?t Wilson     21   Male   Blacksmith           Ireland       United States
 91 Andrew Joyce      23   Male   Baker                Ireland       United States
 92 Walter Roach      26   Male   Cooper               Ireland       United States
 93 Alexander Miller  20   Male   Gardner              Ireland       United States
 94 Charles Homer     28   Male   Engraver             England       United States
 95 Mathew* Kyle      30   Male   ?allender            Scotland      United States
 96 Thomas Muyr       20   Male   ?allender            Ireland       United States
 97 Michael Conlon    20   Male   Labourer             Ireland       United States
 98 Dennis Delany     60   Male   Farmer               Ireland       United States
 99 Michael Delany    42   Male   Farmer               Ireland       United States
100 Hugh Delany       30   Male   Farmer               Ireland       United States
101 Roger Ford        25   Male   Tailor               Ireland       United States
102 Judith Ford       19   Male*  *                    Ireland       United States
103 Dennis Ford          3 Male   *                    Ireland       United States
104 Ambrose Donally   27   Male   Linen Weaver         Ireland       United States
105 Henry Sigman      26   Male   Furrier              Poland        United States
106 Cathrine Sigman   20   Female *                    England       United States
107 More Coulter      30   Male   Chair Maker          United States United States
108 John Donaldson    19   Male   *                    Soctland      United States
109 Lewis Dern?in     31   Male   Machinist            Canada        United States
110 Thomas Davis      22   Male   Shoemaker            Wales         United States
111 James White       21   Male   Labourer             Ireland       United States
112 Bridget Burns     22   Female Servant              Ireland       United States
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original
  recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due
  to quality of original document.

* Passenger #21:  Matthew
* Passenger #29:  Entry partially absent
? Passenger #90:  o or a
* Passenger #95:  Matthew
* Passenger #102: Female
? Passenger #109: a lower case letter, does not extend above or below
baseline

Correspondence 4/20/01 Captain Goodday
I have discovered that my gr. great grandfather was Captain of the 
Ship John Jay. 
He lived in New York City. He is listed in NYC directories that I have 
reviewed on microfilm. The earliest entry I have found is 1807 where he 
is listed as "mariner." The same entry continues until 1813 when he is 
listed as "Shipmaster." He is listed each year as Shipmaster even in 
the 1837-1838 directory. He died on a voyage in 1837 in Trieste.
I discovered the place of his death from the work copied and compiled 
by Gertrude A. Barber , "New York Evening Post New York City Deaths,"
in this book I found the following entry "March last in Trieste, 
Capt. James Goodday of this City," (issue of NY Evening Post of 
Wednesday, May 3, 1837). Therefore, James Goodday died in Trieste 
in March 1837.
Letters of administration were filed in New York County. These were 
granted and received on July 18, 1837, (Liber 36, Page 215, Book 32).  
In this document are named his widow Phebe Goodday, his sons 
James Goodday Jr., and William H. Goodday.
Marianne Lee Gaertner
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M-237, Reel 31, List 850.
Transcribed by Carol Foss a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 February 2000



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