APPLEBEE, John (1696 - 1750) ‹ LBT 02701 ›
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Floruit 1715 (A) — 1750 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Birth | c.1696 - marriage licence - 29 Jan 1725 - "aged 28 years". | |
| Death | - on 20 Jan 1750 | Treadwell, M. - Notes |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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PROB 11/776/35, Greenly: 1-46, 324/349 |
1737-10-21 | 1750-02-03 | PRO - John Applebee, Freeman of Saint Dunstan in the West, City of London. --- Treadwell Notes - "1/3 part of my personal estate to my son George according to custom of London. All rest to my loving wife Elizabeth". |
Executors
| Executor | Relation | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| APPLEBEE, Elizabeth ( - 1725) ‹ LBT 03005 › | Wife |
Family Relationships
| LBTNumber | Name | Relationship | Occupation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3006 | KNIGHT, Elizabeth (mar. APPLEBEE) (1706 - ) ‹ LBT 03006 › | spouse | ||
| 3005 | APPLEBEE, Elizabeth ( - 1725) ‹ LBT 03005 › | spouse | ||
| 34982 | APPLEBEE, George ‹ LBT 34982 › | child | See fathers will. |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Leathersellers' Company |
Occupations (2)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Printer | Master; O.D.N.B.; Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922) |
| Bookseller | O.D.N.B.; Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922) |
Had Apprentice(s): (4)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELFE, Samuel ‹ LBT 16573 › | |||
| BRETT, Thomas ‹ LBT 18062 › | |||
| COLE, George ‹ LBT 19361 › | |||
| SKEY, Bryan ‹ LBT 23270 › |
Addresses (5)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | Fleet Ditch | Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922) | ||
| 17151200, (Dec 1715) | a little below Bridewell Bridge in Black-Fryers | O.D.N.B.; Wood; Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922) | ||
| 1738-09-05 | Fleet Street | McKenzie, D.F. (1978) | ||
| 1746-06-03 | Fleet Street | McKenzie, D.F. (1978) | ||
| 1748-09-06 | Fleet Street | McKenzie, D.F. (1978) |
Events (9)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1717 | Old Bailey | - Summary - James Read, Nath Mist, and John Applebee, Printers of the Weekly Journals, summon'd by the Court, and reprimanded for presuming to print Abstracts --- of the Court |
| 3 Feb 1718 | Appr - Turn-over/In | Thomas Bright (LBT/18062) from Elinor Everingham (LBT/03629) |
| 7 Nov 1720 | Appr - Freedom | Thomas Bright [as Brett] (LBT/18062) |
| 2 Feb 1725 | Married | - to Elizabeth Knight (LBT/03006) at St Paul's Cathedral |
| 5 Sep 1738 | Appr - Turn-over/In | George Cole (LBT/19361) from Samuel Idle (LBT/21501) |
| 3 Jun 1746 | Appr - Turn-over/In | Bryan Skey (LBT/23270) from Henry Woodfall (LBT/17669) |
| 6 Sep 1748 | Appr - Turn-over/In | Samuel Selfe (LBT/16573) from William Bowyer (LBT/16546) |
| 20 Jan 1750 | Died | |
| 7 Nov 1752 | Appr - Freedom | Samuel Selfe (LBT/16573) CHECK |
Further Notes
Old Bailey (1674-1834) - case of Joseph Hurt, his journeyman, on 4 Apr 1744 for stealing books from John Nourse [ST/3:5938], found guilty and transported. A Thomas Davis another employee of Applebee's was the chief witness. ---
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
Timperley, C.H. (1842), 632
This is simply the listing of Applebee by Samuel Negus under “said to be high Flyers”.
Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922), p.8
APPLEBEE (JOHN),printer and bookseller in London, (a) a little below Bridewell Bridge in Black-Fryers; (b) Fleet Ditch. 1715-1724. Printer of pamphlets and broadsides. In 1715 he printed the St. James's Evening Post, or Nightly Pacquet, "for Samuel Jackson, over against Bridewell-Bridge". He was also the printer of a Daily Journal and a Weekly Journal bearing his own name. [Timperley, p. 632.] His printing was very bad, and his type worn and old.
Plomer, H.R. &c. (1932), p.7
APPLEBEE (JOHN), printer and bookseller in London, Bolt Court, Fleet Street (1740), 1715-50. See Dictionary, 1668-1725. Applebee was still at work in 1740 in Bolt Court, Fleet Street, where he printed A general remonstrance to the whole people of England ... concerning the ensuing elections .... [B.M. T. 1110 (11).]
In 1748 he was printer to the Middlesex Court of Sessions. [Cal. of Midd. Sessions Records, Jan. 1747/8-December 1751, p. 13.] He died about the year 1750, his business being carried on by his widow Elizabeth { KNIGHT, Elizabeth (mar. APPLEBEE) (1706 - ) ‹ LBT 03006 › }.
There is also a George Appleby { APPLEBY, George ‹ LBT 28550 › – John certainly had a son named George, as his will shows, but it is not yet clear as to the identity of this person.}, printer, mentioned in the Poll-Book for the City and Liberty of Westminster for 1749 as living in Clements Lane.